Grade2•Unit1•Week41Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.PhotobyDavidB.Fleetham/OxfordScientific/GettyImagesPeopleHelpingWhalesGuidedRetellingWhichwhaleisthelargestanimalonEarth?Whichwhaleisagreathunter?Whataresomewaysthatallwhalesarethesame?ModeledRetellingTherearemanykindsofwhales.ThebluewhaleisthebiggestanimalonEarth.Orcawhalesaregreathunters.Allwhaleshavesmoothskintohelpthemmovethroughthewater.Theybreatheairthroughablowhole.Theyhaveblubbertostaywarm.BeginningPointtothewhale.Thisisa____whale.Itisthe____animalonEarth.IntermediateWhatisspecialaboutthebluewhale?WhatisspecialabouttheOrca?Whatisawhale’sskinlike?Howdowhalesbreathe?Howdowhalesstaywarm?AdvancedWhatmakesthebluewhaleandtheOrcaspecial?Describesomethingsthatallwhaleshaveincommon.ENGLISHLANGUAGELEARNERSGrade2•Unit1•Week42Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Photosby(bkgd)RonSanford/Corbis,(inset)OxfordScientific/GettyImagesPeopleHelpingWhalesGuidedRetellingWhataregroupsofwhalescalled?Whatdowhaleseat?Wheredowhalestravelinwinter?Istherelotsoffoodthere?Whatelsecanwhalesuseasfood?ModeledRetellingWhalesroamtheoceansingroupscalledpods.Theymovebetweenwarmandcoldwaters.Theyfeedonplankton.Whalestraveltowarmerwatersinwinter.Thereislesstoeat,butthewhalescanusetheirblubberasfood.BeginningDowhalestravelaloneoringroups?Whaleseat.Pointtotheplankton.IntermediateWhataregroupsofwhalescalled?Whatdowhaleseat?Wheredowhalestravelinwinter?AdvancedWhatisapod?Whatisplankton?Whatdowhalesdoinwinter?Explainwhatwhalesdowhenthereisnotenoughfoodtoeat.ENGLISHLANGUAGELEARNERSGrade2•Unit1•Week43Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.PhotobyTimCuff/AlamyPeopleHelpingWhalesGuidedRetellingWhatcansometimeshappentowhales?Whatcanpeopledotohelp?ModeledRetellingSometimeswhalesswiminshallowwater.Sometimesstormspushthemtooclosetoshore.Theycanbecomestranded.Peoplepourwateronthewhalestokeepthemcoolandwet.Workersdigawaythesandsothewhaleswon’tbeharmed.BeginningThewhalesareonthebeach.Peoplepouronthewhalestokeepthemcoolandwet.IntermediateHowcan...
