Book Summary
Readers are asked to imagine that they are skunks in this informational read. They are told why nobody likes them, why they stink, and who their enemies are. It is explained that skunks are born in groups of five or six, drink their mother's milk, and live at home for nearly a year before venturing into the world. The mammal's greatest enemy is disclosed, and the connection between skunks and people is touched upon. Photographs and captions support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Summarize

Objectives

• Identify the main idea and supporting details
• Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand the text
• Fluently read the r-controlled /u/ vowel
• Identify and understand the use of adjectives
• Recognize and use antonyms
• Use a thesaurus

Materials

• Book -- You Stink! (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• World map
• Thesauruses with antonyms listed
• Main idea and details/summary, adjectives, antonyms worksheets
• Discussion cards

      Indicates an opportunity for students to mark in the book. (All activities may be demonstrated by projecting the book on interactive whiteboard or completed with paper and pencil if books are reused.)

Vocabulary

• Content words: arch, burrows, den, enemies, mammal, musk, relatives, rabies, rodents, warnings