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Plight of the Polar Bear
Informational (nonfiction), 1,273 words, Level Q (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Summarize
Comprehension Cause and Effect
Grammar and Mechanics Compound Adjectives
Word Work Homophones

Book Summary

Polar bears are among the most majestic and unique creatures on Earth. But their existence is threatened, not by other animals or the harsh conditions in which they live, but by humans. In this book, readers learn how humans are endangering these beautiful animals, even from thousands of miles away.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

  • Summarize

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand text
  • Understand and identify cause-and-effect relationships
  • Identify and use hyphenated compound adjectives
  • Identify and use homophones

Vocabulary

  • Content words: fast, global warming, ingest, inhabitant, inhospitable, insulate, lichens, migrate, plight, pollutants, poses, prey, thrive, toxic

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Environment Special Collection
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