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Ready Steady Read Together

Women in Science: Non-Fiction Lesson 3

What do you think you know?

What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?

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What do you know and think?

People said that travelling to Africa was too dangerous for a woman, but by pinching her pennies, Jane funded her way to Kenya.

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From: Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.

Today's Question(s)

A) How do we know that Jane cares deeply about animals, especially chimpanzees?

B) How are chimpanzees like humans?

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Adapted from: Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky © 2016. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.

Adapted from: Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky © 2016. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.

Vocabulary

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sponsored

documentaries

pinching her pennies

complex social hierachies

capacity

distinct

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From: Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.

I will model the first.

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documentaries

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Reveal Vocabulary

Adapted from: Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky © 2016. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.

Your turn

documentaries

pinching her pennies

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sponsored

complex social hierachies

distinct

capacity

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Vocabulary Check

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Reveal Vocabulary

Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.

Adapted from: Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky © 2016. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.

Reveal Vocabulary

Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.

Adapted from: Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky © 2016. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.

Fluency

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Jane also knew that the chimps were in danger. Poverty had led local communities to eat chimps and destroy their habitats with bad farming practices. She started conservation organisations like the Jane Goodall Institute to help protect chimps and their habitat.

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From: Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.

My Turn
Your Turn

Echo Read

Jane also knew that the chimps were in danger.

Poverty had led local communities to eat chimps

and destroy their habitats with bad farming practices.

She started conservation organisations like the Jane Goodall Institute

to help protect chimps and their habitat.

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From: Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.

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Choral Read

Jane also knew that the chimps were in danger. Poverty had led local communities to eat chimps and destroy their habitats with bad farming practices. She started conservation organisations like the Jane Goodall Institute to help protect chimps and their habitat.

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From: Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.

Strategy Focus

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Strategy: Read Between the Lines

A) How do we know that Jane cares deeply about animals, especially chimpanzees?

Be a detective and look for clues!

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Reveal Text Marks

Jane Goodall was born in Britain in 1934. She longed to study wildlife in Africa, so she worked as a production assistant on documentaries and as a waitress, saving up for her dream.

A) How do we know that Jane cares deeply about animals, especially chimpanzees?

She had to work very hard, having two jobs, to save up her money to fund her trip to Africa. She was passionate about studying animals and persisted until she achieved that goal.

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From: Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.

Strategy Stop

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Your Turn

A) How do we know that Jane cares deeply about animals, especially chimpanzees?

B) How are chimpanzees like humans?

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Acceptable Answers

Text Mark Evidence people said that travelling to Africa was too dangerous for a woman (but Jane went to study chimps anyway)

she went to Africa despite danger

A) How do we know that Jane cares deeply about animals, especially chimpanzees?

Text Mark Evidence - (Louis) he was impressed with Jane’s knowledge of Africa - Jane’s know-how made her the best person to go to Tanzania to live among the chimps

her expertise in chimps and their habitat

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Text Mark Evidence as the chimps grew used to her, she was able to document behaviours never seen before

able to gain their trust to help educate people

Practise & Apply

Acceptable Answers

Text Mark Evidence she started conservation organisations like the Jane Goodall Institute to help protect chimps and their habitat

she keeps them safe

A) How do we know that Jane cares deeply about animals, especially chimpanzees?

Text Mark Evidence Jane continues to work (protecting chimps) today

hasn’t retired despite her age

Text Mark Evidence she named all of the chimps she studied

loved them as individuals

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Acceptable Answers

Text Mark Evidence - she was able to document behaviours never seen before, such as using twigs as tools - scientists used to think that only humans used tools

use of tools

Text Mark Evidence - chimps have complex social hierarchies - they are socially…very similar to humans

order to societies

B) How are chimpanzees like humans?

Text Mark Evidence chimps have…distinct personalities

individual uniqueness

Text Mark Evidence Jane saw compassion in the chimps when a male adopted an orphan chimp as his own

emotions

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Text Mark Evidence they are…biologically very similar to humans

physical make-up

Quiz Time

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True or False?

David Greybeard hired Jane to help him study prehistoric humans.

True
False

Fill the Gaps

hierarchies
capacity
distinct

Her research showed the world that chimps have complex social , personalities and for both compassion and cruelty.

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Match Me

Match each word(s) to its correct definition:

3 distinct

4 capacity

1 documentary

2 sponsored

C recognisably different or unique

B a show or film about animals, people or real events

A helped or funded

D the ability to do a particular thing

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Sequence Me

Put the following events in the correct order:

A) Jane worked two jobs to save money to fund her dream.

B) Jane created an organisation to help protect chimps and their habitats.

C) Jane read the book Tarzan and wanted to go to Africa.

D) Jane was chosen by Louis Leakey to live with chimps

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Feedback: Who did what well?

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ReadingStrategy

Answers & Text Marks

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Copyright Notice

This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced and adapted for accessibility from: Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky © 2016 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.

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