A Natural Force

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A Natural Force by Laurence Pringle
Level 6, Unit 5, Lesson 4
Powerpoint by C. Harms, jsd 171, Orofino, ID
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Until recently, most people thought that fire
destroyed forests and wildlife that lived in
them. Now, scientists are discovering
that certain types of fires are beneficial to
the forest ecosystem. Genre Expository
Textwritten to give the reader information
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crown the highest part of anything
A hat is worn on the highest part, or the crown,
of your head.
Flames leap up the the crowns of trees.
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inevitable cannot be avoided for certain
The sun rises every day. It cannot be avoided.
It is inevitable.
You grow older every day. It is inevitable.
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adapted changed to fit new conditions
or surroundings.
Since fires have been a part of forest
environments for many thousands of years, many
plants have adapted to survive them.
These chameleons have adapted to
their surroundings by changing color to match.
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predatory living by preying on other animals
The wolf and the bobcat are predatory. The live
by hunting other animals to eat.
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deciduous a tree that sheds its leaves each year
This maple tree is deciduous. It sheds its
leaves each fall until spring.
Maple tree in winter
Maple tree in summer
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Comprehension Strategies Summarizing To
summarize is to locate and recall important ideas
that have been read. Only the important ideas
(main points) are stated.
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Authors purpose (Why the Author writes
something) The authors purpose in a
nonfiction work is usually to inform. However, an
author may have more than one purpose in
writing. Those purposes are apparent in
different parts of a written work.