Lesson 3.2 - Adelina's Whales
Question of the Week
What patterns in nature guide the lives of animals? |
The text and photographs of Adelina's Whales by Richard Sobol is an expository text. Expository text provides factual information about a topic. A photo essay is a kind of expository text. Notice how the author uses photographs to help tell the story of Adelina.
As you read, think about the following questions.
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Selection vocabulary
biologist - scientist who studies living things,
including their origins, structures, activities, and distribution bluff - a high, steep slope or cliff lagoon - a pond or small lake, especially one connected with a larger body of water massive - big and heavy; bulky rumbling - making a deep, heavy, continuous sound tropical - of or like the tropics |
Amazing words
swans
ascent altitude zone migration breaching flock herd ideal distances |
Powerpoint Presentations
Skill of the Week - Fact and opinion
Lesson 3.2 - homophones
1. piece
2. peace 3. break 4. brake 5. threw 6. through 7. by 8. bye 9. beat 10. beet |
11. thrown
12. throne 13. aloud 14. allowed 15. past 16. passed 17. weight 18. wait 19. there 20. their |
Challenge Words:
21. principal 22. principle 23. symbol 24. cymbal 25. stationary 26. stationery |