EXPLORERS OF NORTH AMERICA

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EXPLORERS OF NORTH AMERICA

• By Brendan January

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member

• Chunk
• Individual part of a whole
• The captain wanted his teammates to treat him
  like any other member of the team.

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published

• Base word ending
• Printed
• The authors second book was published 11 years
  after her first.

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exhausted

• Base word ending
• Extremely tired, drained
• Michael was exhausted after running his fourth
  race of the day.

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passage

• Chunk
• Way through
• We were happy to find a passage out of the woods
  because we thought we were lost.

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traded

• Base word ending
• Exchanged, swapped
• Chelsea traded Hank a piece of gum for a piece of
  candy.

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miserable

• Base word ending
• Pitiful
• The dog we found seemed miserable from being wet,
  cold, hungry, and sick.

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scarce

• Blend
• Rare, hard to find
• Scientists in this field are scarce because the
  field is so new.

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awed

• Base word ending
• Astonished
• The beautiful colors of the Northern Lights awed
  the boys.

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TEAMWORK

• Read pages 8 11 aloud with partners.

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TEAM TALK EXTENDER

• Whom do you think America should have been named
  after - Christopher Columbus or Amerigo Vespucci?
  Why do you think that?

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Where in the Pacific, near Hawaii
Name Hawhatsitland
Tropical island
What will happen People will want to visit
Feelings Proud
What can you learn? New animals
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Now think of an interesting topic sentence.

• You can
• Get excited!
• I just found a new tropical island that no one
  has ever seen!

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• Ask a question.
• Have you ever discovered something that no one
  else knows about?

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• Tell someone something.
• You should visit Hawhatsit land.

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• Have a sound effect.
• Crunch! The keel of my boat hit some kind new
  island that I didnt know existed.

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• Start with action.
• My ship sailed across the blue water and then an
  island appeared in the distance, a new one that
  no one had ever seen before.

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Now think of a concluding sentence that finishes
up your journal entry.

• Look at what you wrote for your topic sentence
  and try to rephrase it.

I just found a new tropical island that no one
has ever seen! Finding a new island is the
best!
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• Have you ever discovered something that no one
  else knows about?
• Finding a new place before anyone else is awesome.

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• You should visit Hawhatsitland.
• If you come to Hawhatsitland, you will surely
  love it.

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• Crunch! The keel of my boat hit some kind new
  island that I didnt know existed.
• Although my boat was damaged, I was glad to find
  this beautiful place.

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• My ship sailed across the blue water and then an
  island appeared in the distance, a new one that
  no one had ever seen before.
• Sailing up to this new island was something Id
  never forget.

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DAY TWO
Cortes
De Soto
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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• The vikings builded a small village in vinland
  but it
• fails. (5)

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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• The Vikings built a small village in Vinland, but
  it failed. (5)

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Match a word on the left with a word on the
right. Explain why you chose those two words.

• Member Hallway
• Published Chores
• Exhausted Team
• Passage Magazine

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TEAMWORK

• Read pages 16 20 aloud with partners.

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TEAM TALK EXTENDER

• Explorers such as Christopher Columbus wanted to
  find a fast way to get to the Pacific Ocean. If
  the explorers lived today, how would you suggest
  they go?

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DAY THREE
John Cabot
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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• Most of the explorers ships were less than 100
  foot long , and builded from oak would. (5)

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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• Most of the explorers ships were less than 100
  feet long (,) and built from oak
• wood. (5)

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Match a word on the left with a word on the
right. Explain why you chose those two words.

• Traded White buffalo
• Miserable Winning ticket
• Scarce Winter
• Awed Food

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TEAMWORK

• Read pages 24 28 aloud with partners.

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TEAM TALK EXTENDER

• The explorers looked for a shorter route to the
  Indies but never found one. Do you think they
  wasted their time? Why or why not?

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DAY FOUR
Marquette and Jolliet exploring the Mississippi
River
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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• American indians in Canoes swarmed around his
  ship they traded beeds for firs and food? (7)

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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• American Indians in canoes swarmed around his
  ship. They traded beads for furs and food. (7)

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• It was difficult to find a ___ through the
  crowded mall.

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• Every ___ of the team got a trophy.

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• Mom was ___ after staying up all night with my
  sister who was sick.

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• Brendan January has ___ many books about famous
  people.

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TEAMWORK

• Read pages 35 39 aloud with partners.

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TEAM TALK EXTENDER

• Why do you think there are statues of Marquette
  and Jolliet in front of the Parliament building
  in Quebec, Canada?

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DAY FIVE
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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• When Hudson refused, they forced him his son and
  seven other into an small boat, and set them
  adrift. (5)

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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• When Hudson refused, they forced him, his son,
  and seven others into a small boat(,) and set
  them adrift. (5)

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• Henry was ___ by the sight of the king and queen.

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• It was so cold in the house that Martin was ___.

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• Finding a Wii at Christmas was difficult because
  they were so ___.

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• Since I dont like fruit and Sarah doesnt like
  chips, we ___ so we could both eat something we
  liked.