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The Lion King

YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB5ceAruYrI

Lyrics Link: http://www.songlyrics.com/lion-king/hakuna-matata-lyrics

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Hakuna Matata (The Lion King) (RR) Retrieval and Recording 1.) What adjective is used to describe the ‘phrase’? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.) What does Hakuna Matata mean? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.) When could he clear the Savannah? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.) Which words are joined with a hyphen? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.) What did his aroma lack? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.) What is his soul described as? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.) What hurt his feelings? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.) Write two pairs of rhyming words used in the song. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9.) Write down a line where brackets have been used in the song. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Extension – Come up with your own retrieval and recording (RR) questions.

Name(s): ________________________

Date: ________________________

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Hakuna Matata (The Lion King) (CC) Context Clues 1.) What do you think the word aroma means? a.) a strong smell b.) a strong taste c.) a strong emotion d.) a strong sense of colour What key word(s) in the text helped you answer this question? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.) What do you think the words craze mean? a.) going slightly mad b.) something everyone does for a short time c.) a type of maze d.) to lie around and wait for something to happen What key word(s) in the text helped you answer this question? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.) What do you think the words philosophy mean? a.) Phil and Sophie’s baby b.) to put something off and not get around to doing something c.) a belief or way of thinking d.) a type of job What key word(s) in the text helped you answer this question? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.) What do you think the words phrase means? a.) a collection of words b.) a collection of sounds c.) a collection of letters d.) a collection of sentences What key word(s) helped you answer this question? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Extension – Write a sentence of your own for each word

Name(s): ________________________

Date: ________________________

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Hakuna Matata (The Lion King) (INF) Inference

1.) Using evidence from the text, where do you think the story is set? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.) What two meanings does the phrase ‘thick-skinned’ have when describing the warthog? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.) What does he mean when he says he could ‘clear the Savannah after every meal’? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.) Why is ‘Hakuna Matata’ no ‘passing craze’? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.) When he says ‘Not in front of the kids!’, what does this suggest about what the warthog was about to say? What do you think he was going to say? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.) Explain in detail what Hakuna Matata means and how you could use the phrase in your life to help you. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Name(s):________________________

Date: ________________________

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Hakuna Matata (The Lion King) Assessment 1.) What did the warthog think about doing and why? RR CC INF S

_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.) What do you think is the main message the song is trying to give? RR CC INF S a.) Try to have one best friend b.) You don’t have any problems c.) Try not to upset people with smelly farts d.) Look on the bright side of life

3.) What is the name of the warthog? RR CC INF S _______________________________________________________________________________________________

4.) What does the word downhearted mean in the song? RR CC INF S a.) an upside-down heart b.) when you are in love with someone smaller than you c.) feeling sad d.) when your heartbeat slows down

5.) How long does ‘Hakuna Matata’ mean no worries for? RR CC INF S _______________________________________________________________________________________________

6.) Find and copy two sentences which use exclamation marks. RR CC INF S _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________

7.) The story about his smell is told when? RR CC INF S _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Code (1) Answer (1)

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Total

Name(s): ________________________

Date: ________________________

Code (1) Answer (2)

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Hakuna Matata (The Lion King) Answers

Retrieval and Recording

1. passing 2. no worries 3. after every meal 4. problem-free / wart-hoooog! 5. a certain appeal 6. sensitive 7. that his friends never stood downwind 8. phrase/craze, problem-free/philosophy, appeal/meal, thick-skinned/downwind, shame/name 9. He was ashamed / Oh, what’s in a name? / How did you feel?

Context Clues

1. a 2. b 3. C 4. a

Inference (answers may vary)

1. The song is set in Africa. I know this because it is set in the Savannah and there is a warthog. The phrase Hakuna Matata is also Swahili. 2. Thick-skinned tells us that he literally has a hard, thick skin under his fur and also that he is not upset when people are unkind to him. 3. When he passes wind, all the other animals run away because of the smell. 4. The phrase will be useful to remember for a long time, not just something exciting a useful for a short period. 5. Answers may vary

Assessment

1. RR – Changing his name because he was ashamed of his smell 2. S - d 3. RR - Pumbaa 4. CC- c 5. RR - The rest of your days 6. RR – Hakuna Matata! When I was a young wart-hoooog! He was ashamed! Yeah, sing it, kid! 7. RR – when he was young