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Letters Home
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100
Glacier
What is a great mass of ice that moves very slowly down a mountain or along a valley, or spreading very slowly over a land area.
100
Main Idea
What is what the story is about.
100
The glaciers were so awesome.
What is opinion
100
Which clues helps you to know this story takes place in recent times?
What is the narrator traveled by airplane.
100
What is one theme of this selection?
What is Yosemite park is a popular place to visit, it's home to many unique animals and landforms.
200
Impressive
What is able to impress the mind, feelings, conscience.
200
Supporting Details
What is details that explain or describe the main idea.
200
I could see El Capitan and Half Dome
What is Fact
200
Travel to Badger Pass in 1855 was different than it is today because the only way people could get there is by..
What is horseback
200
Species
What is a set of related living things that share certain characteristics and that can interbreed.
300
Naturalist
What is a person who studies living things.
300
What is the main idea of "Letters Home from Yosemite?"
A trip to Yosemite National Park.
300
Yosemite is home to glaciers, waterfalls, valleys, mountains, and sequoia trees.
What is fact
300
Why did the author provide headings throughout the selection?
What is to group facts about different main topics.
300
What is one detail that supports the main idea that Yosemite is located in a unique place?
What is it is located in the Sierra Nevada Mountain range which is home to the longest mountain range in the lower 50 states.
400
Preserve
What is to keep from harm or change; protect.
400
Which detail supports the main idea that visitors must be careful around the animals in Yosemite?
What is bears will rip open a tent if they smell food.
400
I knew we were in for an exciting vacation.
What is opinion.
400
What attraction did the author go to see immediately after visiting Glacier Point?
What is El Capitan.
400
Wilderness
What is a wild region with few or no people living in it.
500
Slopes
What is land that goes up or down at an angle.
500
What is a main idea from the selection?
What is Yosemite is a popular place to visit.
500
Yosemite is the nations 3rd national park.
What is fact.
500
Why do the trees at Tioga Pass stay so small?
What is the elevation is very high.
500
How can you tell the author's main purpose was to inform?
What is he gives you facts about Yosemite.