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Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall – pg. 540 Reading Skill PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATION When writers explain a process, they can organize their information by cause and effect, compare and contrast, and main idea and supporting details. A cause is the reason why something happens. An effect is what happens as the result of a cause. Directions: Fill in the two cause-and-effect chains to show why leaves turn color and why they fall. 
Name Date Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall Text Analysis Author’s Purpose An author’s purpose is the reason why he or she writes. An author may write to explain a process, to describe a scene, to reflect on an idea, or to do all three. An author may use scientific terms to explain a process or poetic diction and imagery to describe or reflect. Directions: In the chart, write the author’s purpose for four paragraphs of the essay. Write details that support the purpose. One has already been done for you.
Name Date Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall Reading Check Directions: Recall the ideas and events from Diane Ackerman’s essay. Then answer the questions in phrases or sentences. 1. What causes leaves to gradually break down chlorophyll and change colors in the fall? 2. What does a tree do in order to survive winter? 3. What natural events affect the colors that leaves turn? 4. What is the purpose for leaves to change color? 5. What is a “falling leaf” maneuver? Name Date Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall Question Support Text Analysis Directions: Answer the questions. 4. Identify Author’s Purpose Look back at the author’s purpose chart you made. What is one thing Ackerman explains? What is one thing Ackerman describes? What is one thing about which Ackerman reflects? 5. Analyze Patterns of Organization What are two patterns of organization a writer might use? 6. Recognize Contrasts Circle the phrase that completes the following sentence. Ackerman contrasts the changing colors of leaves with . a. leaves falling from their branches c. the movements of an airplane b. animals’ adaptations for survival d. children kicking dead leaves 7. Analyze Language Look back at the essay. Then complete these sentences. One image that appeals to the sense of sight is One image that appeals to the sense of sound is
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