ELA
Clever Mrs. Fox
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Why the Bear Has a Stumpy
Tail
EAGLES
Use RAFT to answer all
questions every night.
Logon to Myon nightly and
read for at least 30
minutes.
Standards:
RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3,
RL.4.4-
Read the passage twice to
get the gist.
*Annotate/Underline
*What is the genre of this
text? What text features do
you notice? *Who are the
characters in both stories?
*Describe the setting of the
story. How are the settings
similar?
* Define the following the
words in the story glorious,
ferocious, encountered,
impatient, slunk.
Reread the passage
Reread the passage
Reread the passage
Reread the passage
Whose point of view is the story
being told?
Based on the evidence, what do
cultures believe to be true about
foxes?
What question about the
bears did the folktale
answer?
Use text evidence to explain
why the bear agreed not to take
all of fox’s fish?
How does Mrs. Fox signal
her husband to go along with
the plan? How does Lord
Tiger feel when he realized
he had been tricked?
Explain how Mrs. Fox
tricked the tiger into letting
them get away from being
eaten.
This passage is called
“Why the Bear has a
Stumpy Tail” In your
opinion is this a good title?
Why?
What do you notice about folktales?
What problem does the fox have in
“Why the Bear Has a Stumpy
Tail”?
How is the fox’s problem in the
story different from the fox’s
problem in the second story?
Why did the bear feel he could
catch more fish than the fox?
What does it mean in the 9th
paragraph when the fox said:
“Don’t worry if your tail starts
to sting”?
Use the words in a
sentence.
FOXES
Use RAFT to answer all
questions each night.
Logon to Myon nightly and
Re read the passage
Re read the passage
Whose point of view is the story
being told?
Based on the evidence, what do
cultures believe to be true about
foxes?
What problem does the fox have in
“Why the Bear Has a Stumpy
Tail”?
Use text evidence to explain
why the bear agreed not to take
all of fox’s fish?
*How does Mrs. Fox signal
her husband to go along with
the plan? *How does Lord
Tiger feel when he realized
he had been tricked?
This passage is called
“Why the Bear has a
Stumpy Tail” In your
opinion is this a good title?
Why?
How is the fox’s problem in the
story different from the fox’s
problem in the second story?
Provide 2-3 key details that
supports your thinking.
Why did the bear feel he could
catch more fish than the fox?
Write a summary about the
story. Be sure to include
events that occurred in the
story.
Read the article twice to get the
gist.
*Annotate/Underline
* Define the following the
Provide 3 key details that
supports your thinking.
Re read the passage
Read the passage twice to
get the gist.
*What is the genre of this
text? What text features do
you notice? *Who are the
characters in both stories?
*Describe the setting of the
story. How are the settings
similar?
Support your answer with
evidence from the text.
Provide 2-3 key details that
supports your thinking.
Write a summary about
both stories. Be sure to
include events that
occurred in the story.
Provide 3 key details that
read for at least 30
minutes.
supports your thinking.
words in the story glorious,
ferocious, encountered,
impatient, slunk.
Use the words in a
sentence.
Silver Fish
Use RAFT to answer all
questions each night.
Logon to Myon nightly and
read for at least 30
minutes.
Read the passage twice to
get the gist.
*Annotate/Underline
*What is the genre of this
text? What text features do
you notice? *Who are the
characters in both stories?
*Describe the setting of the
story. How are the settings
similar?
* Define the following words
in the story: glorious,
ferocious, encountered,
impatient, slunk,
Use the words in a sentence.
? Reread paragraph
Reread the passage.
Short Response:
Whose point of view is the story
being told?
Based on the evidence, what do
cultures believe to be true about
foxes?
What problem does the fox have in
“Why the Bear Has a Stumpy
Tail”?
Use text evidence to explain
why the bear agreed not to take
all of fox’s fish?
How does Lord Tiger feel
when he realized he had been
tricked? Support your
answer with evidence from
the text.
This passage is called
“Why the Bear has a
Stumpy Tail?” In your
opinion is this a good title?
Why?
How is the fox’s problem in the
story different from the fox’s
problem in the second story?
Why did the bear feel he could
catch more fish than the fox?
Use evidence from text to
support your thinking.
Write a summary about
both stories. Be sure to
include events that
occurred in the story.
Read the article twice to get the
gist.
Provide 3 key details that
supports your thinking.