Do Now Friday 4/14/23

1. The main purpose of the selection is to – (TEKS: 4.10A, CCSS: RI.4.1)
(a)  

• provide facts about an interesting marine animal
• persuade the reader to research octopus
• compare the ways octopus hunt for food
• describe how octopuses use their limbs to grasp food

2. Which detail from the selection supports the central idea that the octopus is a carnivore, or meat eater? (TEKS: 4.9Di, CCSS: RI.4.2)

• The octopus has eight limbs attached to its body.

• Octopus live in shallow, warm waters.

• The octopus uses its beak to open the prey’s shells.

• The head of the octopus is glove-shaped.

Exit Ticket: A synonym is a word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word. List 3 synonyms for the word dark. (Ex: murky) (TEKS: 3.3D, CCSS: L.4.5.C)