A Tree Is Growing
by Athur Dorros
Genre: Informational Text - gives factual information about a topic
Reading Skills: Text and Graphic Features and Domain Specific Vocabulary
Strategy: Question
Essential Question: What are some differences among types of trees?
Student Objectives:
Use text features to locate and understand information.
Use graphic features to demonstrate understanding of text.
Vocabulary
pollen: tiny yellow grains made by flowering plants
store: to put away for later use
clumps: groups or bunches of things, especially plants and dirt
passages: narrow paths or channels
absorb: take in or soak up
throughout: all the way through
coverings: the outsides of things, usually serving as protection
spines: sharp, pointy growths
tropical: having to do with the warm areas of the Earth near the equator
dissolve: to seem to disappear when mixed with liquid