1. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Skills and Strategies

2. What can you do to get the information you need?
Essential Question
What can you do to get the information you need?

3. Turn and Talk…
Discuss a time when you were looking for information. Where did you look to find the answers you needed?

4. Discuss…
Why should you have reasonable expectations when looking for information?

5. “A Modern Cinderella”
Reread paragraph 1 on page 109. How is the setting of this story different from the traditional Cinderella story?

6. “A Modern Cinderella”
Reread paragraph 4 on page 109. What 3 things did the Prince do to try to find the girl?

7. “A Modern Cinderella”
How did the Prince finally find Cinderella? Compare this with the traditional Cinderella story.

8. “A Modern Cinderella”
Reread paragraphs 1-3 on page 111. What do you predict Cinderella will say to the Prince?

9. “A Modern Cinderella”
Reread paragraphs 4-6 on page 111. What was Cinderella’s response to the Prince? Was your prediction correct?

10. “A Modern Cinderella”
How did the Prince get the information he needed? What things did he do?

11. Making Predictions
Use details in the text to make predictions about later events.
After making a prediction, read to determine if the prediction was accurate.
Predictions can be revised based on evidence in the text.

12. Collaborate…
Work together to review the story and find a place where a reader might stop and make a prediction while reading.

13. Compare and Contrast
Important events happen at the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
Comparing and contrasting events in a story can help you understand how the story develops and why events occur in a particular order.

14. Compare and Contrast Event The Prince dances with a young woman.
Outcome
The Prince falls in love with her.
Event
The young woman disappears at midnight.
Outcome
The Prince decides to find her.

15. Collaborate…
Work together to record events and outcomes from the middle and end of the story “A Modern Cinderella.”

16. Fairy Tales Usually take place in made-up or magical settings
Often being with “Once upon a time…”
Include royalty or other magical characters
Often present a problem
and solution
Have illustrations

17. Elements of a Fairy Tale
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18. Collaborate…
What details in “A Modern Cinderella” show the story is a fairy tale? How has the story been updated?

19. Vocabulary Strategy: Simile and Metaphor
simile: compares two things using the word like or as
Eg. Jeff’s hand felt like sandpaper in mine.
Jeff’s skin is compared to sandpaper to show that it is dry and rough.

20. Vocabulary Strategy: Simile and Metaphor
metaphor: compares two things but does not use the word like or as
Eg. Jeff’s hand was sandpaper in mine.

21. Collaborate…
Identify the simile or metaphor in the following sentences from the story. Tell what is being compared and what it tells you about the Prince.

22. Collaborate…
The Prince was as joyous as a gamer with the new high score. (p. 109)
His discouraged heart was a cell phone in need of recharging. (p. 110)
At every home the Prince visited, the purple sneaker seemed as big as a boat or as small as a seed. (p. 110)

23. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” Reading Preview Activity
Use the following five (5) words to write 1-2 sentences telling what you think the story will be about.
Ripped page
King
Dragon
Lion statue
String

24. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
This fairy tale is an excerpt of a longer story. The beginning is a summary of events leading up to where the story begins.

25. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Review page 119.
Who is Minli looking for and why?
What does Minli have to bring the Old Man of the Moon?

26. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Reread paragraph 2 on page 121. Why is the piece of paper so special?

27. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Fairy tales often include a lesson or message. What sentence on page 121 shares a lesson or message? What does it mean? How does this text stand out to the reader?

28. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Predict what you think the king will do with the page. Give text evidence to support your prediction.

29. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Complete the graphic organizer.
Outcome
The king tells Minli about the torn page from the Book of Fortune.
Event
Minli asks the king for the “borrowed line.”
Event
The king reads the line that appears on the page.
Outcome
The words make the king consider giving the page to Minli.

30. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Reread paragraph 3 on page 123. Why does the king decide to give the paper to Minli? Was your prediction correct?

31. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Reread paragraph 9 on page 123. Why do you think the king has a “serene expression” on his face?

32. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
There is a shift in the story on page 124.
What is the new setting?
What new characters are introduced?

33. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Reread paragraph 6 on page 125. Why does the author use improper English in the lion cub’s dialogue?

34. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Complete the graphic organizer.
Outcome
Dragon sees the guardian lion statues.
Event
Dragon approaches the city gate because he is lonely.
Event
Dragon thinks the lions are grinning and asks, “Am I so funny?”
Outcome
Dragon finds out the stone lions can speak.

35. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Reread paragraphs 5-7 on page 127. What caused the lions to become concerned?

36. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Review pages Identify the elements that suggest that this story is a fairy tale.

37. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Complete the graphic organizer.
Event
Dragon realizes the lions are alive and friendly.
Outcome
Dragon tells the lions about his journey with Minli.
Event
The lions learn Dragon once belonged to Magistrate Tiger.
Outcome
The lions explain how the magistrate brought greed to the city.

38. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Notice the text is italicized on page 128. Why do you think the author used this text feature?

39. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Reread paragraphs 3-4 on page 129. Why did the lions never use the string?

40. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Reread paragraph 6 on page 129. Why does Dragon believe the string is the borrowed line?

41. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Complete the graphic organizer.
Event
The lions ask the Old Man of the Moon for help.
Outcome
The Old Man of the Moon gives the lions a string of destiny.
Event
The lions watched the sphere to see if the crack would grow.
Outcome
The crack did not grow, and the string went unused.

42. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Complete the graphic organizer.
Event
Dragon realizes that the lion has the borrowed line Minli needs.
Outcome
The lion gives the string of destiny to Dragon.

43. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Notice that the story shifts again on page 130. Identify the setting and the main character.

44. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Reread paragraphs 1-2 on page 130. How is the Imperial Garden different from the lifestyle Minli is used to living? Use text evidence to support your answer.

45. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Reread paragraph 4 on page 130. Why doesn’t Minli stay to explore the beautiful garden?

46. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Complete the graphic organizer.
Outcome
Minli and Dragon tell each other how they found the borrowed line.
Event
Minli leaves the city and reunites with Dragon.
Event
Minli and Dragon wonder which is the real borrowed line.
Outcome
Minli and Dragon decide to ask the Old Man of the Moon.

47. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
So, what do you think is the borrowed line— the paper or the string?

48. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Compare and contrast the characters of the king and the male lion.

49. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
Compare and Contrast Dragon’s encounter with the lions and Minli’s visit with the king.

50. “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”
So, what do you think is the borrowed line— the paper or the string?

51. Interview with Grace Lin
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52. “The Princess and the Pea”
Fairy tales often include a quest or search. Identify the prince’s quest. What has been the result?

53. “The Princess and the Pea”
Reread paragraph 3 on page 135. Does the advisor believe the girl is a real princess? How do you know? Why does he think this way?

54. “The Princess and the Pea”
Reread paragraph 1 on page 136. How is the Queen’s reaction to the princess different from the advisor’s?

55. “The Princess and the Pea”
What elements of this story make it a fairy tale?

56. “The Princess and the Pea”
What information did the Queen need, and how did she get it?

57. “The Princess and the Pea”
Compare and contrast the Queen’s actions with Minli’s actions.