Snowflake BentleySnowflake Bentley

By: Mrs. BreedingBy: Mrs. Breeding

GenreGenre

BiographyBiography

-A story about the life of a real -A story about the life of a real person written by someone else.person written by someone else.

SkillSkill

SummarizeSummarize

-To summarize a biography, you -To summarize a biography, you should identify the main ideas and should identify the main ideas and restate them in your own words. restate them in your own words.

StrategyStrategy

EvaluateEvaluate

-When evaluating a text, a reader -When evaluating a text, a reader makes judgments about the author’s makes judgments about the author’s purpose and the type of information purpose and the type of information provided about the subject.provided about the subject.

Preview and PredictPreview and Predict

Always read the title, preview the Always read the title, preview the illustrations, and note questions and illustrations, and note questions and predictions about the story. predictions about the story.

BlizzardBlizzard

a heavy snowstorma heavy snowstorm

MagnifyMagnify

to make something to make something biggerbigger

EvaporateEvaporate

to change from a to change from a liquid or a solid into liquid or a solid into a gasa gas

inspireinspire

to stir the mind or to stir the mind or feelingsfeelings

negativesnegatives

images on film images on film from which prints from which prints can be madecan be made

microscopemicroscope

a device to look at a device to look at things that are too things that are too small to see with small to see with your eyesyour eyes

foolishnessfoolishness

showing a lack of showing a lack of good sense or good sense or judgmentjudgment

techniquetechnique

a way of bringing a way of bringing about a desired about a desired resultresult

Selection WordsSelection Words

masterpieces: objects created with great skillmasterpieces: objects created with great skill intricate: having many complex partsintricate: having many complex parts molecules: particles of matter made up of molecules: particles of matter made up of

atomsatoms pneumonia: a disease of the lungs that can pneumonia: a disease of the lungs that can

cause fever, chills, cough, and difficulty cause fever, chills, cough, and difficulty breathingbreathing

grandeur: the state of quality of being grandeur: the state of quality of being magnificent or greatmagnificent or great