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Instructions: As you read The Wind in the Willows, fill out a plot map for each part. Then use the plot map to write a summary of the part.
Book:
Climax:
Part:
Title:
Event:
The Wind in the Willows • Level Z1 • 1a
Event: Resolution:
Event:
Beginning: Ending:
Summary:
Skill: Summarize
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Instructions: Choose four different settings from the book. List the settings in the first column. In the second column, describe
the setting and explain how it affects the plot, characters, or atmosphere of the story. Then, turn the worksheet over and write
a paragraph that explains how the various settings influence the story’s themes and major plot points.
Setting Setting Description
The Wind in the Willows • Level Z1 • 2
Skill: Analyze Setting
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Instructions: Circle the adverb in each sentence. Then underline the verb or adjective that each adverb describes.
1 Mole did not know how to row and inadvertently sank Rat’s boat.
The Wind in the Willows • Level Z1 • 3a
2 Mole observed Rat cautiously after offering his opinion of his friend’s poem.
3 Some of the Wild Wood animals are rarely visible.
Instructions: Create adverbs from the following adjectives by adding the suffix -ly or by changing the final y
to an i and then adding -ly.
sudden eager
easy purposeful
obvious awkward
unhappy tremendous
Instructions: Choose adverbs from the list above to create four sentences.
1.
2.
3. Skill: Adverbs
4.
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Instructions: Circle the adverb in each sentence. Then underline the verb or adjective that each adverb describes.
1 Mole did not know how to row and inadvertently sank Rat’s boat.
The Wind in the Willows • Level Z1 • 3b
2 Mole observed Rat cautiously after offering his opinion of his friend’s poem.
3 Some of the Wild Wood animals are rarely visible.
Instructions: Create adverbs from the following adjectives by adding the suffix -ly or by changing the final y
to an i and then adding -ly.
sudden suddenly eager eagerly
easy easily purposeful purposefully
obvious obviously awkward awkwardly
unhappy unhappily tremendous tremendously
Instructions: Choose adverbs from the list above to create four sentences.
1. I was walking home from school when a cat suddenly ran in front of me.
2.
3. Skill: Adverbs (Sample Answers)
4.
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