Voyage of the Mimi: Integrated Reading Study
This unit is a story about a crew on the ship Mimi, a research boat that identifies humpback whales. Students will learn the story structure, media literacy components and review habitats, food chains, adaptive structures while studying ocean life. There are 13 episodes and each is followed by a scientific segment called Expeditions.
Each student received a reading text and they will be responsible for it. Unfortunately they are out of print and to replace them they are $32. Please look after them. Students may take their text books and black duo-tangs home as they will need them to complete assignments. They MUST have them here at school each day to be able complete and take up daily assignments. I will post the sheets that need to completed each day below. Also note, when students are absent, they may watch an episode on You Tube at home. Please try not read and watch episodes ahead as this is also a media literacy study.
I will call upon students each day to bring their completed work to me to be conferenced and checked. Parents will know that their child has completed the assignment successfully as the page will have a sticker. Keep focused and keep together and it should be smooth sailing.
Each student received a reading text and they will be responsible for it. Unfortunately they are out of print and to replace them they are $32. Please look after them. Students may take their text books and black duo-tangs home as they will need them to complete assignments. They MUST have them here at school each day to be able complete and take up daily assignments. I will post the sheets that need to completed each day below. Also note, when students are absent, they may watch an episode on You Tube at home. Please try not read and watch episodes ahead as this is also a media literacy study.
I will call upon students each day to bring their completed work to me to be conferenced and checked. Parents will know that their child has completed the assignment successfully as the page will have a sticker. Keep focused and keep together and it should be smooth sailing.
Voyage of the Mimi Contents - Assignments should be completed and placed in this order
Green Pages will be on our next Science Test. To be announced in late Feb.
#1 Voyage of the Mimi Title Page
#2 Diagram of the Mimi Ship
#3 All Aboard, Measuring Up, math related
#4 Spelling List, Episode 2 - Setting Sail
#5 Shapes & Sizes Whale Chart - reference
#6 Making Whale Comparisons- identify whales by description and size
#7 Setting Sail, Episode #2 - comprehension, critical reading, dictionary skills
#8 Toothed or Baleen? - categorizing whales
#9 Identifying Whale Flukes - matching descriptions to fluke photos
#10 What is This? using coordinates to complete a themed puzzle
#11 American Sign Language - decoding skills
#12 Underwater Contour Mapping - plotting ocean floor elevation
#13 Ocean Topography Cross Section - plotting depths using an underwater contour map
#14 Compass - reference sheet
#15 Counting Whales, Episode 4 - adjectives, sequencing instructions, dictionary skills
#16 Going Fishing, Episode 4 - Counting Whales, whale census, data management, math problem
#17 Spelling List, Episode #5 - word meaning, suffixes, prefixes
#18 Going Fishing, Episode #5 - comprehension sheet, dictionary skills
#19 Home Movies, Episode #6 - sharing experience response
#20 Gentleman Jim, The Pirate Treasure Hunt - critical reading, directions, measurement, instruction
#21 Spelling List, Home Movies #6 - word meaning, categorizing words
#22 Nature Detective, Land Whales - Identifying the evidence
#23 Ocean Writing - Choosing the best words, adjectives
#24 Different Types of Whales - picture with labels
#25 Spelling Words, Episode #6 - definitions, categorizing words
#26 Episode #7, "Fastening On" - comprehension, dictionary skills, detailed writing responses#27
#28 Focalby's Ship Puzzle - problem solving activity
#29 Pirate Island - measuring activity sheets calculating distances around an island
#30 Spelling Words, Tracking the Whales #8 - word meaning, weather recordings, barometer, using sentences
#31 Whale of a Haiku - Japanese poems a) about whales b) any marine theme
#32 Spelling Words, Making Dew #10 - word meaning, proper, common nouns, Morse Code, sentences
#33 Episode #10, Making Dew - comprehension sheet, double consonants, sequencing, adjectives, still pic
#34 Water Still Experiment Instructions
#35 Evaporation Experiment, science experiment outline - (Objective, Materials, Method, Observations, Conclusions)
#36 Episode #11, "The Feast - camera angles - draw and label tight shot, medium shot, long shot
#37 Spelling Words, "Rolling Home" - unscramble words, words to sentences, word find, an or a
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#40
#41 Spelling Dictation, Episode #12
#42 Episode #12, "Rolling Home & "Boat Shop" Comprehension Sheet - hypothermia, boat making
Book Report & Bonus Work Page - must read one marine themed book and complete a book report
BONUS WORK - include Gold Coin Research pages, Video/Film Reports (optional)
#1 Voyage of the Mimi Title Page
#2 Diagram of the Mimi Ship
#3 All Aboard, Measuring Up, math related
#4 Spelling List, Episode 2 - Setting Sail
#5 Shapes & Sizes Whale Chart - reference
#6 Making Whale Comparisons- identify whales by description and size
#7 Setting Sail, Episode #2 - comprehension, critical reading, dictionary skills
#8 Toothed or Baleen? - categorizing whales
#9 Identifying Whale Flukes - matching descriptions to fluke photos
#10 What is This? using coordinates to complete a themed puzzle
#11 American Sign Language - decoding skills
#12 Underwater Contour Mapping - plotting ocean floor elevation
#13 Ocean Topography Cross Section - plotting depths using an underwater contour map
#14 Compass - reference sheet
#15 Counting Whales, Episode 4 - adjectives, sequencing instructions, dictionary skills
#16 Going Fishing, Episode 4 - Counting Whales, whale census, data management, math problem
#17 Spelling List, Episode #5 - word meaning, suffixes, prefixes
#18 Going Fishing, Episode #5 - comprehension sheet, dictionary skills
#19 Home Movies, Episode #6 - sharing experience response
#20 Gentleman Jim, The Pirate Treasure Hunt - critical reading, directions, measurement, instruction
#21 Spelling List, Home Movies #6 - word meaning, categorizing words
#22 Nature Detective, Land Whales - Identifying the evidence
#23 Ocean Writing - Choosing the best words, adjectives
#24 Different Types of Whales - picture with labels
#25 Spelling Words, Episode #6 - definitions, categorizing words
#26 Episode #7, "Fastening On" - comprehension, dictionary skills, detailed writing responses#27
#28 Focalby's Ship Puzzle - problem solving activity
#29 Pirate Island - measuring activity sheets calculating distances around an island
#30 Spelling Words, Tracking the Whales #8 - word meaning, weather recordings, barometer, using sentences
#31 Whale of a Haiku - Japanese poems a) about whales b) any marine theme
#32 Spelling Words, Making Dew #10 - word meaning, proper, common nouns, Morse Code, sentences
#33 Episode #10, Making Dew - comprehension sheet, double consonants, sequencing, adjectives, still pic
#34 Water Still Experiment Instructions
#35 Evaporation Experiment, science experiment outline - (Objective, Materials, Method, Observations, Conclusions)
#36 Episode #11, "The Feast - camera angles - draw and label tight shot, medium shot, long shot
#37 Spelling Words, "Rolling Home" - unscramble words, words to sentences, word find, an or a
#38
#39
#40
#41 Spelling Dictation, Episode #12
#42 Episode #12, "Rolling Home & "Boat Shop" Comprehension Sheet - hypothermia, boat making
Book Report & Bonus Work Page - must read one marine themed book and complete a book report
BONUS WORK - include Gold Coin Research pages, Video/Film Reports (optional)