Transcript I Love Guinea Pigs

I Love
Guinea Pigs
Genre: Expository Nonfiction
Author’s Purpose: Inform
Skill: Text Structure
Compiled by Terry Sams, Piedmont
By: Dick King-Smith
Summary
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Guinea pigs aren't pigs, although the
males are called boars and the females
are called sows. These chubby rodents,
originally from South America, make
great pets. They live a long time (for
rodents) and they're not fussy. They eat
and "talk" a lot. And if you treat them
well, they can become fond of you. Are
they the perfect pet? Dick King-Smith,
the author of I Love Guinea Pigs, sure
thinks so!
Genre: Expository
Nonfiction
Nonfiction is writing that is
based on fact instead of on
imaginary events. It is a type of
literature that deals with real
people, events, and experiences. It
explains the nature of something, or
tells what something is like. It uses
definitions, examples, classifications,
and comparisons.
Comprehension Skill Text Structure
•Knowing how a piece of text is
organized helps the reader to make
better sense of the information
•Fiction is often organized in the
order things happen.
•Nonfiction can be organized by
patterns such as sequencing, cause
and effect, fact and opinion,
compare and contrast, and main
.
ideas and details.
Comprehension Skill – Review
Fact and Opinion
A fact is a true statement. Some
facts never change. But some
facts can change.
A fact that can change: The food is hot
An opinion is a statement that
tells what someone thinks.
Opinions also can change.
Practice Text Structure – Fact
and Opinion TE 195b
Facts
Guinea are
pigs
rodents.
They have
special front
teeth that are
great for
gnawing.
Opinions
Personal
Experience
Guinea pigs are
such sensible
animals.
I’ve had
hundreds of
guinea pigs over
the last 50
yeas.
They’re awfully
easy to keep,
because they
aren’t fussy.
I used to give
my guinea pigs
lots of others
kings of foods.
Now you Practice – Fact and
Opinion TE 195b
Statement
They don’t like
the cold, of
course, or the
damp. . .
(p.187)
Guinea pigs
need plenty of
food. (p. 189)
Fact or
Opinions?
How Do You
Know?
Vocabulary Skill - Homographs
• Homographs are words that are
spelled the same and sound the same.
They can be pronounced differently.
• Examples –
• read – read
record
present
• sow – sow
record
present
• Homophones (homonyms) are spelled
differently but pronounced the same.
• there – their – they’re
• your – you’re
• too – to - two
Literary Device –
Onomatopoeia TE 195i
• Words that imitate the sounds they
describe are called onomatopoeia.
• Onomatopoeia makes meaning
clearer.
• Onomatopoeia makes writing livelier
and more interesting.
Examples: Compare guinea pigs
make noises with guinea pigs say
putt, chut, and tweet.
Practice Onomatopoeia
Go to page 191 to
locate words that
imitate the sounds
guinea pigs make.
Sounds That
Guinea
Pigs Make
Research Skills –
Charts/Tables TE 195j
• When doing research you may
find information in charts or
tables.
• Charts and tables show
information “at-a-glance” rather
than with words.
• Charts organize information in a
way that is easy to follow.
• A table is a kind of chart that
presents information in rows and
columns.
Weekly Fluency Check
• Go to pages 188-189 “I once had a . . .”
or
• Go to page 191, “Another nice. . .”
Read with Accuracy – Use your
knowledge of word structure to
pronounce words correctly.
The word cauliflower can be broken
down into 4 parts and sounded out. Look
for and decode any difficult or many
syllabled words in the passage as you
read.
(The teacher will listen to you read.)
Review
1.How are guinea pigs and
pigs alike and different?
2.What does the author
think about guinea pigs?
3.How does the author
know so much about
guinea pigs?
Review 2
1. What does an owner need to do
to make his guinea pig friendly
and tame?
2. What does the author want you
to remember the most about
guinea pigs?
3. Why will the author never
forget King Arthur and Beach
Boy?
Writing Assignment
Write a paragraph
explaining what you have
learned about guinea pigs
from this selection. Be sure to
proofread for correct spelling,
punctuation, and grammar.
You may use the information
on the table on Workbook
p.
79-80 for information.
More Good Stuff
• Interesting Facts
• More About Guinea Pigs
• Guinea Pigs
• Reading Test
• Spelling Test
• ABC Spelling Words
Say It!
• boars
• fond
•gnawing
•sow
•varieties
More Words to Know
ancestors
cavy
conversation
guinea pig
rodents
fond
•loving and liking
boars
•male pigs or hogs
gnawing
•biting
and
wearing
away
varieties
•different kinds,
types, or sorts
sow
•a fully grown
female pig
ancestors
•persons from whom one
is directly descended
conversation
•friendly
talk
cavy
•any of the family of
South American
rodents
guinea pig
•a small, fat
animal with
short ears and a
short tail or no
tail
rodents
•any of a group of
animals with
large front teeth
used for gnawing
The dog was gnawing
on the shoe.
The dog was gnawing
on the shoe.
There are so many
varieties of guinea pigs
to choose from.
There are so many
varieties of guinea pigs
to choose from.
These rodents are from
the cavy from South
America.
These rodents are from
the cavy from South
America.
The guinea pig males
are called bears.
The guinea pig males
are called boars.
The ancestors of the
guinea pig came from
Dutch Guiana many
years ago.
The ancestors of the
guinea pig came from
Dutch Guiana many
years ago.
Rats and mice are also
rodents.
Rats and mice are also
rodents.
The guinea pigs like for
you to have a friendly
conversation with them.
The guinea pigs like for
you to have a friendly
conversation with them.
A sow can have babies
several times a year.
A sow can have babies
several times a year.
Have you ever had a
guinea pig for a pet?
Have you ever had a
guinea pig for a pet?
Terry is fond of her
guinea pig.
Terry is fond of her
guinea pig.
Spelling Words
Compound Words
•baseball
•basketball
•upstairs
•myself
•highway
•classroom
•anyway
•newspaper
•something
•sometimes
Spelling Words
Compound Words
•chalkboard
•earrings
•nighttime
•motorcycle
•downstairs
•softball
•weekend
•classmate
•doorbell
•driveway
This Week’s Word Wall Words
Click and type your own
words for this week:
Let’s review our words.
Watch carefully because
they will flash on the
screen for just a
moment. We will clap as
we spell the word.
baseball
basketball
upstairs
myself
highway
classroom
anyway
newspaper
something
sometimes
chalkboard
earrings
nighttime
motorcycle
downstairs
softball
weekend
classmate
doorbell
driveway
GREAT
JOB!