The document provides instructions for students to read a story called "The Mirror" and complete comprehension activities. It includes the full text of the story, which is about a rich boy who acquires an old mirror that only reflects how he truly feels inside. When he helps a crying boy in the park, his reflection in the mirror shows his inner happiness. The document then provides questions to test reading comprehension and an activity to arrange the events of the story in order.

1. Turning the
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Reading: The Mirror

2. Learning Intentions:
-read the story ‘The Mirror’
-Arrange the events in the story
-understand the story’s events
through answering questions
-define the meaning of words in the
story.

3. Using Context Clues
Circle the meaning of the underlined
word.
1. Diamond is a rare gem.
a. not occurring very often.
b. plenty of
2. Helen got up this morning like a
radiant fairy.
A. shining b. dark

4. There was once a boy who
was very rich and clever. He had
practically everything a boy could
ever want, so he was only interested in
the most rare and curious of objects.
This happened to him in relation to a
very old mirror, and he convinced his
parents to buy it from a mysterious old
man. When the mirror arrived home,
the boy went to see his reflection in it.

5. His face looked very sad
indeed. He tried smiling and
making funny faces, but his
reflection continued with its
sad expression.
Surprised, the boy went off
to buy sweets.

6. He came home as happy as
can be, to look in the mirror,
but his image was still sad-
looking. He bought all kinds
of toys and old junk, but
forever looked sad in that
mirror. Fed up, the boy stuck
the mirror off in a corner.

7. "Crikey, what a terrible
mirror! It's the first time I've
seen a mirror that didn't work
properly!"

8. That same afternoon he
went into the street to play
and to buy a few toys, but
on his way to the park he
saw a little boy who was
crying his heart out.

9. The boy was crying so much,
and looked so lonely, that
the rich boy went over to
help him and to see what
had happened. The little
one told him that he had lost
his parents.

10. Together the two boys set off in
search of them. As the little boy
wouldn't stop crying, our boy spent
his money on buying him sweets to
cheer him up. Finally, after much
walking, they found his parents
who were out looking for him, very
worried.

11. The rich boy said goodbye, and walked
off towards the park. But, seeing the
time, he decided to turn round and
head for home, without having been
able to play, without toys, and without
money. At home, he went to his room,
and noticed a shining light in the
corner; the same corner he had left the
mirror in.

12. . Seeing this, he went over to the mirror,
and realised that the light was coming
from his own body, so radiant with
happiness he had become.

13. . And so he understood the mystery of
that mirror, the only mirror which could
faithfully reflect the true joy of its owner.
He realised it was true; he felt genuinely
happy at having helped that little boy.
And since then, each morning when he
looked in that mirror and failed to see a
special shine, he already knew what he
had to do to bring it back.

14. How Well Did You Read?
• 1. What did the rich boy acquired?
• 2. What happened whenever he looked at
the mirror?
• 3. Why did the boy looked sad in his
reflection in the mirror?
• 4. Why did the boy looked happy in his
reflection in the mirror?

15. Arranging Events

16. Gallery Walk
1. Right There
a. Where does the boy’s parents bought the
old mirror?
b. What happened the first time he looked
on his reflection on the mirror?
c. After seeing his reflection on the mirror,
what did he do?

17. Gallery Walk
d. Why did the rich boy helped the boy at the
park.
2. In My Head
a. If you were the rich boy, would you help
the crying boy at the park? Why
b. If you were lost in the park, what will you
do?

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