Skills Unit 2 Teacher Guide - EngageNY

Wrap-Up
• When the class has finished reading the story, use the questions below to fill in
your chart and promote a discussion of the story.
Discussion Questions on “The Panther”
1. Literal Who are the characters in the story? (The characters in the
story are: a panther, an owl, a hare, and a fox.) What describing words
(adjectives) could be used to tell about them? Note: After students
have provided adjectives, ask them to provide antonyms as well. (The
panther-sick/healthy; the owl-nice/mean, the hare-fast/slow, the foxclever/dumb)
2. Literal What is the setting of this story? (The setting of the story is
outside the panther’s cave.)
3. Inferentia Why could the panther no longer hunt? (The panther could
no longer hunt because he was old and sick.)
4. Literal What did the panther tell the owl, hare, and fox when they
asked how he was feeling? (He did not feel well.)
5. Inferential What happened to the hare and the owl? (The panther ate
the hare and the owl.)
6. Evaluative Why did the fox decide not to enter the panther’s cave? (He
did not see footprints coming out of the cave, so he knew the panther
ate the animals that visited him.)
7. Literal What is the moral to this story? (Be careful who you trust.)
Small Group
25 minutes
Remediation and Practice
While working with students in small groups, please choose activities that meet
the needs of students at this time. Again, students who are in Group 1 for one
lesson may be in Group 2 for the next; these groups are meant to be fluid.
Small Group Work
Worksheets 15.2, 15.3
If some student pairs
finish early, they may
illustrate one of the words
or phrases from the
Supplemental Materials
section. You should write
several of these words or
phrases on the board or
chart paper prior to starting
small group work.
Small Group 1: You may wish to review the vowel sounds from Unit 2. Or,
you may look in the Pausing Point for activities suited to students. Or, you
may also listen to students reread “The Panther,” recording anecdotal notes
about their reading performance.
Small Group 2: Students may complete Worksheets 15.2 and 15.3 in pairs;
or you may choose other appropriate activities from the Pausing Point.
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