THE FACES OF NATURE

    As a child, Seymour Simon explored nature in a vacant lot near his home.  What are some discoveries you have made about nature in your own neighborhood?  Simon also writes that nature has "many moods."  What moods have you observed in nature?

    As you read the selections, think about whether it describes nature as a friend, a foe, both, or maybe neither.  From the wilds of Alaska to the shores of Maine - get ready to experience the many faces of nature.

    Visit Kids' Place to explore more about Nature:  Friend and Foe!

SKILLS FOR NATURE:  FRIEND AND FOE

COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES AND SKILLS
Strategies:  Monitor/Clarify, Summarize, Predict/Infer
Skills:  Following Directions, Topic/Main Idea/Details, Making Inferences, Categorize/Classify, Noting Details, Author's Viewpoint, Fact and Opinion, Cause and Effect, Making Generalizations
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
Three-Syllable Words
Roots graph and tract
Suffixes -less, -ion, -ness
VOCABULARY/DICTIONARY
Multiple-Meaning Words
Analogies
Parts of Speech
INFORMATION AND STUDY SKILLS
Outlining
Synthesizing

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