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Author’s Purpose Text Structure


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“Save the Bees” by Zembower and Fuselier

Bees are crucial to pollinate our


food supply, but some species are
at risk for extinction.

Pollination is the process of


transporting pollen from one flower to
another so the plants can reproduce.
90% of plant Wild The most
One wild honeybee can. Visit more species would honeybees significant
than 2,000 flowers in a single day. not be here are the top threat to bees
without pollinators in is the use of
Decline in bee population is caused pollinators. the world. pesticides in
by parasites, loss of natural habitat, farming.
pesticide use, and more.

none

x x
People should be more worried about
bees becoming extinct. The author’s main The author describes a
purpose is to inform problem with bees
the reader about the and offers things
importance and everyone can do to
vulnerabilities of bees. help the problem.
SAVE THE BEES
Did you know that one out every three bites harm good insects. The pesticide nenicotinoids
of food you eat is made possible because of bees? (nee-oh-NIK-ih-tin-oids) is similar to nicotine
As pollinators, bees help plants to survive. and is especially harmful to bees.
Honeybees are crucial to the food supply, Bee biologists conducted an experiment to
pollinating more than 100 of the crops we eat, determine how neonicotinoids affected bees.
including nuts, vegetables, berries, citrus and They found the pesticide caused bees to fly
melons. slower and shorter distances. They also found

Busy As a Bee that a small amount of the pesticide could cause


Pollination is the process of transporting bees to become confused, fly farther than usual,
pollen from one flower to another in order for and be unable to find their way home. This
the plants to reproduce. Ninety percent of plant would explain why beekeepers were claiming
species would not be here without pollinators. that honeybees were leaving the hive and never
While there are other pollinators, including returning. This phenomenon is called Colony
butterflies, birds, bats, and wasps, bee species Collapse Disorder. The sudden loss of the worker
are responsible for most of the pollination in the bee population can cause the rest of the colony to
world. Bumblebees and managed bees from local struggle to survive and eventually die.
beehives do a large part of it, but wild honeybees
Save the Bees
are the top pollinator. According to Planetbee.org,
We all depend on bees, and you can help
a wild honeybee can visit more than 2,000 flowers
protect them. Plant a garden! Plant native flowers
in one day.
in your yard throughout the year to provide the
Where Have the Bees Gone? nectar and pollen they need. Do not use
In recent years, however, the bee population pesticides. When treating your garden, use
has been rapidly declining by the billions, leaving organic products and spray at night when bees
some species of bees at risk for extinction. The
are least active. Finally, you can research how to
decline of bees is thought to have several causes,
create a bee garden and do your part to save the
including parasites, loss of natural habitat, and
bees.
pesticide use. The most significant threat is the
use of pesticides in farming. Pesticides keep
insects from destroying crops, but they also
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Common Core Alignment

4th 5th 6th 7th 8th


Main Idea RI 4.2 RI 5.2 RI 6.2 RI 7.1 RI 8.2
& Details
Author’s RI 6.6 RI 7.6 RI 8.6
Purpose
Text RI 4.5 RI 5.5 RI 6.5 RI 7.5 RI 8.5
Structure

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