Mrs. Lisa Russell

America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle
Genre: Biography
Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues
Comprehension Skill: Fact and Opinion
Comprehension Strategy: Monitor and Fix Up
Grammar: Contractions
Spelling: Suffixes -er, -or, -ess, -ist

Skill Links

Fact or Opinion Quiz	Contractions Brain Pop Movie
Fact or Opinion Game 1	Fact or Opinion Game 2
Contractions- Go For Grammar Gold	Contractions- Flash Cards
Type the Contraction	Fly By -Contractions Game
Treasure Trove Contractions	Vocabulary Study Stack
Vocabulary Games	Spelling Word Games

Related Links - Gertrude Ederle

All About Gertrude Ederle	Newspaper Article
English Channel Map & Video	CBS Newstory
This Day in Sports	Biography: Young Woman & the Sea
Picture of the Parade	English Channel Map
Pictures of the English Channel	Cool Video of A Flight Over the English Channel start watching about 3:33
FAQ About Swimming the English Channel	Fluid Dynamics of Swimming
USA National Swim Team	How to Swim the English Channel
Video of Swim Strokes	Neil Armstrong First Man on the Moon

Spelling Words

dentist	editor	artist	hostess
actress	swimmer	seller	tutor
tourist	organist	lioness	shipper
chemist	investor	conductor	announcer
pharmacist	journalist	commuter	pianist

Vocabulary

1. drowned: died by suffocating underwater

2. strokes: combinations of arm and leg movements used in swimming

3. stirred: moved about

4. medals: flat pieces of metal, often shaped like a coin or attached to a ribbon, given as rewards

5. continued: went on without stopping

6.celebrate: observe or honor something special with ceremonies and activities

7. current: part of a body of water that is moving along in a path

Other Words to Know

courageous

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