Connect Reading and Writing
Critical Thinking
1. SUM IT UP Complete column 3 of the KWL Chart you started on page 104. Use your chart to summarize the article.
2. Infer Dams make electricity, but they also create barriers. How can dams affect, or change, the lives of river wildlife?
3. Predict Millions of people use the Columbia River. What could happen if there is not enough water and the river stops flowing?
4. Synthesize Businesses depend on the Columbia River. They also depend on each other for goods and services. Give two examples of how.
Reading Fluency
Intonation Read the passage on page 573 to a partner. Assess your fluency.
1. I read
a. great
b. OK
c. not very well
2. What I did best in my reading was ______.
Reading Strategy
Find a phrase that you did not know. Tell a partner the meaning. Change roles. Compare the strategies you used to clarify the meanings.
Vocabulary Review
Oral Review Read the paragraph aloud. Add the vocabulary words.
Rivers that __________ through a dam have force and __________. The force is used to __________, or create, __________. With power, towns light up and factories produce __________. With the help of pumps, water __________ at your home. Dirty water from sinks, tubs, and washing machines travels back out through pipes to plants where it is __________. After this process, water can be returned __________ to the environment.
Written Review Imagine that you arrive in one of the places in the selection. Write a paragraph about what you see and hear. Use four vocabulary words.
Write About the Guiding Question
Explore Earth’s Resources
Why do cities and towns often develop near rivers? Explain why people settle where a river flows. Include facts from the articles “How Do We Use Water?” and “Water at Work” as you write your paragraph.