The Great Kapok Tree

Unit 3 Week 5Kristi Goggans

Genre - FantasyA fantasy is a made-up story in which the characters do things that you would not expect them to do in real life.

Vocabulary Strategy – Suffixes Suffixes are added to the end of a

word.• - ous can make a word mean “full of ____”• - ate can make a word mean “supply or

treat with _________”• Joyous becomes “full of joy”• Hydrate becomes “supply or treat with

water.”

Comprehension Skill –Generalize

A generalization is a broad statement based on several examples.

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Generalization

Comprehension Strategy –Story Structure

Good readers pay attention to story structure – how a story is put together. Notice how a story begins (the problem), how it builds through the middle (rising action and climax), and how it ends (resolution).

VocabularyCanopyDangle

DappledFragrantPollen

SlitheredWondrous

Canopy The uppermost layer of branches in

forest trees; shelter

Dangle To hang and swing loosely

Dappled Marked with spots

Fragrant Sweet smelling scent; giving off a

pleasant odor

Pollen Powder from a flower

Slithered Move with a sliding motion; slipped

Wondrous Wonderful; marvelous; remarkable

In the rainforest, bees were important because they --

Made honey for farmers Kept humans out of the forest

Pollinated Trees and Flowers

Which was an important theme? Trees provide shade from the sun Kapok trees grow in the rain

forest All living things depend on one

another

Which generalization is based on information from this story?

Rain forests are hot. Wild animals are dangerous.

What was one reason that the tree roots were important in

the story? They gave leaves their green color. They held the soil in place. They were home to certain birds.

What is one thing that could never happen in this story?

The animals were able to talk to the sleeping man.

A child from the Yanomamo tribe lived in the rain forest.

The toucan flew down from the canopy.

The author probably wrote this story to --

Explain the habits of different animals in the rain forest

Describe what happens in a rain forest when the trees are cut down

Explain how people use the trees when they chop down the rain forest

What is the most likely reason the man wanted to cut down the Kapok tree in our story?

To build a fire to keep warm To show how strong he was To sell the wood for money

What is one reason that both people and animals need trees?

People and animals need the oxygen that trees make.

Why did the author have so many different animals in this story?

The author did this to show how the loss of the Kapok tree would affect the lives of a variety of animals.

What was the most likely reason the author had the animals stay quiet

when the man woke up from his nap? Keeping the animals quiet showed

what the forest would sound like if the trees were cut down.