Gary Sprott - ATVs

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Bef ore Reading: Building Back ground Knowledge and V oc abulary Building back ground knowledge can help childr en proce ss new information and build upon what they already know . Before r eading a book, it is important to tap into what childr en already know about the to pic. This will help them deve lop their vocabulary and incre ase their reading compre hension.

BEFORE AND DURING READING A CTI VITIES

Questions and Activities to Build Back ground Knowledge: L ook at the front cov er of the book and re ad the title. What do you think this book will be about?

2. W hat do you already kno w about this topic?

3. T ak e a book walk and skim the p ages. Look at the table of contents, photographs, captions, and bold words. Did these text feature s give you any inf ormation or predictions about what yo u will read in this book?

During Reading: Reading f or Meaning and Understanding T o achieve dee p comprehension of a book, childr en are e ncouraged to use close re ading strategies. During re ading, it is important to have childre n stop and make connections. These connections result in deeper analysis and unders tanding of a book.

Close Reading a T ext During r eading, have childre n stop and talk about the following: Any confusing parts A ny unknown word s T ex t to text, text to self, text to world connections The main idea in each chapter or heading

Encourage childre n to use context clues to determine the meaning of any unknown wor ds. These strategies will help childre n learn to analyze the text more thor oughly as they re ad.

When you are fi nished reading this book, turn to the next-to-last page fo r After Reading Questions and an Activity .

V ocabulary: Voc abulary Is Ke y to Reading Comprehension Use the f ollowing directions to pr ompt a conve rsation about each wor d.

R ead the vocabulary wor ds.

W hat comes to mind when you see each word ? W hat do you think each word means?

TAB LE F

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F arm paths and for est tra ils. Rocky canyons and sw ampy valley s. When you need a go- anywhere, do-any thi ng set of wheels , it s t ime for an A T V (all-terr ain vehicle)!

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An All-Types Vehicle

ATVs can be no-frills or fancy. These off-road vehicles come with handlebars like a bicycle or with a steering wheel like a car. There are one-seaters, two-seaters, four-seaters, and six-seaters. There are even no-seaters!

T heir ability to go o the beate n path makes all- terrain vehicles a favorite of farmers, hunters, sport speople, soldiers, and wee kend thrill-seekers . Y o u could say an A T V puts the fun in functional !

functional (FUHNGK-sh uh-nuhl): works well or i s designed to be practical and us eful

Do wn on the far m, A T V s are workhorses, towing and carry ing equipment and supplies . The Y am aha Grizzl y EPS can pull loads weighing 1 ,300 pounds (590 kilogram s). That s a lmost the weight of t wo grizz ly bears!

A Rugged Rambler

ATVs are designed to take and survivea pounding. With a heavy-duty chassis and a powerful suspension, an ATV can handle bone-jarring rides over rough surfaces.

ch assis (CHAS-ee): th e frame on which the body of a vehicle is built

A TV s have been aro und since the 1960s. The first models ha d three fat tir es and looked like an oversized child s t ricyc le. Hondas All T e rrain Cy cle (A TC ) became popular in the 19 70s.

In the 1980 s, the Honda A TC was nicknamed Big Re d.

Reinventing the Wheel

The Suzuki QuadRunner was the rst four-wheel ATV. It went on sale in 1982. The extra wheel made the vehicle more stable and more appealing to hunters and farmers.

All -wheel drive gives A T V s the tractio n to grip slipper y su rfac es. Mudding through a sw amp? Scampering up a sand dune? No problem! An A T V will keep you grounded.

Packing a Punch

The Polaris RZR XP Turbo is built for extreme performance. This ATVs engine can generate 168 horsepower. Thats as much power as youd nd in a family car such as a Honda Civic!

The P olaris RZ R 800 goes way o the road!

S ure, A T V s are built for all ty pes of terrain. But what abo ut wate r? Yu p! Amphibious A T V s are ready to tak e the plunge.

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amphibious (am-FIB -ee-uhs) : able to move on land and in wa ter

Like a Duck to Water

They had berglass bodies like bathtubs, six wheels, and ran on two chainsaw engines. The earliest amphibious ATVs were little duckies that could travel on land and water.