Literature

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

After You Read


READING WORKSHOP 2 • Using Text Features


Conserving Resources


Answering the



  1. How can the invention of new products cause problems? Support your
    answer with details from the selection.

  2. Recall How is recycling good for business?
    TTIPIP Think and Search

  3. Recall What are some of the disadvantages of recycling?
    TTIPIP Right There

  4. Summarize How does conservation help the environment?
    TTIPIP Think and Search


Critical Thinking



  1. Connect What are some items that you use every day that can
    be recycled?
    TTIPIP On My Own

  2. 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

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