Main Idea
A woman who had a passion for finding fossils and discovered one of the first examples of a pterosaur
Who is Mary Anning?
A key event in a young woman's life used to get the reader's attention.
What is paragraph A about?
unexpected, surprising or strange
What does "extraordinary" mean?
It was unlike any living animal on earth.
Where is the pronoun for "the creature" in this sentence?
The age when Mary made her first major discovery.
What is 12 years old?
Mary Anning did not receive much recognition in her lifetime.
What is paragraph D about?
praise or approval because you are responsible for something good that has happened
What does "credit" mean?
Her father died in 1810...
Where is the pronoun for "Mary Anning's" in this sentence?
The beach near Mary Anning's childhood home.
What is Jurassic Coast?
Mary Anning's legacy.
What is paragraph E about?
the state of owing money to someone else
What does "in debt" mean?
...it was a dangerous occupation.
Where is the pronoun for "fossil hunting" in this sentence?
In 1839.
When was Mary Anning's scientific writing published?
Mary's early discoveries.
What is paragraph B about?
to put something in a particular order
What does "arrange" mean?
It turned out to be a sea creature that lived long ago.
Where is the pronoun for "her first major discovery" in this sentence?
OR
Where is the pronoun for "a crocodile-like skull with a long skeleton" in this sentence?
One danger that Mary Anning had to endure
What is a rock fall?
Mary Anning overcame challenges to find extraordinary fossils.
What is paragraph C about?
an action or a service that helps to cause or increase something, usually (but not necessarily) something good or valuable
What does "contribution" mean?
...it would inspire legends...
Where is the pronoun for "a plesiosaur" in this sentence?
OR
Where is the pronoun for "the long-necked fossil she discovered in 1923" in this sentence?