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W.3.2, W.3.4; SL.3.1, SL.3.2; L.3.1, L.3.2, L.3.5\nTeacher Instructions\nRefer to the Introduction for further details.\nBefore Teaching\nRead the Big Ideas and Key Understandings and the Synopsis.  Please do not read this to the students.  This is a description for teachers, about the big ideas and key understanding that students should take away after completing this task.\nBig Ideas and Key Understandings\nA mutual respect shared between animals and humans has a vast impact on both species.  This mutual respect can cause individuals to come together as a team for a greater cause.\nSynopsis\nGlashka uses her innate connection as well as intuition with nature to help bring together the community in hopes of trying to save the lives of the trapped Beluga whales, who have swam into the freezing channel.\nRead entire main selection text, keeping in mind the Big Ideas and Key Understandings.\nRe-read the main selection text while noting the stopping points for the Text Dependent Questions and teaching Vocabulary.\nDuring Teaching\nStudents read the entire main selection text independently.\nTeacher reads the main selection text aloud with students following along. (Depending on how complex the text is and the amount of support needed by students, the teacher may choose to reverse the order of steps 1 and 2.)\nStudents and teacher re-read the text while stopping to respond to and discuss the questions and returning to the text.  A variety of methods can be used to structure the reading and discussion (i.e.:  whole class discussion, think-pair-share, independent written response, group work, etc.)\nText Dependent Questions\nText-dependent Questions\nEvidence-based Answers\nReread the first paragraph on page 360. What can you conclude about the climate and conditions of Glashka’s homeland or village?\nThe text states, “During long, dark winters, blizzards sometimes lasted for days.”  Her family would have to stay indoors close to the small fire to stay warm. Which means it was cold and the climate was harsh and maybe even dangerous for her family to go outside for long periods of time.\nBore down means to weigh or press down on something. Refer to the second paragraph on page 361. The text states “For three days a blizzard bore down on the village.”  What synonym could be used to replace the phrase bore down?  And what can you conclude from the type of blizzard this may have been? (Pg. 361)\nA synonym would be weighed or continuously poured out of the sky. The blizzard was harsh and continuous, weighing down.\nOn page 361 the author writes, “The sea gave life to Glashka’s village.” Provide evidence from the text as to what “sea gave life” means.\nThe seals gave meat and warm furs to protect against the winters cold.  In summer, the people caught salmon and other fish.  These animals are all indigenous to the sea and its surrounding area.  Because of these animals the villagers were able to sustain their lives through the meals they were able to prepare from the animals of the sea.\nIn the beginning of the story, the old ones refer to Narna as a longtime friend.  What have the villagers received from Narna? (Pg. 361)\n“And from Narna the whale, the people received food for themselves and their sled dogs, waterproof skins for their parkas and boots, and oil for their lamps in the long winter darkness.”\nWhy did the villagers need to salt the salmon? (Pg. 361)\nThe villagers salted the salmon so the salmon would keep instead of spoiling. Villagers would catch the fish in the summer and then have to salt it so it would keep throughout the winter when food would become scarce.\nAuthors often use imagery (sensory words) in their writings to help readers see, hear, and feel what they are writing about, thus allowing the readers to visualize the story. 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