Background

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Background
Vocabulary
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Trapped by the Ice!, is a true story about a
dangerous voyage to Antarctica

• Lets find Antarctica on the map!
• If you traveled to Antarctica, what are some
  things you might see?
• Lets Discuss How can a voyage to Antarctica be
  dangerous?

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Sir Ernest Shackleton

• In our story we will meet Sir Ernest Shackleton.
• Shackleton explored Antarctica in the early
  1900s.
• Traveling to Antarctica 100 years ago was more
  difficult then traveling now. Why do think that
  is?

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The Dangers

• During Shackletons voyage, his boat The
  Endurance was trapped.
• Shackleton and his crew were stuck on the frozen
  sea and had to find ways to survive.
• Lets view short video clip http//main.wgbh.org/
  imax/shackleton/popup.html
• Now, are you ready to read our story to find out
  more?!

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Vocabulary
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Barren

• When I walked in the desert, I saw that it was
  barren.
• Barren means having little plant or animal life.
• Besides a desert, name another place that is
  barren.

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Crevasse

• We came to a crevasse in the ice and had to find
  a safe way around.
• A crevasse is a deep hole or crack.

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Deserted

• The playground was deserted.
• Deserted means empty not lived in, or having few
  or no people.
• Raise your hand if youve ever seen a deserted
  house.

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Floes

• We paddled our kayaks between ice floes.
• Floes are large sheets of floating ice.

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Grueling

• Biking up mountains can be very grueling.
• Grueling means very tiring.
• Name something else that can be grueling.

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Impassable

• The mountains look impassable.
• Hint Think of what the prefix im- tells you.
• Impassable means not able to be crossed or
  traveled through.

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Perilous

• Climbing mountains can be very perilous.
• Perilous means very dangerous.
• Can you think of a time you did something
  perilous?

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Terrain

• The terrain was very rough and dangerous.
• Terrain means land, ground, or earth.
• Bonus What kind of words do you see on the
  sign?
• STRONG VERBS!!

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Put on your thinking caps!

• Its time to practice!

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Word Bankbarren deserted grueling perilous
crevasse floes
impassable terrain
barren

• Sara hadnt seen any animals or plants on the
  camping trip. What a _________ land! she
  thought.
• As he hiked along. Patrick stooped to pick up
  trash from a previous hikers
• __________ camp.
• It was ____________ to hike while carrying heavy
  backpacks.
• The beautiful _________, which sparkled as
  sunlight hit the snow, made the challenge
  worthwhile.
• Patrick faced a ________ situation when strong
  winds blew away his tent.
• It could have been worse, Patrick said.
  Remember last years hike, when I fell
• waist-deep into a hidden _____________?
• The hikers watched penguins sitting on the ice
  ________ floating in the frozen bay.
• Sara said, The mountain will become ____________
  if these winds keep up. Well have to turn
  around and go back.

deserted
grueling
terrain
perilous
crevasse
floes
impassable