AdelinaAdelinas’s Whales - Holy Cross School

Adelina's Whales

Compiled by: Terry Sams PES

Text and Photos by Richard Sobol

Study Skills

? Genre: Photo Essay ? Comprehension Skill:

Fact and Opinion

? Comprehension Strategy:

Graphic Organizers

? Comprehension Review Skill:

Generalize

? Vocabulary: Homonyms

Summary

Adelina Mayoral lives in La Laguna, Mexico. Each January, the gray whales arrive in the lagoon near La Laguna and stay for three months before migrating farther north for the summer. Whale-watchers, scientists, and photographers visit La Laguna from all over the world to observe and interact with the

whales.

Genre: Photo Essay

? Photo essays use words

and pictures to tell about someone or something. As you read, notice how the words and images work together to tell about Adelina and her whales.

Comprehension Skill Review ? Fact and Opinion

?A fact is a

statement that can be proved true or false by doing research.

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