Earth Alert

Earth Alert is an informational report about global warming including information on the greenhouse effect, how global warming is caused, how it is affecting the planet, and how it is affecting people. The book also discusses text connections, planning an informational report, and features of an informational report.

The text is divided into sections and has a Contents.  A variety of sentence types is used.  Captioned photographs, graphs, and timelines support and enhance the text.  Text boxes prompt the use of comprehension strategies, such as questioning, predicting, summarizing, and clarifying.  An index is provided.

Content-specific vocabulary is defined in context.

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