U3W4 - Winter's Tail Part 1

U3W4-"Winter's Tail"

How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again

What genre are we reading?

How will we know it is expository text?

Essential Question

What benefits come from people working as a group?

Multiple Choice

What genre is "Winter's Tail"?

• realistic fiction

• historical fiction

• biography

• expository text

Chronological Order - time order

Aside from the introduction, the story is told in the order it happens.

dedicated - devoted; hard working for a purpose

Multiple Choice

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word dedicated?

• fabricated

• tended

• devoted

• marveled

Winter in the water

A badly injured Winter in Mosquito Lagoon shortly after being freed.

What is the main idea of this section?

What details support that idea?

What injured Winter?

How did she get free?

Why didn't Winter leave the lagoon?

Where will they take Winter?

Open Ended

What was the main idea of this section?

Injured Winter

Teresa, from the Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute, tries to keep a shivering, injured Winter warm and calm.

What facts and details do we learn about Winter?

Does the staff believe Winter will survive? What details support your inference?

Multiple Choice

Does the staff think Winter will survive?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

What makes them think Winter will survive?

Winter gets help

It would take time for Winter to accept help from all of the many people who were making it possible for her to survive.

Feeding Winter

A volunteer coaxes Winter to drink from a bottle.

How did the aquarium trainers help Winter?

How do you know the aquarium staff is concerned about Winter?

How can we tell Winter's relationship with the staff is changing?

Open Ended

How did the aquarium staff help Winter?

Poll

Do you think Winter will be able to swim without a tail?

• Yes

• No