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How can the plot of a story be affected by its setting?

Close Reading Pack, Grade 5, Literary Text

In this Close Reading Pack, students read adventure stories with similar themes depicting how a story's setting affects its plot. Students must read closely to understand the text and to locate evidence to support their answer to the Key Question.

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Snowstorm!

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Through the Woods

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Living on Mars

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Storm Surge!

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To the Rescue!

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