Vocab
This word means an animal being hunted by another animal for food
Prey
What covers a bird’s body?
Feathers
If feathers work like a blanket, what can you infer about those feathers?
Those feathers help the bird stay warm like a blanket.
What is the main idea from the text?
Feathers have many different purposes that help birds.
This word means short, stiff, or rough hairs/feathers.
Bristle
The author compares feathers that help keep a bird warm to this cozy object.
A blanket.
Why would having different types of feathers be helpful to a bird?
Is “Some feathers help birds stay warm” a main idea of supporting detail?
Supporting detail.
This word means something that can break easily.
Brittle
The author compares feathers that protect a bird from getting wet to this object.
Why does the author compares feathers to objects people already know?
To help readers understand what different feathers do by connecting their functions to familiar objects.
Why is Feathers: Not Just for Flying a good title for this text?
The author explains that feathers have many different functions besides flight.
This word means a group of connect parts working together.
System
Besides an umbrella and a blanket, what are other objects the author uses to compare feathers to? Give 3 examples and provide page numbers
A pillow, sunscreen, a sponge, scrub brush, cape, camouflage clothing, etc.
If someone said, “All feathers are only useful for flying,” what information from the selection could you use to prove that person wrong? Cite from the text.
Comparison from the text, such as feathers working like a blanket, umbrella, sunscreen, pillow, jewelry, or sled.
Melissa Stewart (the author) could have simply listed facts about feathers. Why are the comparisons more helpful to the reader?
They help readers visualize and understand unfamiliar feather functions by connecting them to familiar objects.