The document is a fiction story about whales. It describes how villagers in a remote Arctic village hear the calls of hungry whales through a young girl named Glashka. The villagers work to help the whales by chipping away edges of ice for them to access food. Eventually the whales follow the villagers' ship as it plays different types of music, leading the whales to safety.

1. A Symphony of Whales By: Steve Schuch Genre: Fiction Skill: Generalize Author’s Purpose :

4. anxiously uneasily; with fear of what might happen

5. bay a part of a sea or lake surrounded by land

6. blizzards blinding snowstorms with very strong, cold winds

7. channel a body of water joining two larger bodies of water

8. chipped to cut or break off a thin piece of something

9. melody a pleasing or easily remembered series of musical notes; tune

10. supplies the food and equipment necessary for an army exercise, camping trip, and so on

11. surrounded shut in on all sides; encircled; enclosed

12. symphony a long, complicated musical composition for an orchestra

13. The men chipped at the wood using an ax.

14. The men chipped at the wood using an ax.

15. The violin player was ready to perform the symphony.

16. The violin player was ready to perform the symphony.

17. Ted waited anxiously for his test to be graded.

18. Ted waited anxiously for his test to be graded.

19. In Antarctica there are blizzards every day.

20. In Antarctica there are blizzards every day.

21. Jason could see the boats in the bay from his window.

22. Jason could see the boats in the bay from his window.

23. John and Sue were surrounded by ants.

24. John and Sue were surrounded by ants.

25. Students go shopping for school supplies at the beginning of each school year.

26. Students go shopping for school supplies at the beginning of each school year.

27. It would be a hard task to swim the length of a channel.

28. It would be a hard task to swim the length of a channel.

29. Can you remember the melody after I sing the tune?

30. Can you remember the melody after I sing the tune?

31. Let’s review our words. Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a moment. We will clap as we spell the word.

32. surrounded

33. symphony

34. anxiously

35. bay

36. blizzards

37. melody

38. supplies

39. channel

40. chipped

41. Spelling Words

44. GREAT JOB!