Lesson 11

LESSON 11

I will compare and contrast characters and

ideas in a passage by completing a Venn diagram.

Christopher Columbus

Caught by the Sea

Boats are designed to sail in open water and they do not come alive until then. I had never known this until that first night as I slid past the jetties in the moonlight and felt her take the sea.

Caught by the Sea

It is an astonishing feeling, one that quickens me, makes my breath come slowly.

The motor suddenly became an intrusion, an ugly sound, and as soon as I was past the jetties and was in the open ocean I killed it.

Caught by the Sea

For a few seconds, half a minute, we moved on in silence by inertia, coasting from the energy the motor had given us, and then it died and I felt the breeze again on my face as I looked to the rear.

Caught by the Sea

It was pushing at the back edge of the sail and I pulled the tiller over to steer off the wind a bit and felt the sail fill. The boat moved differently now, started the dance with the wind and water and moonlight as she heeled slightly and took on life, personality.

Caught by the Sea

We glided along in near silence, the only sound the soft gurgle of water along the hull.

Vocabulary

inflammable

dignifiedrowdyseldom

conducted shatter broached

inflammable

(adj.) can catch fire easily and burns rapidly

dignified

(adj.) behaving in a calm, serious, and respectful manner

rowdy

(adj.) noisy, rough, and out of control

seldom

(adv.) hardly ever happens

conducted

(v.) to lead or guide something

shatter

(v.) to break suddenly and violently into many small pieces

broached

(adj.) when a ship turns on its side and is in danger of sinking

LESSON 11

I will compare and contrast characters and

ideas in a passage by completing a Venn diagram.

LESSON 11

Authors of fiction texts may show the

relationships between characters, settings, or

plot events by pointing out how they are alike and how they are different.

COMPARE AND CONTRAST

To compare is to tell how things are alike

To contrast is to tell how they are different.


Words such asand, both, too, like,

similarlysignal a comparison of

things.


Words such asbut, unlike, while,

neverthelesssignal a contrast of things.


To help us compare and contrast, we use a Venn

Diagram:


Let’s try one together first:

Read the paragraph and fill in the Venn Diagram for the characters Maya and

Bo.

Each weekend, Maya and Bo go sailing with their dad.

They look forward to the outing all week.

Maya loves to sit on the deck of the boat and feel

the wind and salt spray on her face.

Unlike Maya, Bo enjoys staying in the cabin and

playing his guitar.

Maya and Bo usually take their pet dogs on the boat.

The two dogs behave like their owners – Lulu enjoys

the wind, while Frankie rests in the cabin.

Let’s fill out a Venn Diagram to compare and

contrast Maya and Bo.Maya BoBoth

What do we know Maya likes that Bo doesn’t?

Maya BoBoth

What do we know Maya likes that Bo doesn’t?

Maya BoBoth

loves to sit on the deck

What do we know Bo likes that Maya doesn’t?

Maya BoBoth


What do we know Bo likes that Maya doesn’t?

Maya BoBoth


enjoysstaying inthecabin

Now we think about what both people like.

Maya BoBoth



Now we think about what both people like.

Maya BoBoth



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Sailing Home

In your StoryTown Book, we will read the story “Sailing Home” and compare and

contrast the life of the children on the boat and

our own lives.

Sailing Home

1. Take a couple minutes to preview the text.

2. Think about the genre of the story.

3. Come up with a prediction and a question about the

story.

Sailing Home

While we read, we will fill out the organizer

in your Practice Book, pg. 62.

Technology

Lesson 11