Arid Landscapes

Arid Landscapes

By Rosendo Felix

Multiple Select

An arid landscape has the following feature(s):

• it is extremely dry

• there is very little rain

• cold at night; hot during the day

• has dangerous animals such as scorpions, rattlesnakes, and others

Poll

The most difficult thing about surviving in an arid landscape is...

• lack of water (no water)

• lack of shelter

• nights are cold and days are hot

• difficult to find food

Poll

If you had to survive for one week in an arid landscape, which of these four items would you take to an arid landscape?

• a sharp knife

• a water bottle (4L)

• a tent

• a flint (a tool that helps to start a fire)

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Multiple Choice

Using your internet, search for the word that means: "free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist."

• arid

• desert

• dry

• monsoon

Poll

What would you do if you encountered (met/got close) a rattlesnake?

• I would quickly turn and run away.

• I would slowly turn and run away.

• I would freeze (not move) and wait for it to go away.

• I would try to capture (get) it.

Fill in the Blank

The main character in Holes is...

Review

Chapter 1-6

What do we know that has happened to Stanley Yelnats?

We will answer it on the next slide.

Open Ended

What has happened in chapter 1-6 in Holes? Write your responses.

Let us read chapter 7 now

We will keep practicing vocabulary daily and doing reviews daily before reading.​