Monkey Master

Monkey Master choice board

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Monkey Master choice board

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Research another animal that has created art. Post to the Padlet to share what you learned.

Discuss your own experience with monkeys or apes with your group. Determine the meaning of "simian maestro."

After watching a video about writing summaries, write a summary of Monkey Master.

Resources for remembering

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Summarize

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1. Writing a Summary

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Resources for Understanding

The word 'simian' means 'ape' or 'monkey'. 1. Discuss with your group your own experience with apes or monkeys. 2. Read the quote below carefully and use the context clues to determine the meaning of 'simian maestros'. 3. Post your answer to the padlet.

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Dictionary

"Apart from Congo, there are works on show by Betsy, another chimpanzee, a gorilla named Sophie, and Alexander the orangutan. With so few examples included, it is difficult to come to any worthwhile conclusions about these other simian maestros, though certainly it is surprising to see how fragile and even nervous are the touches of the huge gorilla."

Discussion Padlet

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Resources for creating

1. Research: animal artist

Choose one of the animals listed in this article.

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2. create

With your small group, gather information to include in your informational presentation.

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3. share

Post your information to the Padlet, or create a PowerPoint to share.

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Information to Include

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- which animals did you research? -what kind of art does the animal create? -share interesting facts: the price of their art, how it was discovered, etc... -what is similar and different between the animal that you chose and Congo?

Optional Sentence Starters

In the essay "Monkey Master", the author Waldemar Januszczak writes about... Januszczak notes that Congo's art is ... He does not think that the art of some other animals is... Congo is particular about his work and one of his paintings sold for ... The author compares the work of animals to the work of ... Januszczak argues that it is important to find _____ in art by animals. (Read the final line)

Sentence Starters

What does simian maestro mean?

Simian means... A maestro is a ... This quote is referring to... One clue in the quote that helped me to determine the meaning is...

Use your book!

This story is in your MyPerspectives book on page 153. The online version is in edio in lesson 2.4.2 on page 4.