Reflect on Your Reading

Think back on your reading of the unit selections. Discuss what you did to understand what you read.

Focus on Genre Characters, Setting, Plot

In this unit, you learned about three elements of fiction: characters, setting, and plot. Choose either “The Three Chicharrones” or “Dragon, Dragon” and write a brief summary of the elements.

Reading Strategy Monitor Your Reading

As you read the selections, you learned to monitor your reading. Explain to a partner how you will use this strategy in the future.

Explore the Guiding Question

Throughout this unit, you have been thinking about what it takes to survive a rival. Choose one of these ways to explore the Guiding Question:

• • Discuss In these selections, it is not always the strongest who succeed. In a group, discuss what it really takes to win. Share examples from your life, and listen to the experiences of others.

• • Ask Questions On a slip of paper, write the name of a character in one of the selections. Don’t tell which one you have chosen. Take turns asking a partner questions to guess which character it is.

• • Write and Draw Draw a real or made-up creature that has what it takes to survive. Add labels to identify and explain its special features.

Book Talk

Which Unit Library book did you choose? Explain to a partner what it taught you about how to survive a rival.