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Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon

Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon. In what ways are PINK DOLPHINS mysterious?. by Sy Montgomery. Compiled by: Terry Sams PES. Study Skills. Genre: Expository Nonfiction Comprehension Skill: Compare and Contrast

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Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon

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  1. Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon In what ways are PINK DOLPHINS mysterious? by Sy Montgomery Compiled by: Terry Sams PES

  2. Study Skills • Genre: Expository Nonfiction • Comprehension Skill: Compare and Contrast • Comprehension Strategy: Visualize • Comprehension Review Skill: Generalize • Vocabulary: Multi-Meaning Words

  3. Summary One of the most mysterious animals on the planet is the pink dolphin. Meet this unique and fascinating creature as you explore the rain forest with your South American guide.

  4. Genre: Expository Nonfiction • Expository Nonfiction provides factual information about a topic. As you read, look for facts about pink dolphins to add to your knowledge of animals.

  5. Comprehension Skill Tested: Compare andContrast – TE416 • A Comparison tells how two or more things are alike. • A Contrast tells how they are different • Clue words such as like or as show similarities. • Clue words such as but or unlike show differences.

  6. Compare and Contrast PB 163 Australian Rain Forest South American Rain Forest Alike many animals live here 1.____________________________ Different scarlet macaw 4.______________________ 5.______________________ Different birds of paradise 2._____________________ 3.______________________

  7. Grammar Review – Pronouns • Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. • Pronouns that take place of a singular noun are singular pronouns I, me, he, she, him, her, and it • Pronouns that take the place of plural nouns are plural pronouns. we, us, they, them

  8. Grammar Review – Subject and Object Pronouns TE 439e • A subject pronoun is used as the subject of a sentence. I, you, he, she, it, we, and they • Object pronouns is used in the predicate of the sentence after an action verb or with a preposition. me, you, him, her, it, us ,and them • Using pronouns makes writing less wordy by avoiding repeated nouns.

  9. Comprehension StrategyVisualize TE 416 • Good readers visualize as they read. • This means they create pictures in their minds. • Sensory words such as sticky and crackle can help you experience what you are reading.

  10. Comprehension Skill ReviewGeneralize TE 425 • A generalization is a broad statement or rule that applies to many examples. • Clue words: all, most, always, usually, generally

  11. Comprehension Skill ReviewGeneralize TE 425 • Some generalizations are valid, which means that they are supported by facts or details. Some are faulty. Which means that they are not supported.

  12. Vocabulary Skill:Multiple-Meaning Words • When you read you may find the meaning of a word you know does not make sense in a sentence • This is because the word is a multiple-meaning word, or a word with more than one meaning. • For example, story can mean “an account of what happened.” It can also mean “a lie, or falsehood.”

  13. Research/Study Skills – Poster/Announcement TE 439L • An announcement tells about an • upcoming event. It usually answers • the questions Who? What? When? • Where? Why? and How? • A poster is a type of announcement that is large. It often uses colors and large type to emphasize information and to grab readers’ attention.

  14. Weekly Fluency Check -Fluency TE 439a • Fluency is when you group words that go together, pausing after phrases and sentences. • This makes reading sound smooth and helps convey meaning. • Read aloud the last 4 paragraphs of pg. 428. • Have students echo read.

  15. Question of the WeekTE 416m • What can explain animal behavior?

  16. Day 2-Question of the Day • Why do you think a pink dolphin is called encantado, or “enchanted’?

  17. Day 3 - Question of the Day • Why do you think the pink dolphins’ behavior remains a mystery today?

  18. Day 4-Question of the Day - Review • Do you think it is important to find out more about the “Mysterious Animals? Why or why not?

  19. Review Questions • How are pink dolphins and ocean dolphins alike? • Why would ocean dolphins not be able to survive in the Amazon River? • Why was one section called “Nightmare Dream World”? • Why are pink dolphins difficult to study?

  20. Review Questions • Why do dolphins send out beams from their foreheads? • How are pink dolphins and people alike according to this selection? • How are dolphins and submarines alike? • Why does this author seem to speak directly to the reader?

  21. Writing Assignment Write an Advertisement • Think of a place you know and like. • Imagine you have been asked to write a description of this place for a travel brochure. • Describe the place using sensory words. • Make it sound appealing and attractive.

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