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Marcie Morrocco

http://www.eric-carle.com/bio.html

IntroductionDo you have a house cat?

Have you ever lost your cat? Where would you look for

your cat?

Materials • You will need:

– Have You Seen My Cat? By Eric Carle

– Pencil

– Paper

– Crayons

– Scissors

Before Reading Activity

Day 1

Look at the cover.• Using evidence from the cover tell

your partner what you think will happen in the book.

Take a picture walk through the book.

• Talk to your partner about what you think will happen in the book. Give evidence from the text.

During ReadingActivity

Read Have You Seen My Cat? By Eric Carlewith your partner.

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Peanut butter partners draw who the boy

asked.

Jelly partners draw the cats.

When you finish the book put your drawings

together to make a story map. Retell the

with your partner.

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After Reading Activity

Pick 1 animal that is not the boys cat and tell why it can not be

the boys cat.

Pick 1 animal that is not the boys cat and tell why it can

not be the boys cat.

Click on the paw prints and print out the words from the

story.

• Use the words you cut out to make this sentence.

Have you seen my cat.

• Use the words you cut out to make this sentence.

This is not my cat.

Beyond Reading Activity

Choose a type of cat. Click on the cat to learn

more about it.

• Draw and write about what you learned. • Include in your writing and drawing 2

details about the animals and its habitat.

Lion Bobcat Puma Jaguar

Panther Tiger Cheetah Persian Cat

Rubric for Performance Task 1

worth 3 pointsPoints 1 0

Did the sentence make sense?

I illustrated the illustrationsThe sentence did make sense.

The sentence did not make sense.

Was the period used correctly?

The period was used correctly

The period was not used correctly.

Was the question mark used corretly?

The question mark was used correctly.

The question mark was not used correctly.

Rubric for Performance Task 2

worth 3 points

Points 3 1 0

Did the sentences make sense?

All of the sentences made sense

2 out of 3 of the sentences made sense.

None of the sentences made sense.

Was the period used correctly?

All of the sentences used periods correctly.

3 out of 6 of the sentences used periods correctly.

None of the sentences used periods correctly.

Was the question mark used corretly?

The question mark was used correctly.

The question mark was used on the sentence but was placed in the wrong place.

The question mark was not used.

Rubric for Performance Task 3

worth 6 points

3 2 1 0Student created an illustration including lots of details about the animal and its habitat.

Student created an illustration with some details about the animal and it’s habitat.

Student created an illustration with limited or no details about the animal and its habitat.

Student did not created an illustration.

Student wrote 3 or more sentences about the animal and its habitat.

Student wrote 2 sentences about the animal and its habitat..

Student wrote 1 sentence about the animal and its habitat..

Student did not write about the animal or its habitat.