Context Clues
Animals adapt by changing in a way that allows them to live in a certain place.
What is the meaning of adapt?
to change
(or when something changes based on their environment)
OVER OVER
over and over
A brief explanation of a picture
Caption
DICE
DICE
paradise
In a text with a chronological order text structure, the author
A. describes a topic and its characteristics.
B. tells about events in the order they happened.
C. explains how things are similar and different.
D. describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it.
B
The Arctic bee has to shiver, or shake, to keep itself warm.
What is the meaning of shiver?
to shake from the cold
MIND
_____
MATTER
mind over matter
The name of a text
Title
WORKING WORKING
WORKING WORKING
WORKING WORKING
WORKING WORKING
WORKING FIVE
FIVE
Working 9-5
In a text with a compare and contrast text structure, the author
A. explains something that happened and the reasons why.
B. tells about events in the order they happened.
C. explains how things are similar and different.
D. describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it.
C
The fur on polar bears helps them repel, or keep away, cold water.
What words help you understand the meaning of repel?
"keep away"
You'll Get
It
You'll get over it
The title of a section of text that introduces a topic
Heading/Subheading
mce mce mce
3 blind mice
In a text with a cause and effect text structure, the author
A. explains something that happened and the reasons why.
B. tells about events in the order they happened.
C. describes a topic and its characteristics.
D. describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it.
A
Big and small nocturnal animals only come to at night.
What do nocturnal animals do?
Come out when it gets dark.
SECRET
______
SECRET
SECRET
Top Secret
A visual representation of data
Graph
ROOD
Backdoor
Identify the main text structure used in the passage below.
A current is a steady flow of water in the ocean. In the Pacific Ocean, garbage from the shore and ships gets trapped by ocean currents. The currents move the trash into a large area in the middle of the ocean. This has created a swirling mass of plastics and seawater called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Cause and Effect
The ground squirrel hibernates, sleeping for months during the winter.
What words help you understand the meaning of hibernates?
"Sleeping" and "during the winter"
Cake
Corn
Cashews
Cheese
Seafood
A graph that shows events that happen over a period of time
Timeline
MARY+MARY=
Summary
Identify the main text structure used in the passage below.
The Greenland shark can grow to be around 16 feet long. It’s an apex predator, an animal that is at the top of the food chain. No other creatures prey on apex predators. The Greenland shark can live to be about 400 years old, making it the the longest-living vertebrate animal.
Description