Vocabulary
What vocabulary word means "plants found in a particular area?"
Vegetation
Where are the Everglades located?
Southern Florida
What is the author's purpose of this story?
To inform students about the Everglades, and maybe convince them to help restore it.
Suffixes and prefixes both do what?
Change the meaning of the root word
I heard a knock. Who's or Whose at the door?
who's
Define the emphasized word: "One day, some of these students may become *guardians* of wild habitats."
People who protect or take care of others
In the Everglades, the water needs to be brackish. What does brackish mean?
a mixture of fresh and salty water
Why does the author include quotations from Ranger Jim?
To give the story more credibility.
Which word is a word with a prefix? -Protect -Proceed -Proactive -Problem
Proactive (controlling a situation)
Be sure to ring or wring extra water from the dish cloth.
wring
Which vocabulary word matches the starred word: "When we came back, we found that the hermit crab had *changed* to a new shell."
Adapted
What is the nickname for the gumbo limbo tree? Why is it called that?
"tourist tree;" it's bark peels off like the skin of sunburned tourists.
Why does the author choose to have Ms. Stone narrate the description of the finger glade?
To emphasize how uniquely silent the area is.
How does the meaning of the sentence change by switching "re" with another prefix? "I decided to review the chapter."
"preview," The student looked at the chapter first before reading it.
You steel or steal someone's Takis when you take them from their lunch tray without asking.
steal
List three ways to regulate the Everglades.
Limiting human access, preventing pollution, and protecting the wildlife
Why do anhingas hold out their wings?
To thermoregulate, or regulate their body temperature
Including specific names of plants and animals shows what?
That the author is knowledgeable about what she's writing.
Define retrace
"To go back over again."
Mrs. Dickerson and Mrs. Kincaid have a spelling lesson or lessen this week on homophones.
lesson
What is the connection between the words: conserving, endangered, and regulate?
When animals become endangered, people take measures to conserve the environment, which often times involves regulation of human impact.
Name a kind of spider that lives in the Everglades.
The golden orb spider
What is the difference between author's purpose and theme?
Author's purpose is the reason why the author wrote the story in the first place, while the theme is the messages the author tries to show.
Define "preconfigure"
To arrange something in advance
It is hard to speak aloud or allowed when the bell is ringing at school.
aloud