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Word Knowledge. Let’s Go Dinosaur Tracking. Open Court Anthology Grade 2. Word Knowledge. 1. el e phant flash light foot prints dif fer ent 2. c au se t au ght s au ce p au se 3. cr aw l aw ful j aw s cl aw 4. form ed ev er chas ed fish.

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  1. Word Knowledge Let’s Go Dinosaur Tracking Open Court Anthology Grade 2

  2. Word Knowledge 1. elephant flashlight footprints different 2. cause taught sauce pause 3. crawl awful jaws claw 4. formed ever chased fish

  3. 1. At first people believed elephants made the footprints. 2.The spaghetti sauce tasted awful. 3. The blocks formed a large pyramid.

  4. Word Knowledge 1. elephant flashlight footprints different 2. cause taught sauce pause 3. crawl awful jaws claw 4. formed ever chased fish

  5. Build Background What are dinosaur tracks? Where might you see them? How did they get there? Are dinosaur tracks fossils?

  6. Build Background Genre: Expository Text There is some information dinosaur tracks can provide that just can’t be found in their bones.

  7. Build Background Dinosaur tracks can tell us: How big was the dinosaur? What did it weight? Was it on land or in the water? Was it alone? Was it running, swimming, or walking? How fast was it moving? These are some of the questions “Let’s Go Dinosaur Tracking!” explores as the author takes her readers on this exciting adventure.

  8. Expository Text • Expository text gives information. It tells people something. • It uses facts about real events or people. • It presents information in a clear way. • It gives events in the order in which they happen. • It may be organized by topics.

  9. Open Court Vocabulary for Genre: Expository Text “Let’s Go Dinosaur Tracking”

  10. analyze We can analyze this track to see what kind of dinosaur made it. ( to look at very carefully )

  11. clue The shape of the track is a clue to what dinosaur made it. ( hint )

  12. paleontologist This paleontologist found this huge fossil in Canada. ( a scientist who studies fossils and the past )

  13. limestone Can you see the fossils in these pieces of limestone? ( a rock that often contains fossil prints )

  14. buoyed up pith helmet lagoon canteen

  15. OtherWords • underground • conifers • ostrich • opinions • Colorado

  16. Dinosaur Names • Brach i o saur id • De in on y chus • Saur o pod • Al lo saur • Had ro saur

  17. Comprehension StrategiesGood Readers… Make Connections Use their own experiences to better understand the characters’ feelings and actions • “This reminds me of…” • “That part made me think of…” Asking Questions Good readers ask questions that may prepare them for what they will learn • “I wonder why that happened…” • “Why did…” Make Predictions Guess what will happen next based on what you have read or heard. • “I predict that ___ will happen…” • “I think ______ will happen…”

  18. Lets Go Dinosaur Tracking Problems Page ___- Page ___- Page ___- Wonderings Page ___- Page ___- Page ___- Clues Page ___- Page ___- Page ___-

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