1. Responding to Literature Raising Dragons Houghton Mifflin Grade 3 D. Crisler 2012/2013 HM Strategy Focus/Obj.: Predict/Infer Comprehension Focus/Obj: Drawing Conclusions

2. All About Hank Guiding Questions: Do you think Hank would be a good pet? What do you think Hank is like, anyway? Make a chart to show conclusions you draw about Hank’s personality. Review Raising Dragons and look for specific quotes from the text. Look at what the author says about him. Look carefully at the pictures. Note what the little girl says about him. Note what Hank does Use the details you find to complete a graphic organizer. Use the “Secret Recipe” to write a paragraph describing Hank based on information gained from the text.

3. Who was talking to Whom? Where When What did they say? “Quote” Explain Quote Here… Analysis This shows….. Because Clearly, should This Proves…. would Obviosly, could It seems... might This suggests… Evidently It appears… Clearly If…then… Obviously Fiction Nonfiction Do you think Hank would be a good pet?

4. Ma’s Side of the Story What do you think the little girl’s mother thought? Did she like her daughter raising a dragon? Did her opinion of Hank change over time? Look for clues in Raising Dragons. Use a graphic organizer and the “Secret Recipe” telling Ma’s side of the story.

5. Who was talking to Whom? Where When What did they say? “Quote” Explain Quote Here… Analysis This shows….. Because Clearly, should This Proves…. would Obviosly, could It seems... might This suggests… Evidently It appears… Clearly If…then… Obviously Fiction Nonfiction What did the little girl’s mother think about Hank?

6. Additional Extensions You may want to choose one of the extension activities on the following slides to focus on additional skills or to help students make connections.

7. Creative Story Write a creative story about finding a dragon’s egg. Where does the story take place? Who are the main characters? What is the problem and the solution? What happens at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of the story. Include dialogue in your story.

8. Cause and Effect Work with a partner. Play a cause and effect game, using index cards. Here’s how. Choose an event in Raising Dragons. Then find the event that cause it. Write the two events on separate index cards. On the back of each card, write if it is the cause or the effect. Find four more pairs of events and make cards for each pair. Put the cause cards in one pile and the effect cards in another. Trade your two piles of cards with another pair of students. Try to correctly match each of the other students’ cause cards with the right effect card. Ask them for help if you can’t match all the cards.

9. Dragons Around Us Dragons have been around in legends and stories for a long time. Do research and learn about some legendary dragons. Then compare them to Hank Would you say that Hank is a typical dragon? In what ways? In what ways is he different? Write a paragraph comparing and contrasting Hank with other famous dragons.

10. From Beginning to End Make a sequence of events chart. Decide what the main events of Raising Dragoons are. Put them in the chart in the order of when they take place. Then get together with a group of classmates. Compare your charts. Discuss these questions: Did everyone include the same events? Were events listed in the same order?

11. A Meal Fit for a Dragon Hank was very helpful around the farm. Ma even started fixing special meals for him. Plan a meal for Hank. Write the recipe for the main dish. Think About these questions: What does Hank like to eat? What ingredients will you need? How much of each ingredient will you need? How will you prepare the food?