Written by Jennifer Owings
Dewey
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Vocabulary Definitions
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Additional Resources
Genre: Journal
 Comprehension Skill: Main Idea
 Comprehension Strategy: Text
Structure
 Review Skill: Draw Conclusions
 Vocabulary: Word Structure
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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.
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.
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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.
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What does
a person
sacrifice to
explore the
unknown?
 anticipation
 continent
 convergence
 depart
 forbidding
 heaves
 icebergs
 abundance
 exposure
 splendor
 supply
 survived
 wily
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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.
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.
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 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.
1. Main Idea
Scientist know much about the distant continent of
Antarctica.
2. Detail
They have explored the continent and walked upon
its ice.
3. Detail
They have discovered mountain ranges.
4. Detail
They have mapped out the mountains.
5.
Detail
They have used special equipment to study hidden
features of Antarctica under the ice.
1. Do you need a pasport to
travel to Antarctica.
2. I don’t know if its easiest
to go by ship or by plane.
Adjectives add specific
information to noun forms:
 Guys with slow cars want
faster ones.
 Adjectives tell us what kind of:
 What kind of test is it going to
be?
 Is it a hard one or an easy one?
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Adverbs tell us when, how or to
what degree.
They modify verbs and adjectives:
1. Kalil drove quickly to college.
2. Rocio went rapidly past the police
car.
3. Vera is very pretty.
4. Khan sees poorly without glasses.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Is the professor
__ upset?
The semester
ends __.
We were __ in
the afternoon.
The team played
__ enough to
win.
__ is the last day
to enroll.
• Fill in the blanks
with the words:
A. soon
B. there
C. well
D. very
E. tomorrow
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Is the professor
very upset?
The semester ends
soon.
We were there in
the afternoon.
The team played
well enough to
win.
Tomorrow is the
last day to enroll.
• Fill in the blanks
with the words:
A. soon
B. there
C. well
D. very
E. tomorrow
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3.
4.
In the comparative, short, one
syllable adjectives and adverbs
add –er.
Chinese is tougher than English.
Maria studied harder than I did.
Gabriella looks better than her
younger sister does.
Do you feel worse today than
yesterday?
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2.
3.
Adjectives and adverbs of more
than one syllable become
comparative by adding the word
more.
My accident was more expensive
than yours was.
Your car drives more smoothly
than mine does.
Students are more comfortable
writing on the computers.
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2.
3.
4.
Comparatives ending in –y become –
ier.
Ana is happier than ever before.
Michelle seems funnier than her
older brother does.
Your ink pen is messier than mine.
This joke is funnier than that one.
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2.
People sometimes use incorrect
double comparatives.
McDonalds is more better than
Burger King.
Express Avenue is more nosier than
Solitude Lane.
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2.
3.
Some ESL writers use that instead
of the proper than in
comparatives.
The ESOL class in high school
was easier (that, than) college ESL.
US football players are most often
clumsier (that, than) soccer
players.
No one knew (that, then) our class
ended next month.
Comparatives note differences
between two things.
 Superlatives make differences among
three or more things.
1. Her bell is loud.
 Our bell is louder.
 Your bell is the loudest of all.
 Superlatives indicate extremes:
 Who was the meanest teacher that you
ever had?
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Superlatives of one syllable add –
est.
Of the girls, her skin is the darkest.
Superlatives of two or more
syllables add “most.”
Of all the students in this class, he
is the most dependable.
1.
2.
3.
The superlative is used only for
more than two things.
Between red and blue, red is the
(hotter, hottest) color.
This is the (funnier, funniest)
picture of the two you have.
Of the three papers, this one is (a
better, the better, the best).
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2.
Never combine most with –est.
Prince Charles did the (best, most
best) thing that he could for her.
Everyone likes Adri because she has
the (nicest, most nicest) smile and
disposition.
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Jose is the ___ person I know.
a. funny, b. funnier, c. funniest.
The champions won the ___ games.
a. many, b. most, c. more.
An orange is ___ a lemon.
a. sweet, b. sweeter, c. more sweet.
 dictionary
 abrupt
 predict
 import
 locally
• verdict
• locate
• portable
• transport
• bankrupt
 dictate
 location
 erupt
 passport
 export
• contradict
• rupture
• interrupt
• disrupt
• dislocate
 vindictive
 portfolio
 jurisdiction
 corruption
 interruption
What are some
reasons to travel to
Antarctica?
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act of anticipating;
looking forward to;
expectation
one of the seven great masses
of land on Earth.
 Can you name the 7 continents?
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act
or process of
meeting at a point;
joining
to
go away; leave
 causing
fear or dislike;
looking dangerous or
unpleasant; threatening
rises;
rises and falls
alternatively; hoist
 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.
quantity
that is much
more than enough
condition
of
being without
protection;
condition of
being
uncovered
magnificent
glory
show;
 quantity
ready for
use; stock
continued
to exist;
remained alive
using
subtle tricks
to deceive; crafty;
cunning; sly
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.
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3. It is hard to lokate our tent
in all these ice and snow.
4. If we had an orange tent
we could see it more easier.
 Readers
& WB 234
 Spelling WB 94
 Language WB 93
 Trifold Section 2
 SmartBoard Vocabulary
Game
SmartBoard
Vocabulary Game
 What
are some of the
dangers and the
excitements of exploring
Antarctica?
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?
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?
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?
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.
7. The sun shine, all day and
night in December.
8. Each day the sun rises
highest in the sky than the
day before?
 Partner
Read & WB 237-238
 Trifold Section 3
 Language Arts WB 94
 Spelling WB 95
 SmartBoard Game Synonyms
SmartBoard
Synonym Game
• What sacrifices did
Lynne Cox make to
prepare for her swim
to Antarctica?
 genre
– a particular type
or category of literary,
musical, or artistic
composition
 audience – group that
listens or watches
 author’s
purpose-the
reason for writing; may be
more than one reason;
reasons include to inform,
to entertain, express
feelings, and to persuade
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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
SmartBoard Spelling
Game
5. I sees weller with these
snow goggles.
6. The director gived a pair
of goggles to Meg and I.
1. What’s your __ moment of all?
a. most anxious, b. more anxious.
2. Which is your __ season?
a. good, b. better, c. best, d. bester.
3. Let’s avoid __ sentence errors!
a. a bad, b. some worse, c. the worst
4. Who has __ errors on the essay?
a. the more, b. the fewest, c. the less
5. When is __ that you can come tomorrow?
a. the earliest, b. the earlier, c. the more early
1. What’s your __ moment of all?
a. most anxious, b. more anxious.
2. Which is your __ season?
a. good, b. better, c. best, d. bester.
3. Let’s avoid __ sentence errors!
a. a bad, b. some worse, c. the worst
4. Who has __ errors on the essay?
a. the more, b. the fewest, c. the less
5. When is __ that you can come tomorrow?
a. the earliest, b. the earlier, c. the more early.
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__2.
__3.
__4.
__5.
Which river is __ in the world?
a. the longer, b. the more long, c. the longest
Eva has studied here __ Eduardo has.
a. longer than, b. more long that, c. long as.
It is __ to learn English as it is to learn math.
a. so hard, b. as hard, c. too hard.
The __ you study, the __ you will learn.
a. hard…better, b. more…more, c. less…fewer.
No one knows __ about the lottery as Joe does.
a. as much, b. more, c. the most.
__1. Which river is __ in the world?
a. the longer, b. the more long, c. the longest
__2. Eva has studied here __ Eduardo has.
a. longer than, b. more long that, c. long as.
__3. It is __ to learn English as it is to learn math.
a. so hard, b. as hard, c. too hard.
__4. The __ you study, the __ you will learn.
a. hard…better, b. more…more, c. less…fewer.
__5. No one knows __ about the lottery as Joe does.
a. as much, b. more, c. the most.
 Reading
Computer Test
 Language Arts WB 95
 Trifold Section 4
 Essay Questions
 Create a Food Web for the
Artic Biome
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How was the author different from
the woman traveling to San Antonio,
Texas?
What did the author probable do to
make sure the penguin egg did not
get broken on the way home?
Why was it important to the author
to take home a penguin egg that
would never hatch?
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What does a
person
sacrifice to
explore the
unknown?
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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?
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Predict: Say what you think the
text will be about.
Read: As you read, look for
answers to your questions.
Confirm your predictions.
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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?
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.
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.
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.
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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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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.
9. Meg and me think this is
the more incredible place we
have ever visited.
10. W’ed like to return to
antarctica one day.
 Reading
WB 239-240
 Language 96
 SmartBoard Game –synonym
 Writing Assignment
 Trifold Section 5
SmartBoardSynonym Game
(Tooth Fairy)
SmartBoard GameAdverbs
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