Mangrove Wilderness Lesson 24 Day 3

Question of the Day What is one advantage of wearing boots in winter?

Listening Comprehension Recall the PERSONAL NARRATIVE I read to you, titled “Nature’s Island Song”. Personal Narrative * are told from a first-person point of view (I or we) * describe the author’s personal thoughts, experiences, and feelings

 Sequence of events is one kind of text structure.  In scientific writing, sequence is used to describe growth or change in nature.  For historical topics, sequence is used to explain events in history. FOCUS SKILL

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Practice Sequence: Turn in your Reading workbook to pg 140. Let’s read the paragraph and identify the sequence of events described in the passage. ?

Practice Sequence: ? First: Pink shrimp travel south to the Dry Tortugas to lay their eggs between the months of April and August. Next: After hatching, baby pink shrimp travel north on floating pieces of sea grass to the mangrove habitat. Finally: The young pink shrimp stay in the mangrove forest until they mature. As adults, they head south.

Asking Questions You can monitor your own understanding of a selection of pausing at intervals to ask yourself questions: (display Transparency R88)

Asking Questions You can monitor your own understanding while you read by asking questions about Unfamiliar words or terms Connections within and beyond the text Steps in a process or the sequence of events ??

A remarkable thing is something very special in a way that makes other people notice it. What remarkable living things are found in Florida’s coral reefs?

Something is suitable if it is right for whatever it is being used for. What might be suitable conditions for the growth of coral reefs?

When someone takes advantage of something, he or she makes good use of it. What is one advantage that coral reefs provide to nearby land?

When you extract something, you carefully pull it out of something else. From what do corals extract the nutrients they need to survive?

If you withstand a difficult time, you are able to get through it all right. Why do you think coral reefs cannot withstand a lot of human activity?

A stealthy animal is one that stays quiet and hidden as it moves about, so that others do not notice it. What do eels do in a stealthy way?

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