1. The Tiger Rising (4.0) Themes: Skills/Strategies Animals in our Lives
Coming of Age
Moving to a New Place
Dealing with Grief and Loss
Skills/Strategies
Set a Purpose
Summarize
Vocabulary Development
Cause and Effect
Identify Main Idea and Details

2. The Tiger Rising Meeting 1
Purpose for Reading the Book:
To understand the effect that the tiger and Sistine Bailey each have on Rob
Today’s Reading: The Tiger Rising Chapters 1-4
Today’s Purpose:
To understand how Rob deals with things that bother him
Strategy: Identify Cause and Effect
Vocabulary:
pacing, chapel, ignorant, whittle

3. The Tiger Rising Meeting 2
Purpose for Reading the Book:
To understand the effect that the tiger and Sistine Bailey each have on Rob
Today’s Reading: The Tiger Rising Chapters 5-7
Today’s Purpose:
To discover what Rob and Sistine have in common
Strategy: Summarize
Vocabulary:
medicine, contagious, thrill, policy, realized

4. The Tiger Rising Meeting 3
Purpose for Reading the Book:
To understand the effect that the tiger and Sistine Bailey each have on Rob
Today’s Reading: The Tiger Rising Chapters 8-11
Today’s Purpose:
To understand how Rob deals with things that bother him
Strategy: Identify Cause and Effect
Vocabulary:
shrugged, desperate, capable

5. The Tiger Rising Meeting 4
Purpose for Reading the Book:
To understand the effect that the tiger and Sistine Bailey each have on Rob
Today’s Reading: The Tiger Rising Chapters 12-14
Today’s Purpose:
To understand how Sistine begins to challenge Rob to change
Strategy: Summarize
Vocabulary:
sculptor, defiant, gasps, ignored, fiercely

6. The Tiger Rising Meeting 5
Purpose for Reading the Book:
To understand the effect that the tiger and Sistine Bailey each have on Rob
Today’s Reading: The Tiger Rising Chapters 15-17
Today’s Purpose:
To learn about what happened to Willie May’s pet parakeet
Strategy: Identify Cause and Effect
Vocabulary:
forbidden, constellation

7. The Tiger Rising Meeting 6
Purpose for Reading the Book:
To understand the effect that the tiger and Sistine Bailey each have on Rob
Today’s Reading: The Tiger Rising Chapters 18-20
Today’s Purpose:
To find out why Sistine wants to free the tiger – and why Rob does not
Strategy: Summarize
Vocabulary:
maintenance, options, trembling, mocking

8. The Tiger Rising Meeting 7
Purpose for Reading the Book:
To understand the effect that the tiger and Sistine Bailey each have on Rob
Today’s Reading: The Tiger Rising Chapters 21-23
Today’s Purpose:
To find out what advice Willie May gives Sistine
Strategy: Identify Cause and Effect
Vocabulary:
advice, prophetess, soothes

9. The Tiger Rising Meeting 8
Purpose for Reading the Book:
To understand the effect that the tiger and Sistine Bailey each have on Rob
Today’s Reading: The Tiger Rising Chapters 24-26
Today’s Purpose:
To discover what makes Rob change his mind about freeing the tiger
Strategy: Summarize
Vocabulary:
disapproval, conjured

10. The Tiger Rising Meeting 9
Purpose for Reading the Book:
To understand the effect that the tiger and Sistine Bailey each have on Rob
Today’s Reading: The Tiger Rising Chapters 27-29
Today’s Purpose:
To find out what happens to the tiger and why Rob is affected the way he is
Strategy: Identify Cause and Effect
Vocabulary:
gratitude, emancipators, explosive, warrior, marveled

11. The Tiger Rising Meeting 10
Purpose for Reading the Book:
To understand the effect that the tiger and Sistine Bailey each have on Rob
Today’s Reading: The Tiger Rising Chapter 30
Today’s Purpose:
To find out what Rob dreams about and what it might mean to him

12. The Tiger Rising Meeting 11
Today’s Reading:
An informational article about the fate of zoo elephants
Today’s Purpose:
To understand and identify the main idea and important details of an article in order to present information to others
Strategy: Identifying Main Idea and Details