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Windows on Wildlife

• Comprehension Skills
• (after reading activities)

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Main Idea and Supporting Detail

• On page 468, the author provides a clear topic
  sentence giving the main idea of each paragraph.
  Identify these topic sentences.
• The main idea of the first paragraph on page 469
  is in the first sentence. Which details support
  the main idea?

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Main Idea and Supporting Detail

• What is the main idea of the first paragraph on
  page 471?
• Name two details that support this main idea.

4
Main Idea and Supporting Detail

• The first paragraph on page 472 does not have a
  sentence that states the main idea. What is the
  main idea of the paragraph?
• The second paragraph on page 472 includes a topic
  sentence. What is the topic sentence?

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Authors Point of View

• On page 475, the authors comment, By early
  October, the lights are bright for twenty-four
  hours a day. This would be like summer at the
  South Pole, when the sun shins all day and all
  night. The descriptive words in this sentence
  show that the authors think observing the
  penguins is a valuable and educational
  experience.
• Find other examples that show the authors point
  of view in Icy Home for Penguins

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Authors Point of View

• On page 476, the authors note that the penguins
  brought to SeaWorld seemed to feel comfortable
  and behaved very naturally in their indoor home.
  How does this reflect the authors point of
  view?
• In the third paragraph on page 477, which
  sentence tells how the authors feel about
  removing penguins from the wild?

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Authors Point of View

• In the first paragraph on page 479, the authors
  indicate their approval of the new barriers for
  animals. Which words tell us this?
• What other words and sentences in the passage let
  you know that the authors approve of the
  JungleWorld exhibit?

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Classifying/Categorizing

• On page 480, readers are told about the natural
  activities of the animals.
• Write the following on a piece of paper Food
  for the Monkeys to Search For
• What foods have you found in the story that could
  be grouped under this heading?

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Discussing the Selection

• How do the new natural habitats show our concern
  with the ecology of our planet?
• What is the main difference between the new and
  old displays for wild animals in zoos, nature
  parks, and aquariums?
• Why do you think the authors wrote this piece?