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Lesson 1.A.16

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Learning Target
I can determine the theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through the details.
I can provide a summary of the text without adding my opinion.
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A theme is bigger than the story! You must infer.
There can be more than one theme
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Multiple Select
Check all that could be themes from the books in Module A.
Cleopatra, You Wouldn't Want to Be Cleopatra, The Egypt Game and Calliope's History Mystery
good vs. evil
teamwork
friendship
money cannot buy happiness
life is unpredictable
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Multiple Choice
Who is the main character of Calliope' History Mystery?
Omar
Mom
Calliope
Julian
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If you guessed Calliope you are correct!
The story is even named after her! What other text evidence shows us that she is the main character?
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Open Ended
Find one example of text evidence that tells us Calliope is the main character. Include the page #.
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Calliope
There are a few reasons we know she is the is the main character. One is because she is the one who changes the most in the story. At the beginning of the story she is upset to be in Cairo (pg 5) and by the end she wants to learn more. She even apologizes to her parents (pg 16).
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Multiple Choice
Did Calliope have a good reason to be upset going to Cairo in the beginning of the story (pg 5) ?
Yes, the book told us she was upset and why she was upset.
No, the book did not give any reasoning behind why Calliope did not want to go.
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No, the book did not give any reasoning behind why Calliope was upset.
This seems like a really big clue to helping us determine the THEME of our story!
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Open Ended
Write a few sentences to describe how Calliope's parents treat her and Julian. Cite text evidence.
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Calliope's Parents:
Remain calm when she complains
explain interesting facts about Egypt
do not yell at her
want her to enjoy the visit
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Multiple Choice
We can draw the conclusion that her parents act this way because
They think she will stop complaining and find something else to do.
Calliope will change her mind if she learns interesting facts about Ancient Egypt.
They think the children will be famous someday.
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We remember these details and ask what lesson about life is the author trying to teach us?
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