1. Unit 3: Lesson 13 “Antarctic Journal” Copyright © 2011 Tiffany Thayer

2. Turn your Text Book to page 376.
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6. The author had a vision of herself going to Antarctica
The author had a vision of herself going to Antarctica. What vision do you have of yourself traveling?
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7. Answer: I have a vision of myself traveling across the country.
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8. What might happen if someone walked carelessly over moss-covered ground in Antarctica?
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9. Answer:
Hundreds of years of moss growth could be destroyed in seconds.
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11. How long is the author planning on staying on Litchfield Island
How long is the author planning on staying on Litchfield Island? How do you know?
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12. Answer: At least overnight.
She packed extra clothes, food, and two gallons of water. She says that as twilight falls, she crawls into her tent, unable to sleep.
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13. Based on what you know so far, what are three adjectives you would use to describe the author? Why?
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14. Answer:
Brave, adventurous, curious, sensitive because she stays alone on an island. That is brave.
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16. What is the topic of the author’s December 3rd journal entry?
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17. Answer: a visit to a penguin rookery on Litchfield Island
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19. Why might people huddle together?
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20. Answer: People huddle together to keep warm when the weather is cold.
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21. How are the penguins and the author alike?
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22. Answer:
They appear curious about each other. The author is there to learn about penguins; the penguins watch the author.
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23. Why does the author give a detailed description of the penguins building their nests?
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24. Answer:
She wants her readers to see what she sees. She wants her readers to understand how hard-working and determined the penguins are.
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26. Summarize where krill fit into the Antarctic food chain.
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27. Answer: Krill eat phytoplankton, Penguins, seals and whales eat krill.
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28. Why do you think they added garlic and butter to the krill?
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29. Answer: To make it taste better
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31. Find text details on page 335 that suggest that the author is both confident and careful.
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32. Answer:
She goes out alone early in the morning, but she stays on the flagged path so she won’t get lost.
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33. What causes the author to drop straight down?
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34. Answer: She walks on ice covering a crevasse and breaks through.
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36. Why does the author decide to crawl on her hands and knees across the glacier?
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37. Answer:
Because if she stands on the ice it is more likely to crack or fracture and endanger her life.
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38. Why do you think the author does not want to be rescued?
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39. Answer:
She believes she can get out on her own. She doesn’t want anyone to know that she fell into a crevasse.
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40. Which is more likely to cause weariness- watching a beautiful sky or hiking on ice for hours?
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41. Answer:
Hiking on ice for hours
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43. Why does the author describe the green flash as “a rare, fleeting event” that “lasts less than a twentieth of a second”?
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44. To emphasize its importance and how lucky she is to have seen it.
Answer:
To emphasize its importance and how lucky she is to have seen it.
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46. Extension Activity with: Cause and Effect
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49. Projectable 13.4
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53. How did you do?