A Walk in the DesertA Walk in the Desert

Mrs. Breeding 4Mrs. Breeding 4thth Grade Grade

GenreGenre

• Informational Nonfiction -A detailed composition that sets out to

explain something by presenting facts about it.

StrategyStrategy

• Summarize -Remind students that a summary is a

retelling of the most important facts, ideas, or events in a text. You should summarize using your own words.

SkillSkill

• Main Idea and Details -The main idea is the most important

point of a paragraph or an entire nonfiction text. Supporting details are statements that help prove the point or explain the main idea.

Climate (noun)Climate (noun)

• The average weather conditions at a place throughout the year.

Silken (Adj.)Silken (Adj.)

• Soft, smooth, and shining

Lumbering (verb)Lumbering (verb)

• Moving about in a clumsy way

Swallows (verb)Swallows (verb)

• Takes in food or liquid through the mouth and passes it down the throat into the stomach.

Lurk (verb)Lurk (verb)

• To lie hidden

Shimmer (Adj.)Shimmer (Adj.)

• To shine with a soft light

Eerie (Adj.)Eerie (Adj.)

• Strange in a scary way

Selection WordsSelection Words

• biome: a community of living things• survival: life• saguaro: a type of cactus that is tall and

has few branches• nocturnal: staying awake at night and

sleeping during the day• crevices: narrow cracks