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