a walk in the desert mrs. breeding 4 th grade
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A Walk in the Desert Mrs. Breeding 4 th Grade. Genre. Informational Nonfiction -A detailed composition that sets out to explain something by presenting facts about it. Strategy. Summarize - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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A Walk in the DesertA Walk in the Desert
Mrs. Breeding 4Mrs. Breeding 4thth Grade Grade
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GenreGenre
• Informational Nonfiction -A detailed composition that sets out to
explain something by presenting facts about it.
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StrategyStrategy
• Summarize -Remind students that a summary is a
retelling of the most important facts, ideas, or events in a text. You should summarize using your own words.
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SkillSkill
• Main Idea and Details -The main idea is the most important
point of a paragraph or an entire nonfiction text. Supporting details are statements that help prove the point or explain the main idea.
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Climate (noun)Climate (noun)
• The average weather conditions at a place throughout the year.
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Silken (Adj.)Silken (Adj.)
• Soft, smooth, and shining
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Lumbering (verb)Lumbering (verb)
• Moving about in a clumsy way
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Swallows (verb)Swallows (verb)
• Takes in food or liquid through the mouth and passes it down the throat into the stomach.
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Lurk (verb)Lurk (verb)
• To lie hidden
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Shimmer (Adj.)Shimmer (Adj.)
• To shine with a soft light
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Eerie (Adj.)Eerie (Adj.)
• Strange in a scary way
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Selection WordsSelection Words
• biome: a community of living things• survival: life• saguaro: a type of cactus that is tall and
has few branches• nocturnal: staying awake at night and
sleeping during the day• crevices: narrow cracks