Question of the Week:
What makes nature's record holders unique?
Hottet Coldest Highest Deepest
by Steve Jenkins
Genre: Expository Text
Comprehension Skill - Graphic Sources
Comprehension Strategy - Important Ideas
Vocabulary:
average- the quantity found by dividing the sum of all quantities by the number of quantities
depth- the distance from the top to the bottom
deserts- dry, sandy regions without water and trees
erupted- burst out
outrun- run faster than someone or something else
peak- the pointed top of a mountain or hill
tides- rise and fall of the ocean's waters about every twelve hours
waterfalls- really bad streams of water that fall from a high place
Spelling - Vowels r-Controlled
1. third
2. early
3. world
4. certain
5. dirty
6. herself
7. earth
8. word
9. perfect
10. verb
11. nerve
12. worm
13. thirsty
14. workout
15. earn
16. determine
17. commercial
18. whirlwind
19. worthwhile
20. virtual
What makes nature's record holders unique?
Hottet Coldest Highest Deepest
by Steve Jenkins
Genre: Expository Text
Comprehension Skill - Graphic Sources
Comprehension Strategy - Important Ideas
Vocabulary:
average- the quantity found by dividing the sum of all quantities by the number of quantities
depth- the distance from the top to the bottom
deserts- dry, sandy regions without water and trees
erupted- burst out
outrun- run faster than someone or something else
peak- the pointed top of a mountain or hill
tides- rise and fall of the ocean's waters about every twelve hours
waterfalls- really bad streams of water that fall from a high place
Spelling - Vowels r-Controlled
1. third
2. early
3. world
4. certain
5. dirty
6. herself
7. earth
8. word
9. perfect
10. verb
11. nerve
12. worm
13. thirsty
14. workout
15. earn
16. determine
17. commercial
18. whirlwind
19. worthwhile
20. virtual