Lesson 2
Knowledge Rating Scale
Vocabulary
Word
I’ve never
heard this
word before.
I’ve heard
this word, but
I don’t know
what it
means.
I know this
word…it has
something to
do with…
I know the
meaning of
this word.
attack
conclusion
curious
fact
protect
Vocabulary Words
Vocabulary
Word
Definition
Part of
Speech
Synonym
Antonym
attack
harm using violence
verb
defend,
retreat
conclusion
end of something
noun
assault, hit,
strike, hurt,
harm
the final part,
ending
curious
wanting to know more about
something
adjective
uninterested
fact
something known to be true
noun
inquiring,
interested,
questioning
information,
truth, detail
protect
to keep safe
verb
defend,
guard, look
after, save
from harm
endanger
start,
beginning
fiction,
opinion
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Examples
Word
attack
Example
Almost every day the news has something about an attack, an act of
violence against someone. Sometimes it is right here in our town that
someone is attacked and sometimes the attack takes place in another
country. Dogs sometime attack, they fight and try to deliberately hurt
another dog or a person.
Can you think of any other examples where something might attack?
conclusion
Your graduation ceremony will be the conclusion to your course of study in
this program, it will be the very end of this program of study. The
conclusion of the book is the very last chapter, the very end.
What is something in your life that is near the conclusion?
curious
Have you ever heard of Curious George? His name is “Curious” because
he has an inquisitive nature, he always wants to know more about
something. Some children are curious, they tend to ask a lot of questions.
Do you know anyone that you would consider curious?
fact
It is a fact that there are 7 days in a week, we can prove it by looking at
the calendar. When using the Internet, it is important to sort out fact from
fiction; you want to be sure that what you find can be proved.
Tell me something that you know for a fact.
protect
During the summer, I try to protect my skin from the sun, I try to keep my
skin safe from the sun. In the winter I cover my plants to protect them
from the frost. I also try to keep my personal information safe, I try to
protect my personal identify.
What is something that you protect?
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Fill in the Blank
attack
conclusion
curious
fact
protect
1. A jury must consider the ________________ when making a decision about a case.
2. My four year old is very ______________; she always wants to know how everything works.
3. If you tease the dog it might _____________________ you.
4. Using a condom will ___________________ you from sexually transmitted diseases.
5. I cried at the ______________ of the movie, it was very sad.
Sentence Completion
1. One way that I can protect myself from an attack is ____________________.
2. I felt relieved at the conclusion of ____________________.
3. It is important for me to protect ____________________.
4. I am curious about _________________.
5. One think I know for a fact is ____________________.
Yes, No, Why?
1. Do curious people look for facts?
2. Is it ok to attack someone first in order to protect yourself?
Read and Respond
Police Dogs (Source unknown. Grade Level 4. See following page for the passage.)
1. How do trainers protect themselves during training?
2. Do you think police dogs should be used to attack people?
3. Did the article make you curious about anything? If so, what?
4. What is a fact that was given in the conclusion of the story?
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Police Dogs
Police dogs are working dogs. Very often, German shepherds are chosen for this
work. What makes these dogs so good at it?
For one thing, German shepherds are the right size and they are quite large and
strong. With big chests, they can get enough wind for long runs. A thick coat of fur protects
them in bad weather as well as helps them stay clean. They look alert and are very smart,
so it is easy to train them to do hard jobs. What’s more, German shepherds have the right
traits. Most dogs tend to be loyal, good friends; but these dogs will do whatever it takes to
please their owners.
Trainers work a long time to prepare these dogs for their work. They choose the
dogs when they are still puppies and training begins when the dogs are very young. Police
dogs train in police barracks. When training starts, a police dog learns how to attack, but
only does so on command. First the dog bites a rag that the trainer waves in front of his or
her own face. Then the dog practices on a person who wears thick pads. The dog learns to
attack and hold onto someone but the dog does not bite that person. Most of the time,
police dogs don’t have to attack. When people see police dogs coming, they give up. This is
true even in prison fights.
Police dogs also learn to search for things. To teach this skill, the trainer lets the
dog sniff an object to get a scent of what they are going to search for. After the dog learns
the smell of the thing it is going to look for, the trainer hides the object far away. The dog
then searches the area part by part. A dog can find almost anything by its smell. If the dog
is looking for a missing person, it starts at that person’s home. Of all the foot tracks in the
house, the dog must sniff out the missing person’s scent.
German shepherds make excellent police dogs because they are smart, strong,
and patient and they can wait quietly for long periods of time. The dogs’ calm and gentle
natures show they can be well trained.
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