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Writing Activity

After children have read "How Can A Bear Be A Nuisance?"(find the story by clicking on the Reading link) you can use the following questions to assess their understanding of the article. These questions can be used orally in a discussion, or the children can write the answers.

1. When do bears eat the most? Why?
2. When do bears hibernate?
3. Do they eat during hibernation?
4. Name some things that bears eat to gain weight.
5. Where do bears find food, when natural foods are not available?
6. Why do you think people are afraid of bears?
7. What are bears called when they seek human food?
8. What can happen to a "nuisance bear?"
9. What should people do to help bears stay away from human food?

 

Children can be asked to write a story or essay in one of the following forms:

Narrative: Write a story as if you were a bear getting ready for hibernation.

Expository: Explain how a bear eats to gain weight.

Persuasive: Write an essay telling people how to keep bears away from their homes. Make them understand how important this is.

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