ComprehensionTransparency2a©Macmillan/McGraw-HillVocabularyshimmerclimateeeriesilkenlurklumberingswallowsContextCluesSurroundingWordscanoftenhelpyoufigureoutthemeaningofunfamiliarwords.Readthroughthestoryandfindthesentencewherethewordshimmerappears.Readthesentenceslowly.Usethesurroundingwordstohelpyoufigureoutthemeaningofshimmer.FCATFCATbyMarshaAdamsAnotherWorldInsomeways,livinginAlaskaislikelivinginanotherworld.Winterlastsforaboutninemonths.Formorethantwomonthseachyear,thenorthernlightsthatshimmerintheskyaretheonlysourceoflight.Forthepeoplethere,itcanbeeerietogosolongwithoutseeingthesun.Fortheanimals,itcanbedangerous.Suchdimlightmakesitdifficulttoseewhetherpredatorslurkintheshadows,waitingfortheirnextmeal.Itmaybeasnowyowlthatswoopsdownonsilentwingsandswallowsitspreywhole!46P4_U1W2_VOC_RD09_FL.indd4611/29/0612:48:46PMComprehensionTransparency2b©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill�����������������VocabularyandComprehensionWinterCoatsBeavers,seaotters,andothermammalsareadaptedtosurviveinthecoldAlaskanclimate.Theygrowtwolayersoffur.Thethickbottomlayerissoft,silkenfurthathelpstrapbodyheat.Longer,coarsehairsthatformtheouterlayeractasabarrieragainstwater,snow,andwind.Theptarmigan,Alaska’sstatebird,hasaspecialwaytokeepwarm.Itgrowsfeathersdownitslegs,overitstoes,andonthesolesofitsfeet!AWinterNapYouwon’tfindlumberingblackorbrownbearswhenthefrigidweatherarrives.Bears,mice,andotheranimalshibernate,orgointoadeepsleep,duringthewinter.Whentheyhibernate,theirbodiesdon’tneedfoodorwater.Otheranimals,suchassomecaterpillars,fish,andhouseflies,actuallyfreezeduringthewinter.Thentheythawoutinthespring!ALowProfileArcticplantshavetheirownspecialtraitsthathelpthemsurvive.Duringthesummermonths,thedarksoilabsorbsthesun’sheat.Soplantsgrowclosetotheground,whereit’swarmer.Whensnowfalls,itprotectstheplantsfromthecoldwindsabove.RereadforComprehensionSummarizeMainIdeaandDetailsThemainideaisthemostimportantpointinaparagraphorsection.Detailsgiveinformationthatsupportthemainidea.Tosummarizeapassage,useyourownwordstodescribethemainideaandimportantdetails.Rereadtheselectiontofindthemainideaandsupportingdetails.FCATFCAT47P4_U1W2_VOC_RD09_FL.indd4711/29/0612:48:57PM
