Sharks are interesting fish that have some similarities and differences from humans.
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What is the map about? p. 81
The map is about critters in trouble. It shows which animals are threatened in which states in the United States.
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What is the first thing in a paragraph? What does it do?
Indentations move our line right. There is a space before the very first word of the paragraph that we in class have put a star over.
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Find a key detail that supports the main idea of paragraph two.
Sharks eat plants as well as meat.
They are able to find food with the help of their senses. Humans have five senses.
Sharks have all the senses humans have, plus three more. We have only discovered the last three recently.
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What is a question you can ask to find out more about the map?
Why are alligators threatened in Georgia? (GA)
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What is the second thing in a paragraph? What does it do?
A topic sentence tells us what our text is about.
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Ask a question that can be answered by using the text.
varied answers
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Tell a different type of text feature and what it does.
A title usually tells us our main idea, or what our text is about.
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What is the third thing in our paragraph? What does it do?
Supporting details point back to the topic. This means that it gives us more information, or tells more about our topic sentence or main idea.
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Where did this story take place?
In Antarctica
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What is a heading? What does it do?
It shows a new section. You can think of it as a "mini-title."
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What are the last two things in our paragraph? What do they do?
Concluding sentences wrap our paragraph up. This means they end our paragraph. Punctuation goes at the end of sentences and also paragraphs. They are the very end of our paragraph. NOW WE'RE DONE! NOW WE'RE DONE!!
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What is a difference between what the mother emperor penguin and father do?
The father penguin stays with the egg while the mother goes to the sea to look for food.
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What is a table of contents? How is it different than an index?
It shows what pages the headings are located on. It is located in the front of a book, while an index is located in the back.
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Write a narrative about what you did last weekend. It needs to be at least five sentences long. Include a beginning, middle, and an end.
An inviting beginning and a satisfying conclusion. Ideas are clear and developed.