Do Now 2/21/23

Name (First and Last)

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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)

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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)

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