ADELINA’S WHALESADELINA’S WHALES

Mrs. Breeding 4Mrs. Breeding 4thth Grade Grade

GenreGenre

• Photo EssayPhoto Essay

- A photo essay is an article or book - A photo essay is an article or book composed mostly of photographs to composed mostly of photographs to express a theme or topic.express a theme or topic.

StrategyStrategy

• Analyze Text StructureAnalyze Text Structure

-Authors of nonfiction organize their -Authors of nonfiction organize their texts in various ways. The author of texts in various ways. The author of an essay can help readers an essay can help readers understand the topic by presenting understand the topic by presenting the information in a particular the information in a particular structure.structure.

SkillSkill

• You can help yourself understand an You can help yourself understand an informative essay by identifying the informative essay by identifying the sequence of events.sequence of events.

GrammarGrammar

• Possessive PronounsPossessive Pronouns

-A possessive pronoun takes the place of a -A possessive pronoun takes the place of a possessive noun. It shows who or what owns possessive noun. It shows who or what owns something.something.

-Some possessive pronouns are used before -Some possessive pronouns are used before nouns (my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their)nouns (my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their)

-Some possessive pronouns can stand alone -Some possessive pronouns can stand alone (mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours, (mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours, theirs)theirs)

ExamplesExamples

• The houses in The houses in herher village are small. village are small.

• Robert and I went there for Robert and I went there for ourour vacation last winter.vacation last winter.

• That is your book, but this one is That is your book, but this one is mine.mine.

• The award is The award is hershers..

VocabularyVocabulary

Adelina’s WhalesAdelina’s Whales

Tangles Tangles (noun)(noun)

• things twisted things twisted together, such as together, such as stands of hairstands of hair

• The young girl had The young girl had many tangles in her many tangles in her long blond hair.long blond hair.

• The tangled wires The tangled wires behind the television behind the television set confused me when set confused me when I tried to hook up my I tried to hook up my new DVD player.new DVD player.

Word FamilyWord Family

• tan·gle·ment, noun tan·gle·ment, noun

• tan·gler, noun tan·gler, noun

• tan·gly, adverb tan·gly, adverb

Rumbling Rumbling (noun)(noun)

• heavy, deep, and heavy, deep, and rollingrolling

• My stomach was My stomach was rumbling throughout rumbling throughout the test.the test.

• Can you hear the Can you hear the rumbling of the train rumbling of the train as it gets closer?as it gets closer?

Word FamilyWord Family

RumbleRumblingRumbled

Snoring Snoring (verb)(verb)

• making loud making loud breathing sounds breathing sounds when sleepingwhen sleeping

• My grandpa was My grandpa was snoring so loud last snoring so loud last night that I couldn’t night that I couldn’t sleep!sleep!

• The snoring dog was The snoring dog was very distracting as I very distracting as I tried to study.tried to study.

Word FamilyWord Family

• SnoringSnoring

• SnoresSnores

• SnoredSnored

• snoresnore

Massive Massive (adj)(adj)

• big or heavybig or heavy

• The massive whale The massive whale swam beside our swam beside our boat as we were boat as we were fishing.fishing.

• The surfer waited The surfer waited to catch the to catch the massive wave.massive wave.

Word FamilyWord Family

• MassiveMassive

• MassivelyMassively

• MassivenessMassiveness

Dove Dove (verb)(verb)

• jumped into the jumped into the water head firstwater head first

• The athletic boy dove The athletic boy dove into the water with into the water with ease.ease.

• My friend dove under My friend dove under her chair when she her chair when she heard the earthquake heard the earthquake drill bell ring.drill bell ring.

Word FamilyWord Family

• DoveDove

• DiveDive

• DivingDiving

• diveddived

Unique Unique (adj)(adj)

• one of a kindone of a kind

• The beautiful woman The beautiful woman had a very unique had a very unique color of hair.color of hair.

• The handsome The handsome gentlemen had a gentlemen had a unique way about him.unique way about him.

Word FamilyWord Family

• u·nique·ly, adverb u·nique·ly, adverb

• u·nique·ness, noun u·nique·ness, noun

• non·u·nique, adjective non·u·nique, adjective

• non·u·nique·ly, adverb non·u·nique·ly, adverb

• non·u·nique·ness, noun non·u·nique·ness, noun

Politicians Politicians (noun)(noun)

• people who hold a people who hold a government officegovernment office

• The politicians met The politicians met together to discuss a together to discuss a new bill.new bill.

• All politicians All politicians represent the people represent the people of their district.of their district.

Word FamilyWord Family

• non·pol·i·ti·cian, noun non·pol·i·ti·cian, noun

• self-pol·i·ti·cian, noun self-pol·i·ti·cian, noun

Selection WordsSelection Words

• Lagoon: a small bay with shallow Lagoon: a small bay with shallow waterwater

• Breaching: breaking through Breaching: breaking through something, such as a water surfacesomething, such as a water surface

• Bluff: a cliffBluff: a cliff