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Antarctic Journal:
Four Months at the Bottom of the World
Written by Jennifer Owings Dewey
Compiled by:
Terry Sams PES
Melissa Guinn PES
Study Skills
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Genre: Journal
Comprehension Skill: Main Idea
Comprehension Strategy: Text Structure
Comprehension Review Skill: Draw
Conclusions
• Vocabulary: Word Structure
Summary
Jennifer Owings Dewey is given a
wonderful opportunity—the chance
to see Antarctica herself. During
her four-month trip, Jennifer
witnesses the life cycle of
penguins, watches orca whales
swim by her boat, experiences life
without night, and narrowly
escapes a deadly fall into a glacier
crevasse.
Genre: Journal
• A journal is a record of thoughts
and events that are important to the
writer. Think about what is
important to Jennifer Owings
Dewey as you read entries from the
journal she kept in
Antarctica.
Comprehension Skill
Main Idea TE 607b
• A topic is what a piece of writing is
about.
• The main idea is the most important
idea about the topic. Think about the
overall idea of a paragraph, section,
or article.
• The main idea is often the first
sentence of a passage or paragraph.
• Supporting details give small pieces
of information about the main idea.
Comprehension Strategy
Text Structure TE 582
• Good readers use text structure, or the
way text is organized, to help them
understand why they read.
• For example, a non fiction article may
compare and contrast two things, put
events in sequence, or be a series of
clear main ideas.
• When you preview, look for text feature
such as titles, heads, and underlined
words to help you know what to expect.
Comprehension Skill Review
Draw Conclusions TE 591
 A conclusion is a decision
you reach after thinking
about what you have read.
 Good conclusions can be
supported with facts and
details from the story.
Think about how the author feels about
whales and how you know her feelings.
Main Idea and Details
PB 223
1. Main Idea
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3.
4.
5.
Scientist know much about the distant continent of
Antarctica.
Detail
They have explored the continent and walked upon
its ice.
Detail
They have discovered mountain ranges.
Detail
They have mapped out the mountains.
Detail
They have used special equipment to study hidden
features of Antarctica under the ice.
Steps in a Process TE 607b
• Telling
the steps in a process means
telling the order the steps needed to
complete an action.
• Identifying the steps in a process
helps you understand exactly what you
need to do to complete a task.
• Look for clue words such as first, next,
then, and last to help you identify and
order steps in a process.
Research/Study Skills
SQP3R TE 581l
• SPQ3R stands for Survey, Question,
Predict, Read, Recite, and Review.
• Survey: Look at the text to get an idea of
what is in it. Look at the title, author,
headings, illustrations, maps, and any
questions or word lists.
• Question: Ask yourself questions as you
survey, such as, What does the title mean?
What is the author’s purpose?
Research/Study Skills
SQP3R TE 581l
• Predict: Say what you think the
text will be about.
• Read: As you read, look for
answers to your questions.
Confirm your predictions.
Research/Study Skills
SQP3R TE 581l
• Recite: After reading, summarize what
you learned.
• Review: Look back at the text. Did
you find answers to your questions?
Did your prediction match the actual
content of the text? What did you
learn from the text? What are the
main ideas?
SQP3R PB 239-240
1. After surveying the title and illustration, did you
think the information would be fiction or
nonfiction?
Nonfiction because it was about a scientific topic.
2. What are two questions you had before reading?
What are glaciers? How do glaciers move?
3. Before reading, what did you predict the text would
be about?
I predicted that it would be about glaciers.
4. How far do some glaciers move in a day?
They move hundreds of feet.
5. What is the middle layer in a glacier made up of?
This layer is made of snow and ice.
SQP3R PB 239-240
6. What makes the unique features of the
land?
They are made by the movements of
glaciers.
7. Why is walking on a glacier dangerous?
You might not see crevasses that are
covered with snow.
8. What did you learn from this text that you
did not know before?
I learned that glaciers have three
different layers.
SQP3R PB 239-240
9. How does making predictions before
you read help you?
It lets you predict the author’s purpose,
then set your reading pace.
10. How does reviewing your questions
and information help you?
It helps me to make sure I found
answers to my questions, and to
remember the information
from the article.
Fun Stuff and Practice
• Other books by this author
• ANTARCTICA: the Frozen
Continent at the South Pole
• Discover Antarctica – National
Geographic
• So you want to be a Polar Explorer!
Weekly Fluency Check
Emotion TE 607a
• Reading with emotion keeps
listeners interest in a story and
help them understand characters
better.
• Good readers adjust their tone of
voice, volume, pitch, and tempo to
convey emotions expressed in the
story, such as sadness, joy, pride,
determination, surprise, and love.
• Read p. 582m to model for
students.
Question of the Week
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TE 314m
What does a
person sacrifice
to explore the
unknown?
Day 2 - Question of the Day
• What are some
reasons to travel
to Antarctica?
Day 3 – Question of the Day
• What are some of
the dangers and the
excitements of
exploring
Antarctica?
Day 4 – Question of the Day
• What sacrifices did
Lynne Cox make to
prepare for her swim
to Antarctica?
Review Questions
1. How is the author different from the
woman on the airplane?
2. What is the main idea of the November
17th entry?
3. What would happen to the whales if the
ships did not stop for them?
4. Why did the author want to go to
Antarctica?
5. What is a generalization about the
environment in Antarctica?
Review Questions
6. What information can you gather
from the pictures on page 592?
7. Why does the author tell you about
the moss in Antarctica?
8. What term did the author use to
describe the lack of sleep caused by
it never being dark in Antarctica?
9. Why did the author survive falling
through the crack on her hike?
Review Questions
10. What fact from the journal entries
supports that icebergs are
dangerous?
11. Why did the author choose a egg
that would never hatch to take
home?
12. What did the author likely use to
protect the egg on her journey
home?
Vocabulary - Say It
• anticipation
• continent
• convergence
• depart
• forbidding
• heaves
• icebergs
More Words to Know
• abundance
• exposure
• splendor
• supply
• survived
• wily
anticipation
•
act of anticipating;
looking forward to;
expectation
continent
one of the seven great masses
of land on Earth.
• Can you name the 7
continents?
•
convergence
•act or process of
meeting at a point;
joining
depart
•to go away;
leave
forbidding
• causing fear or dislike;
looking dangerous or
unpleasant; threatening
heaves
•rises; rises and falls
alternatively; hoist
icebergs
• large masses of ice detached
from glaciers and floating in
the sea. About 90 percent of
an iceberg’s mass is below the
surface of the water.
abundance
•quantity that is much
more than enough
exposure
• condition of being
without protection;
condition of being
uncovered
supply
• quantity ready for
use; stock
splendor
•magnificent show;
glory
survived
•continued to exist;
remained alive
wily
•using subtle tricks
to deceive; crafty;
cunning; sly
Antarctica is the
windiest, coldest,
most forbidding
region on Earth, and
I am heading
straight for it.
Antarctica is the
windiest, coldest,
most forbidding
region on Earth, and
I am heading
straight for it.
I depart from
home in the
morning to go to
school.
I depart from
home in the
morning to go to
school.
The airplane heaves
off the ground with
a shuddering roar.
The airplane heaves
off the ground with
a shuddering roar.
Antarctica has
the coldest
climate of all the
other continents.
Antarctica has
the coldest
climate of all the
other continents.
I shiver with
anticipation when
we leave the calm
waters and enter
Drake Passage.
I shiver with
anticipation when
we leave the calm
waters and enter
Drake Passage.
Joe became a
clever and wily
hunter.
Joe became a
clever and wily
hunter.
The lady survived
the dog attack.
The lady survived
the dog attack.
They sail through
fields of icebergs
to the frozen
poles.
They sail through
fields of icebergs
to the frozen
poles.
It may be the
convergence of
two needs: the
hunger to know
and the desire to
be the first.
It may be the
convergence of
two needs: the
hunger to know
and the desire to
be the first.
You will need to
take a supply of
warm clothing to
Antarctica.
You will need to
take a supply of
warm clothing to
Antarctica.
Many penguins
and their chicks
will die of
exposure to the
cold and wet.
Many penguins
and their chicks
will die of
exposure to the
cold and wet.
Writing Assignment
Letter of Acceptance TE 607h
• Good writers keep in mind their
audience.
• The audience can be a friend, class,
teacher, or a large group of people you
don’t know.
• You use different language when you
write to different audiences.
• You would use more formal language
when you write a letter of acceptance.
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Writing Assignment
Letter of Acceptance TE 607h
• A letter of acceptance is a response to
an opportunity.
• A letter of acceptance should be brief,
respectful, and written in formal
English.
Writing Prompt
Imagine that you lived long ago and
have been asked to accompany a
famous traveler or explorer on a
journey. Write a letter accepting the
offer.
Academic Vocabulary
Terms
• genre
• audience
• author’s purpose
• myth
• fable
Academic Vocabulary
Terms – Reading
• genre – a particular type or
category of literary,
musical, or artistic
composition
• audience – group that
listens or watches
Academic Vocabulary
Terms
• author’s purpose-the
reason for writing; may be
more than one reason;
reasons include to inform,
to entertain, express
feelings, and to persuade
Academic Vocabulary
Terms
• myth – is a story often describing
the adventures of super human
beings that attempts to describe
the origin of a people’s customs or
beliefs or to explain mysterious
events
• fable – a short fictitious story
especially one intended to teach a
lesson and in which animals speak
and act like human beings
Spelling Words
Latin Roots
• dictionary
• abrupt
• predict
• import
• locally
• verdict
• locate
• portable
• transport
• bankrupt
Spelling Words
Latin Roots
• dictate
• location
• erupt
• passport
• export
• contradict
• rupture
• interrupt
• disrupt
• dislocate
CHALLENGE
• vindictive
• portfolio
• jurisdiction
• corruption
• interruption
This Week’s Word Wall Words
Click and type your own
words for this week:
Let’s review our Spelling
words. Watch carefully
because they will flash on
the screen for just a
moment. We can clap as we
spell the word, or we might
just practice reading the
words.
dictionary
abrupt
predict
import
locally
verdict
locate
portable
transport
bankrupt
dictate
location
erupt
passport
contradict
export
rupture
interrupt
disrupt
dislocate