hewitt anderson’s great big life week 18 day 2. read aloud: listening comprehension today i will...
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Read Aloud: Listening Comprehension
Today I will read a passage from a short biography of Janet Evans, a great American swimmer and Olympic athlete.
Remember that biography text:• tells the story of a person’s life and accomplishments.• is written by a person other than the subject.
As I read “Janet Evans: Dangerous When Wet” listen to learn why Janet Evans is famous.
bountifulIf you had a bountiful amount of something, you would have a lot of it.
What kinds of foods would you include in a bountiful
meal?
vastSomething that is vast is so wide it would be hard to get across it.
What vast outdoor area have you visited?
relentlessSomeone who is relentless in trying to do something keeps at it and refuses to give up.
Name something you would search relentlessly
for, if you lost it.
rousedIf you roused someone, you woke up or alerted that person.
Why might someone rouse others in a home in the
middle of the night?
resourcefulA resourceful person is good at finding ways to solve problems.
Describe a time when you were resourceful.
intentionsIntentions are ideas about what a person means to do.
What are your intentions for the summer?
inadvertentlyIf you do something inadvertently, you do it without meaning to.
What is something you did inadvertently?
Spelling: Word Parts: over-, under-, sub- • overactive • overbite• overboard• overdrive• overestimate• overhand• overheat• overpass• overreact• underline• underbrush• underdeveloped• undergo
• underhand• underpass• underscore• underwater• submarine• subway• overact Challenge Words:• undertow• overlook• overwhelmed• subcommittee• subarctic
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