MainSelectionDidacrocodilethesizeofaschoolbusonceliveonEarth?MeettheuperrocFCATXXComprehensionGenreANonfictionArticlegivesinformationaboutrealpeople,things,orevents.RereadMainIdeaandDetailsTotellthemainidea,tellthemostimportantideas.Usedetailstogivemoreinformation.Whatkindofanimalwasit?Itsbodywasabout40feetlong.That’saboutthesizeofaschoolbus.Itsjawswereabout5feetlong.That’saboutaslongassomepeoplearetall!Ithadabout100teeth.Name:Sarcosuchusimperator(“SuperCroc”)Length:Upto50feetWeight:About17,500poundsLived:About110millionyearsagoRealWorldReading372RealWorldReadingThecoelacanth(SEE-luh-kanth)isanancientfish.Itlivedabout360millionyearsago.Peoplefirstlearnedaboutthecoelacanthbystudyingitsfossils.Fossilsaretheshapesorremainsleftbehindbysomethingthatlivedalongtimeago.Peoplebelievedthatthecoelacanthsdiedmillionsofyearsago.Butin1938,afishermancaughtacoelacanthnearMadagascar.Sincethenmorehavebeencaught.Nowscientistsarehopefultheycanprotectcoelacanths.Theybelievetheycanhelpbecausethescientistshavelearnedmoreaboutthefish.Coelacanthsareunabletoliveinthewarmwaternearthetopoftheocean.Theycanonlylivedeepunderwater.���������������������������������AVeryOldFishCoelacanthVocabularyancienthopefulunableconfirmvalid370VocabularySelectionAtaGlanceReviewAndAssessReviewAndAssessOralLanguageOralLanguageOralVocabularyDiscusswhatchildrenlearnedaboutprehistoriccreatures.MakesurechildrenunderstandthatthesecreatureslivedpriortopeopleonEarth.Thenaskchildrentodescribeanimmenseprehistoriccreature.Guidechildrentonameadditionalprehistoricanimalsthatwereruthlessorharmless.Dividechildrenintosmallgroups.Askeachgrouptochooseaprehistoriccreaturetoresearch.Provideresourcesforchildrentofindoutmoreabouttheircreatures.Makesemanticwebsontheboard.Havegroupstellabouttheircreature’sphysicaltraits.Recordtheminthewebs.Finally,inviteeachgrouptoorallydescribetheircreaturetoanothergroup.��������������������������LA.2.1.6.1UsenewvocabularydirectlyLA.2.1...
