promenade deck - an upper deck on a passenger ship that extends the length of the vessel allowing passengers to enjoy the open air

commotion - a state of confused and noisy disturbance

glint - a small flasgh of light, especially as reflected from a shiny surface

churning - the powerful, unpredictable, and violent moving or agitating of liquid

stampede - a sudden rapid movement or reaction of a mass of people or animals in response to a circumstance

seeping - the slow leak or flow of liquid through a small hole, gap, or other opening

stoker - a person who tends to the fire on a steamship by shoveling fuel, such as coal, into the furnace

Drawing Conclusions

A conclusion is a decision or opinion that makes sense based on given facts and details in a text. When you combine information you read with information you already know to make decisions about a text, you are drawing conclusions.

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Grade 2 Activities (Used for remediation)

Reading: Q.1 Which book title goes with the picture? 2RA

Q.2 Use actions and dialogue to understand characters ZDC

Grade 3 Activities (Used for practice & strengthening)

Reading: M.1 Which book title goes with the picture? NX9

M.2 Use actions and dialogue to understand characters PQQ

M.3 Draw inferences from a text GFW

Grade 4 Activities (Used for enrichment)

Reading: H.1 Use actions and dialogue to understand characters CXM

H.3 Draw inferences from a text UB2

H.5 Which book title goes with the picture? AGL

Grade 5 Activities (Used for enrichment)

Reading: H.3 Draw inferences from a text VUA