TigersatTwilight:Chapters7and8
“Trapped”
and
“WonderDog”
CommonCoreStandards
•2.1.3.3and3.1.3.3Icandescribe howcharactersinastoryrespond
tomajoreventsandchallenges.
•2.1.5.5and3.1.5.5Icandescribe theoverallstructureofthestory,
including describing howthebeginning introducesthestoryandthe
endingconcludes theaction
•2.3.1.3and3.3.1.3IcanshowthatIknow andapplygrade-level
phonicsandwordanalysis skillsindecoding words.
•2.2.1.1and3.1.1.1Icanaskandanswer “who,what,where, when,
why,andhow”questionstodemonstrate understanding ofkeydetails
ofthetext,andIcanreferexplicitly tothetextasabasisformy
answers.
R-controlledSyllables
for-est
chat-ter-ing
first
hur-ry
tear
or-ange
heard
fierce-ly
star-ted
hor-ri-ble
dis-ap-peared
snarled
poacher
Steeltrap
“bankofariver”isthelandrightbythewater
peered
bounded
“aroundthebend”canmeanjust
aroundthecorner.
Animalscanbecomeextinctandalldie.
Theextinction ofthedinosaurshappenedalongtime
ago.
DiscussionQuestions
Chapter7
• Who doyouthinksetthetrapthattrapped
thetiger?(Therewasahintinthelast
chapter.)
• What didJackandAnniedecidetodoabout
it?
• What didthetigerdowhenhewasfreed?
• Why wereJackandAnniesurprised?
DiscussionQuestions
Chapter8
• Why wasTeddytheheroofthischapter?
• What’s therealreasonthetigeracted
menacing,asifhewereabouttoattackJack
andAnnieaftertheyfreedhim?
• Who didJackandAnniefindintheforest?
• Speculateaboutthisnewcharacter:Whois
he?How didhegetthere?Whenyou
speculate,youdon’thaveanyevidencetouse.
Theeffect iswhathappened.
Thecauseis whyithappened.
Thewords:“because”and“sothat”areoftenrightinfront
ofacause.Theysignalacause.Theysignaltheanswertoa
“why”question.
Rhinosandtigersareendangeredbecause…
Thetigerfinallylimpedawaybecause...
AnniepulledJacktotheriverbanksothat...
JackandAnnietookthetrapoffthetigersothat...