Zaner-Bloser PreK-8 Catalog 2008-2009 - (Page 28) 3–8 Grades Supplemental Reading Summer School/After School pacing guides available at www.zaner-bloser.com/pacing Read for Real NONFICTION STRATEGIES FOR READING RESULTS Each unit includes three reading selections so students can High-interest science and social studies selections appeal to struggling readers, helping improve comprehension and vocabulary. Learn. Student reading partners model effective use of the strategies. Practice. Students are supported as they move toward independent application of the unit strategies. Apply. Students independently stop, apply the strategies, and document their thinking. When the young squids come out of the eggs, they are well developed. They look like small adult squids. At first, the young squid stays attached to the egg. The food in the egg continues to nourish the young squid until it is old enough to find its own food. Living in the Abyssal Region Make Connections by relating information that I already know about the subject to what I’m reading. Giant squids live deep in the waters of the Atlantic and Write notes on your Pacific oceans. In their home territory, the water is probably own paper to tell how you used this strategy. between 1,640 and 4,900 feet deep. This part of the ocean that is home to the giant squids is called the abyssal region. Most of the region is a flat ocean the strategies plain, but there are some volcanic mountain peaks. Some peaks are Leeches range in size from 1/4 inch to 18 inches long. tall enough to break the Most leeches are 1 to 2 inches long. As a leech moves, it surface of the water. The stretches its body into a thin, snakelike shape. By stretchabyssal region has very ing, the leech seems to be much longer than it really is. A cold water, no light, and leech can eat 10 times its weight in blood. As a leech sucks strong water pressure.its prey’s blood, its body swells. A leech can double or About 85 percent of all triple its size in minutes. the oceans in the world Some leeches are a dull greenish brown. Others are are made up of this black. Still others have lines of spots down their backs. deep-sea environment. Some are even bright with red, orange, or yellow stripes. It is the largest environment in the world. Where Leeches Live Similar to a desert on Squid feeding on prey land, this region has few Many leeches are tropical animals that live in jungles and life. Few living forms can are forms of plant and animal swamps. However, leeches sur- found all over the world in all types of creatures, some of vive here. Because there aren’t manyclimates. They live in desert water holes and on mountains. Strange as this may eatures the creatures here grow to be quite large. All of the ani- sound, there are more Vo • cab • u • lar • y mals that live here areleeches living in Antarctic waters than in all the tropics. predators. Like the giant squid, Most knifefish, aquatic. They live nourish (nur•ish)—to (nur ponds nur•ish)—to these fish—such as dragonfish,leeches arehatchet fish, and in freshwater •ish)—to feed and streams. eat the bodies of abyssal (uh•bis•uhl)—great (uh•bis (uh•bis•uhl)—great bis•uhl)—great sea devils—hunt live prey. They alsoA few species are found in both saltwater ey ey. and freshwater environments. ocean. leeches can swim. Aquatic depths of the ocean other animals that have drifted to the bottom of the environment The giant squid almost never comes to the surface of the A pond leech (en•vy•ruhn•muhnt)— (en•vy (en•vy•ruhn•muhnt)— vy•ruhn•muhnt)— ocean on its own. In February 2003, researchers finally got uar uary surroundings a glimpse of living giant squid babies. But humans have predators (pred•uh•tuhrz)— (pred•uh•tuhrz)— pred•uh•tuhrz)— rarely seen a giant squid in its habitat. Mostly, we have animals that live by hunting ned learned about the giant squid by studying dead ones caught and eating other animals in fishing nets or washed up onshore.4 Apply Pronunciation guides help students tackle unfamiliar vocabulary. Student reading partners model effective application of the strategies! [ 29 ] Vo • cab • u • lar • y aquatic (uh•kwat•ik)—living in or on the water [ 39 ] Vocabulary tabs provide pronunciation and definitions for challenging content. Student Edition pages, Level D 28 Zaner-Bloser The Language Arts and Reading Company http://www.zaner-bloser.com/pacing
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