America’s Champion America’s Champion Swimmer: Swimmer:

Gertrude EderleGertrude Ederle

By:By: David A. AdlerDavid A. Adler

Genre: BiographyGenre: Biography

Skill: Fact and OpinionSkill: Fact and Opinion

Author’s Purpose: InformAuthor’s Purpose: Inform

Fact and Fact and OpinionOpinion

•A A statement of factstatement of fact tells tells something that can be proved true something that can be proved true or false.or false.

•A A statement of opinionstatement of opinion tells tells someone’s ideas or feelings. Words someone’s ideas or feelings. Words that tell feelings, such as that tell feelings, such as shouldshould or or bestbest, are clues to opinions., are clues to opinions.

celebrate

continued

current

drowned

medals

stirred

strokes

More Words to Know

•attempted•courageous•determined

celebratecelebraterejoice; to have a rejoice; to have a partyparty

drowneddrownedsank and sank and dieddied

strokesstrokesways of ways of swimmingswimming

stirredstirredmoved moved aroundaround

medalsmedalsawards; prizes or awards; prizes or ribbons you winribbons you win

continuedcontinuedwent on; kept on went on; kept on goinggoing

currentcurrentflow of water; flow of water; the movement the movement of ocean waterof ocean water

My coach taught me some new swimming strokes.

My coach taught me some new swimming strokes.

The ocean current swept the swimmer away.

The ocean current

swept the swimmer away.

Laura continued to tell her story.

Laura continued to

tell her story.

We must celebrate with a party!

We must celebrate with a party!

She won three medals at the swim meet.

She won three medals at the swim meet.

The wind stirred the leaves .

The wind stirred the leaves .

The lifeguard almost drowned when he swam out to sea.

The lifeguard almost drowned when he swam out to sea.

Let’s review our words. Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a moment. We will clap as we spell the word.

stirred

celebrate

continued

current

drowned

strokes

medals

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GREAT JOB!GREAT JOB!