Looking at the pictures (pages 15-16), it looks like Owen and Mzee are very similar in size. So, in the middle of the venn diagram, write size. Reread pages 17-18 At when Mzee moved away from Owen, Owen would What is stated in the text to help the reader understand that follow him. Then, sometimes Owen would move away, and Mzee was becoming friendlier? Mzee would follow him. This small gesture showed that Mzee was beginning to accept Owen’s friendship. He showed him how to eat the leaves and seemed to help him How did Mzee help Owen? feel safe. The both eat leaves, they both are beginning to want to be What are some similarities that are noticed on page 17 with friends and at one time they were both stubborn (Mzee Owen and Mzee? friends and now Owen not wanting to eat). Students write eat leaves, want to be friends and are stubborn in the middle of their venn diagram. Reread pages 19-20 The text says they were inseparable.” Write on Students say It means to keep apart. separate “Soon, “separate.” the board, have the class read the word chorally. What does separate mean? When is written before a word, it not. If Mzee and That means the two cannot be separated. “in” Owen are inseparable, what does that mean? Both of them love water. Students add this to their Venn Using the captions, what can we add to the Venn Diagram that Diagram. shows how Owen and Mzee are either similar or different?
Reread pages 17-18 What is stated in the text to help the reader understand that Mzee was becoming friendlier? How did Mzee help Owen? What are some similarities that are noticed on page 17 with Owen and Mzee? Reread pages 19-20 The text says “Soon, they were inseparable.” Write separate on the board, have the class read the word chorally. What does separate mean? When “in” is written before a word, it not. If Mzee and Owen are inseparable, what does that mean? Using the captions, what can we add to the Venn Diagram that shows how Owen and Mzee are either similar or different? Looking at the pictures (pages 15-16), it looks like Owen and Mzee are very similar in size. So, in the middle of the venn diagram, write size. At when Mzee moved away from Owen, Owen would follow him. Then, sometimes Owen would move away, and Mzee would follow him. This small gesture showed that Mzee was beginning to accept Owen’s friendship. He showed him how to eat the leaves and seemed to help him feel safe. The both eat leaves, they both are beginning to want to be friends and at one time they were both stubborn (Mzee friends and now Owen not wanting to eat). Students write eat leaves, want to be friends and are stubborn in the middle of their venn diagram. Students say “separate.” It means to keep apart. That means the two cannot be separated. Both of them love water. Students add this to their Venn Diagram.