Storyworks May June 2024 The Bone Hunter Author's Purpose
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The Bone Hunter
Author's Purpose
Storyworks
May June 2024
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Match
Match the following
fossil
ancient
extinction
paleontology
excavate
remains of a long ago plant or animal
very old
died out completely
studies fossils
uncover by digging out
remains of a long ago plant or animal
very old
died out completely
studies fossils
uncover by digging out
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First, read (or reread) the story
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Labelling
1. Tarshis wants to inform readers that a girl named Mary Anning made an important discovery.
Directions: List four details from the article about the discovery Mary made and how she made
it. Use the sentence starters below to help you.
A. As a kid, Mary loved to...
B. One day, Mary's brother...
C. For months, Mary...
D. Mary sold the fossil to...
walk along the beach to look for shells.
discovered a huge skull in the sand.
worked to uncover the whole fossil.
a museum in London.
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walk on the beach and collect shells.
discovered a huge skull in the sand.
worked to uncover the whole fossil.
a museum in London.
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Labelling
Tarshis wants to inform readers about how Mary Anning’s discovery changed the world.
Directions: List four details from the article about Mary’s discovery and how it changed
science.
A. Mary's fossil...
B. It helped prove....
C. This made scientists wonder...
D. Mary's discoveries helped create...
about other mysterious creatures.
creatures could become extinct.
didn’t look like another plant or animal
paleontology.
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didn't look like another plant or animal.
creatures could become extinct.
about other mysterious creatures.
paleontology.
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Reorder
Tarshis wants to inform readers about how fossils form.
Directions: Put the four details from the article about how fossils form. Be sure to use the sidebar
“How a Fossil Forms” on pages 8-9!
Fossils form after a living thing, like a plant or animal, dies.
Its skeleton is buried by water, rocks, and mud.
The bones turn into a fossil.
The fossil can be found once water dries up or land wears away.
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The fossil can be found once water dries up or land wears away.
Fossils form after a living thing, like a plant or animal, dies.
Its skeleton is buried by water, rocks, and mud.
The bones turn into a fossil.
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Hotspot
The author includes several text features to help inform the reader.
Directions: Look at the images from the article and then click the circle next to the correct statement.
First Choice: Tarshis includes these images to show readers how Mary found the Ichthyosaurus fossil
and how she helped inspire people to continue searching for fossils.
Second Choice: Tarshis includes these images to inform readers that the Ichthyosaurus fossil was quick and easy for Mary Anning to uncover
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Drag and Drop
author’s purpose.
Directions: Summarize why you think Lauren Tarshis wrote this article and what she wants you
to learn.
Tarshis wanted
discovered and the
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Tarshis wanted students to learn about the other important fossils that Mary
discovered and the discoveries made by scientists today.
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Match
Match the following
fossil
ancient
extinction
paleontology
excavate
remains of a long ago plant or animal
very old
died out completely
studies fossils
uncover by digging out
remains of a long ago plant or animal
very old
died out completely
studies fossils
uncover by digging out
The Bone Hunter
Author's Purpose
Storyworks
May June 2024
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