What Are We Reading

About This Week?

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

• A sailing ship from the 1830’s• A young girl• Climbing the tallest mast to prove she

deserves to be a member of the crew.

What are we reading about?

entangled

entangledWhen she fell off the rope, her foot became

entangled in it, which kept her from falling any further.

Entangled most closely means:

– She tripped over the rope– She got twisted up in the rope– She grabbed onto the rope

entangled

• Twisted together or around

entangledrigging

riggingThe crew had to secure the rigging during the big

storm, so that the sails wouldn’t tangle or tear.

Rigging is closely related to:– The big wheel that turns the ship– Controls for the sails– The rope connected to the anchor

rigging• A rope system that is used to control the sails.

entangledrigging

ascent

ascentDanielle and Jake started their ascent to the

weather station after the car accident.

Ascent most closely means:– Climbing up a mountain– Walking down a mountain– Driving over a bridge

ascent• An upward climb

entangledrigging

ascentseasoned

seasonedEven the most seasoned climber would have

trouble in this weather.

Seasoned most closely resembles: – Strongly flavored chicken– Well trained – Finished training to climb

seasoned• Experienced

Seasoned traveler

entangledrigging

ascentseasoned

endeavor

endeavoredAfter climbing for a long time, she endeavored

to rest, but it was too dangerous to stop with such strong winds.

Endeavored most closely means:– Stopped– Tried– Barely made it

endeavored• Attempted, tried to do something

entangledrigging

ascentseasonedendeavor

ratlines

ratlinesTo get to the top, he decided to climb the ladder

formed by the ratlines.

Ratlines most closely mean:– Horizontal ropes– Sails– Ropes the rats use on ships

ratlines• Small horizontal ropes that support a ship’s

mast that form a ladder when tied.

entangledrigging

ascentseasonedendeavor

ratlines

treac

herous

treacherous The rain made the footholds even more

treacherous.

Treacherous most closely means:– Safe– Dangerous– Exciting

treacherous • Dangerous, unpredictable danger

Reading Strategies• Monitor and Clarify: being aware of

what you understand and re-reading it to make sure it makes sense.

• Predicting outcomes: think of a possibility based on text clues and personal experiences.

Grammar Focus• Possessives and Contractions• Singular and Plural Nouns• Common and Proper Nouns• Capitalization and Punctuation• Writing your Opinion