Encantado TDA #1

                             By Elijah

       Here is how life is like during the wet season…..

   1.)The wet season only lasts half of a year, and the rainiest months of the season is March through May. Then there’s a downpour everyday and after the downpour the hot sun comes out and burns your skin. The rivers flood and destroy people’s gardens. Water overflow the village’s soccer fields. The school playgrounds are underwater, and instead of taking a bus or walking the students take a canoe to school. People have to tie their floating houses to large trees so their houses don’t float away. On your expedition you’ll have to sleep on a jungle lodge on top of stilts. Little girls play with little real crocodiles called Caimans.

       2.) How do dolphins echolocate, and what is the reason they do it?

     They can send out a pulse of sound like an invisible beam of light but it is to high pitched for humans to hear. They are really clicks of sound that dolphins make And the reason they use echolocation is so they can see a three dimensional image so they can “see” the object’s shape, size, and the things insides.   

    3.)Based on evidence from the text, what are some physical characteristics that make pink dolphins unique?

  One thing that makes pink dolphins unique is the way they can bend they can bend and touch its tail to their nose like a dolphin doughnut. They also have very big front flippers that they can use to crawl back into the water if they’re ever stuck on land. And never really jump out of the water compared to ocean dolphins. And one really big difference is that pink dolphins are pink and “regular” dolphins are blue.

4.)Why is it so difficult to see pink dolphins? Cite as many reasons as you can read in the text.

     Here is why it is difficult to see pink dolphins, first because the Amazon river is very dark because it is stained with natural chemicals from decaying tree leaves so it’s very hard to see the dolphins. And another reason why is because pink dolphins never come out of the water only some parts come up so it’s hard to see the dolphins. And finally because sometimes you can’t tell the difference between some dolphins so you may think you saw three when really it was all the same dolphin.

5.)Why are pink dolphins thought to be mysterious? Cite some of their behaviors and characteristics from the text.

Pink dolphins are thought to be mysterious because people don’t know much about them because people don’t know this stuff, How many visit the lake, Do they stay there all year, Do they move to other lake/rivers, Are their mothers with babies among them, What kinds of fish do they eat? And why do they lay down like a dead goldfish nobody knows.

6.)Why did the author organize the information in this way?

   The author organized the information this way to make the story look more interesting and make things easier to find here is why. He did that so if you were trying to find a certain section you could find it a lot easier instead of having to read long pages just to find your topic. And with the caption with pictures you know what the picture is trying to tell you. And with headings you will be able to know what the page is about.

7.)Do you think encantado is a good name for the Amazon river dolphin? Why or why not? Use evidence from the text to support your opinion.

I think encantado is a good name for the Amazon river dolphin because  there is lots of strange things they do and and it seems like they had magic used on them because of their abilities and color. One amazing ability is how flexible they are and how they can do the “dolphin doughnut.” And how they can see a three dimensional shape of any object when using echolocation. And encantado means enchanted.