Unit 5 Week 4

A journal is a record of thoughts and events that are important to the writer.

Many English words have Latin or Greek parts. For example, the Latin prefix com- means “with” or “together.” It appears in words like companion and connect.

A topic is what a piece of writing is about. The main idea is the most important idea

about the topic. Think about the overall idea of a paragraph, section, or an article.

Supporting details give small pieces of information about the main idea.

Good readers use the text structure, or the way text is organized, to help them understand what they read. For example, a nonfiction article may compare and contrast two things, put events in sequence, or be a series of clear main ideas.

ForbiddingContinent

AnticipationDepartHeavesIcebergs

Convergence

Threatening; causing fear or dislike

Land mass; one of the seven great masses of land on Earth.

Expectation; looking forward to

Leave; to go away

Rises and falls; hoists

Masses of ice that float in the ocean

Joining

Tried to attack the boat Stayed under the boat Been injured by the boat

To compare different types of plants

To describe the food that penguins eat

To show how delicate Antarctica is

To take a relaxing and unique vacation

To learn about a unique environment To earn money for her college

education

The sun kept her awake all nightThe temperatures were very cold The sunscreen irritated her skin

Waves splashed on the shores of the icebergs

Penguins and gulls rode on the icebergs

The boats stayed away from the icebergs

She fell through a crack in the ice She checked the wind-speed monitor

She saw an orca kill and eat a penguin

Antarctica is a harsh and dangerous environment

Scientists use nets made of fine mesh to trawl for krill

Penguin bodies are covered with protective blubber

Blue whales are the largest animal on Earth, while krill are one of the smallest animals

Blue whales travel to the Antarctic every summer, but krill live there all year long

She probably put clothing around the egg to keep it safe.

The author was going a lot farther from home with less luggage.

She wanted to have something special to remember her journey, but she did not want to harm a live penguin.