Critical Thinking

• 1. SUM IT UP Create a Sequence Chain to record the order of events in this selection. Write one event in each oval. Use the chain to summarize the autobiography.

  

  Sequence Chain

• 2. Compare In “American Names” and “A Lion Hunt,” both narrators make decisions that affect their identities. Explain how the decisions are alike and what the decisions are a symbol of.

• 3. Evaluate When the narrator sees the lion, he makes a decision. How might this action show fear or bravery in his society?

• 4. Explain Recall the group discussion you had about bravery. How have your ideas changed after reading the selection?

Reading Fluency

Expression Read the passage on page 635 to a partner. Assess your fluency.

• 1. I read

  • a. great

  • b. OK

  • c. not very well

• 2. What I did best was ______.

Reading Strategy

Vocabulary Review

Oral Review Read the paragraph aloud. Add the vocabulary words.

Some ______ depend on ______ for survival. They hunt for food. They ______ people from attack. Together, they feel great ______ in their common ______. Sometimes they hunt lions. Then they must show great ______ because lions are dangerous. They have to make quick ______ because lions are fast. Lions are also a ______ of strength.

Written Review Imagine that Lekuton made a different decision. Write a new ending for the selection. Use four vocabulary words.

Write About the Guiding Question

Explore the Decision Point

Was Lekuton’s decision an act of bravery or pride? How did it affect his identity? Find details from the selection that support your ideas.