| #1:
Setting |
#2:
misunderstandings |
#3:
Author's purpose |
Create a diorama showing the setting for the story. On the back of the diorama, write an error free list of words that you used to describe the setting. Do not use computer generated pictures, create 3-D plants and animals. |
Identify
misunderstandings in the story. Write a clear description of one
misunderstanding and tell how it occurred. Create a Venn diagram
to compare the misunderstanding you selected with one that occurred in
your life. |
Describe
Verna Aardema's purpose in writing this folk tale. Use context
clues to explain your identification of the purpose. |
| #4:
owls |
#5:
passage of time |
#6:
African animals |
Conduct research to find out how French, Greek, Norwegian, and Hindu people perceive owls and the significance of their presence. |
Identify
phrases and word pictures that help you discover the time of day and
the passage of time during the story. |
Create
an error free poster following research on the animals in the
story. Show where in Africa these animals can be found; provide
information about their habitats and food webs. |
| #7:
Courtroom scene |
#8:
inference |
#9:
possessive nouns |
| Create
a script for a courtroom trial to decide the guilt or innocense of the
mosquito. Select a jury; select students to take the roles of
various animals. Students will need to come to the decision as
the council did in the story. |
Why did the iguana fail to come to the meeting called by the lion? (Use story clues.) Draw a picture to give the reason for the "missing iguana." |
Create
a cube to show possessives. Each side of the cube should show a
picture of an animal from the story and its possession. |