Need to introduce key terms for an endangered animal unit? Don't do the work, I've already done it for you! This Prezi includes 10 key terms that will help your students understand a study of endangered animals. Each term is accompanied by a photo to help students master the idea. I use these terms with my study of chimps and Jane Goodall. Terms include: Alpha male Extinct Endangered Captivity Communicate Gombe Habitat Habits Primate Zoologist There are also slides for Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey.

This is a thorough Common Core aligned overview of Zoey and Sassafras Dragons and Marshmallows by Asia Citro. There are group or whole class questions and homework questions broken down by each chapter. There are three different levels of questions so you can differentiate with your students. The questions could be placed on the board or handed out to different groups of students. All of the questions have complete answers provided in the answer key. After the discussion questions there is a list of many examples of figurative language found in the book. The following questions types and skills are used: *Analyze characters *Identify major plot elements *Explain cause and effect relationships *Draw inferences *Determine central ideas and details *Determine theme *Describe plot *Identify conflict and resolution *Assess author's purpose

This is a handy guide to help you complete a close reading activity with your students. I have included an endangered animal article about elephants and all of the materials needed to conduct a close reading lesson. Included in this resource: 1. Introduction of how to complete a close reading lesson. 2. The Main Plan printable to help you and your students go through the close reading steps. 3. Tag it Up printable to help your students understand how to annotate the text. 4. 3 versions of the Exciting Elephants article for differentiation. (4th, 5th, and 6th grade levels) Lexile Levels and Word Counts can be found on each version. 5. Text Dependent Questions broken down for use after each reading, with a bonus extension writing activity and answer keys. 6. Graphic organizers for note taking, main idea, and context clues to be used with or in stead of the text questions. All materials can be uploaded to a variety of online platforms including: Google Classroom, Microsoft OneDrive, Schoology, Edmodo, Notability, Seesaw, Padlet, Nearpod, Canvas, Evernote and Blackboard.

This is a Common Core aligned fill in the blank activity that can be used for classwork, homework or a test based on the book Zoey and Sassafras by Asia Citro and The Innovation Press. There are two versions of the activity for differentiation. One has a word bank and one does not. For the first one, there is a word bank at the top of the page and the students must fill in the blanks in the sentences with the correct word or word pair. Each word or word pair is used only once. For the second one, there is only the set of sentences and children must complete them with words from the story that make the sentences correct.

**************************************************************************************** There are many books by Jane Goodall and about Jane Goodall. These questions are only applicable to The Chimpanzees I Love Saving Their World and Ours by Jane Goodall. Please check the book cover in the thumbnail and this link: The Chimpanzees I Love **************************************************************************************** This is a thorough overview of The Chimpanzees I Love Saving Their World and Ours by Jane Goodall. Please see the note above. There are group or whole class questions and homework questions broken down by each chapter. The questions could be placed on the board or handed out to different groups of students. All of the questions have complete answers provided in the answer key. The questions are in a Google Slide presentation and need to be shared with your class in an online platform. All materials can be uploaded to a variety of online platforms including: Google Classroom, Microsoft OneDrive, Schoology, Edmodo, Notability, Seesaw, Padlet, Nearpod, Canvas, Evernote and Blackboard. The following questions types and skills are used: *Central Idea and Supporting Details *Context Clues *Author's Purpose *Author's Point of View *Evaluating Arguments *Facts and Opinions *Topic Specific Vocabulary

This is a thorough overview of Gorilla Doctors Saving Endangered Great Apes by Pamela S. Turner. There are group or whole class questions and homework questions broken down by each chapter. The questions could be placed on the board or handed out to different groups of students. All of the questions have complete answers provided in the answer key. The questions are in a Google Slide presentation and need to be shared with your class in an online platform. All materials can be uploaded to a variety of online platforms including: Google Classroom, Microsoft OneDrive, Schoology, Edmodo, Notability, Seesaw, Padlet, Nearpod, Canvas, Evernote and Blackboard. This product includes the student edition of the discussion questions, the teacher edition with questions and answers and a how to upload the files to online platform manual. The following questions types and skills are used: *Central Idea and Supporting Details *Context Clues *Author's Purpose *Author's Point of View *Evaluating Arguments *Facts and Opinions *Topic Specific Vocabulary

This is a complete Common Core aligned Close Reading Unit focusing on endangered animals. It will take about a month to complete the entire unit. There is no prep required and all are Common Core aligned. There are 10 articles, each with 3 levels of differentiation (grades 4, 5, and 6). Each article has a set of Key Ideas and Details Questions, Craft And Structure Questions, Integration of Ideas and Knowledge Questions and an extension question. There are 3 graphic organizers as well: Note Taking, Main Idea, and Context Clues. Included: 1. The Main Plan - how to use the articles in your classroom 2. Tag it Up - how to annotate texts 3. 10 articles with 3 levels of differentiation for each 4. All articles are based on endangered animals (tigers, elephants, polar bears, mountain gorillas, narwhals, axolotls, quokkas, komodo dragons, green sea turtles and macaws) 5. Key Ideas and Details Questions for each article 6. Craft and Structure Questions for each article 7. Integration of Ideas and Knowledge Questions for each article 8. Extension Question for each article 9. Note Taking graphic organizer 10. Main Idea graphic organizer 11. Context Clues graphic organizer 12. Answer Key for each article

This is a complete Digital Close Reading Unit focusing on endangered animals. It will take about a month to complete the entire unit. There is no prep required and all are Common Core aligned. There are 10 articles, each with 3 levels of differentiation (grades 4, 5, and 6). Each article has a set of Key Ideas and Details Questions, Craft And Structure Questions, Integration of Ideas and Knowledge Questions and an extension question. There are 3 graphic organizers as well: Note Taking, Main Idea, and Context Clues. All work is done online! All materials can be uploaded to a variety of online platforms including: Google Classroom, Microsoft OneDrive, Schoology, Edmodo, Notability, Seesaw, Padlet, Nearpod, Canvas, Evernote and Blackboard. Included: 1. The Main Plan - how to use the articles in your classroom 2. Tag it Up - how to annotate texts 3. 10 articles with 3 levels of differentiation for each 4. All articles are based on endangered animals (tigers, elephants, polar bears, mountain gorillas, narwhals, axolotls, quokkas, komodo dragons, green sea turtles and macaws) 5. Key Ideas and Details Questions for each article 6. Craft and Structure Questions for each article 7. Integration of Ideas and Knowledge Questions for each article 8. Extension Question for each article 9. Note Taking graphic organizer 10. Main Idea graphic organizer 11. Context Clues graphic organizer 12. Answer Key for each article