1. October 29, 2014 - Supercroc - using text features
Homework:
Review your notes
Objective
I can use text features to enhance my understanding of an informative article.
Warm Up:
Turn to The Passamaquoddy on pg
What kind of graphic aids do you see here?
Read and answer the questions under sidebars A (3 questions) and B (2 questions).

2. Turn to The Passamaquoddy on pg. 720
Turn to The Passamaquoddy on pg What kind of graphic aids do you see here?
Read and answer the questions under sidebars A and B.

3. Which features does this map include?
What information from this article does this map illustrate?
What else do you learn about the lands of the Passamaquoddy from this map?

4. What does this timeline tell you about the Passamaquoddy that you don't learn from the article itself?
What important information would you miss if you did not read this timeline?

5. Strategies for reading informational text

6. Turn to pg. 898 in your
blue Literature book
Supercroc

7. Text Analysis: Text Features

8. text features
design elements that present information visually.

9. subheadings (aka section titles)
hint at the main idea or topic of the section that follows.

10. graphic aids
include things like maps, photographs or timelines.

11. captions
provide information about a graphic aid

12. Skim through "SuperCroc" and jot down examples of different text features.
Which ones do you see? Write the text feature and page #.

13. How many subheadings do you see in the article?
As we read "SuperCroc," you will be pulling out key information (important ideas) and summarizing them (putting them into your own words) .

14. Let's read the first section of Supercroc together and come up with the 5 W's and H.
Who -
What -
Where -
When -
Why -
How -

15. Based on the information that you read, what subheading name could you give it?

16. Introduction
In 2000, Paul Sereno led a team of scientists to Gadoufaoua, Niger (Africa) to look for fossils, after having found some there in 1997.
The team spent 4 months there and found 20 tons of bones from fish, turtles, dinosaurs and from a Supercroc.

17. What Makes This Croc So Super?
Supercroc skull = 6 ft
Sereno compared this to today's crocs. Today's largest = 20 ft
SC = 40 ft long, weighed 10 tons

18. A Different Looking Beast
head wider in front than in the middle = unique
SC had a hole (nose) - probably used for smell or communication
SC had hundreds of 1 ft large bone plates called scutes

19. When Did SuperCroc Live?
SC lived 110 million years ago - Sereno compared fossils that already had dates
Gadoufaoua, now a desert, used to have lots of water
found SC along with 5 other croc species

20. What Did SuperCroc Eat?
SC had 130 short, strong teeth and ate fish, turtles and dinos
bite down, drag prey under water, drown it, eat it

21. What Happened to SuperCroc?
SC only lived for a few million years
Possible answers - Why it died off:
rare since a creature that big needs lots of room
disease
disaster
no one knows for sure

22. Quiz time! Take out a clean sheet of paper.
Put your name in the top right corner.
One the top line title it SUPERCROC QUIZ
Skip the next line and then number 1-10
(do NOT skip lines between these numbers)
All answers must be in capital letters.

23. 1. The Gadoufaoua region of Niger interests Paul Sereno because:
A) an ancient river once flowed through it
B) it is filled with dinosaur fossils
C) many crocodiles live there today
D) he is an expert in desert environments

24. 2. The Sarcosuchus imperator is nicknamed "SuperCroc" because:
A) it had extremely large teeth
B) its head had an unusual shape
C) adults reached a length of 40 feet
D) it existed in greater numbers than other prehistoric animals

25. 3.The map on pg. 324 shows:
A) the locations of Niger and Gadoufaoua
B) the rivers where many SuperCrocs lived
C) how far Sereno's team traveled to reach Africa
D) the way Africa looked in the Mesozoic Era

26. 4. Which of the following is the best summary of the section "A Different-Looking Beast"?
A) SuperCroc's snout grew wider at the end and had a large hole in it, and the animal was covered in tough plates called scutes.
B) SuperCroc was one of the ugliest prehistoric animals, but its armor was impressive.
C) SuperCroc, a large predator with an unusually shaped head, lived about 110 million years ago and ate many different animals.
D) SuperCroc had a hole in its snout that may have given it a keen sense of smell or helped it communicate with other crocs.

27. 5. The timeline on pg. 327 shows that:
A) archosaurs descended from ancient SuperCrocs
B) SuperCrocs survived into the Cenozoic era
C) birds are not related to crocodiles
D) Pterosaurs became extinct about 65 million years ago

28. 6. Which sentence best summarizes the conditions for Sereno and his team?
A) The team rose early to work long hours, sometimes in extreme heat.
B) The land used to have many rivers, but became dry as they continued traveling.
C) The sandy land made digging very easy, despite the heat.
D) The team faced harsh conditions and saw few rewards for their efforts.

29. 7. The subheading "What Makes This Croc So Super
7. The subheading "What Makes This Croc So Super?" tells you that the text provides:
A) a theory of why SuperCroc disappeared
B) a description of SuperCroc's size
C) an account of how SuperCroc captured its food
D) an estimate of when SuperCroc lived

30. 8. What is an unusual feature of SuperCroc?
A) It lived about 110 million years ago in Africa.
B) Its head was wider in front than in the middle.
C) Its jaw contained many sharp teeth.
D) It fed on fish, turtles and dinosaurs.

31. 9. Which subheading would most likely contain text about SuperCroc's death?
A) What Happened to SuperCroc?
B) When Did SuperCroc Live?
C) What Did SuperCroc Eat?
D) What Makes This Croc So Super?

32. 10. Paul Sereno is a:
A) historian B) scientist C) hunter D) writer

33. Text Analysis: Text Features
Text Features How They Helped Me Understand the Article
Subheadings
Graphic aids
Captions

34. What kinds of information do maps and timelines convey more clearly than regular text? Refer to the map and timeline from "SuperCroc" in your answer.