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Shapes of Water, The
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478123081
Copyright Date: 1999
Grade Level:
3
Reading Level:
O
Strategy/Skill:
Fact and opinion, Features of nonfiction, Main ideas, Summarizing, Using texts as models for own writing
Genre:
Explanation, Procedure
Theme/Topic:
Life Science, Plants, Science and Technology
Classification:
Nonfiction
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Book Summary
This collection is on the theme of shapes and patterns in water, leaves, seeds, and fruit with examples of both expository and procedural texts.
Features of the Book
- Five articles on a theme
- Contents page
- Procedural text in the activities
- Articles by the same author
- Bold type for keywords
- Simple science concepts
- Specialized vocabulary – vein, droplet, pod, spine
Purpose
The Shapes of Water can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills:
- locating and explaining keywords
- distinguishing fact from opinion
- following procedural text
- using text as a model for students’ own writing
- locating and researching new sources of information
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