THEME 1
Nature's Fury
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C HAPTER 1
Earthquake
Terror
Author:
Genre:
Reading
Strategy:
Reading
Skill:
I can explain
how to...
Peg Kehret
Realistic Fiction
Predict & Infer
Sequence of Events
use information from the
text along with my own
background knowledge to
make a good guess about
what is happening or is going to happen.
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S ECTION 1 (E ARTHQUAKE T ERROR )
Key Vocabulary
Make a note for each vocabulary word. In
your note, include both the definition and a 7up sentence .
R EVIEW 1.1
Question 1 of 4
Which is the best synonym for
‘shuddered’?
debris
devastation
earthquake
fault
impact
jolt
A. destroyed
B. waved
C. trembled
D. affected
shuddered
susceptible
undulating
Check Answer
upheaval
2
S ECTION 2 (E ARTHQUAKE T ERROR )
Spelling Words short vowel patterns
(Make a note for each spelling word. In your
note include the root word, other words with
this root, and the root word with affixes.)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
bunk
staff
dock
slept
mist
bunch
swift
stuck
breath
tough
11
fond
12
crush
13
grasp
14
dwell
15
fund
16
ditch
17
split
18
swept
19
deaf
20
rough
C1
trek
C2
frantic
C3
summit
C4
rustic
C5
mascot
3
C HAPTER 2
Eye of the
Storm
Author:
Genre:
Reading
Strategy:
Reading
Skill:
I can explain
how to...
Stephen Kramer
Informational (Nonfiction)
Questioning
Text Organization
use information from the
text along with my own
background knowledge to
make a good guess about
what is happening or is going to happen.
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S ECTION 1 (E YE OF THE S TORM )
Key Vocabulary
R EVIEW 2.1
Make a note for each vocabulary word. In
your note, include both the definition and a 7up sentence .
Question 4 of 4
Which word is the best synonym
for ‘rotate’?
collide
funnel cloud
jagged
lightning
prairies
A. crooked
B. twirl
C. serious
D. smash
rotate
severe
Check Answer
sizzling
tornadoes
5
S ECTION 2 (E YE OF THE S TORM )
Spelling Words long vowel patterns
(Make a note for each spelling word. In your
note include the root word, other words with
this root, and the root word with affixes.)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
speech
claim
strike
stray
fade
sign
leaf
thigh
thief
height
11
mild
12
waist
13
sway
14
beast
15
stain
16
fleet
17
stride
18
praise
19
slight
20
niece
C1
campaign
C2
describe
C3
cease
C4
sacrifice
C5
plight
6
Infer
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Predict
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Questioning
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and to set a purpose for further reading
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Realistic Fiction
- a narrative (story) using made up characters that could happen in real life
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Sequence of Events
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Text Organization
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