Vocabulary 1
He photographed the wilderness
streets that run through the center of a city
sand dunes that rise out of a desert floor
place that is in a natural state
area that has been cleared for farming
place that is in a natural state
We fell on the slopes
pile of rocks
frozen pond
sides of a mountain
grassy meadows
sides of a mountain
active
intense
creative
action
internal
action
What is the genre of our story?
Expository Text
Name two animals you will find at Yosemite Falls.
Black bear, California Bighorn, bobcats, coyotes, Steller's Jay, bats
John Muir was a naturalist.
person who comes from another country
person who puts out forest fires
person who likes to fish and camp
person who studies living things
Can you see the glacier?
huge mass of ice
high waterfall
deep valley
snowy mountain top
huge mass of ice
graphics
phrase
rap
grapevine
telegraph
grapevine
What does this genre have that other genres do not?
Real pictures
Sections
Headings/titles
What is the Grizzly Giant?
A Giant Sequoia tree
We want to preserve this forest
save
manage
divide
replant
save
impressive
present
import
impressive
explode
impressive
True or False: You can read expository texts in any order, and do not have to read the whole thing cover to cover
True
How tall can Sequoia grow?
300 feet tall
The band put on an impressive show
interesting
amazing
amateur
expensive
amazing
visibly
devise
vital
decision
invisible
invisible
What attraction in Yosemite is as tall as 13 Niagara Falls?
Yosemite Falls
What is El Captain?
The biggest single block of granite on Earth.
What species is that animal?
type
color
shape
height
type
protection
station
program
detect
nation
program
What many feet above sea level is Tioga Pass?
9,945 feet
Who was the first person to climb Mt. Lyell?
John Tileston