Monday, September 25th: Review for The Most Dangerous Game
Freytag's Pyramid
Exposition
Rising Action
Climas
Falling Action
Resolution
Tuesday, September 26th:
Field Trip to the Red Shoes
Test on The Most Dangerous Game
Field Trip to the Red Shoes
Test on The Most Dangerous Game
Elements of Literature; page 27 “Can Animals Think?”
1. Who is Fu Manchu?
Yessenia:
He is an orangutan.
2. What did he do?
Jestice: He escaped from the zoo.
Taylor: He climbed down some air-vent louvers; he used brute force to open furnace door. He slid a wire into the gap and popped the door open.
Readers: Lizbeth, Taylor, David,
Questions:
Who was Washoe?
The female ape
What were the researchers trying to do with the apes?
Lizbeth and David answered.
The researchers were trying to teach the apes to talk.
Lizbeth: The researchers were trying to teach them to use sign language.
What word did Washoe invent?
Nadiya: Water Bird
The water bird described a swan.
Animals learn best when it is in their best interest, not to satisfy some scientist’s experiment.
Lending a Helping Hand:
Animals cooperate when they learn it is in their best interest to cooperate.
Vocabulary:
Aspirate: to breathe in.
Who was Orky?
What did he do that showed his intelligence?
Thursday, September 28th:
Read “Can Animals Think: The Keeper Always Falls for It”
page 29
Vocabulary:
Devious
Bianca: sneaky and deceptive
Reader: David, Diego
Trenton explained how the orangutan tricked her trainer into giving an extra orange.
Beguile: to deceive through charm
Orca: killer whale
Write a short paragraph about the time you saw an animal or a pet do something that showed intelligence.
Lizbeth: Had two dogs who had litters of puppies at the same time. The older, wiser dog mom took care of the younger dog mom’s puppies (teen mom!).
Cierra: Her dog comforted her when she was upset over her bad grades.
Julian: His dog told him where his cousins were hiding during hide-and-seek.
Alejandra: Her mom asked their dog where the pet turtles were and he led her to the pet turtles.
Milan: Her cat knows how to open the door when asked.
Bianca: Her snake would fall every time she would look at him. He figured out how to open the snake.
Page 30: “Test Practice”
Write the question and then write the right answer.
Passed back “The Most Dangerous Game”
To correct your test, please do the following:
On a separate sheet of paper, write the question you got wrong and then write the full correct answer. When you are finished, please staple the paper onto your test and submit it to me. Please title the test corrections “The Most Dangerous Game Test Corrections”.
Example:
1. The general hunts humans because he is (b) bored with hunting animals.
Vocabulary:
Write the vocabulary word and the correct definition
Example:
Futile means unsuccessful attempt
Plot:
Antagonist means (G) the character who opposes the protagonist in his or her journey.
1. Rainsford falls into the ocean when he loses his balance on the yacht’s railing: B. Rising action
Gave students time to correct their test.
For next week:
Mirror Recognition: and the Rise of Personhood”
“Self-Recognition of Elephants”
“Elephant Food Test”
“How Smart are Dolphins, Anyway?”
“How Smart are Animals, Really”
Begin work on the research paper, "Can Animals Think and Reason?"
Video - Animal Consciousness
"Dolphins in the Mirror"
Take notes
Which animals can identify themselves in a mirror?
What does that seem to say about the animals' intelligence?
Briefly describe Professor Reiss' experiment with dolphins and mirrors.
What were some of the things the dolphins did in front of the mirror?
What did Professor Reiss do to the elephant's face in the Bronx Zoo?
What is the youngest age some dolphins are able to identify themselves in the mirror?
What is the average age most human children are able to identify themselves in the mirror?
"Inside the Minds of Animals" - Ted Ed Talks
What did Aristotle believe about animal intelligence?
What did Descartes believe about animal intelligence?
How do elephants access hard to reach food?
What can octopus do with jars?
What is the story about Hans the Horse?
What does this show about the intelligence of Hans the Horse?
At this point do we know if a dog can feel good about outsmarting us?
Thesis Statement sample:
If animals are smarter than human have given them credit for, or some animals are as smart or even smarter than humans - whales, dolphins, and elephants – then we should rethink our right to hunt animals, and/or our right to eat other animals.
The research paper should be five pages long.
