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Study Skills Genre: Photo Essay Comprehension Skill: Fact and
Opinion Comprehension Strategy: Graphic Organizers Comprehension
Review Skill: Generalize Vocabulary: Homonyms
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Genre: Photo Essay Photo essays use words and pictures to tell
about someone or something. As you read, notice how the words and
images work together to tell about Adelina and her whales.
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Summary Adelina Mayoral lives in La Laguna, Mexico. Each
January, the gray whales arrive in the lagoon near La Laguna and
stay for three months before migrating farther north for the
summer. Whale-watchers, scientists, and photographers visit La
Laguna from all over the world to observe and interact with the
whales.
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Skill Review: Generalizing Sometimes as you read, you are given
ideas about several things or people. When you make a statement
about all of them together, you are making a generalization. These
are some of the clue words that help locate generalizations: all,
none, many, most, always, usually, few, general. A valid
generalization is accurate. A faulty generalization is not
accurate.
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Practice Generalization 1. What is an example of a
generalization? Many birds migrate, or move from one place to
another. 2. How do you know this is a generalization? The word many
gives a clue that not all birds migrate. 3. What is another
generalization? Some birds will fly the same path each year. 4. How
do you know this is a generalization? The word some gives a
clue.
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Day 1 - Question of the Week What patterns in nature guide the
lives of animals?
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Vocabulary - Say It bluff lagoon tropical massive biologist
rumbling
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More Words to Know altitude ascent swans zone encounter
exhaling
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Comprehension Strategy Graphic Organizers Good readers organize
their thoughts as they read. Jotting down lists or making charts
can help you separate statements of fact or opinion. Using a
graphic organizer can help you to understand what you read.
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Listen to the Story
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Comprehension Skill Fact and Opinion A fact is a statement that
can be proved true or false by doing research.
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Fact and Opinion Opinions tell about a persons beliefs,
feelings, or way of thinking that cannot be proved. It often
contains a word of judgment, such as best, should, or beautiful. It
may begin with the words: in my opinion or I believe.
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1. The average wait of a gray whale is from 30 to 40 tons? 2. A
gray whales tail measures 10 to 12 foot across.
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What is an action verb? It is a verb that tells what action
someone or something is performing.
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Action Verbs List the action verb in each sentence. 1. The
musician placed the flute in its case. 2. This camera takes
excellent pictures. 3. The ship struck the dock. Answers: placed,
takes, & struck
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List the words that are connected by the linking verbs. 1. That
purple jewel is an amethyst. ____________________________ Answer:
jewel & amethyst
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List the words that are connected by the linking verbs. 3. Her
favorite colors are turquoise and tan. __________________________
Answer: colors, turquoise & tan
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Examples of Helping verbs Is Are Was Were Has Have Had Shall
Will Can May Should Would Could Might Must Do Did Does
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Helping Verbs List the complete verb phrase. 1. Government
officials were sent to the flood area.
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Helping Verbs 1. Government officials were quickly sent to the
flood area.
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Examples of Linking verbs: Linking verbs: Be Being Am Is Are
Was Were Appear Become Sensory Linking verbs: Feel Grow Look Remain
Seem Smell Sound Stay Taste Turn More linking verbs: Shall be Will
be Has been Have been Had been Shall have been Will have been
Should be Would be Can be Could be Should have been Would have been
Could have been
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Helping Verbs 2. The new students should have been taken to
meet the principal.
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Spelling Words Homophones their there wait weight passed past
allowed aloud throne thrown
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Spelling Words Homophones beet beat bye by threw through break
brake peace piece
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CHALLENGE stationery stationary cymbal symbol principle
principal
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Day 2 - Question of the Day What is the migration pattern of
the gray whales Adelina sees?
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a high, steep slope or cliff
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a pond or small lake, especially one connected with a larger
body of water
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of or like the regions 23.45 degrees north or south of the
equator where the sun can shine directly overhead
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big and heavy; bulky
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scientist who studies living things, including their origins,
structures, activities, and distribution
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making a deep, heavy, continuous sound
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high above sea level
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act of going up; upward movement
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large water birds with long, slender, curving necks
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any of the five great regions of Earths surface, bounded by
imaginary lines going around Earth parallel to the equator
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an unexpected meeting
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breathing out
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Weekly Fluency Check - Tone of Voice You need to change the
tone of your voice as you read dialogue to reflect characters
emotions and make the reading lively. Read p. 292m for students to
dramatize characters voices.
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3. Gray whales swim threw the water. At around 3 to 5 miles per
hour. 4. They migrate from the bering sea too Baja,
California.
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Highlight the Verb The girls had gone shopping. Mom ran errands
today. She is washing the car. Mike wants a new dog. Sue is pretty.
The dog was running down the road. I want to go to the beach. Bob
is eating a sandwich.
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Group Work Tri-Fold Section 2 Partner Read & WB 114
Spelling Day 2 WB 46 Language Day 2 WB 45 SmartBoard Verb GameVerb
Game
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TOC
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Day 3 Question of the Day What mysteries of the whales might
Adelina try to unlock some day?
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Review Questions 1.How do you know the whales are important to
Adelina? 2.How were the people in La Laguna like the people who
visited the village? 3.What did Adelina mean when she said, Laguna
is the place where two worlds join together?
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Review Questions 1.Give an example of how you know Adelina has
a good understanding of nature. 2.Why do you think the author wrote
this selection? 3.Who did the author say was the first person to
have a visit from the whales? 4.Why do the mother whales come to
the lagoon?
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Adelina was awakened by a loud, low, rumbling noise.
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A gray whale was exhaling a blast of hot air as large as a
room.
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The mother whales come to the lagoon to have their babies.
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The whales lift their massive heads out of the water.
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Adelinas grandfather was tanned from the bright tropical
sun.
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Her grandfather told many stories about his first encounter
with the whales.
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Adelina might become a biologist who studies the ocean when she
grows up.
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Her home is a simple shack on a sandy bluff hugging the edge of
the Pacific Ocean.
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The swan is a type of bird that migrates to a milder climate at
summers end.
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The swan gains altitude as he makes his ascent into the
air.
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Their wings carry them swiftly and surely from zone to
zone.
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5. You can see the whales, when they be swimming close to
shore. 6. If you is looking for an exciting trip go on a whale
watch.
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Group Work Spelling Day 3WB 47 Language Day 3 WB 46
SmartBoard-Verb GameVerb Game Partner Read & WB 117-118
Tri-Fold Section 3
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Day 4 - Question of the Day What questions might a scientist
ask about migration?
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7. The people of La laguna is enjoying the visiting whales. 8.
The whales like the people two.
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Homonymes Game Internet4classroom
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Group Computer Reading Test Essay Questions Language Arts WB 47
Illustrate 2 sets of homophones Tri-Fold Section 4
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Essay Questions 1. How did you know that the whales were
important to Adelina? 2. Why did Adelina say that Laguna San
Ignacio is the place where two worlds join together? 3. How were
the people who live in La Laguna like the people who visited the
village?
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Day 5 - Question of the Week What patterns in nature guide the
lives of animals?
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Research/Study Skills Readers Guide The Readers Guide to
Periodical Literature lists articles and other writing published in
magazines and journals. This reference is published in a series of
volumes organized by date. Researchers can search for articles by
subject or by author name. Each entry shows the article name,
authors, titles and date of the source it is in, and the pages on
which the article appears.
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9. Whales have huge brains and it talk to each other in clicks
and rumbles. 10. What amazing creature they are?
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Group Work Reading 119-120 Language Day 5 Tri-Fold Section 5
SmartBoard Game- HomonymsHomonyms Writing Assignment
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Writing Assignment - Write a Friendly Letter Write a letter to
a friend about where you live. Make a realistic, clear picture in
words by using specific details. Use exact nouns when describing
details. Be sure to use commas where needed in a letter.
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The authors viewpoint is the way an author looks at his or her
subject. Look at statements of opinion an author expresses and the
statements of fact the author includes. Try to figure out the
authors viewpoint even when it is not stated.
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Fun Stuff and Practice McGraw Hill Activities 4 th Grade
Activities 4 th Grade Activities Video Meet the Author Verbs Game
Reading Review Homonyms Verb Power Game BrainPop: They're, There,
& Their Quia: Distinguishing Fact & Opinion Fact &
Opinion Quia: Fact or Opinion Game 2 Editing Friendly Letters 1
Editing Friendly Letters 2 Editing Friendly Letters 3