In this 5-day interactive camp, we are going to read I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916, from the New York Times bestselling series, I Survived.  In each class, we will work on different skills.  These skills include comprehension, predictions, vocabulary, and researching.  Each class I will share shark facts about different shark species.  We will also work together on tracking and graphing a great white shark using the Ocearch database.  Your child will learn about 2 different types of graphs–- line plots and bar graphs,–- and they will practice graphing different data that they collect using the Ocearch database. 

We will also discuss shark facts on great white sharks, bull sharks, tiger sharks.   These three sharks are considered the "big three" and are most commonly found in areas where humans enter the water.

Please note: Your child's device MUST support Java in order to see the Shark Profiles. You can check this by going to www.Ocearch.org, selecting a shark species, clicking on a shark Ping, and selecting the "Shark Profile" button along the sidebar. If the shark's weight/length data does not appear, then your browser/system does not support Java.

First Class - Day 1
Introductions and camp expectations
KWL chart - what do you know/want to know about the sharks?
Picture walk of chapters 1-4 (pages 1-28)
Review project assignment - Ocearch Website walkthrough
Homework - Read I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916 read chapters 1-4 (pages 1-28). We will read chapter 1 in class.

Second Class - Day 2
Comprehension Check - Discussion of chapters 1-4
Vocabulary review
Work on tracking our great white shark graphs
Homework - Read I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916 chapters 5-9 (pages 29-58).  We will read chapters 5 and 6 in class.


Third Class - Day 3
Comprehension Check - Discussion of chapters 5-9
Vocabulary review
Predictions - what will happen next?
Work on tracking our great white shark graphs
Homework - Read I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916 chapters 10-13 (pages 59-76). We will read chapters 10 and 11 in class.
Homework - Graphing 

Fourth Class - Day 4
Comprehension Check - Discussion of chapters 10-13
Vocabulary review
Work on tracking our great white shark
Homework - Read I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916 chapters 14-15.
Homework - Graphing 

Fifth Class - Day 5
Comprehension Check - Discussion of chapters 14-15
Vocabulary review/game
Personal review of the book
Review final graphs

On the first day of class, we will review the worksheets that we will use during each class to track the sharks and use the Ocearch database.  Each day, we will work on different graphing as they track on their own graphs.