One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest

Unit Review Sheet

Facts and Definitions

Lesson 1: The Rain Forests

• Venezuela is a country in South America.
• There are temperate and tropical rain forests.

Lesson 2: Morning in the Rain Forest

• quiver: a case for holding arrows
• complex: complicated
• property: piece of land
• hallmark: a distinctive feature
• ritual: a series of actions carried out regularly
• herpetologist: scientist who studies reptiles and amphibians
• ornithologist: scientist who studies birds
• botanist: scientist who studies plants
• Some classifications of animals include mammal, bird, amphibian, reptile, and insect.

Lesson 3: The Tree

• A noun is a naming word that refers to a person, place, or thing.
• An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

Lesson 4: Butterfly Search

• Herpetologists study reptiles and amphibians.
• Ornithologists study birds.
• Botanists study plants.
• Mammalogists study mammals.
• Lepidopterists study butterflies.
• Symmetry is when two things are mirror images of each other.

Lesson 5: Rain Forest Relationships

• Plot is the pattern of events in a story.

Lesson 6: Law of the Jungle

• Know the definitions of carcasses, abate, fungus, consternation, and flock.
• A free verse poem does not follow a given structure.

Lesson 7: Helping a Friend

• An actor should think about how a character feels and reflect this in the character's tone, words, body language, and facial expressions.

Lesson 8: Persuasive Writing

• Persuasive writing occurs when the author is trying to convince the reader to think a certain way or to make a certain decision.

Lesson 9: A Close Call

• A metaphor is a term or phrase used to describe a relationship (make a comparison) between two unrelated things.
• Similes also make a comparison but use "like" or "as."

Final Project: Field Guide or Documentary

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