Fuelling Extinction

Presents a series of articles about the palm oil industry, the destruction of rainforests in Asia and the threatened extinction of the orangutan, which demonstrate how to write a report in an explanatory style. Includes comprehension questions, and notes for planning and writing an informational explanation. Enhance the critical literacy, writing and comprehension of Middle and Upper Primary Students. MainSails gives your students the inside knowledge on how language works, how to analyse it and how to apply it to a variety of situations. Each title features: a stimulating magazine-style format and innovative teaching elements; unique Think Tank elements encouraging interaction with the text; investigations of literary devices that are essential for effective writing; specific modelling of text types, including fantasy, mystery, reports, explanations and narratives. MainSails is ideal for: developing students' oral reading and comprehension skills; guided reading and reciprocal reading; supporting students as they develop their own writing style; explicitly teaching comprehension skills including summarising, sequencing, understanding inferences, and understanding cause and effect.