Wonders U3W5 Lesson

Okay reading rockets, who is ready to read?!

Make a predcition about what you think this story will be about.

Vocabulary:

Advancements - Improvements that move an idea ahead.

Characteristics - Qualities that belong to and identify a person or thing.

Concerns - A worried interest in something.

Disagree -to have a different opinion.

Inherit - to receive something from a relative or family member.

Prevalent - Commonly used or accepted.

Resistance - The act of fighting against something or overcoming something.

Agriculture - The science and business of raising crops and farm animals.

Lets watch a video!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWdLng7ZjYI

Open Your Literature Anthology to:

Page 264

And Lets get our read on!

BT Corn helps to keep pests away from the corn.

• This helps reduce dangerous Pesticide use.

• Helps produce more crop.

BT corn could be bad.

• This type of corn hasn't been aorund long enough to know any side effects.

• BT corn may cause problems in non-pest bugs like monarch butterflies.

Multiple Choice

What is the farmers POV or perspective on BT Corn?

• BT corn is bad and could be dangerous because of the poison,

• BT corn is good because it decreases the use of pesticides and provides a plentiful crop.

• BT corn is gross.

• BT corn is alright and could be better.

Multiple Choice

What is the consumers POV or perspective on BT corn? Choose the BEST answer.

• Consumers so not like BT corn.

• BT corn is good because it decreases the use of pesticides and provides a plentiful crop

• BT corn is bad and could be dangerous because of the poison, and possible long term side effects.

• Consumers love BT corn because it tastes good.

Multiple Choice

What is the genre of the story A New Kind of Corn?

• Narrative Poem

• Non-fiction

• Biography

• Persuasive Article

Open Ended

How do you know A New Kind of Corn is a persuasive article?