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(is not like . . . )

(is like . . . )

a sailboat

a rowboat

(word)

gondola

(a denition you understand

and can explain)

(a personal connection to help

you remember)

A gondola is an Italian
boat that is long, narrow,
and flat-bottomed and is
rowed with one oar.

2008 Sopris West Educational Services.

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When I drew a gondola on

the cover of my report about
Venice, I tried to make the
high, peaked ends and the
long narrow sides look real.
I also drew two buildings
that you might see along the
canals in Venice.

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