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she didnt want sniffles to be lonely while they were at the class, which was held in
the high school gymnasium.
athleticVery physically active – someone that plays many sports.Kobe Bryant is very athletic, he is physically active.
perchedSeated in a high place – sitting up high.The high wire clown was perched on a wire above a crowd of people.
twistturn – bend.I saw I guy twisting at the fair, he was bending his legs and hands around his neck.
surroundedenclosed – gathered around.Yesterday I was surrounded by my dogs, they were all around me.
exploresearch – look, find out or discover.My dad explored the moon last time he blasted off into outer space, he wanted to explore!
threatenedIn danger – scared, wary.When I was in fourth grade, I was threatened by other students, I was scared and wary.
Let’s Check!
Shark Attack! Shark attacks-the facts
•Rodney Fox needed a big fish to win a competition•Saw a big fish but right before he was going to harpoon him he felt a crash•A G.W.S. bit him on his back and his arms•He hit the GWS in the eyes and it let him go•He had to receive 462 stitches
•Movies make the fear of sharks worse with movies like Jaws•There are 350 different types of sharks•Only 30 sharks are known to bit humans•The 3 most dangerous sharks are the Bull shark, Tiger shark, and the Great White Shark
Shark Attack!
Why do sharks attack humans
instead of eating all the fish in the
ocean?
Encantado:Pink Dolphin of the Amazon
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Team Cooperation Goal:
Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon
Sy Montgomery
Expository
Cause and effect (CE)
Help and Encourage Others
Encounters with Encantados
•Exploring the Amazon during the rainy season would be an interesting adventure•The wettest season is the best time to explore•Instead of taking the bus to school, you would take a canoe•Encantado means enchanted
Encantado:Pink Dolphin of
the Amazon
Why are the dolphins pink?
Do they eat some type of pink food?
•What would be a good questions to ask someone about what we read yesterday?
Why does the Amazon river flood every year?
Team Talk1. Compare and contrast pink river
dolphins to other dolphins.2. What is the effect of the pulses of
sound the pink dolphins send out?3. Why do you think pink dolphins are so
flexible?4. Find an example of figurative language
in the passage and write it below.
Partner Read p. 422-426 15 minutes
Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you
Discuss with team words you clarified Find vocabulary wordsRecord Main ideas and details on your Tree
map
#1Reads the Question
#2Answers the
Question
#3Agrees or disagrees with evidence from
the text
#4Summarizes what
the groups discussed
Team Discussion-15minutes
• Discuss answers to team talk questions• Write answers to question 1 and 3
Adventures in Writing 15 min
Imagine you had a superpower like the pink dolphin, which can use echolocation to “see” things with sound waves. Describe a superpower you would like to have. How would you use this superpower?
Discuss with your table first.
Scoring Guide
You answer the question 25 pointsYour answer explains or describeswith at least two details 25 pointsYour answer makes sense and hasPart of the question in it 20 pointsYour answer is written in complete,correct sentences 20 pointsYour writing has correct capitalizationand punctuation 10 points