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Zoo Partyby Ann M. Rossi

Fountas-Pinnell Level HHumorous FictionSelection SummaryThe zoo animals enjoy greeting visitors every morning until Lion arrives. When the zookeeper won’t let them throw a party to welcome him, the sad animals stay hidden in their caves, which upsets the visitors. The zookeeper quickly changes his mind. From then on, the animals throw a welcome party for every new animal.

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Characteristics of the Text Genre • Humorous fi ction

Text Structure • Third-person narrative told in chronological order• Some repeated text (pp. 3 and 10)

Content • Zoo setting• Zoo animals (named: Fox, Bear, Lion; shown: elephant, giraffe, monkeys)

Themes and Ideas • Animals that are treated well and are well cared for are happy animals.• Animals like parties as much as people do.• People enjoy interacting with animals.

Language and Literary Features

• Animals with human behaviors (e.g., greet people, talk, like parties)• Amusing and engaging one-dimensional animal and human characters with distinct

moods (excited, sad, upset, happy)Sentence Complexity • Many short sentences; several longer sentences with phrases and clauses

• All four sentence types: statements, exclamations, a command (p. 9), a question (p. 8)• Assigned dialogue; one instance of split dialogue (p. 6)• Commas in compound sentence (p. 9) and with introductory words (p. 10)

Vocabulary • Zoo vocabulary: zoo, cages, animals; visitors, zookeeper, fox, bear, lion (labels in art)• Possibly unfamiliar words: visitors, excited, zookeeper, impossible, solve

Words • Some 3-syllable words (e.g., visitors, animals, zookeeper, understand, tomorrow)• Plurals -s, -ies (parties); endings -ed (e.g., moved), -ing (seeing); contractions (let’s)

Illustrations • Humorous, expressive art supports text and conveys characters’ moods.Book and Print Features • All nine pages are a combination of text and art (some with character/event labels).

• No paragraph indents; some sentences carrying over to three lines

© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

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Target Vocabulary

believe – to think something is real or true, p. 9

demand – to ask or tell someone to do something very fi rmly

furious – feeling very angry

gathered – came together as a group

impatient – not able to wait calmly

impossible – cannot be done, p. 6

problem – a question or situation that needs to be answered or solved, p. 9

understand – to know what something means

Zoo Party by Ann M. Rossi

Build BackgroundUse children’s knowledge of zoos and zoo animals to build interest by asking questions like these: Why do people like to visit zoos? What do people do when they visit zoos? Read the title and author, and discuss the cover. Tell children that Zoo Party is humorous fi ction, so it is a made-up story that is meant to make readers laugh.

Introduce the TextGuide children through the text, noting important ideas, and helping with unfamiliar language and vocabulary so they can read the text successfully. Here are some suggestions:

Pages 2-3: Establish setting, using the labels to introduce some characters.Suggested language: The setting is a zoo. What animals do you see in the cages? What two animals do you see in the background? These people are zoo visitors. Fox is waving at them. What does this tell you about the animals in the story?

Pages 4-5: Discuss the art on p. 5. Fox wants to have a party so that Lion can meet everyone. Look at the picture. What is strange about the cages in this zoo?

Page 6: The animals talk to the man who takes care of them, the zookeeper. He tells them it’s impossible for them to have a party. Why do you think they can’t have a party?

Page 7: Identify the story problem: The animals are sad because they can’t have a party, so they hide in their caves and visitors can’t see them. How will the animals’ behavior cause a problem?

Page 9: Draw attention to the illustration. The people are gathered together in this picture. Why do you suppose they have gathered? What do the looks on the visitors’ faces tell you?

Now turn back to the beginning of the story and read to fi nd out whether or not the animals get to have their party.

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ReadAs children read, observe them carefully. Guide them as needed, using language that supports their problem-solving ability.

Remind children to use the Infer/Predict Strategy , using clues to fi gure out more about story parts.

Discuss and Revisit the TextPersonal ResponseInvite children to share their personal responses to the story. Suggested language: What did you think was funny about the zoo in this story?

Ways of ThinkingAs you discuss the text, help children understand these points:

Thinking Within the Text Thinking Beyond the Text Thinking About the Text

• The animals at this zoo like to come out of their caves to greet visitors, which the visitors enjoy.

• The animals want to have a party for Lion, who is new, but the zookeeper says no.

• The sad animals hide in their caves, upsetting visitors, until the zookeeper lets them have their party.

• Animals that are treated well are happy animals.

• People like to get to know different kinds of animals.

• The best way to solve a problem is to fi nd a way to make everybody happy.

• The purpose of this story is to entertain readers.

• Having animals that act like people—talking, saying hello, planning and having a party—helps make the story entertaining.

• The cartoon-style art, with animals slipping in and out of their cages, is also funny.

© 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H.

Choices for Further Support• Fluency Have children echo-read as you read the text on any page (except p. 10), line

by line. Remind children to listen to how you read a line, imitating you as they read.

• Comprehension Based on your observations of the children’s reading and discussion, revisit parts of the text to clarify or extend comprehension. Remind children to go back to the text to support their ideas.

• Phonics/Word Work Provide practice as needed with words and word parts, using examples from the text. Remind children that there is more than one way to spell the long a sound. Review the CVCe spelling with words from the text, using singular nouns to highlight the pattern: cave, came, made, cage. Do the same with the ay spelling and these text words: say, day. Have children think of other words that fi t these two patterns.



Writing about ReadingCritical ThinkingHave children complete the Critical Thinking questions on BLM 11.7.

RespondingHave children complete the activities at the back of the book. Use the instruction below as needed to reinforce or extend understanding of the comprehension skill.

Target Comprehension SkillConclusions

Target Comprehension Skill Remind children that they can use story details and what they

know to fi gure out more about story characters and what is happening in a story. Model the skill, using a “Think Aloud” like the one below:

Think Aloud

Why won’t the animals come out of their caves to greet the visitors? The zookeeper won’t let them have a party. So the animals are sad. They want to have a party to greet Lion, the new animal moving to the zoo. So I can conclude that the animals will stay in their caves and not greet the visitors.

Practice the SkillHave children think about what the zookeeper did to solve the problem and how this made the animals feel. What conclusion can they draw about the zookeeper?

Writing Prompt: Thinking Beyond the TextHave children write a response to the prompt on page 6. Remind them that when they think beyond the text, they use what they know and their own experience to think about what happens in the story.

Assessment Prompts• How do the animals feel after the zookeeper says they can’t have a party for Lion?

• What will the animals probably do when another new animal moves to the zoo?



English Language DevelopmentReading Support Pair English-speaking and English language learners so that they can check their understanding with each other.

Cultural Support For children unfamiliar with habitat-style zoos, use the illustrations as you explain that zoos bring wild animals from all over the world and put them in protected areas so they cannot hurt visitors. Then visitors pay money to enter, walk around, and visit with the animals.

Oral Language DevelopmentCheck children’s comprehension, using a dialogue that best matches their English profi ciency level. Speaker 1 is the teacher, Speaker 2 is the child.

Beginning/Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced/ Advanced

Speaker 1: Who do the animals have a party for?

Speaker 2: Lion

Speaker 1: When the animals hide in their caves, how do they feel?

Speaker 2: sad

Speaker 1: When the animals come out of their caves, what do they do?

Speaker 2: say hello

Speaker 1: When the sad animals stay in their caves, what happens to the visitors?

Speaker 2: They get upset.

Speaker 1: What is the problem at the zoo?

Speaker 2: The zookeeper won’t let the animals have a party.

Speaker 1: How is the problem solved?

Speaker 2: He lets them have a party. Then they are happy and come out of their caves again.

Read directions to children.

Think About ItRead and answer the questions.

1.Whichanimalplanstheparty?

Fox plans the party.

2.Whyarethepeopleunhappywhentheyvisit

thezoo?

They are unhappy because they can’t see

the animals.

3.Howdoyouthinkthezookeeperfeelsaboutanimal

partiesnow?Explainyouranswer.

Possible response: He probably thinks that they are a fine

idea because they make the animals happy.

Making Connections The animals in Zoo Party and Click, Clack, Moo both ask for things that animals usually do not have. Which thing do you think is sillier? Why?

Write your answer in your Reader’s Notebook.

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Name Date

Zoo PartyThinking Beyond the Text

Think about the questions below. Then write your answer in one or two paragraphs.

Would you like to visit the zoo in this story? Why or why not? Use details from the story in your answer.



Think About ItRead and answer the questions.

1. Which animal plans the party?

2. Why are the people unhappy when they visit

the zoo?

3. How do you think the zookeeper feels about animal

parties now? Explain your answer.

Making Connections The animals in Zoo Party and Click, Clack, Moo both ask for things that animals usually do not have. Which thing do you think is sillier? Why?

Write your answer in your Reader’s Notebook.

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Zoo Party • LEVEL H

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One day, Lion moved to the zoo.

Fox said, “Let’s have a party so Lion

can meet all the animals!”

“That’s a great idea!” said Bear.

Fox made a good plan for

the party.

She told her plan to Lion

and to the other animals.

They were all very excited!

Then Fox told the zookeeper

about the party.

“That’s impossible,”

said the zookeeper.

Comments: Accuracy Rate (# words read

correctly/63 × 100)

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