Explore Week 7: Devour, Dignified, Thunderous in Wildlife
Dive into the concepts of devouring, dignified behavior, and thunderous roars in the animal kingdom. Discover how big cats like lions exhibit dignified manners, tigers devour their prey, and the powerful presence of thunderous wildlife moments.
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Week 7: Devour, Dignified, Thunderous
In a single day, eating at several meals until it is full, an adult tiger can devouralmost half of its own weight in meat. Based on this sentence, what do you think the word devour might mean? TPS SAY: I think the word devour means
Which words in the excerpt are clues to the meaning of devour? TPS In a single day, eating at several meals until it is full, an adult tiger can devour almost half of its own weight in meat. SAY: I think the word _____ is a clue to the meaning because___
To eat something quickly and hungrily Devour
They do not want other animals to steal their food. They eat their food quickly and gulp it down The word devour is a synonym for eat Big Cats devour their food.
People sometimes devour their food too. Why is it not a good idea to devour your food? TPS SAY: It is not a good idea to devour your food because
Try using the word devour in your writing instead of the word eat! We talked about overused words in our writing unit
Look at this excerpt from Big Cats: It certainly looks the part: an adult male lion has a noble head and main, a powerful jaw and sharp teeth, and what seems to be a dignifiedmanner. Lions are sometimes known as The King of Beasts
Dignified: Confident, calm, and in control
Who is someone you know who is dignified? Why would you describe them this way? TPS SAY: I think __________________ is dignified because __________.
Is Tulip being dignified? Why? TPS Tulip is giving a report to her class. Some of her classmates are being noisy, so Tulip waits patiently for them to settle down. When the class is quiet, Tulip begins to talk. SAY: Tulip is/is not dignified because
Is Tulip being dignified? Why? TPS Tulip is standing in the lunch line. She is hungry, and the line is moving slowly. She grabs her stomach, making loud groaning noises, and shouts, Feed me, I am starving! SAY: Tulip is/is not dignified because
Is Tulip being dignified? Why? TPS Tulip trips over a tree root on the playground. She stands up calmly, brushes herself off, and continues to play. SAY: Tulip is/is not dignified because
Adding to the lions majesty is its thunderous roar. Both males and females roar. A make lion s roar can be a way of staking out its territory and warning other lions away. Sometimes a lion will stop eating just to let loose with an ear-splitting roar. A loud roar can be heard from a distance of five miles Thunderous is our next word
Thunderous: Making a loud, rumbling noise like thunder.
What things might make a thunderous noise? TPS SAY: A ______ might make a thunderous noise.
