Unit 1: Module B:

Pale Male

Part 1: Vocab

Fill in the vocabulary chart below as you read ​Pale Male​. If you ever have extra time during 
independent work, practice the vocab using the ​QUIZLET​ ​link.
Vocabulary  Definition  Synonym  Antonym  Graphic 
Representation 

EXAMPLE  To state or  declare  Deny 

  strongly defend  reject 
claimed pg. 3 
 

A. distinctive p.         
31 

A. thrived p. 33         

A. exclusive p. 36         

A.ornate p. 36         

B. substantial p.         
40 

B. perseverance         
p. 40 

B. renovate p. 46         

C. conservation p.         
48 

C. protests p. 51         

C. relentless p. 53         

D. plaza         

D. supervise         

Part 2: Background Knowledge on ​Pale Male

Before you begin reading ​Pale Male​, watch this ​video​ and read this ​article​ to provide yourself with 
some background knowledge of our story. List three things you learned from either the video or the 
article. 
 
 
1. I learned…. 
2. I learned…. 
3. I learned…. 
 
 
Part 3: Figurative Language

As you read ​Pale Male​, identify one of each of the examples of figurative language below. Use this 
video​ to review each of these types of figurative language. 
Alliteration

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Imagery

Part 4: Cause and Effect

Locate 5 examples of cause and effect in ​Pale Male​ on pages 39-43. 

Cause (Something Happens) Effect (Result of What Happened) Page #

Building management removed nest. Pale Male rebuilt nest in same place.

Part 5: Problem and Solution

Watch the video, ​Reading: Problem and Solution​, about Problem & Solution and Cause & Effect. 
Then fill in the chart below with examples of problem solution found on pages 48-55. 
Problem  Solution 
Building owners take advantage of relaxed laws and People protest to let the owners know that they
remove hawks’ nest. are upset about this act.

   
   
   
   

Part 6: Compare Structure

 
Come up with examples of author’s choices in ​Washed Up! ​and ​Pale Male​ and how those choices 
shape meaning.   
Part 7: Multiple Accounts

Review each text and look for relevant information. Complete the venn diagram. Include similar 
information the two texts have about habitats as well as differences the text have on habitats.   

Part 8: Theme

Use this ​video​ to review what theme is. Then, go back over the text to identify the message of the 
story. Include an image to help represent the theme you picked.   
 
Theme and Image: