p. 27 par. 1

 Their jeep…against the green

 This passage is a great example of a simile because it says that the jeep is like a crazed bull, and like a boat.Similes use like or as when describing something.

 How else could you describe the car traveling down the road?
(like a jumping bean, bouncing down the road.)

 This passage adds a nice description to the story.Instead of the authors just saying the jeep went down the road, they described it so vividly that you can really picture it bumping on down the gravel road.

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A bear…DNA “fingerprint.”

This passage is an example of an informative passage because it explains the process scientists go through to track bears.This isn’t common knowledge.It is informed because it contains facts and methods.

How would you feel if people took samples of your hair to test your DNA?What if people were tracked like the bears?What would you do?
(I think it would be strange since were people.Scientists don’t need to track where we’ve been and where we are going.If they did I would feel like I’m trapped.I would try and stay away from people all the time.

This passage gives the reader a different perspective on wildlife and nature.Sometimes it’s hard to think about what all the people are doing to protect our environment and animals.When I think of wildlife, I imagine endless land and animals, not DNA testing and scientists. It’s kind of neat to think about it differently.

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Just ahead…rim of the cliff.

This passage is an example of a historical passage.It describes a boy taking part in the tradition of the Great Buffalo Jump.Native American hunters practiced this tradition for years.

How do you think you would feel if you were the brave buffalo runner?
(I think I would feel proud to be chosen to run the buffalo off the cliff. I would definitely be nervous too because I wouldn’t want to fall and hurt myself.I think that it’s amazing that this is how the Native Americans ate meat. All we have to do is go to the grocery store when were hungry.Things are much easier now for people in a way.I’ve never had buffalo.Do people still eat it today?I wonder what it tastes like.

I think the author included this passage in the story to give a historical sense of nature and society.America is a great land and has had many different people living on its soil for thousands of years.It’s great to think of the way we do things today compared to how others lived before us.

p. 11 par.1

As he stood…it was perfect.

This passage is an example of a descriptive because it really gives the reader an opportunity to visualize the scene Jack is seeing and smelling.

The passage describes the trees erupting into gigantic mountains.How does the word erupted enhance the passage?What does it make you think of?
(The word makes me think of the trees exploding into the sky with the mountains behind them and even taller.The whole vision I receive from this passage is a massive, mountainous view.

The passage provides a visual of the landscape.It lets the reader place the characters in a descriptive scene.It’s exciting to read because it makes your imagination wander.