Stop, Thief Theres a Pack Rat on the Loose

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Stop, Thief! Theres a Pack Rat on the Loose by
Burt Heim Pack Rat by Byrd Baylor
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• 7 According to the selection Stop, Thief!, what
  happens after a pack rat dies?
• A. Another pack rat raises its babies.
• B. Another pack rat destroys its home.
• C. Another pack rat steals its treasures.
• D. Another pack rat moves into its den.

IA17 Make connections (cause and effect) between
parts of the text (Reading GLE 2.3.1)
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8 Any of these words could be used to describe a
pack rat in the selection Stop, Thief! Choose
the word you think best describes a pack rat in
the selection Stop, Thief! Organized
Sneaky Intelligent Provide two details from
the selection Stop, Thief! to support your
answer. __________________________________________
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IC13 Make inferences and predictions based on
the reading (Reading GLE 2.1.5)
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• Text-based details may include, but are not
  limited to, the following
• Stole a flashlight from beside a sleeping bag
• Looks for treasures at night when people are
  sleeping
• Pack rats steal/take anything they want/steal
  from people/are thieves
• Shopping list includes coins, toothbrushes,
  rings, glasses, stones, etc.
• Stole false teeth from a camper
• When pack rat sees something else appealing,
  drops current payload and gets new treasure
• Makes changes (two nickels for a dime)
• Builds its den from scratch/builds den
• Builds home in a hidden place
• When one pack rat dies, another moves into its
  den
• Can collect enough to make a 6 ft-high den/can
  collect enough to fill a pickup truck
• Keeps a pantry in its den for food
• Insulates bedroom with grass (bark, cloth)
• Has special place for toilet in the den
• Den has different rooms for different functions
• Keeps a clean house
• Builds many exits from the den

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8 Any of these words could be used to describe a
pack rat in the selection Stop, Thief! Choose
the word you think best describes a pack rat in
the selection Stop, Thief! Organized
Sneaky Intelligent Provide two details from
the selection Stop, Thief! to support your
answer.
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L. a pack rate house includes a pantry where
nuts, grains, berries, and other foods are
stored Q. there are several exits in case of
danger
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8 Any of these words could be used to describe a
pack rat in the selection Stop, Thief! Choose
the word you think best describes a pack rat in
the selection Stop, Thief! Organized
Sneaky Intelligent Provide two details from
the selection Stop, Thief! to support your
answer.
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J. they steal while youre sleeping
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8 Any of these words could be used to describe a
pack rat in the selection Stop, Thief! Choose
the word you think best describes a pack rat in
the selection Stop, Thief! Organized
Sneaky Intelligent Provide two details from
the selection Stop, Thief! to support your
answer.
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Stop, Thief! Theres a Pack Rat on the Loose by
Burt Heim Pack Rat by Byrd Baylor
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• 9 What is the main idea of the poem Pack Rat?
• A. The pack rat gathers cactus fruit during
  the cool evenings.
• B. The pack rat spends most of its time
  collecting treasures.
• C. The pack rat runs to whatever is shiny and
  new.
• D. The pack rat piles sticks and dirt in its
  nest.

LC01 Demonstrate understanding of theme or
message and supporting details (Reading GLE 2.1.3)
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• 10 In the poem Pack Rat, what is the meaning of
  the word darting in line 37?
• A. Burrowing
• B. Sleeping
• C. Running
• D. Gathering

LC04 Interpret vocabulary critical to the
meaning of the text (Reading GLE 1.3.2)
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• 11 What is the authors purpose for writing the
  selection Stop, Thief! and
• the poets purpose for writing the poem Pack
  Rat?
• A. To explain how pack rats build their nests
• B. To describe the collecting habits of pack
  rats
• C. To inform the reader about the social life
  of pack rats
• D. To entertain with stories about how pack
  rats steal objects

IT18 Analyze authors purpose in a text, and/or
evaluate effectiveness for different audiences
(includes fact/opinion, authors point of view,
tone, and use of persuasive devices, and/or
authors assumptions and beliefs) (Reading GLEs
2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4)
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12 What are four ways that the collecting habits
of the pack rat in the selection Stop, Thief!
are the same as the collecting habits of the pack
rat in the poem Pack Rat? Include information
from the selection and the poem in your
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Strand IA 16 Compare/contrast elements within
and between text(s) (Reading GLEs 2.3.1, 2.4.6)
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• Text-based information may include, but is not
  limited to
• Both steal (collect/like) shiny objects
• Both steal / take anything that appeals to them /
  collect treasures / collect anything new
• Both take objects back to their dens / keep
  objects in their dens
• Both take items from campers (people, humans,
  while people sleep)
• Both collected sticks to build their dens / both
  have dens made from sticks
• Both stay close to home
• Both stay out of sight of their enemies
• Both collect nuts, grains, berries (food)
• Both search in evening (night)

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12 What are four ways that the collecting habits
of the pack rat in the selection Stop, Thief!
are the same as the collecting habits of the pack
rat in the poem Pack Rat? Include information
from the selection and the poem in your answer.
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A. One is they collect anything shiny. H. They
collect Berries and roots to eat. F. They never
go very far from there homes I. it usually only
collects treasures at night
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12 What are four ways that the collecting habits
of the pack rat in the selection Stop, Thief!
are the same as the collecting habits of the pack
rat in the poem Pack Rat? Include information
from the selection and the poem in your answer.
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A. they both like to collect shiny stuff F.
they stay close to home
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12 What are four ways that the collecting habits
of the pack rat in the selection Stop, Thief!
are the same as the collecting habits of the pack
rat in the poem Pack Rat? Include information
from the selection and the poem in your answer.
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provide specific text-based details.
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• 13 After reading the selection Stop, Thief! and
  the poem Pack Rat, what
• generalization can you make about pack rats?
• A. Pack rats are organized.
• B. Pack rats are chewers.
• C. Pack rats are social.
• D. Pack rats are dirty.

IT20 Extend information beyond the textmake
generalizations, draw conclusions, apply
information, give a response to an informational
text (Reading GLEs 2.4.1, 2.4.5)