Cornell Notes
Subject:
“Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall”
pgs.494-498
Text Structure and Author’s Purpose
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Questions / Main Ideas /
Vocabulary
macabre
chlorophyll
predisposed
Capricious
Nin
On page 495, which sentence
Introduces a cause?
On page 496, what cause
Produces the most brilliantly
Colored leaves?
Humus is rich soil. How is
It both a cause and effect?
List three reasons leaves
fall.
#1
#2
#3
To what human process
does Ackerman compare
the turning and falling of leaves?
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Why is fall foliage brighter in
the northeast U.S. than in Europe?
Why does the author compare
people and leopards?
List signal words that the
Author uses in her text
Structure.
List three facts you learned
about trees that interested you.
#1
#2
#3
Does learning the scientific
explanation make the changing of the leaves more,
Equally, or less amazing?
Provide a reason.
What is the author’s purpose?
Summary: (begin with the main idea)
“Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall” by Diane Ackerman is a nonfiction text that explains
the reasons leaves turn color in the fall.