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Unit 11 Words Rain Forest Module

Unit 11 Words Rain Forest Module. Homework due Friday Test Friday. Fluency. Learning Target: I can read the interview with scientist Bryson Voirin with fluency. Definition: the ability to speak easily and smoothly. Informational Text.

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Unit 11 Words Rain Forest Module

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  1. Unit 11 Words Rain Forest Module • Homework due Friday • Test Friday

  2. Fluency • Learning Target: I can read the interview with scientist Bryson Voirin with fluency. • Definition: the ability to speak easily and smoothly

  3. Informational Text • While learning about the rainforest we have been reading and analyzing different types of informational texts. • Definition: Text that communicates knowledge or information. For example, interviews, articles, or websites.

  4. Conservationist • In fact, conservationist have placed images of it on t-shirts, baseball hats, and even garbage trucks. • Definition: Someone who works to protect plants or animals.

  5. Transcript • The interview we read with Bryson was a transcript of what he said. It was spoken and then transcribed into written text. • Definition: a written, printed, or typed copy of words that have been spoken

  6. limelight • The happy-faced spider generally tries to stay out of the limelight. It lives its life on the undersides of leaves in the rainforest. • Definition: the focus of attention

  7. Fauna • They hope to use this as a way to bring attention to the loss of various fauna throughout Hawaii. • Definition: The animals of a particular region or habitat.

  8. Documentary • The Great Bear Rainforest, Remote Camera Project was a documentary filmed in British Columbia. • Definition: A film or TV program about history, science, or other topics that provides factual information

  9. temperate • The Great Bear Rainforest is the largest expanse of temperate, old-growth rainforest left of the planet. • Definition: Temperatures that are not especially high or low

  10. Habituating • One of the problems with traditional research methods is that we frequently are habituating wildlife to human presence. • Definition: To become used to something

  11. poaching • In an area like this, where poaching and trophy hunting are happening, we are really putting these animals at a disadvantage because, how can they tell the difference between somebody carrying a tripod and a camera, and somebody carrying a rifle. • Definition: The illegal hunting, killing, or capturing of wild animals.

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