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Adelina’s Adelina’s Whales Whales Unit 3 Week 2 Unit 3 Week 2

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Adelina’s WhalesAdelina’s Whales

Unit 3 Week 2Unit 3 Week 2

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Genre – Photo EssayGenre – Photo EssayPhoto Essays use words and pictures to tell Photo Essays use words and pictures to tell about someone or something.about someone or something.

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Vocabulary Strategy – Vocabulary Strategy – HomonymsHomonyms

• Homonyms are words that are spelled Homonyms are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings the same but have different meanings because they have come into the because they have come into the English language from different English language from different languages. An example is bawl and languages. An example is bawl and ball.ball.

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Comprehension Skill : Comprehension Skill : Fact and OpinionFact and Opinion

• A statement of fact can be proven by A statement of fact can be proven by research.research.

• A statement of opinion can not be A statement of opinion can not be proven. It is how someone feels or proven. It is how someone feels or believes.believes.

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Comprehension Strategy:Comprehension Strategy:Graphic OrganizersGraphic Organizers

• Graphic organizers help us organize our information as we Graphic organizers help us organize our information as we readread.

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VocabularyVocabularyBiologistBiologist

BluffBluffLagoonLagoonMassiveMassive

RumblingRumblingTropicalTropical

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BiologistBiologist• A scientist who studies living A scientist who studies living

thingsthings

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BluffBluff• Cliff or a high, steep slopeCliff or a high, steep slope

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LagoonLagoon• A body of shallow waterA body of shallow water

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MassiveMassive• EnormousEnormous

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RumblingRumbling• A low rolling soundA low rolling sound

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TropicalTropical• 23.45 degrees north or south of the 23.45 degrees north or south of the

Equator where the sun shines Equator where the sun shines directly overhead ; warm areadirectly overhead ; warm area

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Where is Laguna San Where is Laguna San Ignacio?Ignacio?

• On the coast of Baja, CaliforniaOn the coast of Baja, California• In the mountains of New MexicoIn the mountains of New Mexico

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According to scientists, why did According to scientists, why did the Mother Whales come to the Mother Whales come to

Laguna San Ignacio?Laguna San Ignacio?

• To have their babiesTo have their babies• To visit AdelinaTo visit Adelina• To eat the fishTo eat the fish

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Which event happened first Which event happened first in the story?in the story?

• Adelina ran to the beach after Adelina ran to the beach after school to look for the whales.school to look for the whales.

• Adelina’s father and grandfather Adelina’s father and grandfather took people to see the whales.took people to see the whales.

• Adelina’s grandfather had his first Adelina’s grandfather had his first visit with a friendly whale.visit with a friendly whale.

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Which of the following is an Which of the following is an opinion?opinion?

• Adelina’s village doesn’t have a movie Adelina’s village doesn’t have a movie theater or traffic lights..theater or traffic lights..

• Maybe the whales told each other it Maybe the whales told each other it was safe to visit Laguna San Ignacio..was safe to visit Laguna San Ignacio..

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Which detail best supports the main Which detail best supports the main idea that Adelina had a good idea that Adelina had a good

understanding of nature?understanding of nature?

• She was awakened by the whales She was awakened by the whales exhaling.exhaling.

• She could tell time by the way the light She could tell time by the way the light reflected on the water.reflected on the water.

• She lived her whole life in La Laguna.She lived her whole life in La Laguna.

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Which statement was a main idea Which statement was a main idea from our story?from our story?

• Many types of people visited Laguna Many types of people visited Laguna San Ignacio to see the whales.San Ignacio to see the whales.

• Adelina knew what breaching, Adelina knew what breaching, spyhopping, and fluking were,spyhopping, and fluking were,

• Scientists visited Laguna to study the Scientists visited Laguna to study the gray whales.gray whales.

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Which detail best supports the Which detail best supports the generalization that there is a lot to generalization that there is a lot to

learn about whales?learn about whales?

• Adelina asked many questions about Adelina asked many questions about the whales.the whales.

• Adelina believed the whales came to Adelina believed the whales came to visit her every year.visit her every year.

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Why did the author probably Why did the author probably write this story?write this story?

• To entertain about a girl that was To entertain about a girl that was rescued by a whalerescued by a whale

• To describe a special place that gray To describe a special place that gray whales visit in the winterwhales visit in the winter

• To explain how whales use sounds to To explain how whales use sounds to communicate with each othercommunicate with each other

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Which statement is a Which statement is a generalization based on this story?generalization based on this story?

• Scientists rarely study large animals.Scientists rarely study large animals.• Gray whales never like being around Gray whales never like being around

people.people.• Children face many choices for their Children face many choices for their

future.future.

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Which statement is a fact from Which statement is a fact from this story?this story?

• The whale’s wide, flat tail is called a The whale’s wide, flat tail is called a flukefluke

• Adelina knows how lucky she is to Adelina knows how lucky she is to live in Laguna San Ignaciolive in Laguna San Ignacio

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Why do the whales leave Russia Why do the whales leave Russia and Alaska in the winter?and Alaska in the winter?

The people are not friendly.The people are not friendly.

The water is too cold.The water is too cold.

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How do we know the whales were How do we know the whales were

important to Adelinaimportant to Adelina??• Adelina said that whatever career Adelina said that whatever career

she chooses, the whales will be a she chooses, the whales will be a part of her life.part of her life.

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Why did Adelina say that Laguna San Why did Adelina say that Laguna San Ignacio is “the place where two Ignacio is “the place where two

worlds join together?”worlds join together?”

• She knew her village was the only She knew her village was the only place where the whales and humans place where the whales and humans came to visit each other.came to visit each other.

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How were the people who live in La How were the people who live in La Laguna like the people who visited Laguna like the people who visited

the village?the village?

They enjoyed watching the whales in They enjoyed watching the whales in the lagoon.the lagoon.

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