The Race for the North Pole Genre: Biography Author’s Purpose: Express Skill: Graphic Sources By:Laurie Rozakis Compiled by Terry Sams, Piedmont Terry Sams, PiedmontTerry Sams, Piedmont

Summary Summary From the time he was a small boy, Matthew Henson wanted adventure. In 1879, when he was only 13 years old, he walked 40 miles to Baltimore's harbor and got a job on a ship. When he was 20 years old he went on his first expedition with explorer Robert Peary. Soon after, he and Robert Peary were bound for the biggest adventure of all - the search for the North Pole.

Genre: Historical Fiction Historical FictionHistorical Fiction Historical Fiction is fiction that takes place in the past. The author makes up the characters and events, but the characters and events seem real. The setting is important, and the problems and events are based on things that really did or could have happened during the time period.

Comprehension Skill Review – Graphic Sources Authors sometimes include graphic sources to explain the information included in their writing. Examples of graphic sources can be maps, photographs, and captions for the photographs. What are some of the graphic sources in the story of Alice?

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Words to Know adventure glaciers navigate region walruses

More Words to Know assistant expedition floe latitude sledge

Spelling Words Possessives  Dad’s  friend’s  girl’s  girls’  teacher’s  teachers’  baby’s  babies’  family’s  families’

Spelling Words Possessives  grandma’s  grandpa’s  brother’s  brothers’  boy’s  boys’  aunt’s  aunts’  lady’s  ladies’

region a place or an area a place or an area Plains region Desert region

walruses large sea animals of arctic areaslarge sea animals of arctic areas

assistant a helpera helper

navigate to sail or steer a ship or aircraftto sail or steer a ship or aircraft

adventure an unusual or exciting experiencean unusual or exciting experience

sledge a sleda sled

latitude the distance north or south of the equatorthe distance north or south of the equator

expedition a journey for a special purposea journey for a special purpose

floes field or sheet of flowing icefield or sheet of flowing ice

glaciers large masses of icelarge masses of ice

Samuel saw two walruses in the Artic ocean.

The girl wandered off on yet another exciting adventure.

We live in the southeastern region of the United states.

We had to navigate the car through the traffic accident.

Mathew Henson was Robert Perry’s assistant.

The Greenland expedition last about seven months.

They had to land their airplane on a group of glaciers.

Let’s review our words. Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a moment. We will clap as we spell the word.

adventure

walruses

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