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Harcourt Journeys: Story Selection
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Unit 3: Lesson 11“The Screech Owl Who
Liked Television”
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Turn your Text Book to page 278.
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Why does the selection begin with a separate introduction?
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Answer: To tell the reader who and
what the story will be about; to separate the explanation from the story.
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Why is the family aloud to keep Yammer around the house?
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Answer: He acts calmly and fits in well
with the family.
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How are Twig and Yammer alike? How are they different?
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Answer: They both like watching TV, but
they see different things on the screen. Twig sees a cowboy on a horse and understands their size, while Yammer sees mouse-sized prey.
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How could you verify the author’s statement that from an owl’s point of view, the image on TV was mouse-sized?
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Answer: Measure the size of a similar
image on the TV and compare it to a size of a mouse.
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Why do you think Yammer flew into the TV screen?
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Answer: He saw something small that
was moving quickly, thought it was prey, and wanted to catch it.
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Why does the author use the word bedroom instead of nest to describe where Yammer sleeps?
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Answer: To convince the reader that
the owl was more like a person than a pet.
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Aside from flying into the television, what other major incident has Yammer experienced?
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Answer:
Falling out of his nest and being rescued
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What clues does the author give to suggest Twig is a caring person?
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Answer: Twig rescued Yammer and
brought him home, she takes care of Yammer and spends time with him, and she feels sorry for Yammer.
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What conclusions can you draw about how Twig’s family felt about Yammer?
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Answer:
They thought of him as part of the family.
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Describe the sequence of events that occurred when Yammer heard someone turn on the shower.
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Answer: 1. He flew into the bathroom. 2. Sat on the shower rod 3. Dropped into puddles on the shower floor 4. Flipped water onto himself until he was
soaked 5. Waited for someone to pick him up and dry
him off
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Why does the author say that their arrangement with Yammer in the shower was “perfectly satisfactory”?
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Answer: No one in the family
minded drying him off.
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Why does the author describe how Yammer watches the Craig’s train?
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Answer
Answer: To show the reader that
Yammer is still a wild animal and acts like one in many ways.
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Why does the author say the train set provided biological diversity for Yammer?
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Answer: The train moved like a snake;
in the wild a snake might have been prey for an owl. The train was as close as Yammer got to stalking prey.
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What was the effect of Yammer when the train came off the tracks?
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Answer: Yammer would get scared
and fly away.
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What makes the author decide to set Yammer free?
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Answer: Hearing an owl outside
made her realize that Yammer should be free.
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How do the children react to the mother’s decision? How does the author use the TEXT to show their reaction?
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Answer:• The children are very upset and
start yelling, “no”.• The author uses all CAPITALS to
emphasize that the children are yelling.
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How does the mother try to convince her children to free Yammer?
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Answer
Answer: She tells a story about an
owl she raised that came back after it was released.
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Is it a fact when the author says that Yammer would be back? How do you know?
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Answer
Answer: No, it is an opinion; there
was no way to verify it would happen.
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What does the story’s conclusion suggest about Yammer’s departure?
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Answer
Answer: It was a dramatic and
emotional event.
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