OPEN COURT UNIT 4, LESSON 2 STUDY GUIDE

 

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Vocabulary  

1.       expedition

2.       arctic

3.    glacier

4.         constellation

5.          insulation

6.        attendant*

7.       charged*

8.     crimson

9.          trek

10.       traces

11.     trot

12.    swooped*

13.  swarmed*

14.       crevasses

15.       peculiar

(words with * need to be looked up in a dictionary)

 

Assignment #1_________________

For words 1—15, neatly and correctly write the word and its definition in your Lang. Arts spiral notebook. Write in cursive.

Assignment #2_________________

Write a complete, detailed, thoughtful response to Study Guide Questions 1—4. Review your work carefully. Ask yourself if your answers are clear and show a deep understanding of the story.

Assignment #3____________

Write a complete, detailed, thoughtful response to Study Guide Questions 5—8. Review your work carefully. Ask yourself if your answers are clear and show a deep understanding of the story.

 

Assignment #4____________________

Write a detailed paragraph response to Study Guide questions 8 and/or 9.

 
Very, very good "Henson Site"! http://www.matthewhenson.com/index.html
Henson Site http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/h/henson.shtml
Henson Site http://esperstamps.org/aa15.htm

Study Guide Comprehension Questions   

1.       Peary’s quest to reach the North Pole can be compared to our astronauts’ first trip to the moon. What was the public’s reaction to what Peary wanted to do?

2.       What was so unusual about the makeup of Peary’s exploration team?

3.       What was the name of Peary’s ship?

4.       What salary (pay) did Henson receive from Peary for this dangerous mission?

5.       List some information about arctic ice that you learned from reading this selection.

6.       Eskimo women had important, but hard and tedious jobs to perform. Describe and explain what they had to do to make a parka.

7.       Explain Peary’s view about Henson’s abilities.

8.       Explain how the Eskimos felt about Henson.

9.       If you were to enter an igloo, what could you observe about it?

10.   What can we infer about Matthew Henson’s life by the description of what happened on August 8th?

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