U3W4 Winter's Tail Pt 2

U3W4 Winter's Tail Pt 2

Essential Question: What benefits come from peole working as a group?

Multiple Choice

What happened to Winter?

• She was hit by a motorboat.

• She swam away from her mother.

• Her tail was bitten off by a shark.

• Her tail was badly damaged in a crab trap.

When did Winter begin daily training with the handlers?

What happened before Winter was ready to begin her training?

techniques - ways of bringing about a desired result

Multiple Select

An example of a technique could be

• ways to study for a test

• ways to eliminate stress

• ways to throw a football far

Multiple Choice

How did Winter swim differently from other dolphins?

• Her tail stump did not move.

• Her tail stump moved from side to side.

• Her tail stump moved up-and-down.

• Her tail stump moved in a circular motion.

What is the main idea of this section?

What important details support the main idea?

Winter and Panama

Panama lets Winter trail just behind her, the way baby dolphins follow their mothers.

Why were people so interested in Winter?

obstacle-something in the way

flexible-easy to bend/stretch

Multiple Choice

The word obstacle means

• a mode of action

• a distinguishing effect

• something that is in the way

• a barrier made of strong posts

Multiple Choice

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word flexible

• bendible

• gullible

• stiff

• offensive

Winter helping others

Winter helps others understand what it means to have a disability and how people can adapt to almost any circumstance.

Winter's Tail

Kevin Carroll and his team face many challenges in devising the perfect tail for Winter.

How do the authors help you visualize what the team had to think about?

function-use or purpose

mimic-imitate

Multiple Choice

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

• element

• viewpoint

• knowledge

• use

Winter's prosthesis

Her special tail

How is her tail unique?

What's the main idea of these paragraphs?

Why doesn't Winter wear her tail all the time?

Multiple Choice

Why does Winter have to wear the prosthesis a few hours each day even though she can swim without it?

• for practice

• to keep her backbone healthy

• for the scientist's research

• so other dolphins will recognize her

Winter's New Tail

Winter adjusts like a pro and learns to swim with her new tail.

What is the main idea?

artificial- made by humans, not natural

What impact has Winter had on others?

Open Ended

What is one new piece of information that you learned today?