Travels Across America: The Midwest

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Travels Across America The Midwest

• Elspeth Leacock

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DAY ONE
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squashed base word ending squash
ed squeezed, pressed Using the palm of his
hand, Dustin squashed the clay on the table.
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operates chunk op-er-ates works,
functions The car operates using gasoline.
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resources chunk re-sours-es things that can be
used for growth or to make money The tree farmer
used his resources to build log cabins.
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transported base word ending transport
ed moved from one place to another Trucks
transported the cargo from one city to another.
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produces chunk pro-du-ces creates, makes My
grandmas garden produces enough vegetables to
feed our whole family.
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consume chunk con-sume eat Erics mother was
surprised that he could consume an entire bag of
popcorn.
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invaded base word ending Invad(e)
ed Entered or moved into by force Cathys
little brother invaded her privacy when he came
into her room without knocking first.
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• Team Talk-Day One
• What is page 9 mostly about? What details
  support this main idea? (WRITE)
• Which of the following summarizes how the
  glaciers helped farmers in the Midwest?
• They created many rivers that flooded many farms.
• They flattened the hills and made the land easy
  to farm.
• They filled in the valleys and made a lot of good
  soil.
• Both b and c
• 3. How was Lake Itasca formed? (WRITE)

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Team Talk-Day Two
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Team Talk-Day Two
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