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America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle

America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle. By: David A. Adler Genre: Biography Skill: Fact and Opinion Author’s Purpose: Inform. Fact and Opinion. A statement of fact tells something that can be proved true or false.

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America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle

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  1. America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle By: David A. Adler Genre: Biography Skill: Fact and Opinion Author’s Purpose: Inform

  2. Fact and Opinion • A statement of fact tells something that can be proved true or false. • A statement of opinion tells someone’s ideas or feelings. Words that tell feelings, such as should or best, are clues to opinions.

  3. Vocabulary

  4. celebrate • continued • current • drowned • medals • stirred • strokes

  5. More Words to Know • attempted • courageous • determined

  6. celebraterejoice; to have a party

  7. drownedsank and died

  8. strokesways of swimming

  9. stirredmoved around

  10. medalsawards; prizes or ribbons you win

  11. continuedwent on; kept on going

  12. currentflow of water; the movement of ocean water

  13. My coach taught me some new swimming strokes.

  14. My coach taught me some new swimming strokes.

  15. The ocean current swept the swimmer away.

  16. The ocean current swept the swimmer away.

  17. Laura continued to tell her story.

  18. Laura continued to tell her story.

  19. We must celebrate with a party!

  20. We must celebrate with a party!

  21. She won three medals at the swim meet.

  22. She won three medals at the swim meet.

  23. The wind stirred the leaves .

  24. The wind stirred the leaves .

  25. The lifeguard almost drowned when he swam out to sea.

  26. The lifeguard almost drowned when he swam out to sea.

  27. Let’s review our words. Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a moment. We will clap as we spell the word.

  28. stirred

  29. celebrate

  30. continued

  31. current

  32. drowned

  33. strokes

  34. medals

  35. Spelling Words

  36. Review Questions p.

  37. Review Questions p.

  38. GREAT JOB!

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