1. All About Safaris Kate Kranzush EDIM 508 This presentation is intended for use when facilitating a whole-group discussion before writing informational text. It is intended to give students multiple visual representations (images and video) about what they might see if they go on a safari as well as why people go on these adventures. This presentation will be used in conjunction with non-fiction texts to facilitate a Smarter Balanced approach to activities and assessments. W.K.2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.

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3. What is a safari? A safari is an adventure that you go on to observe or hunt animals in their wild habitat. Most people go on safaris in Africa. Bend

4. Why go on a safari? Most people go to see wild animals that they wouldn’t see at home. Safari Animals Video You can also learn from the guides who lead the safari. Safari Guide Video

5. What do you do on a safari? Ride in the safety of a car Observe and take pictures of wild animals You may even get an up close experience.experience

6. Writing Activity Write an informational passage about safaris using information that you learned from this slideshow and the videos we watched.

7. Media Sources Bray, C. (2014). GoPro: Lion Cub Roar - TV Commercial. [video] Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUKD-nEx4zw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUKD-nEx4zw Campbell, P. (2014). Elephant Herd. [image] Retrieved from http://www.travelbutlers.com/images/LargeHeaders/regions/Eastern-Cape-Game- Reserves.jpgaders/regions/Eastern-Cape-Game- Reserves.jpg Habitat definition: http://idahoptv.org/dHabitat definition: http://idahoptv.org/dialogue4kids/season10/habitat/facts.cfm Thomson Safari (2010). Tanzania - An African Wildlife Utopia. [video] Retrieved from] Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watchv=dFUF7Oprk2k&http://www.youtube.com/watchv=dFUF7Oprk2k&feature=share&list=PL9E4C4CD 0C4C9198B&index=1#aid=P-PB58DqXFk World Map. (2013). World Map. [image] Retrieved from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/World_map_blank.svgpedia/commons/0/0e/World_map Vacations for Africa. (2009) African Safari. [image] Retrieved from http://vacationsforafrica.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/african_safari.jpg. Animal: Elephant : Trumpet. [Sound Effect]. Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/imal: Elephant : Trumpet. [Sound Effect]. Available from http://www.di. (2011) Jeep_Safari1. [image] Retrieved from http://www.safari.com/wp- content/uploads/2010/11/jeep_safari1.jpg