Transcript Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon
By: Sy Montgomery
Genre: Expository Nonfiction Comprehension Skill: Compare and Contrast Comprehension Strategy: Visualize Review Skill: Generalize Vocabulary: Multi-Meaning Words
Expository Nonfiction provides factual information about a topic.
One of the most mysterious animals on the planet is the pink dolphin. Meet this unique and fascinating creature as you explore the rain forest with your South American guide.
A generalization statement or rule that applies to many examples.
is a broad Clue words: all, most, always, usually, generally
What can explain animal behavior?
aquarium surface glimpses dolphins flexible enchanted pulses
destination teem submerged agility endowed relationship
Good readers visualize as they read.
This means they create pictures in their minds.
Sensory crackle words such as what you are reading.
sticky and can help you experience
Listen to the Story
comparison •similarities •like, as contrast •differences •but, unlike
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Different birds of paradise
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Different scarlet macaw
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1. Bob paddled threw the jungel in search of the pink dolphin.
2. He gone on the trip last year with Carlos and I.
The subject is who the sentence is about.
A pronoun replaces a noun or another pronoun.
Subject Pronoun A pronoun that represents who or what the sentence is about.
1 st Person 2 nd Person 3 rd Person I You He,She We You They
frighten tangle mumble oval marble spiral animal paddle diagonal threaten
citizen single needle natural several national jungle given eleven chicken
strengthen cubicle knuckle individual three-dimensional
Why do you think a pink dolphin is called encantado , or “ enchanted” ?
A multiple-meaning meaning.
word is a word with more than one story •an account of what happened •a lie
the top of the ground or soil, or of a body of water or other liquid
building used for showing collections of live fish, water animals, and water plants
regular, measured beats
any of numerous sea mammals related to the whale, but smaller. Dolphins have beaklike snouts and remarkable intelligence.
short, quick views or looks
delighted greatly; charmed; magical
easily bent; not stiff; bending without breaking; stretchable
to be full of; abound; swarm
put under water; covered with water
the ability to move quickly and easily; nimbleness
condition that exists between people or groups that deal with each other
born with; provided with some ability, quality, or talent
● Fluency is when you group words that go together, pausing after phrases and sentences.
● This makes reading sound smooth and helps convey meaning. ● Read aloud the last 4 paragraphs of pg. 428.
3. What an amazing color. That dolphin is.
4. It has long flippers and it’s body is very flexible.
Pronouns
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Why do you think the pink dolphins’ behavior remains a mystery today?
1. How are pink dolphins and ocean dolphins alike?
2. Why would ocean dolphins not be able to survive in the Amazon River?
3. Why was one section called “Nightmare Dream World”?
4. Why are pink dolphins difficult to study?
1. Why do dolphins send out beams from their foreheads?
2. How are pink dolphins and people alike according to this selection?
3. How are dolphins and submarines alike?
4. Why does this author seem to speak directly to the reader?
Pink dolphins live in rivers, not in the ocean.
Pink dolphins live in rivers, not in the ocean.
The cat was endowed with a mysterious sense of geography.
The cat was endowed with a mysterious sense of geography.
Pink dolphins are so flexible they can even touch their tail to their nose.
Pink dolphins are so flexible they can even touch their tail to their nose.
If you take an expedition to an aquarium or zoo, you will most likely see bottle-nosed dolphins.
If you take an expedition to an aquarium or zoo, you will most likely see bottle-nosed dolphins.
Dolphins can also send out pulses of sound from inside their foreheads.
Dolphins can also send out pulses of sound from inside their foreheads.
The tangarana tree’s hollow stems teem with thousands of stinging black ants.
The tangarana tree’s hollow stems teem with thousands of stinging black ants.
Moises finally reveals the destination at dolphin lake.
Moises finally reveals the destination at dolphin lake.
All you can see at first is a pink shimmer on the water’s surface.
All you can see at first is a pink shimmer on the water’s surface .
Maybe the three glimpses you had were all the same dolphin.
Maybe the three glimpses you had were all the same dolphin.
These pink dolphins of the rain-forest swim in a submerged jungle.
These pink dolphins of the rain-forest swim in a submerged jungle.
Encantado means enchanted in Portuguese and in Spanish.
Encantado means enchanted in Portuguese and in Spanish.
The pink dolphins move with agility through the submerged jungle.
The pink dolphins move with agility through the submerged jungle.
The cat, Sugar, bonded with the Woods, and their relationship grew over the years.
The cat, Sugar, bonded with the Woods, and their relationship grew over the years.
5. If you see a pink dolphin in its naturel habitat take a photograph.
6. My friends and I am really excited, we expect to learn a lot.
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Do you think it is important to find out more about the “Mysterious Animals”? Why or why not?
7. Are there any mooses in the amazon rain forest?
8. You and me should eat before we gone to school.
A hill is next to them. It is very steep.
Jeff rides his new bike. Him rides it down the block.
Rickie gets on the plane. They are very excited about his trip.
Think about what or who the pronoun represents.
A hill is next to them. It is very steep.
A hill= It
Skateboards are fun, but can be dangerous.
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B.
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D.
Think about what or who the pronoun represents.
Skateboards are fun, but they can be dangerous Skateboards = they
Speed bumps help to slow down cars. are found in many parking lots.
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B.
C.
D.
Think about what or who the pronoun represents.
Speed bumps help to slow down cars. They are found in many parking lots. bumps = They
Marisa and Nora made their own costumes. wanted to save money.
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B.
C.
D.
Think about what or who the pronoun represents.
Marisa and Nora made their own costumes. They wanted to save money. Marisa and Nora = They
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B.
A hill is next to them. They are very steep.
Jeff rides his new bike. Him rides it down the block.
C. Rickie gets on the plane. He is very excited about his trip.
Think about what or who the pronoun represents.
Rickie gets on the plane. He is very excited about his trip.
Rickie = He
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B.
C.
Blake skated to the edge of the rink. He was finished with practice.
The house has two stories. She was built in 1910.
Mary and Dave rode their bikes to the playground. Them will build a sandcastle.
Think about what or who the pronoun represents.
Blake skated to the edge of the rink. He was finished with practice.
Blake = He
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How are pink dolphins and ocean dolphins alike?
According to the selection, how are pink dolphins and people alike?
In this selection, why did the author speak directly to the reader?
What can explain animal behavior?
•An announcement upcoming event. It usually answers the questions Where? Why? tells about an Who? What? When? and How?
•A poster attention.
is a type of announcement that is large. It often uses colors and large type to emphasize information and to grab readers’
9. Millions of ants live in this tree, it is thier home.
10. Ouch? Now they has a painful sting.
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Think of a place you know and like.
Imagine you have been asked to write a description of this place for a travel brochure.
Describe the place using sensory words.
Make it sound appealing and attractive.
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