Reading is like a mystery!Reading is like a mystery!

If you use If you use cluesclues wisely, you can go wisely, you can go anywhere.anywhere.

I Can . . .I Can . . . I can I can readread a growing number of words. a growing number of words.

I can use I can use context cluescontext clues to figure out new to figure out new words and their meanings.words and their meanings.

I can identify my I can identify my purposepurpose for reading. for reading.

““Wild Shots”Wild Shots” They’re My LifeThey’re My Life

Created by:Created by:M. Coliadis and M. KozlowskiM. Coliadis and M. Kozlowski

creatures

creaturescreatures Animals; any living beingAnimals; any living being

AnimalsAnimals; any living being; any living being

““My My friends friends were the gentle, trusting were the gentle, trusting creaturescreatures of the of the Galapagos IslandsGalapagos Islands, , where I grew up.”where I grew up.” (p. 182) (p. 182)

creaturescreatures

curious

curiouscurious Full of questionsFull of questions

Full of Full of questionsquestions

““The best part was that the animals in the Galapagos were as curious about me as I was about them.” (p. 183)

? ? curious ? ?? ? curious ? ?

marinemarine

marinemarine Found in the seaFound in the sea

Found in the Found in the seasea

“Galapagos marine iguanas are the only lizards in the world that feed in the sea.”

(p. 186)

marinemarine

delicate

delicatedelicate easily brokeneasily broken

easily brokeneasily broken

““But neither delicate throat pouch got punctured.” (p. 188)

delicatedelicate

collapsedcollapsed

collapsedcollapsed fell (from being very hot, tired, sick)fell (from being very hot, tired, sick)

fellfell

“Finally, the collapsed into a heap and started snoozing.” (p. 189)

collapsedcollapsed

survived

survivedsurvived Lived (through a difficult time)Lived (through a difficult time)

LivedLived

“The ones that survived would spend years growing up far out in the ocean.” (p. 189)

survivedsurvived

Check your understandingCheck your understanding Which word has to do with the Which word has to do with the seasea??

1) creatures1) creatures

2) marine2) marine

3) delicate3) delicate

1) creatures1) creatures

2) marine2) marine

3) delicate3) delicate

Which word is a Which word is a synonymsynonym (same) for (same) for animalsanimals??

1) marine1) marine

2) curious2) curious

3) creatures3) creatures

1) marine1) marine

2) curious2) curious

3) creatures3) creatures

Someone who asks a lot of Someone who asks a lot of questionsquestions is ________.is ________.

1)1) delicatedelicate

2)2) collapsedcollapsed

3)3) curiouscurious

1)1) delicatedelicate

2)2) collapsedcollapsed

3)3) curiouscurious

What word means What word means livedlived??

1)1) survivedsurvived

2)2) curiouscurious

3)3) collapsedcollapsed

1)1) survivedsurvived

2)2) curiouscurious

3)3) collapsedcollapsed

A sand dollar can be very A sand dollar can be very easily easily broken.broken. A sand dollar is ___________. A sand dollar is ___________.

1)1) delicatedelicate

2)2) curiouscurious

3)3) creaturescreatures

1)1) delicatedelicate

2)2) curiouscurious

3)3) creaturescreatures

What word is a What word is a synonymsynonym for for fellfell??

1)1) survivedsurvived

2)2) creaturescreatures

3)3) collapsedcollapsed

1)1) survivedsurvived

2)2) creaturescreatures

3)3) collapsedcollapsed

Reading is like a mystery!Reading is like a mystery!

If you use If you use cluesclues wisely, you can go wisely, you can go anywhere.anywhere.

I Can . . .I Can . . . I can I can readread a growing number of words. a growing number of words.

I can use I can use context cluescontext clues to figure out new to figure out new words and their meanings.words and their meanings.

I can identify my I can identify my purposepurpose for reading. for reading.