At Home In The Coral Reef Mrs. Breeding 4 th Grade

Genre Narrative Nonfiction Narrative Nonfiction -A true story or account about actual persons, living things, situations, or events. -A true story or account about actual persons, living things, situations, or events.

Strategy Analyze Text Structures Analyze Text Structures -Authors of nonfiction organize their texts in various ways. Some texts are organized by comparing and contrasting two or more features. -Authors of nonfiction organize their texts in various ways. Some texts are organized by comparing and contrasting two or more features.

Skill Compare and Contrast Compare and Contrast -Using a structure in which people, things, or ideas are compared and contrasted lets the author show how they are similar or different. -Using a structure in which people, things, or ideas are compared and contrasted lets the author show how they are similar or different.

Vocabulary By: Cheyenne Breeding

Coral: (noun) a hard substance made of the skeletons of tiny sea animals Coral: (noun) a hard substance made of the skeletons of tiny sea animals

Reef (noun) : a ridge of coral at or near the water’s surface Reef (noun) : a ridge of coral at or near the water’s surface

Brittle: (Adj) easily broken Brittle: (Adj) easily broken

Eventually: (Adj) finally Eventually: (Adj) finally

Current: (noun) a part of the water that is moving along in a path Current: (noun) a part of the water that is moving along in a path

Partnership: (noun) two people or things working together Partnership: (noun) two people or things working together

Suburbs: (noun) areas of homes or stores near a city

Selection Words Polyps: tiny: sea animals that form the coral reef Polyps: tiny: sea animals that form the coral reef Tentacles: a polyp’s little arms that catch food Tentacles: a polyp’s little arms that catch food Planula: a baby coral polyp Planula: a baby coral polyp