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King Midas and the Golden Touch

Remember that all answers should be written in complete sentences.

Tuesday / 1.  Look at page 678-679. Predict what you believe will happen in this story. Use as many of this week’s vocabulary words as possible.
Share what your prediction with your partner.
2. / Partner A and Partner B: Take turns reading pages 680-681 to each other.
3. / Discuss: Describe the “old man. “
Discuss: Describe “King Midas.”
Now write one way that the “old man” and “King Midas” are similar.
Now write one way that the “old man” and “King Midas” are different.
4. / Partner A and B: Take turns reading pages 682-683 to each other.
5. / Discuss: What parts of this page (683) could be true? What parts of this page could not be true?
6. / Partner A and B: Take turns reading pages 684-685 to each other.
7. / When does King Midas realize his wish has been granted?
8. / Partner B: Tell your partner what has happened so far in King Midas and the Golden Touch.
Partner A: Tell your partner what you heard them say happened so far in King Midas and the Golden Touch.
9. / Think about other stories you have read where a wish is granted. Based on this, what do you think will happen to Midas now that his wish has come true?
Wednesday / 1. / Partners A and B: Tell your partner what you remember from what you read yesterday.
2. / Partners A: Reading page 686-687 to your partner.
3. / Discuss: How does this illustration explain what has happened so far in this story? How does this illustration give us a hint of what will happen next?
4. / Partners A and B: Take turns reading pages 688-689 to each other.
5. / King Midas thought Aurelia would be so excited about the golden roses. Was she? Explain.
6. / Partners A and B: Take turns reading pages 690-691 to each other.
7. / Partners A and B: Take turns reading pages 692-693 to each other.
8. / Does King Midas learn a lesson from what has happened? Discuss. Then write down your thinking here.
9. / Partners A and B: Take turns reading pages 694-695 to each other.
10. / Write a sequence of events using 4-5 major events from this story. Then, reread your sequence. Did you explain how his feelings changed from the beginning to the end of the story? If so, great job! If not, add another sentence or two underneath your sequence to explain how his feelings changed in the story.

If you finish early, read “Jimmy Jet and His TV Set” on pages 689-699.