1. Lizards
Reading Response Unit
WALT process information using higher level thinking activities to extend our
comprehension of texts read. We are developing critical and creative thinking.
By Amber
Instructions: Make a new slide for each task - label clearly with a suitable
title. Find images to support your work.

2. What are the facts?
See pages 3, 4 and 5

3. 1. How many Lizards have
been discovered
There are almost 4,000 different species of lizards
known and probably many more to be
discovered.

4. 2. Name the three different
rainforest habitats where large
number of lizards can be found.
Tropical Rainforest's.
Trees and the ground.
In the high parts of mountains.

5. 3. Write 4 questions like the ones
above. You must be able to find the
answers in the report.
Questions:
Question 1:What is the life-span of a lizard?
Question 2: What species hunt lizards?
Question 3: Why do people hunt lizards for?
Question 4: What is one of the reasons that are so many lizards.
Answers:
Question 1: The life-span of a lizard is 5-10 years.
Question 2: Birds, snakes and mammals hunt lizards.
Question 3: Because people want there beautiful skin and they
like to have them as pets.
Question 4:One of the reasons are that they are so adaptable and
will eat whatever food is available.

6. Understanding
Show that you understand the information
Show that you understand the information
See pages 7 and 8

7. 4. draw a picture or diagram to show
how a lizard uses its tail to escape
from predators.
The lizard will
run away and
the tail will Bird taking the
grow back lizards tail

8. 5. Use just your heading and trigger words from
one paragraph in the report to rewrite the
paragraph in your own words. If you have time,
have a go at another.
Lizards have a very important role in the food
chain. They eat most of the insects and rodents
that eat our gardens and plants.
Most people hunt them for their attractive skin
and to keep them as pets. Humans are polluting
and destroying our rainforest that most of the
lizards live in, which is very bad for the
environment and the lizards.

9. Applying
using the information in another way
using the information in another way
See pages 10 and 11

10. 6. Write an acrostic poem ( or any
kind of poem or rap ) about “loopy
Lizards”.
azy
L
range
O
O val head
Patient
Yellow
Lizards are awesome
I nteresting
Z ig, zag
Active
R ange of colors
D angerous

11. Write a Diary entry of being a
lizard for a day
7/3/13
Dear Lizard Diary
Today was an awesome day I woke up to the hot sun gleaming on my face.
Plus today was the union meeting, there was around about 4,000 different types of
lizards there. The food was great, I had lots of insects and random juices.
So there that was the day, pretty boring, but had some fun to. Tomorrow I think I will
go to the water hole.
8/3/13
Dear Lizard Diary
Today I had the adventure of my life, I went to the water hole.
At the water hole there were groups of birds that we chasing me.
I was terrified so I had to jump in the ice cold water. (P.S Its winter hehehe).
Any way that was my day.

12. analysing
identifying the features that help lizards survive
identifying the features that help lizards survive
They can frills and
Four legs, for
increase there sails to
climbing and
body space to camouflage,
walking.
warm up to defend
quicker. them
Lizards Change
colours,
shapes and
five clawed toes, sizes, so
predators
to climb trees.
can’t find
them easy.

13. creating
making improvements
making improvements
Page 14

14. When the bird comes for the lizard, the lizard will bite it with
its fangs and defend it with its spikes
Fangs to defend itself
when birds come for
Spike for the lizard them.
to defended for
itself
Super powered feet