Interrupted Journey:Saving Endangered Sea Turtles

Theme 5 Lesson 21

Written by Kathryn LaskeyIllustrated by Christopher Knight

Question of the DayQuestion of the Day

What type of animals do What type of animals do What type of animals do What type of animals do What type of animals do What type of animals do What type of animals do What type of animals do you know that take a you know that take a you know that take a you know that take a you know that take a you know that take a you know that take a you know that take a journey each year?journey each year?journey each year?journey each year?journey each year?journey each year?journey each year?journey each year?you know that take a you know that take a you know that take a you know that take a you know that take a you know that take a you know that take a you know that take a journey each year?journey each year?journey each year?journey each year?journey each year?journey each year?journey each year?journey each year?

Listening Comprehension

“Lending a Paw”

Informational NarrativeInformational Narrative

-gives information about a topic

-is told in an interesting way

Author’s Purpose

Author’s Perspective

Evidence Evidence Evidence

Focus Skill:

Author’s

Purpose and

Author’s

Perspective

Evidence Evidence Evidence

Objective:Objective:

--To understand that authors have different To understand that authors have different

purposes for writing.purposes for writing.

--To identify and discuss an author’s perspective.To identify and discuss an author’s perspective.

Author’s Purpose and Author’s Perspective

Focus Skill:

Author’s Purpose- The author’s reason for writing. It may be to entertain, to inform, or to persuade.inform, or to persuade.

Author’s Perspective- The author’s viewpoint, or feelings, about the subject.

Textbook Page 538-539

VocabularyVocabulary (p. 540(p. 540--541)541)

•vital

•sleek

•analyzing

•detect•sleek

•basking

•detect

•damage

vital�Something that is vital is

necessary for life; or something that is important.

Food and water are necessary for life.

sleek

�Something that is sleek is smooth.

Fox Terriers have a sleek coat.

basking

�An animal that is basking is warming themselves in the sun.

analyzing

�Studying something closely to figure out figure out how it works or what it is made of.

detect�When you detect something, you notice or discover it.

damage

�Something damaged is harmed or injured.

Genre StudyGenre Study

Expository NonfictionExpository Nonfictiongives you facts and information

about a topic.As you read, look forAs you read, look for�� As you read, look forAs you read, look for

◦◦ Headings that begin sections of Headings that begin sections of related information.related information.

◦◦ The way the author organized ideas The way the author organized ideas and informationand information