Name _____ The Stories Julian Tells By Ann Cameron

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Name ______________________________
The Stories Julian Tells By Ann
Cameron Illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and
Ying-Hwa Hu Prediction __________________________
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Purpose inform persuade entertain
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• The Stories Julian Tells
• Focus Skills
• To identify chronological order in stories
• To read and understand a realistic fiction
  selection
• To use plural possessive nouns correctly
• Make predictions
• Genre
• Realistic Fiction- tells about characters and
  events that are like people and events in real
  life
• Summary
• Julian meets Gloria, a new girl in his
  neighborhood. Together they make a wish kite
  with wishes fastened to its tail both wish for
  lasting friendship.
• Reading Strategy
• Read Ahead
• Readers often become confused by something they
  read and cant figure out what is happening in a
  story. If students have trouble figuring out the
  sequence of events, they can try reading ahead to
  see if the author makes the events clearer.

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Clues that Gloria is moving into the neighborhood.
Pages 286-287
Emotions
Pages 288-289
How do you think Julian feels when he falls?
How do you know Gloria is a thoughtful person?
Use a word on page 290 to complete this
analogy. Sobbed is to cried as laughed is to
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What Julian and Gloria learn from each other?
Page 290
What does Gloria learn from Julian?
What does Julian learn from Gloria?
Page 292-293
Wishes
Why do you think Julian wants to see Glorias
wishes?
What do you think is Julians most important wish?
Why?
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Page 294
Who fastened a wish in the kites tail first?
How do you know?

• Think and Respond
• Why is Gloria, Who Might Be My Best Friend a
  good title for this story?
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• If you make a video of this story, what three
  places would you need to show?
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• Do you think Julian will be less lonely now that
  he knows Gloria? Why?
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• Use the graphic organizer to answer the following
  questions.
• What is one way Julian changes after meeting
  Gloria?
• How does Julian feel when he falls after trying
  to do a cartwheel?
• Why does Gloria tell Julian that it takes
  practice to turn a cartwheel?
• How is Newport different from Glorias new town?
• Why dont the mother and father robin want Gloria
  near their nest?
• Why does Julian invite Gloria to his house?
• Why does Gloria giggle while she is visiting
  Julian?
• Julian and Gloria take time to share things with
  each other. Why?
• How do the wishes become part of the kite?
• What does the kite tail look like when it is
  flying in the sky?
• Why doesnt Gloria tell Julian her wishes?
• What is a good describing word for Gloria?
• What are the materials Gloria and Julian use to
  make the kite?
• How are Julian and Gloria going to know if their
  wishes are coming true?