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U2W3 - The Boy Who Drew Birds - Part 2

U2W3 - The Boy Who Drew Birds - Part 2

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English

5th Grade

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CCSS
RI.5.4, RI.5.9, RL.5.3

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U2W3 - The Boy Who Drew Birds - Part 2

How do we investigate questions about nature?

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Why does John James Audubon consider himself a naturalist?

behaviors - how a human or animal acts

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Multiple Choice

What does the word behaviors mean?

1

ways of changing

2

the way things act

3

fits of bad temper

4

important movements

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John James Audubon

Here he is in his cave, watching the pewees.

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What is his plan for the birds?

How long has John James Audubon been studying the birds?

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Why does he need thread?

Why is he tying this string around the baby birds' legs?

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Multiple Choice

Why did John James tie thread around the birds?

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to test the strength of their legs

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to see where they went during the winter

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to see if the same ones returned in the spring

4

to keep them still while he drew sketches of them

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Multiple Choice

What span of time does the selection cover?

1

a lifetime

2

one season

3

2,000 years

4

about a year

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Here is John James Audubon in the winter.

Notice the birds still around.

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What will John James Audubon discover when the birds return?

Are they the same birds?

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Poll

Do you think the baby birds returned as well? Be prepared to explain why.

Yes

No

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What did he find nearby?

What does this discovery mean?

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Did John James Audubon put his bird research to use?

theory - an idea or opinion not yet proven

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Multiple Choice

Which word means a thought or opinion based on evidence?

1

flurry

2

migrate

3

observation

4

theory

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Author's purpose - why the author wrote the text

Did this author write to persuade, inform, or entertain?

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Multiple Choice

Why did the author write this text?

1

Persuade

2

Inform

3

Entertain

U2W3 - The Boy Who Drew Birds - Part 2

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