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Unit 5 Week 1

Genre – Historical Fiction

• Historical fiction is based on real events in history, but it is a story to which the author has added details from his or her imagination.

Vocabulary Strategy – Homonyms/Homographs

• Homonyms are spelled and pronounced the same, but they are words with different meanings and histories.

• Homographs are spelled the same but are pronounced differently and have different meanings.

Comprehension Skill – Author’s Purpose

• An author might have more than one reason for writing a story. Four common reasons are to persuade, to inform, to entertain, and to express ideas and feelings.

Comprehension Strategy –

Predict• Good readers think about the author’s

purpose of a story. Before you read an article or a story, look it over to predict the author’s purpose so you will have an idea of how to read the piece.

• While you read, use the author’s purpose to predict what he or she might write next.

VocabularyBow

CargoCelestial

ConductedDignified

NavigationQuivered

Stern

Bow

• Front or forward part of a ship, boat, or aircraft

Cargo

• Loads of goods carried by a ship, plane, or truck; freight

Celestial

• Of the sky or outer space; heavenly

Conducted

• Directed; managed

Dignified

• Being noble or stately

Navigation

• Skill or process of finding a ship’s or aircraft’s position and course

Quivered

• Shook; shivered; trembled

Stern

• The rear or back part of a ship or boat

When the ship carried coal, the children lived ashore

because the coal -

• Was a very dangerous cargo• Filled every room of the ship• Took a long time to transport

Which of these events happened last in our story?

• The family had picnics in Japan• The youngest child Ena was born• Albert began skipping school

The children probably got their animals -

• As gifts from family members• From countries they visited• As payment for doing their

chores

How were Albert and Miss Shipman alike?

• They were strong-minded• They were hard-working• They were kind-hearted

Which of these events happened first in the story?

• The storm in the China Sea damaged the ship

• Miss Shipman and the children sat on the floor

• The children helped tie the furniture to the railing

The mother in this story can best be described as --

• Practical• Foolish• Lonely

Which of these happened after Captain Masden became a

steamship captain?• The governess came aboard to

be the teacher• The children lived on land all the

time• The mother gave birth to baby

Ena

What happened when the John Ena “quivered a strange quiver

and slowly righted herself?”

• The boat shook and then straightened up

• The boat sped through the water and then stopped

• The boat rocked to one side and then the other

In what way was the crew like a family to the children

in the story?• They watched over the

children to make sure they did not get hurt

What is the most likely reason the Madsen family chose Hawaii for their home?

• It was surrounded by the ocean.