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DEAR TEACHER,
The enclosed Literature Study was designed by teachers with you and your
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study you will ever use. We feel it’s important to review the special features of this
Literature Study and help to familiarize you with it.
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1.
The Literature Study has been divided into four parts. The Introduction will
give students background information important to the story. Part I will focus
on chapters 1-5, Part II will focus on chapters 6-11, and Part III will focus on
chapters 12-17.
2.
Students will complete Vocabulary Cards for each chapter, complete a
context clues activity, and take a quiz at the end of each of the three parts over
those vocabulary words. As teachers, we know the frustration of having students
look up words in the dictionary, only to find multiple meanings. If a child
doesn’t know the meaning of the word, it’s unfair to expect him or her to be
able to pick out and write down the correct definition for the word as it is used
in the context of the passage in the book. Therefore, we have created a Glossary
of words with their definitions. We suggest that you make copies of the Glossary
for each student. This glossary is located on pages 81-85. The vocabulary quizzes
and the context clues activities will utilize these definitions. You might want to
copy the Vocabulary Cards onto tag board and encourage students to bring in a
box for storing the cards on their desks.
3.
Comprehension questions will be answered after students have read each
chapter. We have designed two formats for you to use at your own discretion:
short answer and multiple choice. As a suggestion, you might try having students
complete the short answer questions after reading each chapter and then use the
multiple choice questions as a quiz the next day. If students have been diligent to
read the chapters and answer the short answer questions correctly, they will be
successful on the multiple choice quizzes.
4.
Unique to this Literature Study is an activity (creating a Travel Brochure for
Washington, D.C.) that gives students web page addresses for researching
information. Some of the addresses are complex because they will take students to
specific sites on the Internet that will help them with their research. You may
want to review the importance of entering website addresses (no spaces between
any part of the addresses) to ensure their success.
5.
Answers to all of the activities can be found on pages 86-94.
6.
Bookmarks and a certificate for successfully completing the Literature Study can
be found on pages 79-80.
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LESSONS AT A GLANCE
INTRODUCTION
After reading about New Hampshire, students will follow written directions to
plot cities and towns of New Hampshire on a map. (pps. 1-5)
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PART I
(Chapters 1-5)
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Before reading Chapter 1, students will:
• complete Vocabulary Cards for almanac, peculiar. (pg. 6)
After reading Chapter 1, students will:
• answer Comprehension Questions. (pps. 7-8)
2.
Before reading Chapter 2, students will:
• complete Vocabulary Cards for budge, fidgety, interfere, fate, circulation,
preserve. (pg. 6)
After reading Chapter 2, students will:
• answer Comprehension Questions. (pps. 9-10)
3.
Before reading Chapter 3, students will:
• complete Vocabulary Cards for anchored, gunwale, circumference,
specimens. (pg. 6)
ANSWERS TO VOCABULARY QUIZZES
PART I
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After reading Chapter 3, students will:
• answer Comprehension Questions. (pps. 11-12)
• create a Character Web for the Enormous Egg. (pg. 13)
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Before reading Chapter 4, students will:
• complete Vocabulary Cards for specialist, persuade, commotion. (pg. 6)
After reading Chapter 4, students will:
• answer Comprehension Questions. (pps. 14-15)
• complete Grid Math Activity. (pps. 16-18)
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PART II
PART III
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Before reading Chapter 5, students will:
• complete Vocabulary Cards for Triceratops, paleontologist, paleozoologist,
colleagues, inquisitive, nuisance. (pg. 6)
After reading Chapter 5, students will:
• answer Comprehension Questions. (pps.19-20)
• complete Context Clues Activity for Part I. (pps. 21-23)
• take a Vocabulary Quiz for Part I. (pps. 24-25)
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PART III
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inquisitive
budge
anchored
commotion
almanac
paleozoologist
circulation
nuisance
circumference
fate
persuade
peculiar
colleagues
interfere
paleontologist
gunwale
fidgety
Triceratops
specialist
specimens
preserve
metabolism
instinct
gladioli
mandibles
admirable
sacrificed
dignified
accommodations
amiable
prehistoric
beckoned
prejudice
ventilated
extinct
Cretaceous
femur
scythe
eclipse
metatarsals
atavism
astronomy
gizzard
degenerate
tibia
dismal
Mesozoic
dubious
proposition
skeptic
inherit
resemblance
exterminated
gluttonous
inefficient
lumbered
objections
ordinance
surplus
amendment
accustomed
alfalfa
corridor
controversial
expedition
suspicious
tortoise
tremendous
constituents
traipsing
formation
delegation
dissuade
unforeseen
dismay
designated
descended
wrangled
legislation
(Chapters 6-11)
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Before reading Chapter 6, students will:
• complete Vocabulary Cards for gizzard, prejudice, amiable, metatarsals, femur,
tibia, skeptic. (pg. 6)
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After reading Chapter 6, students will:
• answer Comprehension Questions. (pps. 26-27)
• follow step-by-step directions for drawing a Triceratops. (pps. 28-29)
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Before reading Chapter 7, students will:
• complete Vocabulary Cards for inherit, sacrificed, resemblance. (pg. 6)
After reading Chapter 7, students will:
• answer Comprehension Questions. (pps. 30-31)
• complete The Riddler Activity. (pps. 32-35)
3.
Before reading Chapter 8, students will:
• complete Vocabulary Cards for degenerate, dubious, gladioli. (pg. 6)
After reading Chapter 8, students will:
• answer Comprehension Questions. (pps. 36-37)
4.
Before reading Chapter 9, students will:
• complete Vocabulary Cards for beckoned, admirable, accommodations, extinct,
eclipse, instinct, Mesozoic, Cretaceous, atavism, mandibles. (pg. 6)
After reading Chapter 9, students will:
• answer Comprehension Questions. (pps. 38-39)
• follow step-by-step directions for drawing a Tyrannosaurus. (pps. 40-41)
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Before reading Chapter 10, students will:
• complete Vocabulary Cards for dignified, proposition, prehistoric, metabolism,
scythe. (pg. 6)
After reading Chapter 10, students will:
• answer Comprehension Questions. (pps. 42-43)
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Before reading Chapter 12, students will:
• complete Vocabulary Cards for dismal, ventilated, astronomy. (pg.6)
After reading Chapter 11, students will:
• answer Comprehension Questions. (pps. 44-45)
• create a Character Web for Uncle Beazley. (pg. 46)
• complete Context Clues Activity for Part II. (pps. 47-49)
• take a Vocabulary Quiz for Part II. (pps. 50-51)
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PART III
(Chapters 12-17)
Before reading Chapter 12, students will:
• complete Vocabulary Cards for lumbered, expedition, corridor. (pg. 6)
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After reading Chapter 12, students will:
• answer Comprehension Questions. (pps. 52-53)
• complete the activity How Big Was He? (pps. 54-55)
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Before reading Chapter 13, students will:
• complete Vocabulary Cards for formation, alfalfa, accustomed. (pg. 6)
After reading Chapter 13, students will:
• answer Comprehension Questions. (pps. 56-57)
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Before reading Chapter 14, students will:
• complete Vocabulary Cards for tortoise, traipsing, ordinance, designated. (pg. 6)
After reading Chapter 14, students will:
• answer Comprehension Questions. (pps. 58-59)
• create a Travel Brochure for Washington, D.C. (pps. 60-63)
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ANSWERS TO CHARACTER WEBS
ENORMOUS EGG
UNCLE BEAZLEY
how Nate described it
•leathery shell
•turtle egg
•longish shape
•big as a mushmelon
how Nate described him when he first
hatched
•three knobs sticking out of head
•collar over its neck
•lizardy-looking critter
•thick tail
people who came to see it
•Nate’s parents
•Cynthia
•reporters
•Dr. Ziemer
Nate’s responsibilities
•turn it over
•keep it warm
length and weight
•15 inches
•three and one quarter pounds
Before reading Chapter 15, students will:
• complete Vocabulary Cards for objections, suspicious, dissuade, dismay,
inefficient, exterminated, amendment, gluttonous, constituents, surplus. (pg. 6)
After reading Chapter 15, students will:
• answer Comprehension Questions. (pps. 64-65)
• follow step-by-step directions for drawing an Archaeopteryx. (pps. 66-68)
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Before reading Chapter 16 , students will:
• complete Vocabulary Cards for wrangled, unforeseen, controversial, descended,
delegation, tremendous, legislation. (pg. 6)
After reading Chapter 16, students will:
• answer Comprehension Questions. (pps. 69-70)
• create a Character Web for Nate Twitchell. (pg. 71)
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After reading Chapter 17, students will:
• answer Comprehension Questions. (pps. 72-73)
• complete Context Clues activity for Part III. (pps. 74-76)
• take a Vocabulary Quiz for Part III. (pps. 77-78)
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people who wanted to buy him
•Dr. Kennedy
•gas station owner
•Old Mill Pond Whiskey Corporation
•McDermis Luggage Company
what he eats
•grass
•leaves
•pebbles
•lilypads
•lettuce
•gladioli
people who came to see him
•scientists
•reporters
•Mrs. Dunn/children
•Mrs. Parsons
•Mr. Champigny
•Joe Champigny
NATE TWITCHELL
responsibilities
•turn the egg
•fold newspapers
•take care of Ezekiel
•milk the goat
•bring in stovewood
•deliver newspapers
•melt slugs
•feed the chickens
•walk Uncle Beazley
•feed Uncle Beazley
•help save Uncle Beazley
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friends/relatives
•Joe
•Dr. Ziemer
•Mother
•Father
•Cynthia
•Uncle Beazley
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Washington, D.C.
•National Zoo
•National Museum
•Archives Building
•Supreme Court
•Jefferson Memorial
•Tidal Basin
•Senate Office Building
How did the rooster get the name Ezekiel?
What peculiar thing happened in the middle of June?
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Nate’s
responsibilities
with it
length and
weight
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Now use the information you have gathered in the Character Web to
write a three sentence description about the enormous egg on the back of
this paper.
people who came to see it
how Nate described it
In this activity you will create a Character Web about the enormous egg. In
a Character Web the main character is in the middle and information about
the character forms a “web” around him or her. Use what you have read
about the enormous egg to fill in the circles with the information requested.
You can find information about the egg in chapters one, two, and three.
You have been reading about the enormous egg from The Enormous Egg.
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What idea did Nate come up with to keep the family rooster from
crowing in the morning?
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What is the name of the newspaper that Nate Twitchell’s father owns,
and how often does it get delivered?
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Use the information from Chapter 1 of The Enormous Egg
to answer the questions below. Remember to write your
answers using complete sentences.
The newspaper is the New York Post and it gets delivered
everyday.
The newspaper is the Monitor and it gets delivered
monthly.
The newspaper is the Freedom Sentinel and it gets
delivered weekly.
Nate kept the rooster in his bedroom.
Nate kept the rooster in the cellar.
Nate kept the rooster in a dark barn.
Nate’s sister, Cynthia, named the rooster after one of her
dolls.
The rooster was named after Nate’s great-uncle.
The rooster was named after Nate’s great-grandfather.
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The hen laid an enormous egg.
Ezekiel laid an enormous egg.
The duck laid an enormous egg.
What peculiar thing happened in the middle of June?
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How did the rooster get the name Ezekiel?
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What idea did Nate come up with to keep the family rooster from
crowing in the morning?
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What is the name of the newspaper that Nate Twitchell’s father owns,
and how often does it get delivered?
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Use the information from Chapter 1 of The Enormous Egg
to answer the questions below. Circle the correct answer
from the choices given.
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C meets 3 on the grid by going over to C and up to 3.
Follow the example above: If the puzzle piece is labeled (C,3), glue that piece in the space where
before you cut it out is the way it should be glued onto the grid.
do not turn the puzzle piece upside down or turn it on its side before gluing it; the way it looks
piece in its proper place on the empty grid before cutting out the next piece. Make sure that you
Cut out the puzzle pieces one at a time (cut around the thick black line of the box). Glue that
pieces are below and the rest of them are on the next page), and the blank grid.
of the book The Enormous Egg. You will need the 48 puzzle pieces (some of the puzzle
In this activity you will use a grid system to put together a puzzle that should remind you
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draw the box in that space. On a map or an atlas, (C,3) may be the place where you would
find the name of a city.
If you want to draw a box where C meets 3 (C,3), you would go over to C and up to 3, and
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For Example:
A grid system is formed when lines
come together to form squares. Grid systems are used throughout the world to find places
on maps.
Grid Math is a fun way to learn an important skill.
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individuals who represent a
whole class or group.
a condition of restlessness that
comes with nervous
movements.
unusual or odd; strange.
a scientist who specializes in
studying prehistoric animal
life, like dinosaurs.
G.
H.
unwelcome involvement; to
intrude or be an obstacle.
F.
to keep in perfect condition; to
remain unchanged.
E.
a plant eating dinosaur of the
Cretaceous Period, having a
bony plate covering the neck, a
large horn above either eye,
and a smaller horn on the nose.
C.
something that is annoying; a
bother.
to move a little bit.
B.
D.
the distance around the outside
of a circle.
A.
Match the vocabulary word on the left with its definition
on the right. Put the letter for the definition on the blank
next to the vocabulary word it matches. Use each word
and definition only once.
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gunwale
persuade
paleozoologist
anchored
specialist
paleontologist
budge
fidgety
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Draw shapes to form the head and body.
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Draw shapes to form the legs and the feet.
Draw shapes to form the top portion of the head, the horns, and the tail.
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The key was stuck in the lock and the teacher was able to move it a little
bit, but it wouldn’t __________________ anymore, so she called the
janitor to fix it.
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inquisitive
Triceratops
specimens
preserve
Children are naturally inquisitive because they are curious
about everything and eager for knowledge.
colleagues
commotion
circumference
circulation
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peculiar
fate
interfere
Word Bank
•The first one has been done for you, and the definition, or clue,
given for the vocabulary word has been underlined. It may help
you to underline the clues given in the rest of the sentences.
The sentences below contain Context Clues. After reading the
sentence, fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.
(You will base your decision on the definition, or clue, given in
the sentence.) The vocabulary words are listed in the Word Bank.
All of the words will be used when you are finished, and you will
not use any of the words twice.
almanac
Directions:
out the meaning of a word. A good sentence will include a definition of the
unknown word to give the reader a hint at the word’s meaning.
Context Clues are actual “clues” that are given in sentences to help you figure
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turtle
crocodile
pig
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BOTTOM LABEL
TITLE
•Title: Your title should give information about what you are graphing.
•Label along the side: This label should explain what you are using
to measure. (Are you measuring in days, weeks, months, years?)
•Label along the bottom: This label should explain what you are
measuring. (Your label will be incubation and gestation periods.)
•A number scale along the side: Your numbers should be on the
lines of a line graph, and will need to go to 240.
•Names of animals along the bottom: Use the names of the
animals in the chart. They should go on the lines of a line graph.
•Neatly drawn lines displaying information: a ruler and a
sharp pencil are necessary for this.
Use the information from the gestation and incubation part of
the chart you have just completed and the graph paper below
to make a line graph. Your line graph should include:
Who Am I
? _________________
I am a mammal who lives in the rain forests of Africa. I eat mainly fruits and
vegetables, but I also eat meat, and sometimes I hunt large animals like monkeys and
young pigs. I give birth to live young and the gestation period is about 231 days.
Who Am I
? _________________
I am a reptile who is the nearest living relative of the dinosaurs. I am a carnivore
who is found in warm parts of the world, usually around water. I bury my eggs in
the sand, or lay them in rotting plants until they are ready to hatch in about 75 days.
Who Am I
? _________________
I am an amphibian who has moist glistening skin. I lay eggs in a jelly-like substance
that protects my eggs when they get into the water. It takes about 10 days before my
babies are ready to come out of the eggs.
Who Am I
? _________________
I am a reptile who has changed very little during the 200 million years my species has
been on Earth. Those of us who live in water are carnivores, and those of us who live
on land eat plants. I lay hard-shelled eggs, and the incubation period is about 45 days.
Who Am I
? _________________
emperor penguin
chimpanzee
I am a mammal who is common to North America. I am a carnivore, but I also enjoy
eating berries and other plant material. My gestation period is about 220 days,
and I give birth to live young.
surinam toad
rattlesnake
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frog
Directions:
Choose the animal from the box that solves each riddle. You may
need to do some research on the animals using books, encyclopedias,
the Internet, or other references from your library. Words in bold type
are defined for you on the next page.
According to The Enormous Egg it should have only taken 21 days for that egg to hatch, but
as you know it took a lot longer! In this activity you will be solving riddles about animals
by learning about the time it takes for them to give birth.
PART I
Directions:
PART II
Use the information from the riddles in Part I to fill in the information in
the chart below. An example has been done for you.
21 days
Gestation or
Incubation
period
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eggs
Lays eggs or
Live birth
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2. Draw shapes to form the tail, legs, feet, arms, and fingers.
1. Draw shapes to form the head and body.
bird
Type of animal
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In this activity you will get the chance to help someone plan a vacation by making a
brochure that describes and pictures some of Washington, D.C.’s points of interest.
tal. President John Adams moved the government to Washington, D.C.
in June 1800, and Congress first met there in November of that same year. The
president of the United States lives in Washington, D.C., and it is the place where laws are
made and departments have been created to oversee America’s money, businesses, food,
education, transportation, defense, and travel.
Besides being the center of all political activity in the United States, Washington, D.C.
has many attractions that are not government related. Visitors who come to the
68 square mile area will find theaters, music, parks and gardens, museums of the Smithsonian
Institution, churches, and the National Zoo.
Washington, the District of Columbia, was founded in 1791 as the world’s first national capi-
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write a three sentence description about Uncle Beazley on the back of
this paper.
how Nate described
people who wanted
him when he first hatched
to buy him
Now use the information you have gathered in the Character Web to
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Decorate the front cover with pictures or creative letters.
Paste your final draft descriptions inside of the folded paper. Leave enough
room after each description for your pictures of the points of interest.
Now you are ready to include pictures of Washington, D.C’s points of interest.
You may color and use the pictures drawn for you on the next few pages, or
you may use those as a guide and draw your own pictures. Paste or draw your
pictures next to or under the descriptions of the points of interest.
3.
4.
2.
Write a description of each of the points of interest in Washington, D.C. You
may use the written information on the next page as a guide, but you must do
your own descriptions in your own words. You may use the outline on the next
page to make it easier for you. Your teacher will decide how you will edit your
write-ups, and whether you can write your final drafts in pencil, ink, or typed
on the computer.
Fold a large piece of white construction paper three times so it looks like this:
1.
Directions:
HOW BIG WAS HE?
GRAPHING
(name of point of interest)
, you will learn about
are
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THE WHITE HOUSE
The White House is the home of the President of the United
States and his (or her someday) family. The President carries
out the duties of running the nation from the Oval Office,
located inside of the White House. Nearly 6,000 people visit the
White House each day, and because of this the White House is
staffed with a Chief Usher, an Executive Pastry Chef, an
Executive Housekeeper, White House Butlers, an Executive
Engineer, and a White House Calligrapher. To learn more about
the White House, visit the website at: www.whitehouse.gov/kids
(name of point of interest)
, and
(name of point of interest)
is an important place in Washington, D.C.., because
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THE SUPREME COURT
The United States Supreme Court is where the Judicial Branch of
the government carries out its duties. The Judicial Branch is
responsible for enforcing the laws made by the Legislative
Branch. The Supreme Court is the most powerful court in
America, and its decisions are final. To learn more about the
Supreme Court, visit the website at: www.supremecourtus.gov
THE CAPITOL BUILDING
The Capitol Building is an important building in Washington, D.C.
The Legislative Branch of government, which is in charge of
making America’s laws, works in the Capitol Building. This branch
of government is made up of the House of Representatives and the
Senate. The original Capitol Building was burned by British troops
in 1814, and the new building was completed in 1830. This building
was changed again, and the present Capitol Building was finished in
1863. To learn more about the Capitol Building, visit this website at:
www.senate.gov/vtour
If you visit
Two interesting facts about
The
Remember to write your descriptions in your own words.
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•Title: Your title should give information about what you are graphing.
•Label along the side: This label should explain what you are
measuring. (Are you measuring in inches, feet, pounds, tons?)
•Label along the bottom: This label should explain the time used to
get the measurements. (Is the time in months, days, years, weeks?)
•A number scale along the side: Your numbers should be on the
lines in a bar graph, and will need to go to 897.
•Dates along the bottom: Use the dates in the chart. They should go
in the spaces on a bar graph.
•Neatly colored bars displaying information: a ruler and a
bright color are neeeded for this.
Use the information in the chart and the graph paper on the next page to
make a bar graph. Your bar graph should include:
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The Enormous Egg. In this activity you will make a bar graph charting Uncle Beazley’s growth
from his birth on July 28th to his
weight on September 2nd.
You have been reading about Uncle Beazley and his tremendous growth throughout the book
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ou have been reading about Uncle Beazley from The Enormous Egg. In
this activity you will create a Character Web about Uncle Beazley. In a
Character Web the main character is in the middle and information about
the character forms a “web” around him or her. Use what you have read
about Uncle Beazley to fill in the circles with the information requested.
You can find information about Uncle Beazley in chapters six through
eleven.
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UNCLE BEAZLEY
NATE TWITCHELL
this activity you will create a Character Web about Nate. In a Character
Web the main character is in the middle and information about the
character forms a “web” around him or her. Use what you have read about
Nate to fill in the circles with the information requested. You can find
information about Nate throughout the entire book.
You have been reading about Nate Twitchell from The Enormous Egg. In
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friends and
relatives
places he visited in
Washington, D.C.
Now use the information you have gathered in the Character Web to
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as•tron•o•my n. the scientific study of
outer space. “...and if you like astronomy,
there’s the Naval Observatory.”
GRADING RUBRIC FOR WASHINGTON, D.C. BROCHURE
ANSWERS TO “HOW BIG WAS HE?”
beck•oned v. to signal by nodding or
waving. Dr. Ziemer beckoned to me to come
with them, but Dr. Kennedy didn’t pay any
attention to me at all.
at•a•vism n. characteristics which
become visible after many generations of
absence. They gathered in little circles and
started jabbering away about “Mesozoic,” and
“Cretaceous,” and “Protoceratops,” and
“atavism,” and all sorts of words that were way
over my head.
go to school with. “When I send a telegram to
col•leagues n. people you work with or
around the outside of a circle. “An eighteeninch circumference, and weighed almost four
pounds.”
cir•cum•fer•ence n. the distance
something, such as news, from place
to place or person to person. They wanted to
know why we called the rooster Ezekiel, and
what the circulation of the Freedom Sentinel was.
cir•cu•la•tion n. the passing of
couldn’t budge that big egg, so I had to come in
three or four times a day and turn it over for her.
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an anchor. I anchored out near the ledge of rocks
where I generally fish.
an•chored v. to hold a boat in place with
to a bill, rule or a law in order to make it
better. “I agree with the honorable Senator, and I
want to propose an amendment to this bill.”
com•mo•tion n. a disturbance. There
was an awful lot of commotion, and everybody
was talking at the same time and nobody could
hear anything.
that I have seen a live Triceratops, they’re going
to take the first plane out of Washington.”
a•mend•ment n. a change or an addition my colleagues at the National Museum saying
a•mi•a•ble adj. friendly and agreeable;
likable. “He looks rather calm and amiable,” the
doctor said.
al•ma•nac n. a yearly publication of
calendars with weather forecasts and other
weather related information. He says it’s more
dependable than the almanac.
clusters of blue-violet flowers, usually grown
as a pasture and hay crop. We tried out
different kinds of feed on him, because it was too
hard to get fresh grass, and we finally decided on
alfalfa, with about fifty pounds of poultry mash for
dessert.
al•fal•fa n. an herb with three leaflets and budge v. to move a little bit. Well, this hen
deserve approval; causing others to have a
high opinion of you. “It is a very admirable
quality.”
ad•mi•ra•ble adj. having qualities that
because of constant practice, use, or habit.
Dr. Ziemer said the people in Washington weren’t
too accustomed to a live dinosaur, and there might
be all kinds of crowds and confusion, and we
might get into trouble with the police.
ac•cus•tomed v. to be familiar with
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Spelling/Grammar
Punctuation/Capitalization
Overal Neatness
Cover Design
Use of Color
Describing 13 P.O.I.
Placing 13 P.O.I.
Criteria
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error, up to 30 points
10 points
10 points
10 points
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ac•com•mo•da•tions n. room and
board; lodgings. “There just aren’t any
accommodations here-no hotel, no restaurant, no
inn.”
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