Catwings written by Ursula K. Le Guin and Ken Geist

Catwings
Ursula K. Le Guin and Ken Geist
700L

            This is the first book of the Catwings series. A fantasy story set it present day (Modern but not Urban Fantasy), A cat named Mrs. Tabby gives birth to a litter of kittens. The four siblings look like regular cats except they all have wings. While in the city, the siblings can't find acceptance from others because of their physical differences. After moving to the country, they encounter danger and still struggle for approval. Eventually, they find two children who love them and can find a happy home.

Learning Activity:
While reading Catwings, the student will highlight words that are unknown and words that they do know or recently learned. After finishing the story, the student will compile two lists of words they understood and words they did not. From the second list, they will define them.

Learning Standard:
CCSS.ELA-L.RL.4.1 - Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-L.RL.4.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).

Goal:
The student will be able to compile a list of known and unknown vocabulary and be able to find out their definitions.

Objective:
Cognitive -
            The student will write out 10 difficult words within the text and then use a dictionary to define those words.

Outcome:
The student will write a list of known and unknown/difficult vocabulary words and define them.