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For Use with Open Court 4th Grade, Unit 1, Lesson 2

Risks and Consequences: “Toto”

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BUILD BACKGROUND Unit 1, Grade 4

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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.

–  Vocabulary and Concept Development 1.2 •  Apply knowledge of word origins, derivations,

synonyms, antonyms, and idioms to determine the meaning of words and phrases.


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California Standards Reading

–  Vocabulary 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).





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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.


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Word Knowledge LINE 1: protect protected unprotected


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LINE 2: patch watched hutch





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LINE 3: envious furious mysterious


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LINE 3: envious furious mysterious

LINE 4: midday claim sailed brave plains


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Word Knowledge


SENTENCE 1: Wildlife is unprotected off the game reserve.




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Word Knowledge



SENTENCE 2: Suku watched the lion inch closer.

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Word Knowledge




SENTENCE 3: He was in that mysterious world beyond the hills.

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SENTENCE 3: He was in that mysterious world beyond the hills.

SENTENCE 4: People sailed in tall ships in the olden days.




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Activate Prior Knowledge •  Good readers think

about what they already know about a topic before they read about it.

•  Are you familiar with “Toto”?


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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.


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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.





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Background Information “Toto” 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 Kenya

Tanzania

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Background Information •  Toto is the baby

elephant in the story and lives on a game reserve.

•  Toto’s home is probably Tanzania’s Selous Game Reserve. –  It is the world’s largest

animal reserve. Copyright © 2010 Sacramento County Office of Education Some images used under license from Shutterstock, Inc.

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Background Information Game reserves were created in Africa to protect endangered species such as elephants and blue antelopes from being hunted.





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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?


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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?


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Browse

Focus Questions

– Read the Focus Questions before you read.

– Keep these questions in mind as you read.





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Set Purposes

As you read, consider these questions:

–  Who is taking risks?

–  Why are they taking risks?

–  What might the consequences be?


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Vocabulary •  timid

•  enviously

•  mock

•  snare

•  cunning


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Vocabulary timid

–  Deep in Africa lived a timid young boy named Suku.





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Vocabulary timid

–  Deep in Africa lived a timid young boy named Suku.

–  The new girl in school was too timid to speak in class.


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Vocabulary enviously

–  Toto watched enviously as the birds sailed off into the sky.


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Vocabulary enviously

–  Toto watched enviously as the birds sailed off into the sky.

–  The shivering cat stared enviously at the dog sleeping near the fire.





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Vocabulary mock

–  The young males of the herd fought mock battles with each other.


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Vocabulary 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.


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Vocabulary snare

–  The rope of a poacher’s trap had been pulled so tight that the snare had bitten deeply into the flesh.





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Vocabulary 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.


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Vocabulary cunning

–  Suku was angry at the poachers who had set their cunning trap so close to the game reserve.


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Vocabulary cunning

–  Suku was angry at the poachers who had set their cunning trap so close to the game reserve.

–  The cunning mouse stole the cheese out of the trap without getting caught.


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