Reading & Responding - Louisiana Department of Education

LESSON 6 - “A PENGUIN MYSTERY”2Content Standard:1.6: Interpret texts to generate connections to real-life situationsIntroduction toStudents:For this question, you are asked to connect the information in the passage to real life.You live in Louisiana, so you know something about the state. You read the passage, soyou know what penguins need to live. Now you can put together what you know fromreal life with what you know from the passage to come up with a good answer to thequestion.When you write the answer to a question, make sure you answer every part of the question completely. For thisquestion, you need to explain why a penguin would not be happy living in Louisiana.To answer the question, you need to know:• what do penguins need to be happy?• can penguins find these things in Louisiana?From the passage, you know that penguins are cold-weather birds. They eat fish that only live in cold waters. Butthe weather in Louisiana is warm. The water of the Gulf of Mexico is warm, too.Based on the information in the passage, why might a Humboldt penguin be unhappy living in Louisiana?Sample Answer: The waters are too warm in Louisiana for a Humboldt penguin. Penguins are cold-weatherbirds, and it’s mostly hot in Louisiana.This answer tells what penguins need (“cold weather”) and why they can’t live in Louisiana (“the weather ismostly hot”).LEAPGrade 4 | Teachers GuideELA | READING AND RESPONDING15