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Close Reading Nonfiction Texts

for Upper Elementary

Differentiated High-Interest Interactive Notebook Elements

June

Close Reading

First Read

Each student independently reads the text and annotates it using

marks included on page 4 of this packet. Teachers may opt to use

marks that have already been used in class.

The smaller article can be glued onto the right sides of an interactive

notebook, and annotations can be elaborated upon on the left sides of

the notebook.

After adequate time has been given for students to read and

annotate, students briefly share a few thoughts with a partner.

Teachers may wish to read the text aloud so that students have

another opportunity to respond to words and ideas that were not

understood during the students’ first read.

Second and Third Reads

Students will synthesize, analyze, or evaluate what the text says in

addition to analyzing the text structure and organization.

This will be done through a variety of activities that can be done as

worksheets or included in an interactive notebook. Options for both

possibilities have been included for each text.

After adequate time has been given for students to complete the

activities for the second and third reads, allow time to discuss.

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Something Important

! Things that made me think wow, yikes, or awesome

? Question I have

Connection I made to my life, another text, or the world

What I visualized when I read this part

Parts I enjoyed reading

Predictions/Inferences (crystal ball)

Thinking Notes

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? Question I have





Thinking Notes

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? Question I have





Thinking Notes

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? Question I have





Thinking Notes

Pearls


Passage Skills Unofficial Lexile Word Count

Pearls Compare/contrast, cause/effect, opinion writing

1010 397

Pearls 940 393

Pearls 840 387

Pearls 720 393

Full-page texts and activities Pages 6-14

Half-page texts and activities for interactive notebooks Pages 15-23

Second read, third read, and writing response headers for interactive notebooks or journal pages.

Pages 24-27

Possible answers Page 28

Vocabulary

mollusk – a soft-bodied creature (sometimes with a shell) that lives in a wet area freshwater – lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water located inside a continent saltwater – oceans and other bodies of water located outside of a continent metaphor – a type of figurative language that makes a comparison between two things without using the words “like” or “as” pearl harvester – someone who makes a living from gathering pearls

Pearls

Pearls are popular gems used in all types of jewelry, and they are one of the

gems used to represent June birthdays. Unlike diamonds, emeralds, and other

gemstones, no polishing or cutting is needed to bring out a pearl’s beauty. They are

the only gems that are made by living sea creatures and not dug out of the

ground. So how do sea creatures make pearls?

Most natural pearls are made by oysters. Other mollusks, like clams and

mussels, can produce pearls, but those types of pearls are very rare. Both

freshwater and saltwater oysters can make pearls.

Oysters are bivalve mollusks because they have two shells. When the oyster

grows, the shells must grow along with it, so a soft organ called a mantle is

responsible for making the shell grow. The mantle uses minerals from the oyster’s

food to make nacre, which is the lining on the inside of the shell. Sometimes nacre is

called mother of pearl.

When something foreign gets between the mantle and the shell, like a bit of

shell or sand, the mantle gets irritated and the oyster covers up the foreign object

to protect itself. The mantle uses nacre to make layers around the object, and a

pearl is formed. Sometimes the pearls are nice and round, and sometimes they

are uneven. The most valuable pearls are perfectly round and smooth. Pearls can

also come in a variety of colors, like white, gray, red, blue, green, and black.

When pearls are made in the wild, they are called natural pearls. This is a rare

event, and these types of pearls can be very valuable. In fact, the word “pearl” is a

metaphor for something very rare and valuable. Because of the rarity of this

occurrence, pearls can also be made with a little help from humans.

The process of making cultured pearls begins when a pearl harvester opens

the oyster and makes a little slit in the mantle. Then a bead is put between the

mantle and the shell. The oyster then forms the pearl by layering nacre onto the

bead. This process takes about six months since it only needs a thin coating of

nacre. Even though they still look beautiful, cultured pearls aren't as expensive as

natural pearls because they are more common.

Whether they are natural or cultured, pearls continue to be one of nature’s

beautiful miracles!


Pearls

Pearls are popular gems used in all types of jewelry, and they are one of the

gems used to represent June birthdays. Unlike diamonds, emeralds, and other

gemstones, no polishing or cutting is needed to bring out a pearl’s beauty. They are

the only gems that are made by living sea creatures and not dug out of the

ground. So how do sea creatures make pearls?


mussels, can produce pearls, but those types of pearls are very rare. Both



grows, the shells must grow along with it. A soft organ called a mantle is


food to make nacre. Nacre is the lining on the inside of the shell. Sometimes nacre

is called mother of pearl.

When something foreign gets between the mantle and the shell, like a bit of

shell or sand, the mantle gets irritated. The oyster covers up the foreign object to

protect itself. The mantle uses nacre to make layers around the object, and a pearl

is formed. Sometimes the pearls are nice and round, and sometimes they are

uneven. The most valuable pearls are perfectly round and smooth. Pearls can also

come in a variety of colors, like white, gray, red, blue, green, and black.



metaphor for something very rare and valuable. Because of this rare event,

pearls can also be made with a little help from humans.








beautiful miracles!


Pearls

Pearls are popular gems used in all types of jewelry. They are one of the

gems used to represent June birthdays. Unlike diamonds and other gemstones, no

polishing or cutting is needed to bring out a pearl’s beauty. They are the only gems

that are made by living sea creatures and not dug out of the ground. So how do

sea creatures make pearls?


mussels, can produce pearls. Those types of pearls are very rare. Both



grows, the shells must grow along with it. A soft organ called a mantle is


food to make nacre. Nacre is the lining on the inside of the shell. Sometimes nacre

is called mother of pearl.

When something gets between the mantle and the shell, like a bit of shell or

sand, the mantle gets irritated. The oyster covers up the thing to protect itself.

The mantle uses nacre to make layers around the object. A pearl is formed!

Sometimes the pearls are nice and round, and sometimes they are uneven. The

most valuable pearls are perfectly round and smooth. Pearls can also come in a

variety of colors, like white, gray, red, blue, green, and black.



metaphor for something very rare and valuable. Because of this rare event,

pearls can also be made with a little help from humans.








beautiful miracles!


Pearls

Pearls are popular gems used in all types of jewelry. They are one of the

gems that stand for June birthdays. Diamonds and rubies have to be polished and

cut to look beautiful. No polishing or cutting is needed to bring out a pearl’s beauty.

They are the only gems that are made by living sea creatures and not dug out of

the ground. So how do sea creatures make pearls?


mussels, can make pearls. Those types of pearls are very rare. Both freshwater

and saltwater oysters can make pearls.

Oysters are bivalve mollusks. They have two shells. When the oyster grows,

the shells must grow, too. A soft organ called a mantle makes the shell grow. The

mantle uses minerals from the oyster’s food to make nacre. Nacre is the lining on

the inside of the shell. Sometimes nacre is called mother of pearl.

The mantle gets irritated when something gets between it and the shell. It

could be something like a grain of sand or a bit of broken shell. The oyster covers

up the thing to protect itself from being bothered by it. The mantle uses nacre to

make layers around the object. A pearl is formed! Sometimes the pearls are nice

and round. Sometimes they are uneven. The most valuable pearls are perfectly

round and smooth. Pearls can also come in many colors. Pearls can be white, gray,

red, blue, green, or black.

Pearls made in the wild are called natural pearls. These are rare events.

Natural pearls can be very valuable. In fact, the word “pearl” is a word used for

something very rare and valuable. Because of this rare event, pearls can also be

made with a little help from humans.




bead. This process takes about six months. It only needs a thin coating of nacre.

Even though the pearls still look beautiful, cultured pearls aren't as expensive as



beautiful miracles!


Pearls – Second Read

Go back through the text and highlight the characteristics of natural pearls with a yellow highlighter, marker, or colored pencil. Highlight the characteristics of cultured pearls in blue. Highlight what they have in common in green. Complete the Venn diagram using the information you highlighted. One has been done as an example.


Natural Pearls Cultured Pearls

Both

•  used in jewelry

Pearls – Third Read

Go back through the text one last time to find causes and effects. Label the causes with a C and the effects with an E. Then add them to the chart.


Cause Effect

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Pearls – Writing Response

“A pearl is often hidden in an ugly shell.” – Chinese proverb

What do you think this proverb means? Use text evidence when necessary to support your opinion.


Pearls – Writing Response As the text states, the word “pearl” can be used to describe someone or something that is rare and valuable. Who is someone or what is something in your life that is rare and valuable? Why is that person or thing rare and valuable?


Pearls

Pea

rls are

po

pula

r ge

ms use

d in all ty

pe

s of

jewe

lry, a

nd they a

re o

ne o

f the

ge

ms use

d to

rep

rese

nt June b

irthda

ys. U

nlike d

iam

ond

s,

em

era

lds, a

nd other g

em

stone

s, no p

olishing o

r

cutting is nee

de

d to b

ring out a p

ea

rl’s bea

uty.

They a

re the

only

ge

ms tha

t are

ma

de

by liv

ing

sea cre

ature

s and not d

ug out o

f the

gro

und. So

how d

o se

a crea

tures m

ake

pe

arls?

Mo

st natura

l pe

arls a

re m

ad

e by

oyste

rs.

Othe

r mo

llusks, like cla

ms a

nd musse

ls, can p

rod

uce

pe

arls, b

ut those

typ

es o

f p

ea

rls are

very

rare

.

Both f

reshw

ate

r and sa

ltwa

ter oy

sters ca

n

ma

ke p

ea

rls.

Oy

sters a

re b

ivalve

mo

llusks beca

use they

have

two

shells. W

hen the

oyste

r grow

s, the she

lls

must g

row a

long w

ith it, so a so

ft o

rga

n calle

d a

ma

ntle is re

spo

nsible

fo

r ma

king the she

ll grow

.

The m

antle

uses m

inera

ls fro

m the

oyste

r’s fo

od

to m

ake

nacre

, which is the

lining on the

inside

of

the she

ll. So

metim

es na

cre is ca

lled m

other o

f

pe

arl. W

hen so

mething f

ore

ign g

ets betwe

en the

ma

ntle a

nd the she

ll, like a b

it of

shell o

r sand, the

ma

ntle g

ets irritate

d and the

oyste

r covers up the


iddle

fo

reig

n ob

ject to

prote

ct itself. The

ma

ntle use

s

nacre

to m

ake

lay

ers a

round the

ob

ject, a

nd a pe

arl

is fo

rme

d. So

metim

es the

pe

arls a

re nice

and

round, a

nd som

etime

s they a

re uneve

n. The m

ost

valua

ble

pe

arls a

re p

erf

ectly

round a

nd smo

oth.

Pea

rls can a

lso co

me

in a variety

of

colo

rs, like

white

, gra

y, re

d, blue

, gre

en, a

nd bla

ck.

Whe

n pe

arls a

re m

ad

e in the

wild, they

are

calle

d natura

l pe

arls. This is a ra

re eve

nt, and the

se

typ

es o

f p

ea

rls can be

very

valua

ble

. In fa

ct, the

wo

rd “pe

arl” is a m

etap

hor f

or so

mething ve

ry

rare

and va

luab

le. Be

cause

of

the ra

rity o

f this

occurre

nce, p

ea

rls can a

lso be

ma

de

with a little

help f

rom

huma

ns.

The p

roce

ss of

ma

king cultured p

ea

rls beg

ins

whe

n a pe

arl ha

rveste

r op

ens the

oyste

r and

ma

kes a little

slit in the m

antle

. Then a be

ad is p

ut

betwe

en the

ma

ntle a

nd the she

ll. The oy

ster the

n

fo

rms the

pe

arl by

lay

ering na

cre o

nto the

bea

d.

This pro

cess ta

kes a

bo

ut six mo

nths since it o

nly

nee

ds a thin co

ating o

f na

cre. Eve

n thoug

h they still

loo

k bea

utiful, culture

d pe

arls a

ren't a

s expe

nsive

as na

tural p

ea

rls beca

use they

are

mo

re co

mm

on.

Whethe

r they a

re na

tural o

r cultured, p

ea

rls

continue

to be

one

of

nature

’s bea

utiful m

iracle

s!

Pearls

Pea

rls are

po

pula

r ge

ms use

d in all ty

pe

s of

jewe

lry, a

nd they a

re o

ne o

f the

ge

ms use

d to

rep

rese

nt June b

irthda

ys. U

nlike d

iam

ond

s,

em

era

lds, a

nd other g

em

stone

s, no p

olishing o

r

cutting is nee

de

d to b

ring out a p

ea

rl’s bea

uty.

They a

re the

only

ge

ms tha

t are

ma

de

by liv

ing

sea cre

ature

s and not d

ug out o

f the

gro

und. So

how d

o se

a crea

tures m

ake

pe

arls?

Mo

st natura

l pe

arls a

re m

ad

e by

oyste

rs.

Othe

r mo

llusks, like cla

ms a

nd musse

ls, can p

rod

uce

pe

arls, b

ut those

typ

es o

f p

ea

rls are

very

rare

.

Both f

reshw

ate

r and sa

ltwa

ter oy

sters ca

n

ma

ke p

ea

rls.

Oy

sters a

re b

ivalve

mo

llusks beca

use they

have

two

shells. W

hen the

oyste

r grow

s, the she

lls

must g

row a

long w

ith it. A so

ft o

rga

n calle

d a

ma

ntle is re

spo

nsible

fo

r ma

king the she

ll grow

.

The m

antle

uses m

inera

ls fro

m the

oyste

r’s fo

od

to m

ake

nacre

. Na

cre is the

lining on the

inside

of

the she

ll. So

metim

es na

cre is ca

lled m

other o

f

pe

arl. W

hen so

mething f

ore

ign g

ets betwe

en the

ma

ntle a

nd the she

ll, like a b

it of

shell o

r sand, the

ma

ntle g

ets irritate

d. The oy

ster cove

rs up the


iddle

fo

reig

n ob

ject to

prote

ct itself. The

ma

ntle use

s

nacre

to m

ake

lay

ers a

round the

ob

ject, a

nd a

pe

arl is f

orm

ed. S

om

etime

s the p

ea

rls are

nice a

nd

round, a

nd som

etime

s they a

re uneve

n. The m

ost

valua

ble

pe

arls a

re p

erf

ectly

round a

nd smo

oth.

Pea

rls can a

lso co

me

in a variety

of

colo

rs, like

white

, gra

y, re

d, blue

, gre

en, a

nd bla

ck.

Whe

n pe

arls a

re m

ad

e in the

wild, they

are

calle

d natura

l pe

arls. This is a ra

re eve

nt, and the

se

typ

es o

f p

ea

rls can be

very

valua

ble

. In fa

ct, the

wo

rd “pe

arl” is a m

etap

hor f

or so

mething ve

ry

rare

and va

luab

le. Be

cause

of

this rare

event,

pe

arls ca

n also

be m

ad

e w

ith a little he

lp fro

m

huma

ns.

The p

roce

ss of

ma

king cultured p

ea

rls beg

ins

whe

n a pe

arl ha

rveste

r op

ens the

oyste

r and

ma

kes a little

slit in the m

antle

. Then a be

ad is p

ut

betwe

en the

ma

ntle a

nd the she

ll. The oy

ster the

n

fo

rms the

pe

arl by

lay

ering na

cre o

nto the

bea

d.

This pro

cess ta

kes a

bo

ut six mo

nths since it o

nly

nee

ds a thin co

ating o

f na

cre. Eve

n thoug

h they still

loo

k bea

utiful, culture

d pe

arls a

ren't a

s expe

nsive

as na

tural p

ea

rls beca

use they

are

mo

re co

mm

on.

Whethe

r they a

re na

tural o

r cultured, p

ea

rls

continue

to be

one

of

nature

’s bea

utiful m

iracle

s!

Pearls

Pea

rls are

po

pula

r ge

ms use

d in all ty

pe

s of

jewe

lry. They

are

one

of

the g

em

s used to

rep

rese

nt June b

irthda

ys. U

nlike d

iam

ond

s and

other g

em

stone

s, no p

olishing o

r cutting is nee

de

d

to b

ring out a p

ea

rl’s bea

uty. They

are

the o

nly

ge

ms tha

t are

ma

de

by liv

ing sea cre

ature

s and

not dug o

ut of

the g

round. S

o how

do

sea

crea

tures m

ake

pe

arls?

Mo

st natura

l pe

arls a

re m

ad

e by

oyste

rs.

Othe

r mo

llusks, like cla

ms a

nd musse

ls, can p

rod

uce

pe

arls. Tho

se ty

pe

s of

pe

arls a

re ve

ry ra

re. B

oth

fre

shwa

ter a

nd saltw

ate

r oyste

rs can m

ake

pe

arls.

Oy

sters a

re b

ivalve

mo

llusks beca

use they

have

two

shells. W

hen the

oyste

r grow

s, the she

lls

must g

row a

long w

ith it. A so

ft o

rga

n calle

d a

ma

ntle is re

spo

nsible

fo

r ma

king the she

ll grow

.

The m

antle

uses m

inera

ls fro

m the

oyste

r’s fo

od

to m

ake

nacre

. Na

cre is the

lining on the

inside

of

the she

ll. So

metim

es na

cre is ca

lled m

other o

f

pe

arl. W

hen so

mething g

ets betwe

en the

ma

ntle

and the

shell, like

a bit o

f she

ll or sa

nd, the m

antle

gets irrita

ted. The

oyste

r covers up the

thing to


iddle

prote

ct itself. The

ma

ntle use

s nacre

to m

ake

lay

ers a

round the

ob

ject. A

pe

arl is f

orm

ed!

So

metim

es the

pe

arls a

re nice

and ro

und, and

som

etime

s they a

re uneve

n. The m

ost va

luab

le

pe

arls a

re p

erf

ectly

round a

nd smo

oth. Pea

rls can

also

com

e in a va

riety o

f co

lors, like

white

, gra

y,

red, b

lue, g

ree

n, and b

lack.

Whe

n pe

arls a

re m

ad

e in the

wild, they

are

calle

d natura

l pe

arls. This is a ra

re eve

nt, and the

se

typ

es o

f p

ea

rls can be

very

valua

ble

. In fa

ct, the

wo

rd “pe

arl” is a m

etap

hor f

or so

mething ve

ry

rare

and va

luab

le. Be

cause

of

this rare

event,

pe

arls ca

n also

be m

ad

e w

ith a little he

lp fro

m

huma

ns.

The p

roce

ss of

ma

king cultured p

ea

rls beg

ins

whe

n a pe

arl ha

rveste

r op

ens the

oyste

r and

ma

kes a little

slit in the m

antle

. Then a be

ad is p

ut

betwe

en the

ma

ntle a

nd the she

ll. The oy

ster the

n

fo

rms the

pe

arl by

lay

ering na

cre o

nto the

bea

d.

This pro

cess ta

kes a

bo

ut six mo

nths since it o

nly

nee

ds a thin co

ating o

f na

cre. Eve

n thoug

h they still

loo

k bea

utiful, culture

d pe

arls a

ren't a

s expe

nsive

as na

tural p

ea

rls beca

use they

are

mo

re co

mm

on.

Whethe

r they a

re na

tural o

r cultured, p

ea

rls

continue

to be

one

of

nature

’s bea

utiful m

iracle

s!

Pearls

Pea

rls are

po

pula

r ge

ms use

d in all ty

pe

s of

jewe

lry. They

are

one

of

the g

em

s that sta

nd fo

r

June b

irthda

ys. Dia

mo

nds a

nd rubie

s have

to be

po

lished a

nd cut to lo

ok be

autif

ul. No

po

lishing or

cutting is nee

de

d to b

ring out a p

ea

rl’s bea

uty.

They a

re the

only

ge

ms tha

t are

ma

de

by liv

ing

sea cre

ature

s and not d

ug out o

f the

gro

und. So

how d

o se

a crea

tures m

ake

pe

arls?

Mo

st natura

l pe

arls a

re m

ad

e by

oyste

rs.

Othe

r mo

llusks, like cla

ms a

nd musse

ls, can m

ake

pe

arls. Tho

se ty

pe

s of

pe

arls a

re ve

ry ra

re. B

oth

fre

shwa

ter a

nd saltw

ate

r oyste

rs can m

ake

pe

arls.

Oy

sters a

re b

ivalve

mo

llusks. They ha

ve tw

o

shells. W

hen the

oyste

r grow

s, the she

lls must

grow

, too

. A so

ft o

rga

n calle

d a ma

ntle m

ake

s the

shell g

row. The

ma

ntle use

s mine

rals f

rom

the

oyste

r’s fo

od to

ma

ke na

cre. N

acre

is the lining o

n

the insid

e o

f the

shell. S

om

etime

s nacre

is calle

d

mothe

r of

pe

arl.

The m

antle

gets irrita

ted w

hen so

mething

gets betw

ee

n it and the

shell. It co

uld be so

mething

like a g

rain o

f sa

nd or a b

it of

bro

ken she

ll. The

oyste

r covers up the

thing to p

rotect itse

lf f

rom


iddle

being b

othere

d by it. The

ma

ntle use

s nacre

to

ma

ke la

ye

rs aro

und the o

bje

ct. A p

ea

rl is fo

rme

d!

So

metim

es the

pe

arls a

re nice

and ro

und.

So

metim

es they

are

uneven. The

mo

st valua

ble

pe

arls a

re p

erf

ectly

round a

nd smo

oth. Pea

rls can

also

com

e in m

any

colo

rs. Pea

rls can be

white

,

gra

y, re

d, blue

, gre

en, o

r bla

ck.

Pea

rls ma

de

in the w

ild are

calle

d natura

l

pe

arls. The

se a

re ra

re eve

nts. Na

tural p

ea

rls can

be ve

ry va

luab

le. In f

act, the

wo

rd “pe

arl” is a w

ord

used f

or so

mething ve

ry ra

re a

nd valua

ble

.

Beca

use o

f this ra

re eve

nt, pe

arls ca

n also

be

ma

de

with a little

help f

rom

huma

ns.

The p

roce

ss of

ma

king cultured p

ea

rls

beg

ins whe

n a pe

arl ha

rveste

r op

ens the

oyste

r

and m

ake

s a little slit in the

ma

ntle. The

n a bea

d is

put betw

ee

n the m

antle

and the

shell. The

oyste

r

then f

orm

s the p

ea

rl by la

ye

ring nacre

onto

the

bea

d. This pro

cess ta

kes a

bo

ut six mo

nths. It only

nee

ds a thin co

ating o

f na

cre. Eve

n thoug

h the

pe

arls still lo

ok be

autif

ul, cultured p

ea

rls are

n't as

expe

nsive a

s natura

l pe

arls be

cause

they a

re

mo

re co

mm

on.

Whethe

r they a

re na

tural o

r cultured, p

ea

rls

continue

to be

one

of

nature

’s bea

utiful m

iracle

s!


iddle


Go

ba

ck throug

h the text a

nd highlig

ht the

chara

cteristics o

f na

tural p

ea

rls with a y

ellow

hig

hlighte

r, ma

rker, o

r colo

red p

encil. H

ighlig

ht the

chara

cteristics o

f culture

d pe

arls in b

lue. H

ighlig

ht w

hat they

have

in com

mo

n in gre

en. C

om

plete

the

Ve

nn dia

gra

m using the

info

rma

tion y

ou

highlig

hted. O

ne ha

s bee

n do

ne a

s an exa

mp

le.

Na

tural

Pea

rls C

ultured

Pea

rls

Both

• use

d in jew

elry


Go

ba

ck throug

h the text a

nd highlig

ht the

chara

cteristics o

f na

tural p

ea

rls with a y

ellow

hig

hlighte

r, ma

rker, o

r colo

red p

encil. H

ighlig

ht the

chara

cteristics o

f culture

d pe

arls in b

lue. H

ighlig

ht w

hat they

have

in com

mo

n in gre

en. C

om

plete

the

Ve

nn dia

gra

m using the

info

rma

tion y

ou

highlig

hted. O

ne ha

s bee

n do

ne a

s an exa

mp

le.

Na

tural

Pea

rls C

ultured

Pea

rls

Both

• use

d in jew

elry


iddle


Go

ba

ck throug

h the text o

ne la

st time

to f

ind ca

uses a

nd ef

fe

cts. Labe

l the ca

uses w

ith a C a

nd the

ef

fe

cts with a

n E. Then a

dd them

to the

chart.

Ca

use

Eff

ect


Go

ba

ck throug

h the text o

ne la

st time

to f

ind ca

uses a

nd ef

fe

cts. Labe

l the ca

uses w

ith a C a

nd the

ef

fe

cts with a

n E. Then a

dd them

to the

chart.

Ca

use

Eff

ect

Pearls – Third Read Go back through the text one last time to find causes and effects. Label the causes with a C and the effects with an E.

Direc4ons: Cut on do:ed lines. Place glue on back of direc4ons and glue in notebook. Write causes on the flaps and the effects underneath the flaps.

Pearls – Third Read Go back through the text one last time to find causes and effects. Label the causes with a C and the effects with an E.

Direc4ons: Cut on do:ed lines. Place glue on back of direc4ons and glue in notebook. Write causes on the flaps and the effects underneath the flaps.


iddle


iddle

Pearls W

riting Response

“A p

ea

rl is of

ten hidd

en in a

n ugly

shell.”

Chine

se p

roverb

W

hat d

o y

ou think this p

roverb m

ea

ns? Use

text ev

ide

nce w

hen ne

cessa

ry to

suppo

rt yo

ur o

pinio

n.

Pearls W

riting Response

“A p

ea

rl is of

ten hidd

en in a

n ugly

shell.”

Chine

se p

roverb

W

hat d

o y

ou think this p

roverb m

ea

ns? Use

text ev

ide

nce w

hen ne

cessa

ry to

suppo

rt yo

ur o

pinio

n.


iddle

Pearls W

riting Response A

s the text sta

tes, the

wo

rd “pe

arl” ca

n be use

d to

de

scribe so

me

one

or so

mething tha

t is rare

and

valua

ble

. Who

is som

eo

ne o

r wha

t is som

ething in y

our lif

e tha

t is rare

and va

luab

le? W

hy is tha

t p

erso

n or thing ra

re a

nd valua

ble

?

Pearls W

riting Response A

s the text sta

tes, the

wo

rd “pe

arl” ca

n be use

d to

de

scribe so

me

one

or so

mething tha

t is rare

and

valua

ble

. Who

is som

eo

ne o

r wha

t is som

ething in y

our lif

e tha

t is rare

and va

luab

le? W

hy is tha

t p

erso

n or thing ra

re a

nd valua

ble

?



Go back through the text and highlight the characteristics of natural pearls with a yellow highlighter, marker, or colored pencil. Highlight the characteristics of cultured pearls in blue. Highlight what they have in common in green. Fill out a Venn diagram.









Pearls – Possible Answers

Second Read Natural Pearls •  made naturally •  extremely rare •  can be very valuable Both •  made by oysters •  come in many colors •  used in jewelry •  no cutting or polishing needed Cultured Pearls •  made with human help •  inside is a bead •  more common •  less expensive

Third Read •  oyster grows/mantle makes the shell bigger •  minerals from food/nacre is made •  something gets between the mantle and shell/the mantle is

irritated •  the mantle is irritated/uses nacre to surround the irritant •  nacre surrounds the irritant/pearls are made •  natural pearls are rare/pearl can be made with human help •  cultured pearls are more common/less expensive Writing Response •  Option 1 - Answers will vary due to the nature of the task.

Answers will probably describe that it’s what’s on the inside that counts.

•  Option 2 – Answers will vary due to the nature of the task.


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