LESSON 22 TEACHER’S GUIDE How Animals Move by Ann Takman Fountas-Pinnell Level J Informational Text Selection Summary Some baby animals, such as a giraffe or a whale calf, can move like their parents soon after they are born. Other animal babies, such as baby birds, lion cubs, and kangaroo joeys, need time and care before they are ready to move like their parents. Still other animal babies, such as tadpoles and caterpillars, look different from their parents and move differently, too. Number of Words: 401 Characteristics of the Text Genre Text Structure Content Themes and Ideas Language and Literary Features Sentence Complexity Vocabulary Words Illustrations Book and Print Features Informational Text Third-person exposition, with introduction and conclusion Animal names as paragraph headings; related concepts grouped together Paragraphs include sequence and compare/contrast structures Baby animals and the ways they move Maternal care of baby animals Animals move in different ways, and so do animal babies. Some animal babies can walk, crawl, or swim from the day they are born. Some animal babies are like human babies and they need time to grow and learn. Some animal babies change their shape and way of moving as they grow. Compare/contrast cues, such as others, like, yet, also, but, same Some informal language, such as gets a ride, looks a lot like Simple, compound, and complex sentences, with phrases Appositive: A baby whale, or calf, begins to swim... Animal names: giraffe, whale, calf, lion, cub, kangaroo, joey, opossum, tadpole, butterfly, caterpillar Possibly challenging vocabulary: adult, careful, parent, danger, survive, skilled, helpless, pouch, appear, protect Mainly one- and two-syllable words with varied spelling/sound and syllable patterns Words with suffixes: careful, helpless, hunters, safely Photos, some with labels, support and extend text. Photo above text on each of nine pages Paragraph headings on se