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LESSON 7 - “THE QUEEN WHO CHANGED HER MIND”2Content Standard:1.4: Identify story elements (e.g., setting, plot, character, theme) and literary devices(e.g., figurative language, dialogue) within a selectionIntroduction toStudents:This question asks you about characters in the story. Sometimes it is helpful to askyourself about the characters in order to see what you know about them:• How are the characters described in the story?• What do they say and do?• How do they feel?• How do they act?Asking yourself about the characters will help you understand them. When youunderstand the characters, you are able to describe them in a way that is true to thestory.If you answered A, C, or D, your answer is incorrect. Let’s talk about why. Think about what you know about thequeen’s ministers in the story. How do they act? Why do they act this way? Rereading paragraph 2 and answeringthese questions as you read will help you understand more about these characters.Which word best describes the queen’s ministers in paragraph 2?A. lazy (What is the problem with this answer? In the story, the ministers work to do what the queen wants.They are not lazy. Reread paragraph 2. What feeling do the ministers have when the queen demandsmore land?)B. scared Correct. In paragraph 2, we read that the ministers “dreaded” the queen’s demands and “shook intheir shoes” when she called them. This means they were afraid. This is the best answer.C. angry (What is the problem with this answer? The ministers may have been angry, but this is not the bestanswer.)D. greedy (What is the problem with this answer? In this story, the queen might be described as greedy, notthe ministers. Which words in paragraph 2 tell us what the ministers feel when the queen calls them?)LEAPGrade 4 | Teachers GuideELA | READING AND RESPONDING18