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    What the Orangutan Told Alice: Teacher's Guide
    What the Orangutan Told Alice: Teacher's Guide
    What the Orangutan Told Alice: Teacher's Guide
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    What the Orangutan Told Alice: Teacher's Guide

    By Dale Smith

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    What the Orangutan Told Alice is a book of environmental fiction geared toward an audience of students from sixth through twelfth grade. It gives them an opportunity to learn about orangutans and their fight for survival as an endangered species, preserving the
    environment, and the rain forest in an easy-to-read, fantasy story form. Though some names, characters, places and incidents may be recognizable, what the characters say and where they say it are products of the author’s imagination. However, the story is based on true facts from the author’s experience and research.

    Teachers who use this guide will find the following features to supplement their own valuable ideas:
    • A summary of the book
    • Pre-reading and concurrent reading activities
    • Comprehension and discussion questions with possible answers, by chapters
    • Post reading activities that include the study of literary elements including character study, conflict, similes, metaphors and setting
    • Class, partner, or individual projects that connect the curriculum through social studies, science, drama and art activities
    • Research ideas for nonfiction report writing

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDale Smith
    Release dateSep 28, 2011
    ISBN9781466093461
    What the Orangutan Told Alice: Teacher's Guide
    Author

    Dale Smith

    NEW FOR ADULT READERS: THE DRAFT DODGERIn 1969, young men of draft age had two options: either fight an unpopular war in Vietnam, or immigrate to Canada. This is the story of a young man who chose Canada.When twenty-year-old draft dodger Scott Yale Knight crosses the Canadian border with his girlfriend and her toddler daughter, he is full of idealistic enthusiasm and hope for their future. As he struggles to establish a homestead for his family in the Canadian wilderness, he comes face-to-face with natural and psychological forces intent on shredding his youthful ideals and defeating his innocence.DALE SMITH ON WHY HE WRITES ‘ENVIRONMENTAL FICTION’In a few years, the children on the playground down the street will have joined the workforce. Some of them will find themselves working for corporations or governmental agencies, sitting behind desks in positions of responsibility and influence, making decisions that will, for better or worse, affect the ecological health of the planet. My goal in writing these books is to plant the seeds of environmental responsibility, giving today’s kids something to think about before the future arrives.These well-researched, easy-to-read “environmental fiction” books are written for middle and high school students. What makes the books unique is that kids hear from the endangered species themselves. The books entertain readers with engaging stories while educating them about how and why a species becomes endangered and what they can do to help. The chapters are short, providing kids who don’t particularly enjoy reading with a sense of accomplishment.Teacher’s Guides for “What the Parrot Told Alice” and “What the Orangutan Told Alice” can be downloaded at Smashwords.WHAT THE PARROT TOLD ALICETen-year-old Alice’s view of the world is changed forever when her pet parrot starts talking. Written for fourth graders and up, this book uses wild-caught and domestic parrots to deliver a powerful, inspirational message about conservation and the environment.WHAT THE ORANGUTAN TOLD ALICEAlice and her foreign exchange student friend Shane venture into a Borneo rain forest where they meet endangered orangutans threatened by habitat loss and the illegal pet trade. Jane Goodall calls Dale Smith "... one of the leading environmental writers for children."WHAT THE TORTOISE TOLD ALICEIn a dusty trailer park near Las Vegas, recent high school graduate Alice and Creach, her eccentric but down-on-his-luck uncle, use solar technology and creativity to invent a product to help bolster Creach’s failing ‘Lizard Maintenance’ business. Alice and Creach soon realize what role their invention will play in helping save the endangered desert tortoise from extinction.ABOUT DALE SMITHWriter and photographer Dale Smith lives in Nevada City, California where he writes ‘environmental fiction’ for Young Adult readers. His daughter, Alice, has been his inspiration and muse for his three ‘Alice’ books. In his spare time he explores the American Southwest and Mexico’s Baja peninsula in his small RV with his Scottish terrier, Cooper, riding shotgun.A rock and roll photographer in the 1960s, Smith’s captured intimate portraits of many of the musicians and poets that shaped the counter-culture. Smith’s photographs of a young Bob Dylan will appear on Dylan’s Bootleg #12 album, due in October 2015. View his rock and roll photographs at dale-smith.com.

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      What the Orangutan Told Alice - Dale Smith

      Teacher’s Guide

      What the Orangutan Told Alice

      By Susan Glover

      Copyright 2001 Deer Creek Publishing

      Smashwords Edition

      Smashwords Edition License Notes:

      Thank you for downloading this free ebook. You are welcome to share it with your friends. This book may be reproduced, copied and distributed for non-commercial purposes, provided the book remains in its complete original form. If you enjoyed this book, please return to Smashwords.com to discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

      Contents

      Introduction

      Some Noteworthy Reviews

      Chapter Summaries

      Pre-reading and concurrent activities

      Comprehension and Discussion Questions

      Word-Building Activities

      Literature Circles

      Follow-Up Activities

      Art Connections

      Science Connections

      Other Books by Dale Smith

      Introduction

      What the Orangutan Told Alice is a book of environmental fiction geared toward an audience of students from sixth through twelfth grade. It gives them an opportunity to learn about orangutans and their fight for survival as an endangered species, preserving the environment, and the rain forest in

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