Encantado: Pink Dolphins of the Amazon
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Unit 4 – Puzzles & Mysteries
Concept Question: Is there an explanation for everything?
Week 2 – Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon
Concept Question
Vocabulary Words
Skills & Strategy
Spelling Words
What can explain animal behavior?
agility
Compare & Contrast
chicken
threaten
endowed
Multiple Meaning Words – Context Clues
eleven
diagonal
relationship
given
paddle
aquarium
jungle
animal
dolphins
Generalize
national
spiral
enchanted
Subject & Object Pronouns
several
marble
flexible
natural
oval
glimpses
needle
mumble
pulses
single
tangle
surface
citizen
frighten
Challenge Spelling Words
strengthen
cubicle
knuckle
three-dimensional
individual
Concept Vocabulary
- agility - the ability to move quickly and easily; nimbleness
(ex: A cat is agile. Jack is nimble.)
- endowed - born with; provided with some ability, quality, or talent
(ex: A cat is endowed with a sense of geography.)
- relationship - conditions that exists between people or groups that deal with eachother
(ex: The relationship between animals and their owners
is usually very strong.)
Compare & Contrast
Compare - tell how two or more things are ALIKE
- clue words like and as
Contrast - tell how two or more things are DIFFERENT
- clue words but, instead, unlike
Venn Diagrams are helpful graphic organizers that compare and contrast.
http://www.fcatexplorer.com/media/parent/tiplister/flash/tip114a.swf
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/comparecontrastl.cfm
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/m/comparecontrastl.cfm
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/comparecontrastl.cfm
Building Background
Fill in the KWL Chart below by writing down as many facts you already know about dolphins. Then, write down 3 questions you want to still know about dolphins. After reading the story, go back and fill in what you learned about dolphins.
Watch this short video clip for more information about pink dolphins. http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/mammals-animals/dolphins-and-porpoises/dolphin-pink-river.html
For more information about the pink dolphin click on the links below.
Vocabulary
The prefix aqua- in the word aquarium comes from the Latin root meaning “water.” Other words include aquamarine, aquatic, aquaplane, aqueduct
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Click on the file below to complete a vocabulary CLOZE activity.
Context Clues Game
Click on the link below to play a game to determine word meaning using context clues.
http://www.quia.com/rr/151544.html
Generalize
- a broad statement or rule that applies to many examples
- clue words --> all, most, always, usually, generally, many
- valid generalizations - supported by facts
faulty generalizations - not supported by facts
Rain Forest Webquest
- Test your knowledge of the rain forest by taking the quiz on this website. Be sure to read through the different layers of the rain forest and the animals that reside there before taking the quiz.
Pronouns
Click on the link below to review pronouns.
Video:
Interactive Pronoun Games
https://sites.google.com/site/easygrammar4kids/pronouns
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/pronoun_fair/index.html