Vocabulary
serving as the starting point
basic
Look at the Paragraph "An Old Song":
What are whale songs?
Whale songs are messages
Name the subject in the following sentence:
Frank collects old baseball caps.
Frank
What is a simile?
A comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".
When a prompt is asking you to categorize, what does it mean?
create groups and place information into those groups based on shared characteristics
to hold or include
contain
Look at the paragraph "Parts of the Song":
Describe, in detail, elements of a whale song.
Long groans, low moans, roars, trills, cries, or snores
Name the object in the following sentence:
Some old players gave out autographs.
autographs
What is imagery?
Author/poet's creation of mental pictures or images for the reader
Infer
Fill in the blank:
When I need to leave the room, I _____________ the movie I am watching.
pause
Name the type of whales who sing.
Male whales
Name the subject pronouns
I, you, we, they, he, she, it
Read the following stanza from the poem Dolphin Talk and identify the simile:
Through the glass bottom of my tourist boat
I see the dolphin pod afloat.
I hear whistles as high as the Empire State
And know they are trying to communicate.
I hear whistles as high as the Empire State
State similarities between two or more things
compare
one part
element
Name two purposes of whale songs.
Entertainment, attract females, communicate guidelines to other whales, help during migration
Name the object pronoun in the following sentence:
She gave the plates to them.
them
Moans and squeaks echo in the abyss.
Dolphins alert each other of danger in their midst.
Atop their heads, the blowhole emit sound
As if beautifully played instruments abound.
Simile: the blowhole emit sound as if beautifully played instruments abound
Compare a whale and a fish
Whales and fish both have fins, they live in water, and they both jump and splash.
Fill in the blank:
My grandparents live in Michigan but _____________ to Arizona during the winter.
migrate
How do we know that whales have good memories?
When a whale song ends, the whale will sing again starting with the same sequence of themes
Name the subject in the sentence, then replace it with a subject pronoun.
Anita lent you her favorite pencil.
Subject: Anita
Subject pronoun: She
Describe the meaning of the following simile:
My teacher's explanation of the math problem was as clear as mud.
Meaning: not understandable/confusing
Categorize the elements of a whale-watching trip based on sight and sound.
sight: whales, jumping, wet, splashing
sound: whale songs, waves crashing, hum of the boat