Encantado Pink Dolphin of the Amazon

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EncantadoPink Dolphin of the Amazon

• Sy Montgomery

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Vocabulary

• The princess lived in an enchanted forest.
• imaginary
• magical

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• magical

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• The dolphins swam alongside the ship.
• marine animals
• fresh water fish

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• marine animals

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• She could feel regular pulses in her arm.
• rhythmic beats
• deep breaths

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• a. rhythmic beats

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• The elastic band was very flexible.
• comfortable
• stretchable

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• stretchable

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• The address label was on the top surface of the
  package.
• highest peak
• outer edge

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• b. outer edge

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• He watched his goldfish swim in the aquarium.
• pond
• fish tank

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• b. fish tank

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• We got a few glimpses of the dolphins.
• brief views
• photographs

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• a. brief views

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Comprehension

• Which sentence from the selection is an OPINION?
• Instead of taking a school bus to school, the
  kids take a canoe.
• b. The wet season is the best time of year to
  explore the Amazon.

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• a. The wet season is the best time of year to
  explore the Amazon.

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• According to the selection, why do dolphins send
  sound waves from their foreheads?
• to talk to other dolphins that are nearby.
• b. to help them identify the things around them.

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1. to help them identify the things around them.

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• According to the selection, how are dolphins and
  submarines ALIKE?
• They use sonar in the water.
• They travel at high rates of speed.

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• a. They use sonar in the water.

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• Which detail bests supports the generalization
  that ocean dolphins would NOT be able to survive
  in the Amazon River?
• Their flippers are too small to push them against
  the river currents.
• Their bodies do not bend well so they would not
  be able to get around the branches.

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• Their bodies do not bend well so they would not
  be able to get around the branches.

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Why is one part of the selection titled
Nightmare Dream World?

• a. The rainforest had a plant that causes bad
  dreams.
• b. The rainforest was both dangerous and amazing.

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• b. The rainforest was both dangerous and amazing.

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What is a MAIN idea of the second part of
Nightmare Dream World?

• The tangarana tree is home to the black
  tangarana ants.
• The tangarana ants will protect the tree that is
  their home.

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• b. The tangarana ants will protect the tree that
  is their home.

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Pink dolphins are probably difficult to study
because they are hard to _____________.

1. locate because they stay far away from people.
2. see because they swim in dark, leaf stained water.

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b. see because they swim in dark, leaf stained
water.
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Which of the following is a fact from the story?

• Canoeing through the flooded forest feels like a
  dream.
• Some of the trees have spines growing out of
  their trunks.

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b. Some of the trees have spines growing out of
their trunks.
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The selection said that pink dolphins could
whirl around like a Ferris wheel. What does
this mean?

1. They can spin in a circle.
2. They can flip upside down.

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a. They can spin in a circle.
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Group Work

• Turn to your group members and discuss
• How are pink dolphins and ocean dolphins ALIKE?

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• They use echolocation, or sonar, to find things
  in the water.

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• Discuss
• According to the selection, how are pink dolphins
  and people ALIKE?

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• Dolphins look as different from one another than
  people do.

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• Discuss
• Why did the author speak directly to the reader?

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• The author wants to help the reader imagine
  traveling to the Amazon.