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LESSON VOCABULARY conservation contribute enthusiastic environment investigation INTRODUCE THE BOOK INTRODUCE THE TITLE AND AUTHOR Discuss with students the title and the author of En

Endangered Animals

SUMMARY Though animal extinction is a part

of nature, human actions can cause animals

to become extinct faster than they naturally

would The author explains how this happens

and what people have done to prevent giant

pandas, manatees, and other endangered

animals from suffering this fate

LESSON VOCABULARY

conservation contribute

enthusiastic environment

investigation

INTRODUCE THE BOOK

INTRODUCE THE TITLE AND AUTHOR Discuss

with students the title and the author of

Endangered Animals Invite them to ask

questions about the title What does it

mean to be endangered? What animals are

endangered? Point out that the cover image

may offer clues on how the author will answer

some of these questions

BUILD BACKGROUND Ask students to think

about the roles that animals play in their

everyday lives Discuss what would happen if

these animals disappeared forever How would

people’s food, clothing, and other aspects of

daily life change?

PREVIEW/USE TEXT FEATURES Ask students

to flip through the book, glancing only at

the photos Then have them preview it

again, taking time to study the images and

accompanying captions slowly and carefully

Discuss how this second read-through

changes their understanding of the book’s

subject

READ THE BOOK SET PURPOSE Have students set a purpose

for reading Endangered Animals This purpose

should be guided by their own interest and questions about animals in danger

of extinction

STRATEGY SUPPORT: ASK QUESTIONS Good questions often start with a question word,

such as who, what, when, where, why, and how They also ask about an important detail

of the story and can be answered in the reading Based on these criteria, ask students

to record questions they have while reading about endangered animals Afterward, have volunteers share their questions as well as the answers they found in the book

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

PAGE 5 What are endangered species?

(animals that are in danger of becoming extinct)

PAGE 6 What U.S law protects endangered

species? (the Endangered Species Act)

PAGES 8–11 What is the main reason why the giant panda, spotted owl, and Karner blue butterfly are all endangered or threatened?

(widespread loss of their natural habitats)

PAGE 16 Is the author stating a fact or opin-ion when she writes that “Peregrine falcons became endangered because of a chemical

in the environment”? (She is stating a fact because it can be proven true through scientific evidence and observation.)

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FACT AND OPINION ASK QUESTIONS

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Skill Work TEACH/REVIEW VOCABULARY

Invite students to make up sentences, each of which includes and helps define a vocabulary word from the glossary

TARGET SKILL AND STRATEGY

FACT AND OPINIONExplain that a

statement of fact can be proven true or

false by reading, observing, or asking an

expert A statement of opinion is a judgment

or belief that cannot be proven true or false but can be supported or explained Help students make distinctions between the two types by creating a two-column chart on

the board, with one column titled Statement

of Fact and the other titled Statement of Opinion Read aloud statements from the

book Challenge students to identify what types of statements they are Write each statement in the appropriate column

ASK QUESTIONS It is important to ask good questions about text information

Asking questions before, during, and after reading helps students activate prior knowledge, clarify confusion, engage with text, and remember important ideas By asking the right questions, students can determine whether or not an author is making

statements of fact or opinion

ADDITIONAL SKILL INSTRUCTION

GENERALIZE Tell students that a generalization

is a broad statement that applies to many examples Students can determine what generalizations the author makes by thinking about a number of specific animals in

the book and deciding what they have in common Students can then use their own knowledge, as well as facts in the book,

to decide whether a generalization is valid

Provide examples of generalizations from the book, such as “Overfishing threatens many species of fish” on page 14 and then invite students to find their own

REVISIT THE BOOK

READER RESPONSE

1 It is the writer’s opinion that the insect is

beautiful Where it once lived is fact

2 Possible response: Which animals suffer

most from poaching? What are governments

doing to stop poaching? Is there anything

I can do?

3 Contribute can change to contribution

Sample sentence: He made a strong

contri-bution to the project

4 Possible response: The map shows a huge

shrinkage of panda habitat over time

EXTEND UNDERSTANDING Tell students to look

at the map on page 8 and discuss what they

can learn from it Point out how the map’s key

tells them this information and then provide

other examples of how map features such as

symbols, scales, and compass roses convey

data Maps should indicate the location of

other habitats mentioned in the book

Have students compare English

termi-nology such as conservation, environment, and

investigation with related words in their home

language

RESPONSE OPTIONS

WRITING Invite students to create endangered

and threatened animal trading cards based

on what they have learned from the book

and from other reference materials On blank

index cards they should write facts about

each animal, including details about its name,

habitat, food, reasons for being endangered

or threatened, and other information that

students find interesting

SCIENCE CONNECTION

Students can learn more

about endangered animals

by using reference sources and

Web sites of zoos Suggest that they

focus on how species become endangered

and what people are doing to help save them

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Fact and Opinion

• A statement of fact can be proven true or false by reading, observing, or asking an expert.

• A statement of opinion is a judgment or belief It cannot be proven true or false but can be

supported or explained.

Directions Read the following passage Decide which sentences are facts and which sentences are

opinions Then complete the chart below

A law called the Endangered Species Act protects endangered and threatened species It is one of the most important laws in America Under the Endangered Species Act, endangered

species of animals are listed by the government Then plans are made to keep the species from

becoming extinct The government must try to protect the animal habitats from being destroyed

and may breed young animals in captivity for release in the wild Hunting and fishing for

endangered animals might be limited by the government

Some people’s jobs or businesses are affected by these rules But saving endangered species

is worth the sacrifice Without protection, many animals will disappear from the Earth forever

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Vocabulary

Directions Write the word from the box that best completes each sentence.

Check the Words You Know

conservation environment

contribute investigation

enthusiastic

Directions Circle the word that has the same meaning as the vocabulary word.

Directions Write a sentence of your own for each vocabulary word.

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