Do Now 2/21/23

Name (First and Last)

Read carefully and annotate the text.

1. Before you read the selection, what prediction can you make about the text using the title and the author's print/graphic features? (TEKS: 4.6C, CCSS: RI.4.1)

2. The author organizes the information in paragraph 1 by – (TEKS: 4.9Diii, CCSS: RI.4.5)

• listing the reasons people from Europe worship badgers
• explaining the history of how Groundhog Day came to be
• showing all the ways crops can be planted if the groundhog doesn’t see his shadow
• comparing two interesting animals that are a part of Groundhog Day

3. Which of the following BEST states the central idea of the section “How the Prediction Works?” (TESK: 4.9Di, CCSS: RI.4.2)

• The groundhog seeing his shadow is a prediction of the seasons changing.
• Farmers usually plant corn and potatoes if the groundhog doesn’t see his shadow.
• The most famous groundhog is named Punxsutawney Phil.
• Badgers in Pennsylvania help predict the weather on February 2nd.

Exit Ticket: The prefix under- means “beneath” or “below.” List 3 words that begin with the prefix under- and define them. (Ex: underground = beneath the ground) (TEKS: 4.3C, CCSS: L.4.4.B)