A Porcupine Named Fluffy

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A Porcupine Named Fluffy

• Story told by Helen Lester
• Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger
• Teaching Activities designed by Lu Bing-Ren

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• When Mr. and Mrs. Porcupine had their first
  child, they were delighted.
• Now he needed a name.

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• Should they call him Spike?
• No. Spike was too common.

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• Should they call him Lance?
• No. Lance sounded too fierce.
• Should they call him Needleroozer?
• No. Needleroozer was too long.
• Prickles? Pokey? Quillian?
• Then together they had an idea.
• Lets call him Fluffy. Its such a pretty name.
  Fluffy!

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• But soon there came a time when Fluffy began to
  doubt that he was fluffy.

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• He first became suspicious when he backed into a
  door and stuck fast.
• That was not a fluffy thing to do.

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• He was even more convinced when he accidentally
  slept on his back and poked holes in the
  mattress.
• A very unfluffy thing to do.

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• When he tried to carry an umbrella he knew the
  truth without a doubt.
• Fluffy definitely wasnt.

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• So he decided to become fluffier.
• Clouds are fluffy, he thought.
• Ill be a cloud.

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• But he couldnt
• stay up.

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• I know. Pillows are fluffy! he said.
• Ill be a pillow.
• But when his mother sat on him,
• she was not pleased.

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• He tried soaking in a bubble bath for forty-five
  minutes, but he did not become fluffy.
• He became soggy.

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• He tried whipped cream.
• He put a little on each quill. It was not easy,
  and it took more than half a day.

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• But this did not make Fluffy fluffy.
• They should have named me Gooey,
• he sighed.

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• He ate a lot of fluffy marshmallows.
• He rolled in shaving cream and feathers.
• He even tried to become a bunny.

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• But the truth remained. Fluffy wasnt.

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• One afternoon Fluffy set out for a walk,
• trying to think of ways to become fluffy.

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• Before long he met a very large rhinoceros.

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• Grrrr! said the rhinoceros.
• Im going to give you a rough time.
• Fluffy didnt know what a rough time was, but he
  didnt like the sound of it at all.
• What is your name, small prickly thing?
• asked the rhinoceros unkindly.
• Fluffy, said Fluffy.

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• The rhinoceros smiled.
• He giggled.
• Then he laughed out loud.
• He rolled on the ground.
• He jiggled and slapped his knees.
• He roared with laughter.

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• A porcupine named Fluffy!
• howled the rhinoceros.

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• Fluffy was embarrassed, but he tried to be
  polite.
• And what is your name? he inquired.

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• HI cant say it, giggled the rhinoceros.
• Hubert? suggested Fluffy.

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• HHHoh help, I just cant say it, Im laughing
  so hard, said the rhinoceros.
• Harold? Or maybe Herman?
• asked Fluffy.
• No, gasped the rhinoceros.
• Its HHHHippo.

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• Hippo.
• A rhinoceros named Hippo.
• Fluffy smiled.
• He giggled.
• Then he laughed out loud.
• He jiggled and slapped his knees.
• He howled with laughter.
• A rhinoceros named Hippo! Fluffy cried.

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• A porcupine named Fluffy.
• A rhinoceros named Hippo.
• It was almost more than they could bear.
• Hippo and Fluffy rolled on the ground giggling
  and laughing until tears came to their eyes.

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• At last they lay exhausted on the ground.
• From that time on they were the best of friends.

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• And Fluffy didnt mind being Fluffy anymoreeven
  though he wasnt.

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Rationale

• Text Type Narrative
• Language Focus to practice prediction, listening
  for detail, adjectives and verbs
• Target Group Six graders or higher
• Time Schedule 6 sessions (4 hours)

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Teaching Procedure

• Whats in a name? (William Shakespeare)
• Guided reading
• Silent reading and group reading
• Activities
• 1. Find out the meaning of your English name
• 2. Rewrite the story
• 3. Sing Ebony and Ivory

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Brainstorming
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How to call a porcupine

• Spike? Too common.
• Lance? Sounded too
  fierce.
• Needleroozer? Too long.
• Prickles? Pokey? Just too odd.
• Fluffy? What a pretty
  name!

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Whats wrong with Fluffy?

• Verbs doubt, suspect, convince, become
• Unfluffy events
• 1. backed into a door and stuck fast
• 2. slept on his back and poked holes in the
• mattress
• 3. tried to carry an umbrella
• Solution become fluffier

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Ways to become fluffier

• Clouds But he couldnt
  stay up.
• Pillows But his mother was not
  pleased.
• Soaking in a bubble bath Became soggy.
• Whipped cream Became Gooey.
• Ate marshmallows Became chubby.
• Rolled in shaving cream and feathers Goofy.
• Became a bunny Looked so
  funny.

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Im going to give you a rough time!

• A porcupine named Fluffy!
• A rhinoceros named Hippo!
• Adjectives embarrassed, polite, exhausted
• Verbs smile, giggle, laugh, roll, jiggle, slap,
  roar, howl, inquire, gasp, cry, bear, mind

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Discussions

• Have you seen a real porcupine or rhinoceros
  before? Where have you seen it / them?
• Do you know the meaning of your name?
• Who gives you the name?
• Do you like your English name? Why or why not?
• Do you want to change your name? Why?
• Do you have a nickname? Do you like it?

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Whats in your name

• Take JFK, for example
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• First name, Christian name (?)? John
• Middle name (??)? Fitzgerald
• Nickname ??
• Pen name ??,??
• Pseudonym ??
• Incognito ????,????

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