The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

1. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle By: Avi Courage Week 5, Theme 1, Day 1 Taught By: Mr. Williams

2. Genre

3. Storm at Tempest Cove

4. Ascent n.  An upward climb. The ascent to the mountain's summit took two days. 

5. Decent

6. Endeavored v.  To attempt. She endeavored to keep her balance on the rocking deck of the ship. 

7. Entangled adj.  Twisted together. The kitten's paws became entangled in the yarn. 

8. Ratlines n.  One of the small ropes, fastened horizontally to ropes supporting a ship's mast, which together form a ladder. A large seabird perched on one of the ratlines of the ship. 

9. Rigging n.  The system of ropes, chains, and other gear used to control a ship's sails. A good sailor had to be able to climb the rigging like a rat. 

10. Seasoned adj.  Experienced. After four months at sea, Mario felt like a seasoned sailor. 

11. Treacherous adj.  Marked by unpredictable dangers. A narrow ledge provided a treacherous path up the mountainside. 

12. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

13. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle • By: Avi • Courage • Week 5, Theme 1, Day 2 • Taught By: Mr. Williams

14. Key Voyage Vocabulary • ascent • An upward climb. • decent • Downward travel or preparation for landing. • endeavored • Attempted • entangled • Twisted together • ratlines • The small ropes, fastened horizontally, supporting a ships mast, that form a latter. • rigging • The system of ropes, chains, and other gear used to control a ships sails. • seasoned • experienced • treacherous • Marked by unpredictable dangers.

15. Vocabulary:Word Families These word families are groups of words that are related in spelling and meaning. These groups also share the same base word. Choose one of these families and use each word correctly in a sentence

16. Extreme Partner Reading

18. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle • By: Avi • Courage • Week 5, Theme 1, Day 3 • Taught By: Mr. Williams

19. Key Voyage Vocabulary • ascent • An upward climb. • decent • Downward travel or preparation for landing. • endeavored • Attempted • entangled • Twisted together • ratlines • The small ropes, fastened horizontally, supporting a ships mast, that form a latter. • rigging • The system of ropes, chains, and other gear used to control a ships sails. • seasoned • experienced • treacherous • Marked by unpredictable dangers.

20. Vocabulary:Word Families These word families are groups of words that are related in spelling and meaning. These groups also share the same base word. Choose one of these families and use each word correctly in a sentence

21. SkillBridge pgs. 52-55

22. Predicting Outcomes Do you think Manny will successfully complete lifeguard training? Why? What information in the story might lead you to predict that Manny might not complete the training? At which point in the story might you change your prediction? What do you think Manny will do with the money he earns as an assistant councilor? Which of the statements below could help you predict that Manny will most likely succeed? • People often avoid what they fear. B) People will often face difficult challenges to get something they really want. C) Good friends help each other through the hard times.

23. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle • By: Avi • Courage • Week 5, Theme 1, Day 4 • Taught By: Mr. Williams

24. Key Voyage Vocabulary • ascent • An upward climb. • decent • Downward travel or preparation for landing. • endeavored • Attempted • entangled • Twisted together • ratlines • The small ropes, fastened horizontally, supporting a ships mast, that form a latter. • rigging • The system of ropes, chains, and other gear used to control a ships sails. • seasoned • experienced • treacherous • Marked by unpredictable dangers.

25. Hi-Lo Passages pg. 10 & 11

26. Comprehension Strategy:Character Mapping Using a Character Map like the one below to analyze and evaluate Charlotte Doyle. Who was she? Where was she born? Why was she on the ship? What kind of personality did she have? Charlotte Doyle Why was she accepted by the crew? What was the conflict that she faced?

27. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle • By: Avi • Courage • Week 5, Theme 1, Day 5 • Taught By: Mr. Williams

28. When You Are Finished After you finish your Weekly Skills Test: • Make sure your name, date, and assignment are written clearly on the top left of the paper. • Turn your test paper to me and put your answer key in the reading basket. • Finish your Mountain Language. • Read a book of your choice.

29. Alone Against the Sea • With your suit partner, read pages 112-115 from your text using the skills mentions in the yellow column on the left of page 112. When you are finished discuss these questions with your partner. What do you think was the most dangerous part of Subaru’s Crossing? Why? How much longer did it take then the seven weeks he had planned? How many days did Subaru take to cross the ocean? What kind of person is Subaru? How do you know? How are Subaru and Charlotte alike? How are they different?

30. In the News Choose one of the Newspaper articles available and on a piece of notebook paper, answer the following questions about the article you chose. Where and when is the article talking about? What is the article about? Why did it happen and why is this important? Who is the article about?

31. Word Sort