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Our topic is:

Important details that help us understand the topic:

Details that might be interesting but are not necessary:


My topic is:

Important details that help me understand the topic:


Name: ____________________________


The topic is:

Important details that help me understand the topic:


Name: ____________________________

The title is:

Walruses

Throughout the icy waters of the Arctic Ocean, a large animal known as a walrus swims. The walrus has whiskers, large tusks made of ivory, and tough gray skin covered with a thin layer of hair. This massive mammal can grow to weigh up to 4,400 pounds and can stretch to up to twelve feet long. Walruses have tusks, which alone can measure up to twelve pounds and be three feet long. Also, walruses store layers of skin known as blubber to stay warm, which can be fifteen centimeters thick. Walruses live mainly on platforms of ice in the ocean or in shallow waters because that is where they are able to find most of their food supply. They can eat up to sixty different types of organisms found in or very near the ocean. Food sources of the walrus include, on occasion, sea birds, as well as various fish, shrimp, mollusks and worms. However, walruses themselves, as big as they are, can also be hunted for food by large marine animals such as orca whales and polar bears. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries more people began to hunt walruses to use their blubber and tusks to trade and make products. As a result, the number of walruses in the wild began to decrease. While the number of walruses in the Arctic Ocean has increased slightly due to new laws protecting them, the animals are still known to be vulnerable by an organization known as the Environmental Protection Agency. It is important to protect walruses because they are known as a keystone species. This means that walruses must be kept alive in order for other animals in the same environment who are a part of the same food chain to survive. ©www.thecurriculumcorner.com

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Focus on: Walruses Vocabulary: Preview the text for words you think are important. Circle these words.

Key Concepts: Determine the focus for each paragraph. Write the focus using no more than five words in the chart below.

Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3

Visualizing: What words helped you visualize key information about the walrus? Highlight these words.

Interesting & Important Info: Is there any information that stood out to you because it was surprising or made you more curious? Choose two pieces of information and write them in the chart below.

Interesting Piece of Info #1 Interesting Piece of Info #2

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Focus on: Walruses

Key Vocabulary Key Concepts

Words That Helped me Visualize Important Information

Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars is a famous singer, songwriter, music producer and dancer. His real name is Peter Gene Hernandez, and he was born on October 8, 1985 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He later changed his name when he became a musician. Growing up, he lived with five siblings and his parents, Peter and Bernadette Hernandez, who all had interests in music. As a young child, Bruno Mars became famous for acting and singing. He also performed in multiple family and local bands as a child until moving to Los Angeles, California after graduating from high school in 2003 to pursue his interest in music. Six years after his move, Bruno Mars was hired by Atlantic Records to produce music. Since then, he has produced famous songs on the albums, “Doo-Wops and Hooligans” in 2010, “Unorthodox Jukebox,” in 2012, and “24K Magic” in 2016. His music has been influenced by musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, and Amy Winehouse, but Bruno combines hip-hop, rock and roll, soul, pop, classical, and Motown music to produce his own style. Bruno Mars’ music has led him to achieve many accomplishments and awards for his work. Since 2010, Mars has produced seven songs that were number-one singles. This means that they were the most purchased songs in the nation at one time. He has sold over 115 million songs and nine million albums. He has also received five Grammy Awards, was ranked as the most powerful person under thirty years old by Forbes magazine, and was named one of the most influential people by Time magazine in 2011. He continues to be known by his audiences for his brilliant performances and his vast knowledge of music. ©www.thecurriculumcorner.com

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Focus on: Bruno Mars Vocabulary: Preview the text for words you think are important. Circle these words.



Visualizing: What words helped you visualize key information about Bruno Mars? Highlight these words.



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Focus on: Bruno Mars



The Invention of Ice Cream

In the past, ice cream took many different forms before being introduced as the delicious dessert you may know of today. Originally, it was claimed to have been eaten by Roman royalty in the 4th century, however, it was actually just ice topped with fresh fruit. Ice cream, with milk and sugar as the main ingredients (similar to modern ice cream) was actually invented in Shang, China in the 6th century. Ice cream was then believed to have been transported from China to European nations along a trade route known as the silk road, and was mostly known as a dish to be served to government representatives in France and Italy. As ice cream was introduced to the United States, it continued to be served primarily to the elite classes and government members. For example, former American Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson presented the dish to their guests in the eighteenth century. In 1774 ice cream began to be served to the public when it was sold to customers for the very first time. Just two years later, in 1776, the first shop to sell only ice cream opened in New York City. The product was originally called “iced cream”, a variation on the name for the drink “iced tea.” Ice cream could not be bought at a grocery store and kept in one’s home until the mechanical freezer was invented in 1926 by Clarence Vogt. Before the freezer was invented, salt was added to the ice in the recipe to lower the temperature. The recipe for this new ice cream was patented in 1832 by Augustus Jackson. The next step to the creation of modern ice-cream was taken in 1897 when the ice cream scooper was invented by Nancy Johnson. Ice cream could now be served with a cherry on top as the cold sweet treat enjoyed by many today.


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Focus on: The Invention of Ice Cream Vocabulary: Preview the text for words you think are important. Circle these words.



Visualizing: What words helped you visualize key information about the invention of ice cream? Highlight these words.



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Focus on: The Invention of Ice Cream




When should I stop and take notes? • When I read something that makes me

understand the topic better

• When I am surprised by what I read

• When I am visualizing what I am reading (Do you have a picture in your mind?)

• When I am curious about something

• When I find new words



Key Ideas for Understanding

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Things I Visualized During

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Other things I think could be important…

Key Words for Understanding the Topic

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Writing a Summary

• Sentence #1 – Introduction What is the topic?

• Sentence #2 – Important Detail



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Important Detail #2

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I CAN read informational text.

The topic is

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Name: _________________________

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I CAN read informational text.

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The main idea is

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