Adelina’s WhalesAdelina’s Whales

Unit 4 Week 4Unit 4 Week 4

44thth Grade Grade

Vocabulary Vocabulary tanglestangles- things twisted together, ssuch as - things twisted together, ssuch as

strands of hairstrands of hair rumblingrumbling- heavy, deep, and rolling- heavy, deep, and rolling snoringsnoring- making loud breathing sounds when - making loud breathing sounds when

sleepingsleeping massivemassive- big or heavy- big or heavy dovedove- jumped into the water head first- jumped into the water head first uniqueunique- one of a kind- one of a kind politicianspoliticians- people who hold a government office- people who hold a government office Vocabulary Game 1Vocabulary Game 1 Vocabulary Cloze Vocabulary Cloze QuiaQuia

Vocabulary: Words in Vocabulary: Words in ContextContext

1. We boarded the _______ boat, amazed at tis size, 1. We boarded the _______ boat, amazed at tis size, and hoped it would be a good day for whale watching.and hoped it would be a good day for whale watching.

2. The ______ had done a good job of protecting the 2. The ______ had done a good job of protecting the whales in this bay, so I was hopeful that we would see whales in this bay, so I was hopeful that we would see many whales.many whales.

3. I stepped over the nets that lay in _____ on the 3. I stepped over the nets that lay in _____ on the deck.deck.

4.I watched as the birds ____ into the ocean to catch 4.I watched as the birds ____ into the ocean to catch their dinner.their dinner.

5. When I heard a ______ sound, I looked toward the 5. When I heard a ______ sound, I looked toward the horizon where I saw a ______ sight: a whale.horizon where I saw a ______ sight: a whale.

6. I shouted for my father, but when I heard his _____, 6. I shouted for my father, but when I heard his _____, I knew that he had missed the fantastic sight.I knew that he had missed the fantastic sight.

dove massive politicians rumbling snoring tangles unique

Vocabulary: Story WordsVocabulary: Story Words lagoonlagoon - a small bay - a small bay

with shallow seawaterwith shallow seawater breachingbreaching - breaking - breaking

through something, through something, such as a watersuch as a water

bluffbluff – cliff – cliff metermeter- a literary - a literary

element, which is a element, which is a rhythm, or beat of a rhythm, or beat of a poempoem

rhyme scheme-rhyme scheme- a a literary element, which literary element, which is the pattern of rhymes is the pattern of rhymes in a poemin a poem

Vocabulary: Vocabulary: Dictionary/HomographsDictionary/Homographs

HomographsHomographs are words that are spelled alike are words that are spelled alike but have completely different meanings and but have completely different meanings and may have different pronunciations. may have different pronunciations.

Select the correct meaning of the underlined Select the correct meaning of the underlined word.word.

dove - a. past tense of divedove - a. past tense of dive b. a kind of birdb. a kind of bird fluke – c. part of a whale’s tail d. something luckyfluke – c. part of a whale’s tail d. something lucky

The whale splashed the surface of the water with its The whale splashed the surface of the water with its flukefluke..

The eagle The eagle dovedove for its prey. for its prey.

It was a It was a flukefluke that my mother won the game. that my mother won the game.

The bird watchers saw a mourning The bird watchers saw a mourning dovedove sitting in a tree. sitting in a tree.

Homographs GameHomographs Game HomographsHomographs

Figurative Language: Figurative Language: PersonificationPersonification

The literary device of The literary device of personificationpersonification is is a kind of figurative language that authors a kind of figurative language that authors use to give human qualities or use to give human qualities or characteristics to an animal, object, or characteristics to an animal, object, or idea.idea.

Reread the last three paragraphs on page Reread the last three paragraphs on page 491. As you read identify the whale’s 491. As you read identify the whale’s actual behavior. Then ask yourself what actual behavior. Then ask yourself what human characteristics or feelings the human characteristics or feelings the author says the whales may have.author says the whales may have.

Figurative Language: Figurative Language: Personification: Personification:

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Phonics: Words with /oi/ Phonics: Words with /oi/ and /ou/and /ou/

The letters oi and oy almost always spell The letters oi and oy almost always spell the sound /oi/. The letters ou often spell the sound /oi/. The letters ou often spell /ou/, unless they are followed by r or gh. /ou/, unless they are followed by r or gh. The letters ow often spell /ou/, but they The letters ow often spell /ou/, but they may also spell the long o sound.may also spell the long o sound.

Read the following words and identify the Read the following words and identify the letters that spell /ou/ and /oi/.letters that spell /ou/ and /oi/.

joyjoy spoilspoil mountainmountain blouseblouse coincoin towertower aroundaround mouthmouth Phonics PracticePhonics Practice

Fluency: TempoFluency: TempoFluency PracticeFluency Practice

Echo read the following passageEcho read the following passage Begin with a slow mood Begin with a slow mood Change the mood after the whale nudges the Change the mood after the whale nudges the

boatboat In a whisper, her grandfather begins to draw In a whisper, her grandfather begins to draw

them in. Adelina closes her eyes to imagine the them in. Adelina closes her eyes to imagine the calm and quiet on that first afternoon when his calm and quiet on that first afternoon when his boat was gently nudged by a huge gray whale. boat was gently nudged by a huge gray whale. As the boat rocked, her grandfather and his As the boat rocked, her grandfather and his fishing partner’s hearts pounded. They held fishing partner’s hearts pounded. They held tight and waited, preparing themselves to be tight and waited, preparing themselves to be thrown into the water by the giant animal. The thrown into the water by the giant animal. The whale dove below them and surfaced again on whale dove below them and surfaced again on the opposite side of their boat, scraping her the opposite side of their boat, scraping her head along the smooth sides. Instead of being head along the smooth sides. Instead of being tossed from the boat, they were surprised to tossed from the boat, they were surprised to find themselves still upright and floating.find themselves still upright and floating.

Comprehension: Draw Comprehension: Draw ConclusionsConclusions

Good readers use information from a Good readers use information from a selection as well as personal selection as well as personal experience to draw conclusions. experience to draw conclusions.

Good readers can draw conclusions Good readers can draw conclusions about a person’s character and about a person’s character and about events by looking for clues in about events by looking for clues in the selection.the selection.

Comprehension: Comprehension: Analyze Text StructureAnalyze Text Structure

An author must choose a structure An author must choose a structure that will best communicate what he that will best communicate what he or she wants to say to the reader. or she wants to say to the reader. Good readers look for clues about Good readers look for clues about what kind of structure the author what kind of structure the author has chosen. Knowing what the basic has chosen. Knowing what the basic structure is may help students structure is may help students determine the author’s purpose. determine the author’s purpose.

Comprehension: Comprehension: SequenceSequence

Sequence is the order in which events happen. Sequence is the order in which events happen. Authors who use sequence to provide a Authors who use sequence to provide a structure for their texts have decided that structure for their texts have decided that readers will need to know when things happen readers will need to know when things happen in order to understand them. Authors who in order to understand them. Authors who write about history or who write how-to texts write about history or who write how-to texts will usually use sequence to organize the will usually use sequence to organize the information in their writing. information in their writing.

Some signal words are: first, next, then, Some signal words are: first, next, then, finally, second, and after.finally, second, and after.

Time related words can also signal the Time related words can also signal the sequence of a story.sequence of a story.

Sequencing -Sequencing -CrickwebCrickweb Reading Skills Reading Skills RocketRocket

Poetry: LimericksPoetry: Limericks

A limerick is a funny poem with a specific A limerick is a funny poem with a specific pattern of rhyme and meter. All limericks pattern of rhyme and meter. All limericks have five lines. have five lines.

Meter is the rhythm, or beat, of a poem. It Meter is the rhythm, or beat, of a poem. It is created by the arrangement of accented is created by the arrangement of accented and unaccented syllables in a line.and unaccented syllables in a line.

Rhyme Scheme is the pattern of rhymes in Rhyme Scheme is the pattern of rhymes in a poem. Capital letters are used to a poem. Capital letters are used to represent each individual rhyme.represent each individual rhyme.

Poetry Writing Poetry Writing Poetry PracticePoetry Practice

Reflections : Day 1Reflections : Day 1

What conclusions can you What conclusions can you draw about the village of La draw about the village of La Laguna? Use two details Laguna? Use two details from the story to support from the story to support your answer. your answer.

Reflections: Day 2Reflections: Day 2

Identify events from the beginning, Identify events from the beginning, middle and end of the story.middle and end of the story.

Complete a story map to show the Complete a story map to show the major events in the order that they major events in the order that they happened.happened.

Reflection: Day 3Reflection: Day 3

Reread page 497Reread page 497 Why do you think Adelina does not Why do you think Adelina does not

go out in the boats too. Use two go out in the boats too. Use two details from the story to explain your details from the story to explain your answer.answer.

Reflections: Day 4Reflections: Day 4

Explain ways in which the author Explain ways in which the author uses personification on page 496.uses personification on page 496.

Reflections: Day 5Reflections: Day 5

What events drew whale watchers to What events drew whale watchers to Laguna San Ignacio? Be sure to Laguna San Ignacio? Be sure to name the events in the order in name the events in the order in which they occurred. which they occurred.