Transcript A Bear of a Job by Peter Winkler 1 How are wild pandas and zoo pandas different? Ο A.

A Bear of a Job
by Peter Winkler
1 How are wild pandas and zoo pandas different?
Ο A. Wild pandas learn to walk; zoo pandas can sit up straight.
Ο B. Wild pandas grasp with “thumbs”; zoo pandas grasp with
paws.
Ο C. Wild pandas eat mostly bamboo; zoo pandas eat biscuits
and treats.
Analysis 7: Compare and contrast using elements of the text
(Reading GLE 2.3.1)
2 Write a summary of the section titled Protecting Pandas. Include
three main ideas from the section in your summary.
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Comprehension 2: Summarize with evidence from the text
(Reading GLE 2.1.5)
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2 A 2-point response accurately summarizes the section titled
Protecting Pandas by including three important ideas from the
selection
OR
provides a summarizing statement and two important ideas from the
selection.
Example:
Chinese officials have made a plan for protecting pandas. They
provide safer places to live. Pandas are a global treasure.
OR
The section is about the safety of pandas. Pandas are endangered.
Wildlife experts hope pandas in the National Zoo will promote interest
in saving pandas.
1 A 1-point response partially summarizes the section titled
Protecting Pandas by including one or two important ideas from the
selection
OR
provides a summarizing statement and one important idea from the
selection
OR
provides a summarizing statement
OR
provides one important idea from the selection.
Text-based details may include, but are not limited to:
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Their world is disappearing
Pandas have become endangered / only 1,000 remain in the wild
Scientists wonder how long the animal group can survive
Pandas are a global treasure
China has developed plans for protecting pandas / Preserve habitats /
provide safe (larger) places to live
F. Hope to promote interest in pandas
G. Hope they will start a family
A summary statement may include but is not limited to:
With help from China pandas may thrive again.
22 Write a summary of the section titled Protecting Pandas. Include
three main ideas from the section in your summary.
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Pandas are disappearing. Only about 1,000
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are alive today. Chinese officials have
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made plans for protecting these Pandas.
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China has made bigger reserves for the
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Pandas. We hope Tian Tian and Mei Xiang
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will promote interest and start a family.
This response accurately summarizes the
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section titled Protecting Pandas by
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including more than three important
ideas from the section.
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B. Pandas are disappearing. Only about 1,000 are alive today.
E. Chinese officials have made plans for protecting these Pandas.
E. China has made bigger reserves for the Pandas.
F. …hope…will promote interest
G. …start a family.
02 Write a summary of the section titled Protecting Pandas. Include
three main ideas from the section in your summary.
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Three main ideas from protecting pandas
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and a bear of a job. The fi rst main idea is
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that pandas care for each other. The
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second main idea is some pandas are
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diferent than others. The third main idea is
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pandas live in different places.
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The details provided do not support a summary of the section.
12 Write a summary of the section titled Protecting Pandas. Include
three main ideas from the section in your summary.
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Pandas should have there habatats back.
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Pandas shouldn‛t be shout down. It‛s bad
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enof that the population is decreasing.
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This response partially summarizes the
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section titled Protecting Pandas by
including one important idea from the
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section.
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B. …population is decreasing.
12 Write a summary of the section titled Protecting Pandas. Include
three main ideas from the section in your summary.
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Wonder if they can survive. People are
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trying to make it safer for the pandas and
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saving pandas.
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This response partially summarizes the
section titled Protecting Pandas by
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including one important idea from the
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section.
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C. Wonder if they can survive.
The phrases…make it safer… and…saving pandas are too
vague to earn credit.
22 Write a summary of the section titled Protecting Pandas. Include
three main ideas from the section in your summary.
everyone hopes theyll start a family. China
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knows that its pandas are a global treasure.
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Some have become endangered.
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This response accurately summarizes the
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section titled Protecting Pandas by
including three important ideas from the
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section.
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G. …hopes theyll start a family.
D. …pandas are a global treasure.
B. Some have become endangered.
02 Write a summary of the section titled Protecting Pandas. Include
three main ideas from the section in your summary.
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Let wild animals free in the wild life. Don‛t
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lok them up in cages at zoos. Don‛t capture
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them to put them in the zoo.
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This response is an opinion.
3 Read the chart below. Use information from the selection to fill in
one more detail that supports the main idea.
Main Idea:
Pandas are rare and can only be found in a few
places in the United States.
Detail 1:
Washington, D.C.
Detail 2:
Atlanta
Detail 3:
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San Diego
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Comprehension 1: Demonstrate understanding of
theme/message/main or major idea and supporting
A 1-point response provides
the following correct answer:
details
San Diego
(Reading GLE 2.1.3)
4 What is the purpose of the map in the selection?
Ο A. To show where pandas live
Ο B. To show how pandas play
Ο C. To show what pandas eat
Analysis 6: Informational/Functional Specific:
Demonstrate understanding of authors’ use of text features (titles,
heading, captions, maps, charts, tables, graphs, pull down menus, etc.)
(Reading GLE 2.2.2)
5 Based on information in the selection, what will most likely
happen if bamboo forests are saved in China?
Ο A. The number of pandas will decrease.
Ο B. The number of pandas will increase.
Ο C. The number of pandas will stay the same.
Comprehension 3: Make or confirm inferences or
predictions based on the text
(Reading GLE 2.1.5)
6 Based on information in the selection, which sentence explains
why China’s pandas have become endangered?
Ο A. China’s population is decreasing.
Ο B. China’s forests are disappearing.
Ο C. China’s zoos are overcrowded.
Analysis 8: Make connections (cause and effect)
within a text (Reading GLE 2.3.1)