Two Bear Cubs

Genre: Play - a story that can be performed for an audience

Reading Skill: Story Structure and Story Message

Strategy: Summarize

Essential Question: How do members of a community help each other?

Student Objectives:

• Describe how each scene of a play builds on earlier scenes.

• Recount or summarize the main action that occurs in each scene of a play.

• Identify the lesson or moral taught using key details from the text.

Vocabulary

scolding: using harsh language to correct someone

greedily: in an excessive manner

ignored: refused to pay attention to someone or something

hesitation: doubt or uncertainty

burden: a load being carried

glancing: looking at something quickly

base: the lowest, bottom, or supporting part of something

console: to provide comfort to someone in distress

drowsy: almost asleep

heroic: brave

Online Practice Resources:

Vocabulary Quizlet or Vocabulary Quizlet with Pictures