Use literature to stimulate writingthat if informational and factual
as
Problems with the Animals
moose
too big
Relating Factor: could not be a petbecause it was
wildcat
too mean
asbear
too grumpy
asstag & wolf
not soft & friendly
Animals
Pets Wild animals
PetsWild
Animals
similaritiesdifferences differences
Writing Activity
My Cat (Sam, He)
has can likes
black fur
sharp claws
purr
chase birds
warm milk
My cat has black fur and sharp claws.
He can purr and chase birds.
Sam likes warm milk to drink.
HermitCrabs
vulnerable unusual
AHermit
CrabIs
Vulnerable
This is the typeof thinking that
will be necessaryto understandthese concepts
Will Ibe ableto “see”
thestructure?
I coulduse a littlehelp with
thevocabulary
hermit oddas
Relating Factor: is someone who
lives alone is different
Vocabulary
A Hermit
CrabIs
Odd
Summarize
TheseTypes
Of CrabsAre
CalledHermitCrabs
Inference
Thehermitcrab isnot likeother
animals(odd)
Demonstrate how the partial Multi-Flow can be used toput together the information from the text.
Clarify and Summarize howa hermit crab stays safe.
The hermit crabfinds an empty
shell
The hermit crabcleans out theshell with a claw
The hermit crabbacks into theshell
Clarify and Summarize howa hermit crab stays safe,
continued.
The hermit crabfinds an empty
shell
The hermit crabcleans out theshell with a claw
The hermit crabbacks into theshell
The hermit crabturns its body to
get a good fit
empty
Discuss meaning of the word and ask students todraw pictures of something “empty” to place on the Circle Map.
Seeing Cause and EffectRelationships
TheHermit
CrabGrows
Discussion Questions
Why is a hermitcrab unusual?
What other creature lives inother people’s
homes?
HermitCrabsAre
Unusual
Record Ideas From the Discussion
Hermit Crabs
are have live
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