unit 3: lesson 13 “antarctic journal” copyright © 2011 tiffany thayer

Unit 3: Lesson 13“Antarctic Journal”

Copyright © 2011 Tiffany Thayer

Turn your Text Book to page 376.


The author had a vision of herself going to Antarctica. What vision do you have of yourself traveling?


Answer

Answer:I have a vision of myself

traveling across the country.


What might happen if someone walked carelessly over moss-covered ground in Antarctica?

Answer


Answer:Hundreds of years of moss

growth could be destroyed in seconds.


How long is the author planning on staying on Litchfield Island? How do you know?

Answer


Answer:At least overnight.She packed extra clothes, food,

and two gallons of water. She says that as twilight falls, she crawls into her tent, unable to sleep.


Based on what you know so far, what are three adjectives you would use to describe the author? Why?

Answer


Answer:Brave, adventurous, curious,

sensitive because she stays alone on an island. That is brave.


What is the topic of the author’s December 3rd journal entry?

Answer


Answer: a visit to a penguin rookery on

Litchfield Island


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Why might people huddle together?

Answer


Answer:People huddle together to keep

warm when the weather is cold.


How are the penguins and the author alike?

Answer


Answer: They appear curious about

each other. The author is there to learn about penguins; the penguins watch the author.


Why does the author give a detailed description of the penguins building their nests?

Answer


Answer:She wants her readers to see

what she sees. She wants her readers to understand how hard-working and determined the penguins are.


Summarize where krill fit into the Antarctic food chain.

Answer


Answer:Krill eat phytoplankton,

Penguins, seals and whales eat krill.


Why do you think they added garlic and butter to the krill?

Answer


Answer: To make it taste better


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Find text details on page 335 that suggest that the author is both confident and careful.

Answer


Answer:She goes out alone early in the

morning, but she stays on the flagged path so she won’t get lost.


What causes the author to drop straight down?

Answer


Answer: She walks on ice covering a

crevasse and breaks through.


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Why does the author decide to crawl on her hands and knees across the glacier?

Answer


Answer:

Because if she stands on the ice it is more likely to crack or fracture and endanger her life.


Why do you think the author does not want to be rescued?

Answer


Answer:

She believes she can get out on her own. She doesn’t want anyone to know that she fell into a crevasse.


Which is more likely to cause weariness- watching a beautiful sky or hiking on ice for hours?

Answer


Answer:

Hiking on ice for hours


Why does the author describe the green flash as “a rare, fleeting event” that “lasts less than a twentieth of a second”?

Answer


Answer:To emphasize its importance

and how lucky she is to have seen it.


Extension Activity with:Cause and Effect


Projectable 13.4


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