What Are We Reading
About This Week?
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
• A sailing ship from the 1830’s• A young girl• Climbing the tallest mast to prove she
deserves to be a member of the crew.
What are we reading about?
entangled
entangledWhen she fell off the rope, her foot became
entangled in it, which kept her from falling any further.
Entangled most closely means:
– She tripped over the rope– She got twisted up in the rope– She grabbed onto the rope
entangled
• Twisted together or around
entangledrigging
riggingThe crew had to secure the rigging during the big
storm, so that the sails wouldn’t tangle or tear.
Rigging is closely related to:– The big wheel that turns the ship– Controls for the sails– The rope connected to the anchor
rigging• A rope system that is used to control the sails.
entangledrigging
ascent
ascentDanielle and Jake started their ascent to the
weather station after the car accident.
Ascent most closely means:– Climbing up a mountain– Walking down a mountain– Driving over a bridge
ascent• An upward climb
entangledrigging
ascentseasoned
seasonedEven the most seasoned climber would have
trouble in this weather.
Seasoned most closely resembles: – Strongly flavored chicken– Well trained – Finished training to climb
seasoned• Experienced
Seasoned traveler
entangledrigging
ascentseasoned
endeavor
endeavoredAfter climbing for a long time, she endeavored
to rest, but it was too dangerous to stop with such strong winds.
Endeavored most closely means:– Stopped– Tried– Barely made it
endeavored• Attempted, tried to do something
entangledrigging
ascentseasonedendeavor
ratlines
ratlinesTo get to the top, he decided to climb the ladder
formed by the ratlines.
Ratlines most closely mean:– Horizontal ropes– Sails– Ropes the rats use on ships
ratlines• Small horizontal ropes that support a ship’s
mast that form a ladder when tied.
entangledrigging
ascentseasonedendeavor
ratlines
treac
herous
treacherous The rain made the footholds even more
treacherous.
Treacherous most closely means:– Safe– Dangerous– Exciting
treacherous • Dangerous, unpredictable danger
Reading Strategies• Monitor and Clarify: being aware of
what you understand and re-reading it to make sure it makes sense.
• Predicting outcomes: think of a possibility based on text clues and personal experiences.
Grammar Focus• Possessives and Contractions• Singular and Plural Nouns• Common and Proper Nouns• Capitalization and Punctuation• Writing your Opinion