2. Day 1 Day 1 Day 4Day 4 Day 2Day 2 Day 5Day 5 Day 3 Vocabulary Definitions Vocabulary Sentences Additional Resources By: Sy Montgomery

5.  Genre: Expository Nonfiction  Comprehension Skill: Compare and Contrast  Comprehension Strategy: Visualize  Review Skill: Generalize  Vocabulary: Multi-Meaning Words

6.  Expository Nonfiction provides factual information about a topic.

7. One of the most mysterious animals on the planet is the pink dolphin. Meet this unique and fascinating creature as you explore the rain forest with your South American guide.

8.  A generalization is a broad statement or rule that applies to many examples.  Clue words: all, most, always, usually, generally

9.  What can explain animal behavior?

10.  aquarium  surface  glimpses  dolphins flexible flexible enchanted enchanted pulses pulses

11. destination teem submerged agility endowed relationship

12.  Good readers visualize as they read.  This means they create pictures in their minds.  Sensory words such as sticky and crackle can help you experience what you are reading.

15. similarities like, as comparison differences but, unlike contrast

16. Reading WB 163

17. Alike many animals live here 1.____________________________ Australian Rain Forest Different birds of paradise 2._____________________ 3.______________________ South American Rain Forest Different scarlet macaw 4.______________________ 5.______________________

18. 1. Bob paddled threw the jungel in search of the pink dolphin. 2. He gone on the trip last year with Carlos and I.

19. The subject is who the sentence is about. A pronoun replaces a noun or another pronoun. Subject Pronoun A pronoun that represents who or what the sentence is about.

20. 1 st Person IWe 2 nd Person You 3 rd Person He,SheThey

22.  frighten  tangle  mumble  oval  marble spiral spiral animal animal paddle paddle diagonal diagonal threaten threaten

23.  citizen  single  needle  natural  several national national jungle jungle given given eleven eleven chicken chicken

24.  strengthen  cubicle  knuckle  individual  three-dimensional

26.  Why do you think a pink dolphin is called encantado, or “enchanted” ?

27.  A multiple-meaning word is a word with more than one meaning. an account of what happened a lie story

28. the top of the ground or soil, or of a body of water or other liquid

29. building used for showing collections of live fish, water animals, and water plants

30. regular, measured beats

31. any of numerous sea mammals related to the whale, but smaller. Dolphins have beaklike snouts and remarkable intelligence. any of numerous sea mammals related to the whale, but smaller. Dolphins have beaklike snouts and remarkable intelligence.

32. short, quick views or looks

33. delighted greatly; charmed; magical

34. easily bent; not stiff; bending without breaking; stretchable

35. to be full of; abound; swarm

36. put under water; covered with water

37. the ability to move quickly and easily; nimbleness

38. condition that exists between people or groups that deal with each other

39. born with; provided with some ability, quality, or talent

40. ● Fluency is when you group words that go together, pausing after phrases and sentences. ● This makes reading sound smooth and helps convey meaning. ● Read aloud the last 4 paragraphs of pg. 428.

41. 3. What an amazing color. That dolphin is. 4. It has long flippers and it’s body is very flexible.

42.  Pronouns Pronouns

43.  Readers & WB 164  Language Arts WB 65  Spelling WB 66  Tri-fold section 2  Quia Game- Context Clues

48.  Game Game

49.  Why do you think the pink dolphins’ behavior remains a mystery today?

50. 1.How are pink dolphins and ocean dolphins alike? 2.Why would ocean dolphins not be able to survive in the Amazon River? 3.Why was one section called “Nightmare Dream World”? 4.Why are pink dolphins difficult to study?

51. 1.Why do dolphins send out beams from their foreheads? 2.How are pink dolphins and people alike according to this selection? 3.How are dolphins and submarines alike? 4.Why does this author seem to speak directly to the reader?

52. Pink dolphins live in rivers, not in the ocean.

54. The cat was endowed with a mysterious sense of geography.

56. Pink dolphins are so flexible they can even touch their tail to their nose.

58. If you take an expedition to an aquarium or zoo, you will most likely see bottle-nosed dolphins.

60. Dolphins can also send out pulses of sound from inside their foreheads.

62. The tangarana tree’s hollow stems teem with thousands of stinging black ants.

64. Moises finally reveals the destination at dolphin lake.

66. All you can see at first is a pink shimmer on the water’s surface.

68. Maybe the three glimpses you had were all the same dolphin.

70. These pink dolphins of the rain-forest swim in a submerged jungle.

72. Encantado means enchanted in Portuguese and in Spanish.

74. The pink dolphins move with agility through the submerged jungle.

76. The cat, Sugar, bonded with the Woods, and their relationship grew over the years.

80. 5. If you see a pink dolphin in its naturel habitat take a photograph. 6. My friends and I am really excited, we expect to learn a lot.

81.  Partner Read & WB 167-168  Language WB 66  Spelling WB 67  Tri-fold Section 3  SmartBoard- Compare and Contrast GameCompare and Contrast Game

84. TOC

87.  Internet Game Internet Game

88. Do you think it is important to find out more about the “Mysterious Animals”? Why or why not?

89. 7. Are there any mooses in the amazon rain forest? 8. You and me should eat before we gone to school.

90. A.A hill is next to them. It is very steep.A hill is next to them. It is very steep. B.Jeff rides his new bike. Him rides it down the block.Jeff rides his new bike. Him rides it down the block. C.Rickie gets on the plane. They are very excited about his trip.Rickie gets on the plane. They are very excited about his trip.

91. Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

92. A hill is next to them. It is very steep. A hill= It

93. Skateboards are fun, but can be dangerous. A.themthem B.itit C.theythey D.wewe

94. Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

95. Skateboards are fun, but they can be dangerous Skateboards = they

96. Speed bumps help to slow down cars. are found in many parking lots. A.ItIt B.YouYou C.ThemThem D.TheyThey

97. Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

98. Speed bumps help to slow down cars. They are found in many parking lots. bumps = They

99. Marisa and Nora made their own costumes. wanted to save money. A.ThemThem B.WeWe C.TheyThey D.SheShe

100. Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

101. Marisa and Nora made their own costumes. They wanted to save money. Marisa and Nora = They

102. A. A hill is next to them. They are very steep.A hill is next to them. They are very steep. B. Jeff rides his new bike. Him rides it down the block.Jeff rides his new bike. Him rides it down the block. C. Rickie gets on the plane. He is very excited about his trip.Rickie gets on the plane. He is very excited about his trip.

103. Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

104. Rickie gets on the plane. He is very excited about his trip. Rickie = He

105. A.Blake skated to the edge of the rink. He was finished with practice.Blake skated to the edge of the rink. He was finished with practice. B.The house has two stories. She was built in 1910.The house has two stories. She was built in 1910. C.Mary and Dave rode their bikes to the playground. Them will build a sandcastle.Mary and Dave rode their bikes to the playground. Them will build a sandcastle.

106. Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

107. Blake skated to the edge of the rink. He was finished with practice. Blake = He

108.  Reading Computer Test  Language WB 67 & AR  Essay Questions  Tri-fold Section 4

111. 1. How are pink dolphins and ocean dolphins alike? 2. According to the selection, how are pink dolphins and people alike? 3. In this selection, why did the author speak directly to the reader?

112.  What can explain animal behavior?

113. An announcement tells about an upcoming event. It usually answers the questions Who? What? When? Where? Why? and How? A poster is a type of announcement that is large. It often uses colors and large type to emphasize information and to grab readers’ attention.

114. 9. Millions of ants live in this tree, it is thier home. 10. Ouch? Now they has a painful sting.

115.  Tri- fold Section 5  Language WB 68  Writing ◦ Write an advertisement for your favorite place  Generalization Quia Game  Reading 169-170

117. TOC

118.  Think of a place you know and like.  Imagine you have been asked to write a description of this place for a travel brochure.  Describe the place using sensory words.  Make it sound appealing and attractive.

119.  Quia Game Quia Game

124.  Rain Forest Rain Forest  Reading Review Reading Review  Vocabulary Review Vocabulary Review  Subject & Object Pronouns Subject & Object Pronouns  Compare & Contrast Compare & Contrast  Dolphins Dolphins  Internet 4 Classrooms Context Clues Internet 4 Classrooms Context Clues  Reading Captions - TV411 Reading Captions - TV411  Parts of a Book Study Zone Parts of a Book Study Zone  Quia: Parts of a Book Quia: Parts of a Book  Quia: Author's Purpose Pop-Ups Quia: Author's Purpose Pop-Ups