3. Caught by the Sea Boats are designed to sail in open water and they do not come alive until then. I had never known this until that first night as I slid past the jetties in the moonlight and felt her take the sea.
4. Caught by the Sea It is an astonishing feeling, one that quickens me, makes my breath come slowly. The motor suddenly became an intrusion, an ugly sound, and as soon as I was past the jetties and was in the open ocean I killed it.
5. Caught by the Sea For a few seconds, half a minute, we moved on in silence by inertia, coasting from the energy the motor had given us, and then it died and I felt the breeze again on my face as I looked to the rear.
6. Caught by the Sea It was pushing at the back edge of the sail and I pulled the tiller over to steer off the wind a bit and felt the sail fill. The boat moved differently now, started the dance with the wind and water and moonlight as she heeled slightly and took on life, personality.
7. Caught by the Sea We glided along in near silence, the only sound the soft gurgle of water along the hull.
14. shatter (v.) to break suddenly and violently into many small pieces
15. broached (adj.) when a ship turns on its side and is in danger of sinking
16. Lesson 11 I will compare and contrastcharacters and ideas in a passage by completing a Venn diagram.
17. Lesson 11 Authors of fiction texts may show the relationships between characters, settings, or plot events by pointing out how they are alike and how they are different.
18. Compare and Contrast To compare is to tell how things are alike To contrast is to tell how they are different.
19. Compare and Contrast Words such as and, both, too, like, similarly signal a comparison of things.
20. Compare and Contrast Words such as but, unlike, while, nevertheless signal a contrast of things.
22. Compare and Contrast Let’s try one together first: Read the paragraph and fill in the Venn Diagram for the characters Maya and Bo.
23. Each weekend, Maya and Bo go sailing with their dad. They look forward to the outing all week.
24. Maya loves to sit on the deck of the boat and feel the wind and salt spray on her face. Unlike Maya, Bo enjoys staying in the cabin and playing his guitar.
25. Maya and Bo usually take their pet dogs on the boat. The two dogs behave like their owners – Lulu enjoys the wind, while Frankie rests in the cabin.
26. Let’s fill out a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast Maya and Bo. Both Maya Bo
27. What do we know Maya likes that Bo doesn’t? Both Maya Bo
28. What do we know Maya likes that Bo doesn’t? Both Maya Bo loves to sit on the deck
29. What do we know Bo likes that Maya doesn’t? Both Maya Bo loves to sit on the deck
30. What do we know Bo likes that Maya doesn’t? Both Maya Bo enjoys staying in the cabin loves to sit on the deck
31. Now we think about what both people like. Both Maya Bo enjoys staying in the cabin loves to sit on the deck
32. Now we think about what both people like. Both Maya Bo enjoys staying in the cabin loves to sit on the deck like to sail
33. Sailing Home In your StoryTown Book, we will read the story “Sailing Home” and compare and contrast the life of the children on the boat and our own lives.
34. Sailing Home Take a couple minutes to preview the text. Think about the genre of the story. Come up with a prediction and a question about the story.
35. Sailing Home While we read, we will fill out the organizer in your Practice Book, pg. 62.
