Question of the Week:
What unique traits does it take to be the first to do something?
America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle
by: David A. Adler
Illustrated by: Terry Widener
Genre: Biography
Comprehension Skill: Fact and Opinion
Comprehension Strategy: Questioning
Vocabulary:
celebrate- to do something special in honor of a special person or day
continued- kept up; kept going on
current- a flow or stream of water
drowned- died or caused to die under water or other liquid because lack of air to breathe
medals- pieces of metal, like coins, that are given as prizes or awards
stirred- mixed something by moving it around with a spoon or stick
strokes- single, complete movements made over and over again
Spelling
Suffixes -er, -or, -ess, -ist
1. dentist
2. editor
3. artist
4. hostess
5. actress
6. swimmer
7. seller
8. tutor
9. tourist
10. organist
11. lioness
12. shipper
13. chemist
14. investor
15. conductor
CHALLENGE WORDS
16. announcer
17. pharmacist
18. journalist
19. commuter
20. pianist
What unique traits does it take to be the first to do something?
America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle
by: David A. Adler
Illustrated by: Terry Widener
Genre: Biography
Comprehension Skill: Fact and Opinion
Comprehension Strategy: Questioning
Vocabulary:
celebrate- to do something special in honor of a special person or day
continued- kept up; kept going on
current- a flow or stream of water
drowned- died or caused to die under water or other liquid because lack of air to breathe
medals- pieces of metal, like coins, that are given as prizes or awards
stirred- mixed something by moving it around with a spoon or stick
strokes- single, complete movements made over and over again
Spelling
Suffixes -er, -or, -ess, -ist
1. dentist
2. editor
3. artist
4. hostess
5. actress
6. swimmer
7. seller
8. tutor
9. tourist
10. organist
11. lioness
12. shipper
13. chemist
14. investor
15. conductor
CHALLENGE WORDS
16. announcer
17. pharmacist
18. journalist
19. commuter
20. pianist