Images in a Text RI 2.7

Where are the gills on this animal?

• top

• middle/side

• back

What does this diagram show you?

• how respiration happens

• a shark eating

• mice

What does the blue arrow represent in this picture

• Water going in the leaf

• Oxygen going into the leaf

• energy

What does this picture show you?

• a plant dying

• a plant growing

• How Photosynthesis works

Even though you have read about tube worms, why is the picture so important?

• it is pretty

• it is colorful

• it shows us something we would never be able to see on our own

Why are images important in texts?

• the author likes the pictures

• they are fun to look at

• they help us understand more about what we are reading