Lesson 5.2.3

Lesson 5.2.3

​prefix de-away or off

prefix com- together or with


Latin roots pos and pose to put or to place

Draw

Word Study Part 2 page 54

​Writing

​Writing

Multiple Choice

They are brilliant engineers. What is the linking verb?

• They

• are

• brilliant

• engineers

Multiple Choice

Which of the sentences uses a linking verb?

• The dog runs fast.

• She is my best friend.

• 
  He played the guitar.

​You will read Chapters 7 to 9 in your book, Survival Tails: Endurance in Antarctica.

Chapter 7: “Samson”
Chapter 8: “Samson“
Chapter 9: “Bummer”

Close read questions

1. What does the rule “no dog left behind” mean?

2. Why could Samson not turn down a challenge from Amundsen on page 78? 

3. Who helps Bummer recover from his fall in Chapter 9? Were you surprised by this character's action? Explain your reasoning.

4. Do you think Wolf really believes Samson is “the hero of dog town” on page 84? Why or why not? 

Understanding Mood

The author writes: “. . . it was harder to see in the perpetual twilight.“ The phrase “perpetual twilight” helps to set a mood or show how something makes you feel when you experience or read about it. Mood is an important part of the setting of a story.

​What do you imagine when you read the phrase “perpetual twilight?” How does the phrase make you feel?

Understanding Setting

Setting

In today's chapters, the characters move from the ship to ice floes. Now the setting is “wide-open.“

Multiple Choice

Sort each story detail into the correct setting.

"Samson loved being out on the open water with the sea breeze ruffling his fur. If he stood on the bow and closed his eyes, it felt like he was flying."

• On the ship

• On the ice

Multiple Choice

Sort each story detail into the correct setting. "First they built up the snow into dog-sized igloos. Then used spare pieces of wood to reinforce the openings so that the snow wouldn't cave in."

• On the ship

• on the ice

Multiple Choice

Sort each story detail into the correct setting.

"Samson preferred to sleep on the snow-covered deck rather than inside his stuffy kennel.

• On the ship

• On the ice

There is no "on my own" today!

:)