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The Race for the North Pole Genre: Biography Author s Purpose: Express Skill: Graphic Sources By:Laurie Rozakis Compi

Summary. . . From the time he was a small boy, Matthew Henson wanted adventure. In 1879, when he was only 13 years old, he walked 40 miles to Baltimore's harbor and got a job on a ship. When he was 20 years old he went on his first expedition with explorer Robert Peary. Soon after, he

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The Race for the North Pole Genre: Biography Author s Purpose: Express Skill: Graphic Sources By:Laurie Rozakis Compi

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    1. The Race for the North Pole Genre: Biography Authors Purpose: Express Skill: Graphic Sources By:Laurie Rozakis Compiled by Terry Sams, Piedmont

    2. Summary

    3. Genre: Historical Fiction Historical Fiction is fiction that takes place in the past. The author makes up the characters and events, but the characters and events seem real. The setting is important, and the problems and events are based on things that really did or could have happened during the time period.

    4. Comprehension Skill Review Graphic Sources Authors sometimes include graphic sources to explain the information included in their writing. Examples of graphic sources can be maps, photographs, and captions for the photographs. What are some of the graphic sources in the story of Alice?

    5. Watch a video about the race

    6. Fun Stuff ABC Orderhttp://www.myschoolonline.com/page/0,1871,50811-179149-53-50729,00.html Reading Test

    7. Words to Know adventure glaciers navigate region walruses

    8. More Words to Know assistant expedition floe latitude sledge

    9. Spelling Words Possessives Dads friends girls girls teachers

    10. Spelling Words Possessives grandmas grandpas brothers brothers boys

    11. region a place or an area

    12. walruses large sea animals of arctic areas

    13. assistant a helper

    14. navigate to sail or steer a ship or aircraft

    15. adventure an unusual or exciting experience

    16. sledge a sled

    17. latitude the distance north or south of the equator

    18. expedition a journey for a special purpose

    19. floes field or sheet of flowing ice

    20. glaciers large masses of ice

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    41. GREAT JOB!

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