After You Read
READING WORKSHOP 2 • Using Text Features
Conserving Resources
Answering the
- How can the invention of new products cause problems? Support your
answer with details from the selection. - Recall How is recycling good for business?
TTIPIP Think and Search - Recall What are some of the disadvantages of recycling?
TTIPIP Right There - Summarize How does conservation help the environment?
TTIPIP Think and Search
Critical Thinking
- Connect What are some items that you use every day that can
be recycled?
TTIPIP On My Own - Draw Conclusions Why do you think most Americans don’t
recycle more?
TTIPIP Author and Me
Write About Your Reading
Pretend you have some airtime on a local radio station. Write a script for
a short announcement that you will read on the air. Use the tips below to
write your script:- Your purpose is to convince people to recycle.
- Explain what recycling is.
- Tell people why recycling is important.
- Suggest ways that people can recycle at home, work, and school.
- Make sure your announcement will catch people’s attention.
564 UNIT 5 Is Progress Always Good?
CORBIS
Objectives (pp. 564–565)
Reading Use text features: chart, map,
photograph • Make connections from text
to self
Literature Identify literary elements:
concept and definition
Vocabulary Identify word structure:
suffixes
Writing Write a radio script
Grammar Identify parts of speech