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The Mystery of Saint Matthew Island. Day 1. Concept Talk. What unexpected affects can humans have on nature?. Partner share. Think about how huma n beings might affect nature. Which human actions can affect nature? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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The Mystery of Saint Matthew

IslandDay 1

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Concept Talk

What unexpected affects can humans have on

nature?

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Partner share• Think about how human beings

might affect nature.

• Which human actions can affect nature?

• What movies, TV shows, or books have you seen about the ways people can influence the course of nature?

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Listen:• The story “All the King’s Animals” is

about the unexpected affects humans can have on nature. Listen for the words:

• Accommodates• Refuge• Domesticated• Contaminated

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Let’s get our books• 1-5• 6-10• 11-15• 16-20• 21-27

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Anchored Talk• Pp. 344-345• How does the sign pictured here

show humans helping wildlife?• How does this photograph of the

factories show the negative effects of human actions?

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Anchored Talk• What does this huge stone sculpture

indicate about how humans can directly shape nature?

• What unexpected affects can humans have on nature?

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AMAZING WORDS• Accommodates- to provide for,

supply with• The grocery store accommodates

vegetarians.

• Refuge- is a shelter or protections from danger

• They took refuge in an abandoned cabin during the storm.

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AMAZING WORDS• Domesticated-a change from a wild

to a tame state• People have domesticated many

animals.

• Contaminated-means to make impure or polluted by contact

• The factory contaminated the water.

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Vocabulary• Bleached- dyed• He bleached his hair blond in the

front.

• Carcasses- bodies of dead animals• The island was covered with the

carcasses of the animals.

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Vocabulary• Suspicions- conclusions• The detective had his suspicions

about who was responsible for the break in.

• Starvation- hunger• Every year, dozens of rabbits die of

starvation.

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Vocabulary• Scrawny- bony• The cat was so scrawny it’s ribs were

showing.

• Decay- wearing away• The barn stood in ruins and decay.

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Vocabulary• Tundra- cold, flat, treeless land• The reindeer cross the tundra to their

winter habitat.

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Spelling• -ant (important)

• -ent (consistent)

• -ance (instance)

• -ence (difference)

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Spelling• Rule:• Use –ance when the first part of the

word has meaning• Attend + ance• Use –ence when the first part of the

word has NO meaning• Evid + ence

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SpellingWords ending in soft c (sounds like s), or soft g (sounds like j) -ent (magnificent, recent)

Words ending in a hard c (sounds like k) or g (like in good)-ant (elegant, applicant)

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Word Analysis• Russian word origins: many of the

words with Russian origins relate to the Russian culture.

• Steppes- grasslands, plains• Czar-emperor• Mammoth- huge• Blintzes-pancakes filled with fruit or

cheese• Samovar- large tea pot

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Language• Coordinating conjunction:• And, but, or—combines two

sentences or phrases

• Subordinating conjunctions:• While, because, if –connects a

subordinate clause to a main clause or sentence

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COMPREHENSION

• How do we tell the main idea from the details that support it?

• Look for a direct statement or find the small pieces of information that tell more about the main idea

• The main idea is not always directly stated

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