Unit 1 Week 4
Name: ___________________________________
Genre
Biography
 Tells the true story of a real person’s ____________
and is written by __________________ person.
 Is told in ___________________, or time order.
 May have ________________ or _________________.
Diagrams
Diagrams are simple
drawings with labels.
Sidebars
Sidebars give more
information about a topic.
Vocabulary Strategy
Metaphors
 A metaphor compares two things that are very different.
 Metaphors do NOT use the words ________________ or __________ to compare.
The steam locomotive was exciting.
People called it the Iron Horse. It was
a fire-breathing monster. When it had
a head of steam, it was faster than a
horse and buggy!
What two things are being compared?
Unit 1 Week 4
Name: ___________________________________
Comprehension Skill
Cause and Effect
 A _________________ is why something happens.
Signal Words
 An ____________________ is what happens.
 They happen in ______________ _________________.
“All Aboard! Elijah McCoy’s Steam Engine”
Cause
Effect
Why did it happen?
What happened?
First
What happened because they saved
money for him?
Elijah’s parents saved money
for him to go to school.
Next
Why did Elijah take the job with the railroad?
Then
Elijah takes a difficult job
with the railroad.
What happened because the engines
ran out of oil?
Then engines ran out of oil.
Finally
Elijah designed an oil cup to
keep the engine oiled.
What happened because Elijah invented
the oil cup?
Unit 1 Week 4
Name: ___________________________________
Genre
Biography
 Tells the true story of a real person’s ____life____
and is written by _____another_______ person.
 Is told in ______sequence_____, or time order.
 May have _____diagrams___ or ____sidebars____.
Diagrams
Diagrams are simple
drawings with labels.
Sidebars
Sidebars give more
information about a topic.
Vocabulary Strategy
Metaphors
 A metaphor compares two things that are very different.
 Metaphors do NOT use the words ___like__ or ___as__ to compare.
The steam locomotive was exciting.
People called it the Iron Horse. It was
a fire-breathing monster. When it had
a head of steam, it was faster than a
horse and buggy!
What two things are being compared?
The steam locomotive is being compared to a
fire-breathing monster.
Unit 1 Week 4
Name: ___________________________________
Comprehension Skill
Cause and Effect
 A ____cause____ is why something happens.
Signal Words
 An _____effect_____ is what happens.
Because, as a result,
therefore
 They happen in ____time____ _____order_____.
“All Aboard! Elijah McCoy’s Steam Engine”
Cause
Effect
Why did it happen?
What happened?
First
What happened because they saved
money for him?
Elijah’s parents saved money
for him to go to school.
At sixteen, he crossed the
ocean to study in Scotland
(pg. 76)
Next
Why did Elijah take the job with the railroad?
Elijah needed the work.
(pg. 80)
Then
The engines ran out of oil.
Finally
Elijah designed an oil cup to
keep the engine oiled.
Elijah takes a difficult job
with the railroad.
What happened because the engines
ran out of oil?
Without oil, the parts would
stick and wear down. The
train would stop. (pg. 86)
What happened because Elijah invented
the oil cup?
Train travel became faster
and safer. (pg. 89)