Reading Response- Penguin Chick

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Reading Response- Penguin Chick Challenge Activity

Write a penguin story. Write your story from the penguin chick’s point of view. Use vivid words like freezing instead of cold. Include a beginning middle and end to the story. Don’t forget a title. #____ Name:______Date:______

Reading Response Penguin Chick Answer each question using part of the question and support from the text. Score your answer using the rubric in the box provided.

RUBRIC You SCORE one point for each:  You have used part of the question in the answer  You have answered what the question asked  You have supported using information from the text

1. Reread page 156-157. Find the main idea and one supporting detail.

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2. The main idea of page 158-159 is that the mother penguin leaves the egg in search of food. Find one detail that supports the main idea. Question 2 My Score: ______Peer Score: ______Teacher Score: ______

3. Look back at page 163. What details support the idea that the penguin father and mother take care of the chick? Write two details.

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4. Look back at page 158. What surprising thing do the parent penguins do before the mother penguin leaves? Tell why you think they do it. Use information from the selection to write the answer. Question 4 My Score: ______Peer Score: ______Teacher Score: ______

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Penguin Chick Challenge Activity

Guide Question: How have animals adapted to survive their environment?

Choose an animal not from the selection. List its behavioral and physical adaptations. Use the internet, keywords animal adaptations, to get information.

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Adaptations:

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Penguin Chick Challenge Activity

Guide Question: What is the root word of adaptations? What are some synonyms for that word? Root word(what word makes up adaptations)? ______Synonyms: ______

Guide Question: How did people long ago explain physical features of animals?

Read a pourquoi story that explains a physical characteristic and write a summary.