Fly Traps! Plants that Bite Back By: Martin Jenkins Skill: Graphic Sources Genre: Narrative Nonfiction Author’s Purpose: inform
Words to Know collect hinge insects pitcher plants trap
bladderwort carnivorous chemicals dissolve flytrap More Words to Know bladderwort carnivorous chemicals dissolve flytrap
collect gather together
hinge a joint on which a cover or lid moves back and forth
insects small animals without backbones with bodies divided into three parts
pitcher a container for holding liquids
plants living things that can make their own food
trap a thing or means for catching animals
I filled the pitcher with water.
I filled the pitcher with water.
The insects, or small animals without backbones, crawled onto the flower.
The insects, or small animals without backbones, crawled onto the flower.
The door does not work because of the rusty hinge.
The door does not work because of the rusty hinge.
I used a trap to catch the mouse that was keeping me awake at night.
I used a trap to catch the mouse that was keeping me awake at night.
You need to collect Food City receipts.
You need to collect Food City receipts.
Add Miracle Grow to your plants to make them grow larger.
Add Miracle grow to your plants to make them grower larger.
Let’s review our words. Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a moment. We will clap as we spell the word.
collect
plants
pitcher
insects
hinge
trap
Spelling Words Compound Words himself afternoon everything grandmother homework outside barefoot bedroom butterfly grandfather everybody backyard popcorn everyone anyone
What is the narrator’s interest? Review Questions p. 140-149 What is the narrator’s interest? How does the bladderwort set its traps? 3. What makes the bladderwort’s trap door open? 4. Why are the shiny parts of the sundew sticky like honey? 5. What are the most important facts you have learned so far about carnivorous plants?
Review Questions p 150-158 What is the biggest type of sundew? 2. What do carnivorous plants not like? 3. Why doesn’t the Venus flytrap not eat the ant? 4.How does the diagram on page 152 help the reader? 5. How is a pitcher plant like and unlike a cobra lily? 6. Whose life is the narrator writing about?
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