Risks and Consequences: BUILD BACKGROUND Unit 1, Grade 4 California Standards Reading Word Recognition 1.1 Read narrative and expository text aloud with grade-appropriate fluency and accuracy and with appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression. and Concept Development 1.2 Apply knowledge of word origins, derivations, synonyms, antonyms, and idioms to determine the meaning of words and phrases. California Standards Reading and Concept Development 1.4 Know common roots and affixes derived from Greek and Latin and use this knowledge to analyze the meaning of complex words (e.g., international). Comprehension and Analysis of Grade- Level-Appropriate Text 2.2 Use appropriate strategies when reading for different purposes (e.g., full comprehension, location of information, personal enjoyment). Sacramento County Office of Education 1
Risks and Consequences: California Standards Reading Comprehension and Analysis of Grade- Level-Appropriate Text 2.3 Make and confirm predictions about text by using prior knowledge and ideas presented in the text itself, including illustrations, titles, topic sentences, important words, and foreshadowing clues. LINE 1: protect protected unprotected LINE 1: protect protected unprotected LINE 2: patch watched hutch Sacramento County Office of Education 2
Risks and Consequences: LINE 1: protect protected unprotected LINE 2: patch watched hutch LINE 3: envious furious mysterious LINE 1: protect protected unprotected LINE 2: patch watched hutch LINE 3: envious furious mysterious LINE 4: midday claim sailed brave plains SENTENCE 1: Wildlife is unprotected off the Sacramento County Office of Education 3
Risks and Consequences: SENTENCE 1: SENTENCE 2: Wildlife is unprotected off the Suku watched the lion inch closer. SENTENCE 1: SENTENCE 2: SENTENCE 3: Wildlife is unprotected off the Suku watched the lion inch closer. He was in that mysterious world beyond the hills. SENTENCE 1: SENTENCE 2: SENTENCE 3: SENTENCE 4: Wildlife is unprotected off the Suku watched the lion inch closer. He was in that mysterious world beyond the hills. People sailed in tall ships in the olden days. Sacramento County Office of Education 4
Risks and Consequences: Activate Prior Knowledge Good readers think about what they already know about a topic before they read about it. Are you familiar with? Activate Prior Knowledge What do you know about life in Africa, specifically in the countries of Kenya and Tanzania? In Kenya and Tanzania, herds of elephants and giraffes are a common sight. Activate Prior Knowledge What did you learn about risks and consequences from Mrs. Frisby and the Crow? Mrs. Frisby and the Crow showed that it is sometimes necessary to risk one s own safety to help another in danger. Sacramento County Office of Education 5
Risks and Consequences: Background Information was written after the author, Marietta D. Moskin, visited Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda. Kenya and Tanzania border the Indian Ocean. Uganda is west of Kenya. Uganda Tanzania Kenya Background Information Toto is the baby elephant in the story and lives on a Toto s home is probably Tanzania s Selous Game Reserve. It is the world s largest animal reserve. Background Information Game reserves were created in Africa to protect endangered species such as elephants and blue antelopes from being hunted. Sacramento County Office of Education 6
Risks and Consequences: Browse Read aloud the title and the names of the author and illustrator. Quickly look over the first page or two of the selection. What do you think this story might have to do with risks and consequences? Browse Look for Clues What unfamiliar words or long sentences did you notice while browsing? What clues did you find to help you understand the selection? Browse Focus Questions Read the Focus Questions before you read. Keep these questions in mind as you read. Sacramento County Office of Education 7
Risks and Consequences: Set Purposes As you read, consider these questions: Who is taking risks? Why are they taking risks? What might the consequences be? timid enviously mock snare cunning timid Deep in Africa lived a timid young boy named Suku. Sacramento County Office of Education 8
Risks and Consequences: timid Deep in Africa lived a timid young boy named Suku. The new girl in school was too timid to speak in class. enviously Toto watched enviously as the birds sailed off into the sky. enviously Toto watched enviously as the birds sailed off into the sky. The shivering cat stared enviously at the dog sleeping near the fire. Sacramento County Office of Education 9
Risks and Consequences: mock The young males of the herd fought mock battles with each other. mock The young males of the herd fought mock battles with each other. In order to learn about the legal process, the students held a mock trial in their classroom. snare The rope of a poacher s trap had been pulled so tight that the snare had bitten deeply into the flesh. Sacramento County Office of Education 10
Risks and Consequences: snare The rope of a poacher s trap had been pulled so tight that the snare had bitten deeply into the flesh. The spider s web is an effective snare. cunning Suku was angry at the poachers who had set their cunning trap so close to the cunning Suku was angry at the poachers who had set their cunning trap so close to the The cunning mouse stole the cheese out of the trap without getting caught. Sacramento County Office of Education 11