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Please do not read this to the students.  This is a description for teachers, about the big ideas and key understanding that students should take away after completing this task.\nBig Ideas and Key Understandings\nThe Proverb—the grass is always greener on the other side—is rarely true.\nSynopsis\nTwo ants, along with others from their nest, set out to gather crystals for their queen.  She has declared them “the most delicious food” she has ever seen.  As the ants journey to the source of the crystals, they encounter obstacles which make the trek dangerous.  Once each journeying ant has a crystal in hand, they return to the nest—without two of their members.  These two bad ants determine they weren’t really needed and quietly remain at the source of the delectable crystals.  Events quickly illustrate that life there is a series of near-misses and close calls—not quite what the two ants had imagined.  The following day, when the army returns for more crystals for the queen, the two bad ants fall in line and happily return, all the wiser, to their familiar nest.\nRead entire main selection text, keeping in mind the Big Ideas and Key Understandings.\nRe-read the main selection text while noting the stopping points for the Text Dependent Questions and teaching vocabulary.\nDuring Teaching\nStudents read the entire main selection text independently.\nTeacher reads the main selection text aloud with students following along. (Depending on how complex the text is and the amount of support needed by students, the teacher may choose to reverse the order of steps 1 and 2.)\nStudents and teacher re-read the text while stopping to respond to and discuss the questions and returning to the text.  A variety of methods can be used to structure the reading and discussion (i.e.:  whole class discussion, think-pair-share, independent written response, group work, etc.)\nText Dependent Questions\nText-dependent Questions\nEvidence-based Answers\nBased upon the text and illustrations on page 360, describe the “ant world.”\nIn the ant world the queen is the mother of all the ants.  They live in a nest under the ground and surrounded by grass.  The ants work for the queen, including bringing her food because her happiness made the whole nest a better place.\nThe ants’ journey was described as long and dangerous.  What other words, on pages 360 and 361 does the author use to reinforce for the reader the idea of a shared journey at the queen’s request?\nThe author called one ant as a scout that had returned with a remarkable discovery. The scout presented the crystal to the ant queen. Sometimes queens are worshiped and given gifts like the scout did. The author hints at danger by describing the time of day as late with long shadows stretched over the entrance. The scout and ants were on a dangerous journey for their leader, the queen. (Note: Students may compare this to the language commonly used in adventure books and movies.  However, this should be volunteered, not posed by the teacher since it privileges some students over others based upon experience.)\nOn page 362, the time of is noted: “Dusk turned to twilight, twilight to night.” Dusk and twilight occur when the sun is below the horizon but it’s not dark. The author gave this and other descriptions that reinforce the notion that the ants are beginning a dangerous journey. What are the other descriptions on page 362 and 363 that hint at danger?\n(Note to teacher: There is a scientific error in the text.  Technically, twilight occurs before dusk.  If students ask about this, allow them to discover the differences, and then discuss why an author might do that. 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