MARCH OF THE PENGUINS

1. NON-FICTON BOOK

What characteristics does a non-fiction book have?

We know this is a non-fiction book because:

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2. WORKS CITED

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works cited.

Book: MLA Citation

AUTHOR if available (last name, first and middle)_______________________________________ (period).

PLACE of publication ______________________________________________________________ (colon):

PUBLISHER ____________________________ (comma), YEAR _________________________ (period).

Example:

Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 2002.

3. PRE-READING

Directions: Read the statements. Mark the left column T (True) or

F (False) based on what you think the statement is before reading the book.

T ___ F ___ 1. In the winter, the continent of Antarctica is surrounded by

ice.

T ___ F ___ 2. Emperor penguins are not monogamous.

T ___ F ___ 3. A violent quarrel can break out among some females in

the courtship.

T ___ F ___ 4. Emperor penguins hold their wings tightly against their

chest to keep warm.

T ___ F ___ 5. A father penguin will feed any chick.

T ___ F ___ 6. A female penguin must transfer her egg to a male

penguin.

T ___ F ___ 7. A father penguin has an incubating pouch.

T ___ F ___ 8. One of the enemies of the penguin is the petrel, an

immense bird.

T ___ F ___ 9. The baby penguins plunge into the water to stay for 5

years and then continue the tradition of the march of the

penguins.

Directions: Make a tree map that has a minimum of three facts for each section. Sections in the book are as follows:

5. POST READING

What title would you give this book instead of March of the Penguins?