Moonlight Legend

This reading comprehension worksheet supports students in Grades 5, 6, and 7 as they explore the Chinese myth of Chang’e and Hou Yi through a rich literary retelling. Students practice reading comprehension, myth analysis, symbolism interpretation, and reflective writing as they examine themes of love, sacrifice, immortality, and cultural meaning, while strengthening their ability to analyze traditional stories and universal ideas.

Learning Goals

• Reading Comprehension (Grades 5-7) – Identify key events, characters, and details in a mythological text
• Myth & Symbolism Analysis – Interpret symbols and themes such as sacrifice, devotion, and immortality
• Cultural Understanding – Learn how myths reflect beliefs and values within Chinese culture
• Comparative Thinking – Compare the legend to myths from other cultures to identify shared themes

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with ELA and social studies standards
• Text-Dependent Questions – Encourages close reading and evidence-based responses
• Extension Comparison Activity – Builds cross-cultural literary understanding and higher-order thinking
• Flexible Use – Ideal for literacy blocks, mythology units, cultural studies, or enrichment lessons

This mythology worksheet helps students strengthen comprehension, symbolic thinking, and reflective writing through culturally meaningful storytelling. By analyzing the legend of Chang’e and Hou Yi, learners gain insight into how myths communicate values and universal human experiences. It’s a no-prep resource for both classroom and homeschool settings that supports literacy development, cultural literacy, and comparative literary analysis.

This worksheet is part of our Chinese New Year collection.