W5-9.25

Learning Targets

Literacy Goal: Analyze what is clearly stated in the text and infer what is not clearly stated.

Language Goal: Review key ideas expressed and demonstrate understanding of multiple perspectives through reflection and paraphrasing.

Target Words

Rare- Not often seen

Assign- to send someone or something for a certian reason or job

Open Ended

What is something that you have seen that was extremely rare?

Open Ended

Would you want a job that would assign you to travel somewhere you have never been?

Focus Question: Main Idea

Why is Dr. Dowell in such a hurry?

Focus Question:

Why is this disease called “bird flu”?

Make Inferences:

Paragraphs 8 and 9 describe how this virus is related to birds. As I read, I’ll take note of the parts of the text that describe what birds have to do with the virus.

Time to read the passage

As we read, we learned that Dr. Dowell suspects that two people in Thailand have died from bird flu. The text says that this could be “big trouble.” Dr. Dowell is an epidemiologist, which means he studies how diseases are spread and controlled. He must be in a hurry because it is up to him to stop this deadly disease from spreading further!

Open Ended

Why is Dr. Dowell in such a hurry?

Open Ended

Why is this disease called “bird flu”?

Dr. Scott Dowell raced in a jeep to the tiny village of Srisomboon, Thailand. He was rushing to stop a killer before it killed again.

What word best helps you infer how Dr. Dowell is feeling in paragraph 1?

Poll

Which words below are ACTION VERBS?

*there is more than 1

• skipping

• racing

• rushing

• jumping

Poll

Dr. Scott Dowell raced in a jeep to the tiny village of Srisomboon, Thailand. He was rushing to stop a killer before it killed again.

What word BEST helps you infer how Dr. Dowell was feeling in the paragraph above?

• Raced

• Rushing

• Stop

• Killed again