Adelinas Whales Grade 4 3 Reading Street Student

Adelina’s Whales Grade 4. 3 Reading Street Student Edition pgs. 350 -361

Selection Vocabulary: biologist bluff lagoon massive rumbling tropical

Directions: Rate each word 1 -4 based on the chart below. I’ve never heard of it. I’ve seen or heard it. I know it a bit. I know it & can use it correctly. biologist 1 2 3 4 bluff 1 2 3 4 lagoon 1 2 3 4 massive 1 2 3 4 rumbling 1 2 3 4 tropical 1 2 3 4 WORD

biologist A scientist who studies living things, including their origins, structures, activities, and distribution.

Used in the text… Pg. 359, Paragraph 2 Or sometimes she thinks she may become a biologist who studies the ocean and can one day help to unlock some of the mysteries of the whales in her own backyard.

biologist With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above. Don’t forget to also use a WOTD/WOW.

Analyze the photographs on pages 358 & 359… as a biologist what types of observations do you believe are being made?

bluff A high, steep slope or cliff.

Used in the text… Pg. 359, Paragraph 1 Although her home is a simple shack on a sandy bluff hugging the edge of the Pacific Ocean, Adelina has many new friends who come to share her world.

bluff With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above. Don’t forget to also use a WOTD/WOW.

lagoon A pond or small lake, especially one connected with a larger body of water.

Used in the text… Pg. 353, Paragraph 2 At daybreak she runs to the lagoon and sees two clouds of mist out over the water; the milky trails of breath left by a mother gray whale and her newborn calf.

lagoon With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above. Don’t forget to also use a WOTD/WOW.

massive Big and heavy; bulky.

Used in the text… Pg. 354, Paragraph 2 Raising their massive heads up out of the water, they come face-to-face with people.

massive With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above. Don’t forget to also use a WOTD/WOW.

rumbling Making a deep, heavy, continuous sound.

Used in the text… Pg. 353, Paragraph 2 2 One night Adelina is awakened by a loud, low, rumbling noise.

rumbling With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above. Don’t forget to also use a WOTD/WOW.

What evidence from the text, shows why Adelina is wakened by a rumbling noise?

tropical Of or like the tropics.

Used in the text… Pg. 355, Paragraph 2 Adelina looks first at the tight, leathery skin of her grandfather, browned from his many years of fishing in the bright tropical sun.

tropical With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above. Don’t forget to also use a WOTD/WOW.

Got Vocab? Now…let’s see what you’ve learned! Clue To make a deep, continuous, heavy sound. Vocabulary Words �bluff �massive �rumbling

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Got Vocab? Now…let’s see what you’ve learned! Clue Something you can climb to get a wonderful view of the land below you. Vocabulary Words �bluff �lagoon �tropical

bluff

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Got Vocab? Now…let’s see what you’ve learned! Clue To view something that is bulky, big, and heavy. Vocabulary Words �biologist �massive �rumbling

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Got Vocab? Now…let’s see what you’ve learned! Clue You may want to grow to become a person who studies animals. Vocabulary Words �biologist �lagoon �tropical

biologist

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Got Vocab? Now…let’s see what you’ve learned! Clue A small body of water connected to a larger one. Vocabulary Words �bluff �lagoon �tropical

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Got Vocab? Now…let’s see what you’ve learned! Clue An area with lush plant life and moisture; not the desert. Vocabulary Words �bluff �lagoon �tropical

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