The Right Dog For The Job

When Ira was about eight weeks old he..

• met his puppy raiser
• opened his eyes and ears
• went to McDonald's for a Happy Meal
• went to the Michigan State football game

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.K.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

Ira first learned to

• play fetch
• retrieve dropped keys
• cross the street
• play cops and robbers

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

Why did Ira go to Guide Dogs for the Blind?

• He was too large to be a service dog.
• He was way to young and silly.
• His service dog training facility was not ready.
• He saw a chicken that crossed the road.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.K.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

Ira learned to stay calm on a bus

• before he learned to retrieve dropped keys
• after he visited Sandy's classroom
• after he met Labron James
• before he learned to enter an elevator

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Ira's name changed to Irah

• when he went to Guide Dogs for the Blind
• at Don's graduation ceremony
• at Sandy's house in Montana
• when Sandy's students renamed him

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CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.K.1

When Don goes to work, Irah

• guides him to the piano
• stays on the rug
• watches Animal Planet
• waits at the bus station

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is this selection mainly about?

• How dogs cross the street
• Training a guide and service dog
• Teaching children to care for dogs
• How puppies change and grow

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Which statement from the selection is an opinion?

• Ira has his own corner of the room, where he must lie quietly on his rug
• The most important thing a guide dog must learn is intelligent disobedience
• Irah and Don work together for three weeks in San Rafael, learning to be a team
• Irah has four legs

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Define: Confidence

• not do what you are told
• waiting calmly, without getting annoyed
• Feelling sure about abilities
• an object that stands for something else

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CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Define: Disobey

• to finish school or training
• not do what you are told
• an object that stands for something else
• admits something is true

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4