Transcript Adelina’s Whales - Sullivan County Department Of Education

Text and Photos by
Richard Sobol
Day 1
Day 4
Day 2
Day 5
Day 3
Vocabulary Definitions
Vocabulary Sentences
Additional Resources
Study Skills
Genre: Photo Essay
Comprehension Skill: Fact and
Opinion
Comprehension Strategy: Graphic
Organizers
Comprehension Review Skill:
Generalize
Vocabulary: Homonyms
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.
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.
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.
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.
Day 1 - Question of the Week
What patterns
in nature guide
the lives of
animals?
Vocabulary - Say It
• bluff
• lagoon
• tropical
• massive
biologist
rumbling
More Words to Know
altitude
ascent
swans
zone
encounter
exhaling
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.
Listen to the Story
Comprehension Skill – Fact and Opinion
A fact is a statement
that can be proved true
or false by doing
research.
Fact and Opinion
• Opinions tell about a person’s 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.
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.
What is an action verb?
It is a verb that tells what action
someone or something is
performing.
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
List the words that are connected by the
linking verbs.
1. That purple jewel is an
amethyst.
____________________________
Answer: jewel & amethyst
List the words that are connected by the
linking verbs.
3. Her favorite colors are
turquoise and tan.
__________________________
Answer: colors, turquoise & tan
Examples of Helping verbs
 Is
 Are
 Was
 Were
 Has
 Have
 Had
 Shall
 Will
 Can
 May
 Should
 Would
 Could
 Might
 Must
 Do
 Did
 Does
Helping Verbs
List the complete verb phrase.
1. Government officials were sent to the flood
area.
Helping Verbs
1. Government officials were quickly
sent to the flood area.
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
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 More linking verbs:
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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
Helping Verbs
2. The new students should have
been taken to meet the
principal.
Spelling Words
Homophones
their
there
wait
weight
passed
•past
•allowed
•aloud
•throne
•thrown
Spelling Words
beet
beat
bye
by
threw
Homophones
•through
•break
•brake
•peace
•piece
CHALLENGE
stationery
stationary
cymbal
symbol
principle
principal
Day 2 - Question of the Day
What is the
migration pattern of
the gray whales
Adelina sees?
•a high, steep slope
or cliff
• a pond or small
lake, especially
one connected
with a larger
body of water
•of or like the
regions 23.45
degrees north or
south of the equator
where the sun can
shine directly
overhead
big and heavy;
bulky
scientist who studies living things,
including their origins, structures,
activities, and distribution
•making a
deep, heavy,
continuous
sound
•high above sea level
•act of going up;
upward movement
•large water
birds with
long, slender,
curving necks
•any of the five great
regions of Earth’s
surface, bounded by
imaginary lines going
around Earth parallel to
the equator
•an unexpected
meeting
•breathing out
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.
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.
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.
Group Work
Tri-Fold Section 2
Partner Read & WB 114
Spelling Day 2 WB 46
Language Day 2 WB 45
SmartBoard Verb Game
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Day 3 –
Question of the Day
What mysteries of
the whales might
Adelina try to unlock
some day?
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?”
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?
Adelina was
awakened by a
loud, low,
rumbling noise.
Adelina was
awakened by a
loud, low,
rumbling noise.
A gray whale was
exhaling a blast of
hot air as large as a
room.
A gray whale was
exhaling a blast of
hot air as large as a
room.
The mother
whales come to
the lagoon to
have their babies.
The mother
whales come to
the lagoon
to have their
babies.
The whales lift
their massive
heads out of the
water.
The whales lift
their massive
heads out of the
water.
Adelina’s
grandfather was
tanned from the
bright tropical
sun.
Adelina’s
grandfather was
tanned from the
bright tropical
sun.
Her grandfather
told many stories
about his first
encounter with the
whales.
Her grandfather
told many stories
about his first
encounter
with the
whales.
Adelina might
become a biologist
who studies the
ocean when she
grows up.
Adelina might
become a biologist
who studies the
ocean when she
grows up.
Her home is a
simple shack on a
sandy bluff hugging
the edge of the
Pacific Ocean.
Her home is a
simple shack on a
sandy bluff hugging
the edge of the
Pacific Ocean.
The swan is a type
of bird that
migrates to a milder
climate at
summer’s end.
The swan is a type
of bird that migrates
to a milder climate
at summer’s
end.
The swan gains
altitude as he
makes his ascent
into the air.
The swan gains
altitude as he
makes his ascent
into the air.
Their wings carry
them swiftly and
surely from zone
to zone.
Their wings carry
them swiftly and
surely from zone
to zone.
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.
Group Work
Spelling Day 3WB 47
Language Day 3 WB 46
SmartBoard-Verb Game
Partner Read & WB 117-118
Tri-Fold Section 3
Day 4 - Question of the
Day
What questions might
a scientist ask about
migration?
7. The people of La laguna is
enjoying the visiting whales.
8. The whale’s like the people
two.
Homonymes
Game
Internet4classroom
Group
Computer Reading Test
Essay Questions
Language Arts WB 47
Illustrate 2 sets of homophones
Tri-Fold Section 4
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?
Day 5 - Question of the Week
What patterns
in nature guide
the lives of
animals?
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.
9. Whales have huge brains and
it “talk” to each other in clicks
and rumbles.
10. What amazing creature they
are?
Group Work
 Reading 119-120
 Language Day 5
 Tri-Fold Section 5
 SmartBoard Game- Homonyms
 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.
•The author’s 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 author’s viewpoint
even when it is not stated.
Fun Stuff and Practice
 McGraw Hill Activities
 4th Grade Activities
 Video
 Meet the Author
 Verbs Game
 Reading Review
 Homonyms
 Verb Power Game
•Editing Friendly Letters 1
•Editing Friendly Letters 2
•Editing Friendly Letters 3
 BrainPop: They're, There, & Their
 Quia: Distinguishing Fact & Opinion
 Fact & Opinion
 Quia: Fact or Opinion Game 2