I Met a Rat of Culture

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I Met a Rat of Culture

• How does the poet feel about the rat in the poem?
  How can you tell?
• Do you think the rat in the poem would make a
  good pet? Why or why not?
• Which of the rats qualities impressed you the
  most? Why?
• Were you surprised by the way the poem ended?
  Explain.

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Question of the Day

• Day 1 What does the saying Better safe than
  sorry mean? Do you agree? Why or why not?
• Day 2 What do you like about being part of a
  team? What do you dislike?
• Day 3 Many of Officer Buckles safety tips are
  based on common sense. What are some common
  sense safety rules for home?

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Question of the Day

• Day 4 Officer Buckle says Gloria is his buddy.
  What are some words that have the same meaning
  as buddy? What is a word that has the opposite
  meaning?
• Day 5 Gloria teams up with Officer Buckle to
  help him do his job. In what other ways do
  animals team up with people and what do they do?
  

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Vocabulary

• department a separate part of a large
  organization, such as a government or business
• audience a group of people who gather to see or
  hear a performance, such as a play
• obeys carries out wishes, orders, or
  instructions

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Vocabulary

• commands directions or orders
• expression a way of speaking that shows feeling
• accident something bad that happens without
  being planned
• noticed became aware of saw for the first time