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Teacher:Now across the top, we are going to write features, or characteristics, that any or allmammals have. For example, I know that all mammals have hair. I also know that mammalsare vertebrates and that some mammals live on land while others live at sea. So I will writethese features across the top. Raise you hand if you can give me another characteristic ofmammals.Accept and guide responses as necessary. Ask guiding questions such as, “What do mammals eat?” or “How domammals move around?”.Your grid may now look something like the sample grid below:Figure 66. Creating a Semantic Feature Analysis Grid: Step 2.Concept: MammalsFeaturesExamplesHas hairVertebrateLives on land(terrestrial)Lives at sea(aquatic)Able to flyHerbivore(primaryconsumer)Carnivore(secondaryconsumer)OmnivoreMarsupialProduces milkBearBatLionSealKangarooWhaleFerretHuman<strong>The</strong> <strong>Reading</strong> Teacher’s <strong>Sourcebook</strong> 159

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