Steve, Laura, Julia, & Stacey
I Wonder If I'll See a Whale
by Frances Ward Weller
Lesson 2
Pages 13 -- 26 (last page with text)
Discussion Director
Ask the following kinds of questions:
1 Prediction
2 Fact/Opinion
1 On Your Own (Create your own question of any kind you want)
1 Sequence
1 Compare/Contrast
1 Figurative Speech
Complete a character sketch of Stormy.
Write his goal
Write his problem
Write the solution or possible solution
Draw him
Find the following words and complete the given tasks:
breaching (pg 19)
starboard (pg 22)
wake (pg 26)
2. Copy the sentence the word is in.
3. Write what kind of speech the word is.
4. Look up the word in the dictionary, and write the definition in your own words.
5. Write what the word has to do with the story and what significance it might hold.
6. Make a Wizard card.
Investigator
Your job is to read the last page of the book where it gives information about whales. Read it, and report your findings back to the group. Answer the following questions:
What makes whales threatened?
What are humpback whales known for?
Where do whales spend their winters?