Immerse Lesson 1
Can I understand and use the vocabulary in the Example Text?
Book Time
Who?
What?
Why?
Where?
Let's recap The Ways of the Wolf and listen to the soundtrack. What can you remember about the text?Let's choose some sections to revisit.
How?
When?
Explore and Respond: The Vehicle Text
Illustration 1:the different enemies of the wolf p34-35
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
Humans are the most dangerous of all the wolf's enemies.
How?
When?
Example Text Vocabulary Time
Hover for definitions!
trudged
seethed
millennia
falter
spiritual
desolate
Hover for definitions!
stomach twist with worry
frozen sea of white
pitch-black gaze
troubled thoughts stirred
Hover for definitions!
caribou
Inuit
nanuq
tundra
Let me read the Example Text
Hunted in the Tundra
Through the icy mists of the bitterly desolate tundra, two hunched figures made their way across the snowpack. They were surrounded by a frozen sea of white. Narrowing their eyes, they squinted against the blinding brightness around them. This was usual weather in the Arctic environment where they lived, but today, eleven-year-old Amaruq felt peculiar as he trudged along with his elderly grandfather, Katjuk. Today was a special day: young Amaruq was to hunt and kill his first polar bear. As they trekked through the windstorm, he felt his stomach twist with worry. Amaruq knew this was their ancient tradition – harvesting the meat of seals, caribou and polar bears had been the way of Inuit tribes for millennia. He just could not imagine harming an animal that he had always been taught to respect, yet he knew his grandfather was counting on him. Troubled thoughts stirred over his conscience with the whipping wind.
Suddenly, Katjuk grasped his grandson’s arm. “Look, child,” Katjuk said in a forceful whisper. “It is the nanuq, see?” The boy knew exactly what his grandfather meant before he even saw for himself: he knew that nanuq meant ‘master of bears’. There, in the far-off distance, stood the most glorious creature he had ever laid eyes on: a magnificent bear with a shocking, ice-white coat of dense fur. Katjuk handed Amaruq his rifle, which he took, shaking. “It is your destiny to be a hunter, Amaruq. That is why your mother named you after the wolf, you know.” The boy looked back to the pitch-black gaze of the monstrous bear. He lifted the heavy weapon, aimed as he had been taught to, but froze as he stared at his target. Maybe, just maybe, it wasn’t the bear that was the monster here. Trembling with cold and fear, he put the rifle down. “I’m sorry, Papa. I can’t do it,” he muttered, his voice quivering. Katjuk grunted in frustration, and focusing on the distant white shape, he lifted the gun from the ground. He took aim.
“Wait, Papa, please!” Amaruq begged, looking up desperately at his stone-faced grandfather. Narrow-eyed and intense, Katjuk glanced down from the rifle, held straight as an arrow. “Why?” he seethed, angry with Amaruq but trying to remain quiet. He didn’t want to lose a kill that would feed his whole tribe for weeks. “This is what we do. This is what we have always done.”
“Well, maybe it doesn’t have to be,” the boy argued, his eyes now as fierce as his grandfather’s. “If we truly share a spiritual connection with these bears – if we really respect them, then we should let him go, shouldn’t we?”
Katjuk blinked, then began to falter. Ever so carefully, he allowed the rifle to fall to his side. Together, they watched the bear disappear into the white.
Question Quiz Time
Team Competition
Secret Selector
How will we answer our questions today?
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Which One's Right?
Reveal Text
Why was Katjuk angry at the end of the story?
B because his grandson stopped him from shooting the bear
A because it was a freezing cold winter's day
C because his grandson was being naughty and ran away
Find Me
Which words and phrases tell you that the setting is cold?
Through the icy mists of the bitterly desolate tundra, two hunched figures made their way across the snowpack.
snowpack
icy mists
bitterly
Tick Me
Which words help to create a tense atmosphere as Amaruq approaches the bear? Tick two.
A twist with worry
B glorious creature
C trembling with cold and fear
Check
D seals, caribou and polar bears
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
became
Who/What
the hunter
Sentence
The hunter became the hunted.
Add Detail: adverbs
Perhaps
___________
this was where the hunter became the hunted.
Re-read
Build
Drag the adverbs to alter how likely the event is to happen.
Surely
_________
Possibly
___________
Perhaps
___________
Check
this was where the hunter became the hunted.
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
had always been
Subject
this
Sentence
This had always been a hazardous route.
Add Detail: synonyms and antonyms
This had always been a hazardous route,
_________
taking them away from the safe warmth of their secure village.
____
______
Re-read
Build
Drag the synonyms and antonyms into the sentence.
Word bank
hazardous
___________
safe
_____
Check
risky
_____
protected
__________
taking them away from
This had always been a route,
______________
___________________________________________________________________________
the warmth of their village.
____________
_____________
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Can I understand and use the vocabulary in the Example Text?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
Perhaps
___________
this was where the hunter became the hunted.
“Wait, Papa, please!” Amaruq begged, looking up desperately at his stone-faced grandfather. Narrow-eyed and intense, Katjuk glanced down from the rifle, held straight as an arrow. “Why?” he seethed, angry with Amaruq but trying to remain quiet. He didn’t want to lose a kill that would feed his whole tribe for weeks.
This had always been a hazardous route,
_________
taking them away from the safe warmth of their protected village.
____
________
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Immerse Lesson 1
Can I understand and use the vocabulary in the Example Text?
Book Time
Who?
What?
Why?
Where?
Let's recap The Ways of the Wolf and listen to the soundtrack. What can you remember about the text?Let's choose some sections to revisit.
How?
When?
Explore and Respond: The Vehicle Text
Illustration 1:the different enemies of the wolf p34-35
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
Humans are the most dangerous of all the wolf's enemies.
How?
When?
Example Text Vocabulary Time
Hover for definitions!
trudged
seethed
millennia
falter
spiritual
desolate
Hover for definitions!
stomach twist with worry
frozen sea of white
pitch-black gaze
troubled thoughts stirred
Hover for definitions!
caribou
Inuit
nanuq
tundra
Let me read the Example Text
Hunted in the Tundra
Through the icy mists of the bitterly desolate tundra, two hunched figures made their way across the snowpack. They were surrounded by a frozen sea of white. Narrowing their eyes, they squinted against the blinding brightness around them. This was usual weather in the Arctic environment where they lived, but today, eleven-year-old Amaruq felt peculiar as he trudged along with his elderly grandfather, Katjuk. Today was a special day: young Amaruq was to hunt and kill his first polar bear. As they trekked through the windstorm, he felt his stomach twist with worry. Amaruq knew this was their ancient tradition – harvesting the meat of seals, caribou and polar bears had been the way of Inuit tribes for millennia. He just could not imagine harming an animal that he had always been taught to respect, yet he knew his grandfather was counting on him. Troubled thoughts stirred over his conscience with the whipping wind.
Suddenly, Katjuk grasped his grandson’s arm. “Look, child,” Katjuk said in a forceful whisper. “It is the nanuq, see?” The boy knew exactly what his grandfather meant before he even saw for himself: he knew that nanuq meant ‘master of bears’. There, in the far-off distance, stood the most glorious creature he had ever laid eyes on: a magnificent bear with a shocking, ice-white coat of dense fur. Katjuk handed Amaruq his rifle, which he took, shaking. “It is your destiny to be a hunter, Amaruq. That is why your mother named you after the wolf, you know.” The boy looked back to the pitch-black gaze of the monstrous bear. He lifted the heavy weapon, aimed as he had been taught to, but froze as he stared at his target. Maybe, just maybe, it wasn’t the bear that was the monster here. Trembling with cold and fear, he put the rifle down. “I’m sorry, Papa. I can’t do it,” he muttered, his voice quivering. Katjuk grunted in frustration, and focusing on the distant white shape, he lifted the gun from the ground. He took aim.
“Wait, Papa, please!” Amaruq begged, looking up desperately at his stone-faced grandfather. Narrow-eyed and intense, Katjuk glanced down from the rifle, held straight as an arrow. “Why?” he seethed, angry with Amaruq but trying to remain quiet. He didn’t want to lose a kill that would feed his whole tribe for weeks. “This is what we do. This is what we have always done.” “Well, maybe it doesn’t have to be,” the boy argued, his eyes now as fierce as his grandfather’s. “If we truly share a spiritual connection with these bears – if we really respect them, then we should let him go, shouldn’t we?” Katjuk blinked, then began to falter. Ever so carefully, he allowed the rifle to fall to his side. Together, they watched the bear disappear into the white.
Question Quiz Time
Team Competition
Secret Selector
How will we answer our questions today?
Vote
ThumbsUp
ThinkPair Share
Bob Up
Which One's Right?
Reveal Text
Why was Katjuk angry at the end of the story?
B because his grandson stopped him from shooting the bear
A because it was a freezing cold winter's day
C because his grandson was being naughty and ran away
Find Me
Which words and phrases tell you that the setting is cold?
Through the icy mists of the bitterly desolate tundra, two hunched figures made their way across the snowpack.
snowpack
icy mists
bitterly
Tick Me
Which words help to create a tense atmosphere as Amaruq approaches the bear? Tick two.
A twist with worry
B glorious creature
C trembling with cold and fear
Check
D seals, caribou and polar bears
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
became
Who/What
the hunter
Sentence
The hunter became the hunted.
Add Detail: adverbs
Perhaps
___________
this was where the hunter became the hunted.
Re-read
Build
Drag the adverbs to alter how likely the event is to happen.
Surely
_________
Possibly
___________
Perhaps
___________
Check
this was where the hunter became the hunted.
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
had always been
Subject
this
Sentence
This had always been a hazardous route.
Add Detail: synonyms and antonyms
This had always been a hazardous route,
_________
taking them away from the safe warmth of their secure village.
____
______
Re-read
Build
Drag the synonyms and antonyms into the sentence.
Word bank
hazardous
___________
safe
_____
Check
risky
_____
protected
__________
taking them away from
This had always been a route,
______________
___________________________________________________________________________
the warmth of their village.
____________
_____________
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Can I understand and use the vocabulary in the Example Text?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
Perhaps
___________
this was where the hunter became the hunted.
“Wait, Papa, please!” Amaruq begged, looking up desperately at his stone-faced grandfather. Narrow-eyed and intense, Katjuk glanced down from the rifle, held straight as an arrow. “Why?” he seethed, angry with Amaruq but trying to remain quiet. He didn’t want to lose a kill that would feed his whole tribe for weeks.
This had always been a hazardous route,
_________
taking them away from the safe warmth of their protected village.
____
________