Using a thesaurus: brown hyena
Whiteboard Challenges
Challenge 1
Use a thesaurus to rewrite the first sentence, replacing the word “eerie” with a synonym.
Challenge 2
Use a thesaurus to rewrite the second sentence, replacing the words “occasionally” and “impressive” with synonyms.
Challenge 3
Write your own sentence about any of the animals featured in the film clip. Try to include some of the words from the Word Wall, and use a thesaurus at least once.
Whiteboard Challenges
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1) The eerie laughter of the hyenas echoed around the graveyard.
2) Although they will occasionally scavenge and steal dead meat, spotted hyenas are impressive hunters in their own right.
Word Wall
Namib Desert
Skeleton Coast
brown hyena
elusive predator
thieving jackal
seal colony
brutal sandstorm
epic journey
clouded vision
endured