UNIT X UNIT 7 | 249 Academic Vocabulary Understand dictionary definitions and examples Point out the Academic Vocabulary box. Choral read adapt and adaptation. Point out the words in parentheses. Explain that adapt is a verb (action) and adaptation is a noun (thing). Ask a volunteer to read the definition. Point out that the definition before the slash (/) is for the verb adapt and the definition after the slash is for the noun adaption. If needed, explain that process means a series of steps to get a specific effect or result. Ask a volunteer to read the example. Have students underline the words adapt and adaptation in the example. Reading: Biomes of the World • Follow the instructional routine for reading. The following strategies are a sample routine. • Match oral to written words Play the audio for page 249. Ask students to listen and read silently. Model how to use a finger to track the text. • Build oral fluency Replay the audio, asking students to follow along in a whisper read and imitate pronunciation and phrasing. Repeat as necessary until students demonstrate confidence. Have students who have demonstrated proficiency read the page aloud together. • Read for comprehension Read the page aloud sentence by sentence. After each sentence, ask basic questions to check comprehension. For example, after reading the first sentence, ask: What do we call a large, natural area with its own climate and geography? (a biome) Check In Monitor comprehension Have students ask and answer questions in pairs. Then review answers as a class. ANSWERS 1. A biome is a large, natural area with its own climate and geography. 2. Plants and animals depend on each other to survive. EXPLORE AND LEARN DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Some students may need support understanding words and phrases such as physical, one another, and type. To check comprehension of these terms, ask: Are physical adaptations related to your body or your mind? (your body) If plants and animals depend on one another, do plants need animals, animals need plants, or both? (both) Are the types of biomes the same or different? (different) Amplify Have students summarize the information on page 249 in small groups. Have them reread the text, close their books, and write down the central ideas. PRACTICE tundra deserts grasslands forests by Sebastian Barnette Biomes of the A biome is a large, natural area with its own climate and geography. Plants and animals in a biome have developed physical adaptations to that biome. There are ecosystems in each biome. Ecosystems are groups of plants and animals that depend on one another to survive. These plants and animals adapt to the climate and geography in their biome. There are many types of biomes in the world. Four of them are tundra, deserts, grasslands, and forests. W rld CHECK IN 1. Comprehension What is a biome? 2. Cause and effect Why do plants and animals live together in an ecosystem? ACADEMIC VOCABULARY adapt (verb) / adaptation (noun) Definition to change so it is easier to live somewhere / the process of changing so it is easier to live somewhere Example Animals adapt to their environment. Plants survive because they are good at adaptation. UNIT 7 Biomes of the World 249 UNIT 7 / READING
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