By Jean Can Leeuwen Syllables A word or word part that contains a single vowel sound Inference Infer To make a good guess Sometimes readers have to figure out how characters feel or what things mean from information the author gives us ID: 195102
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Across the Wide Dark Sea
By: Jean Can
LeeuwenSlide2
Syllables
A word or word part that contains a single vowel soundSlide3
Inference
Infer
To make a good guess
Sometimes readers have to figure out how characters feel or what things mean from information the author gives us.Slide4
Anchor
Say “anchor”
How many syllables do you hear?Slide5
Anchor
An-
chor
We dropped the
anchor
so our boat wouldn’t float away.Slide6
Inference
What can we infer that an anchor is?
Use your own knowledge
Use information givenSlide7
Anchor
Means:
A heavy metal object attached to a boat or ship that is dropped overboard to keep the boat in placeSlide8
Cramped
Say “cramped”
How many syllables do you hear?Slide9
Cramped
The travelers could not stretch out their legs in the plane’s
cramped
space.Slide10
Inference
What can we infer that cramped is?Slide11
Cramped
Means:
So small as to keep from moving freelySlide12
Journey
Say “journey”
How many syllables do you hear?Slide13
Journey
Jour-
ney
The astronauts
traveled
in a spaceship during their
journey
to the moon.Slide14
Inference
What can we infer a journey is?Slide15
Journey
Means:
M
ovement from one place to another; a tripSlide16
Seeping
Say “seeping”
How many syllables do you hear?Slide17
Seeping
Seep-
ing
We stuffed a towel under the door to keep the cold air from
seeping
in.Slide18
Inference
What can you infer seeping means?Slide19
Seeping
Means:
P
assing slowly through small openingsSlide20
Settlement
Say “settlement”
How many syllables do you hear?Slide21
Settlement
Set-
tle
-
ment
When they reached the new land, the pioneers built a
settlement
to live in.Slide22
Inference
What can we infer that a settlement is?Slide23
Settlement
Means:
A
small community in a new place.Slide24
Survive
Say “survive”
How many syllables do you hear?Slide25
Survive
Sur-vive
A whale cannot
survive
without water.Slide26
Inference
What can we infer survive means?Slide27
Survive
Means:
To stay aliveSlide28
Weary
Say “weary”
How many syllables do you hear?Slide29
Weary
Wear-y
After climbing the mountain, the hikers were
weary
and needed a nap.Slide30
Inference
What can we infer weary means?Slide31
Weary
Means:
Tired and needing restSlide32
Paragraph
They dropped
anchor
, left the ship, and started their
settlement
. Many pilgrims were
weary
from their
journey
. Others did not
survive
. Others were
cramped
and wet because the boat was
seeping
water.