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