Antarctic Journal
Before Read / Look at the title and illustrations on pages 586-587. What do you think you will learn in this selection? Write 2 questions about what you think the author will write in her journal. Be sure to try to use vocabulary words in your prediction and writing.Pages / Partner A / Partner B
588-589 / ___Read to your partner / ___Listen to your partnerread. Tell your partner the main idea for the journal entry on November12. Tell your partner how you think the author feels about going to Antarctica.
590 / ___Listen to your partnerread. Tell your partner why you think the desk and chair in the cabin are bolted to the floor. Describe the events on November 17. (Hint: what human quality does the author use to describe the sun and how she describes herself on the deck.) / ___Read to your partner.
591 / ___Read to your partner. / ___Listen to your partnerread. Explain toyour partnerwhat the word “Convergence” means by using context clues. Why do you think the ship gives the right away to the whales?
592 / ___Listen to your partnerread. Tell your partner how the author organizes information on this page. Tell your partner what has happened so far. / ___Read to your partner.
After Read Day 1 / Write in your journal what has happened so far. Write about any answers you got to your questions. Then write another question that you may find out about tomorrow.
Before Read Day 2 / Share what you wrote in your journal with your partner.
593 / ___Read to your partner. / ___Listen to your partnerread. Explain to your partner how the trip to Litchfield may be like another camping trip. How do you know? Why does the author need to learn how to walk on the open ground?
594 / ___Listen to your partnerread. Tell your partner how much time has passed since the author left home. What does the author write about on this page? / ___Read to your partner.
595 / ___Read to your partner. / ___Listen to your partnerread. Tell your partner about the text structure for paragraphs 3-5. (Hint does the author sequence, compare/contrast, or is it problem/solution?) What is the main idea of these paragraphs?
596 / ___Listen to your partnerread. Tell your partner who is speaking in the dialogue at the bottom of the page. What conclusion does the author draw and why? / ___Read to your partner.
597 / ___Read to your partner. / ___Listen to your partnerread. Describe the events happening on this page. Do you think it was a good idea doing what the author did? Why or why not?
598-599 / ___Listen to your partnerread. / ___Read to your partner. Tell your partner why you think the author doesn’t want anyone rescuing her. How do you think she feels when she returns to the station?
600 / ___Read to your partner. / ___Listen to your partnerread. Tell your partner what the author compares in paragraph 6 “an iceberg collides in ….
601 / ___Listen to your partnerread. Tell your partner why you think the airline people “eyed her funny”. What does this mean? / ___Read to your partner.
After Read / Write a summary in your own words. Be sure to use as many vocabulary words as you can, but be sure to only include the most important events.