Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible FireworksFireworks

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Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible FirewordsFirewords• Author: David L. HarrisonAuthor: David L. Harrison• Illustrator: Cheryl NathanIllustrator: Cheryl Nathan• Genre: Expository NonfictionGenre: Expository Nonfiction• Comprehension Strategy: Comprehension Strategy:

Compare/ContrastCompare/Contrast• Comprehension Skill: Monitor and Fix-Comprehension Skill: Monitor and Fix-

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Question of the WeekQuestion of the Week

• How can people use a scientific How can people use a scientific understanding of nature to protect understanding of nature to protect themselves from natural disasters? themselves from natural disasters?

Read Aloud: “Hurricane”Read Aloud: “Hurricane”

• How does the information in the How does the information in the selection compare to what you alreadyselection compare to what you alreadyknew about hurricanes? knew about hurricanes?

• Name the main idea and one supporting Name the main idea and one supporting detail. detail.

Surviving Natural Disasters Surviving Natural Disasters Concept WebConcept Web• Listen to this sentence:Listen to this sentence:• If the hurricane is expected to be fairly severe and If the hurricane is expected to be fairly severe and

you live close to the shore, there's a good chance you live close to the shore, there's a good chance that you will be asked to that you will be asked to evacuateevacuate the area. the area.

• Evacuate means to get everyone out of a dangerous Evacuate means to get everyone out of a dangerous place or situation. Let’s add it to the web.place or situation. Let’s add it to the web.

Surviving Natural Disasters Surviving Natural Disasters Concept WebConcept Web• Listen to this sentence:Listen to this sentence:• Move all people and valuables to the side of the Move all people and valuables to the side of the

house away from the wind, to avoid blowing house away from the wind, to avoid blowing debrisdebris. . • Debris is scattered pieces or bits of something that Debris is scattered pieces or bits of something that

have been torn down or blown up. Let’s add it to the have been torn down or blown up. Let’s add it to the web.web.

Surviving Natural Disasters Surviving Natural Disasters Concept WebConcept Web• Listen to this sentence:Listen to this sentence:• Even if you aren't asked to evacuate by local Even if you aren't asked to evacuate by local

authoritiesauthorities, you can decide to, you can decide toevacuate on your own. evacuate on your own.

• Authorities are the officials in control. Let’s add it to Authorities are the officials in control. Let’s add it to the web.the web.

Comare/ContrastComare/ContrastMonitor/Fix-upMonitor/Fix-up

• Objectives:Objectives:• Use compare and contrast. Use compare and contrast. • Monitor and fix up to compare and Monitor and fix up to compare and

contrast.contrast.

Best FriendsBest Friends

• Think of the ways in which you and your Think of the ways in which you and your best friend are alike and different. best friend are alike and different.

• Write three to five sentences that Write three to five sentences that compare and contrast the two of you. compare and contrast the two of you.

Compare/ContrastCompare/Contrast

• Read page 380.Read page 380.• Recognizing a compare/contrast organization Recognizing a compare/contrast organization

can help us adjust our reading and can help us adjust our reading and understand the selection better. understand the selection better.

• Monitoring our understanding of a selection Monitoring our understanding of a selection and "fixing up“ what we do not understandand "fixing up“ what we do not understandhelps us notice the comparisons and helps us notice the comparisons and contrasts an author is making. contrasts an author is making.

VolcanoesVolcanoes

Things we know Questions

Words to knowWords to know

• beneathbeneath• buriedburied• chimneychimney• earthquakesearthquakes• fireworksfireworks• forceforce• tremblestrembles• volcanoesvolcanoes

More Words to KnowMore Words to Know

• Crevice – a crack in Earth’s surfaceCrevice – a crack in Earth’s surface

• Collide – to crash into one anotherCollide – to crash into one another

• Lava – hot, melted rock that flows onto Lava – hot, melted rock that flows onto Earth’s surface from deep inside EarthEarth’s surface from deep inside Earth

BeneathBeneath

• in a lower place; under; belowin a lower place; under; below

BuriedBuried

• Covered up; hiddenCovered up; hidden

ChimneyChimney

• A tall, hollow column, usually made of A tall, hollow column, usually made of brick, to carry away smoke from a brick, to carry away smoke from a fireplace or furnacefireplace or furnace

EarthquakesEarthquakes

• Violent shaking or shifting motion of the Violent shaking or shifting motion of the ground caused by the sudden movement of ground caused by the sudden movement of rock far beneath Earth’s surfacerock far beneath Earth’s surface

FireworksFireworks

• Firecrackers and other things that make Firecrackers and other things that make a loud noise or go up high in the air and a loud noise or go up high in the air and burst in a shower of stars and sparksburst in a shower of stars and sparks

ForceForce

• Power; strengthPower; strength

TremblesTrembles

• Moves with a quick shaking motionMoves with a quick shaking motion

VolcanoesVolcanoes

• Hills or mountains built up by lava and Hills or mountains built up by lava and ash around an opening in Earth’s crustash around an opening in Earth’s crust

Let’s Let’s Practice!Practice!

Many places in the world Many places in the world have , or a violent have , or a violent shaking of the ground. shaking of the ground.

earthquakesearthquakes

The of an earthquake is so The of an earthquake is so powerful that tall buildings powerful that tall buildings sometimes fall to the ground.sometimes fall to the ground.

forceforce

The had lots and lots The had lots and lots of lava flowing from its of lava flowing from its opening. opening.

volcanovolcano

During an earthquake the During an earthquake the ground , or shakes ground , or shakes very quickly.very quickly.

tremblestrembles

I saw smoke coming from I saw smoke coming from the at the top of their the at the top of their house. They must have a house. They must have a fire in the fireplace. fire in the fireplace.

chimneychimney

There are plates that shift There are plates that shift way down the Earth’s way down the Earth’s surface that cause an surface that cause an earthquake to happen.earthquake to happen.

beneathbeneath

The on the fourth of The on the fourth of July were very colorful in July were very colorful in the night sky.the night sky.

fireworksfireworks

The car was in the The car was in the snow after the terrible snow after the terrible blizzard we had yesterday.blizzard we had yesterday.

buriedburied

Small GroupSmall Group

• Read leveled readersRead leveled readers

FluencyFluency

Listen as IListen as I read "Hurricane," and notice read "Hurricane," and notice how I read with accuracy and self-how I read with accuracy and self-correct if I misread. correct if I misread.

I use the same strategy when I read I use the same strategy when I read silently.silently.

GrammarGrammar

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Daily Fix-itDaily Fix-it1.1. Did you now there is a big volcano in Did you now there is a big volcano in

washington? washington?

Did you know there is a big volcano in Did you know there is a big volcano in Washington?Washington?

2. I seen a picture of its steam and ashs. 2. I seen a picture of its steam and ashs.

I saw a picture of its steam and ashes.I saw a picture of its steam and ashes.

Reading-Grammar ConnectionReading-Grammar Connection

• Two plates Two plates crashedcrashed. They . They sentsent tremors called tremors calledearthquakes through the ground.earthquakes through the ground.

• CrashedCrashed is a regular verb because it forms its is a regular verb because it forms its past tense by adding past tense by adding -ed.-ed.

• SentSent is an irregular verb because it does is an irregular verb because it doesnot follow this rule.not follow this rule.

WritingWriting

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Reading-Writing ConnectionReading-Writing Connection

• When you write a response for tests, When you write a response for tests, remember that signal words that show remember that signal words that show how ideas are related can strengthen how ideas are related can strengthen your answer. your answer.

• Think about how Harrison uses words Think about how Harrison uses words to compare and contrast different kinds to compare and contrast different kinds of volcanoes in of volcanoes in Volcanoes: Nature's Volcanoes: Nature's Incredible Fireworks.Incredible Fireworks.

The writer uses the words both and also to signal the similarities discussed in the first part of this compare/contrast paragraph. The word however is a useful connecting word because it introduces several differences between roses and tulips.

SpellingSpelling

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Time for the pre-test!Time for the pre-test!

Check your workCheck your work

Great Job!Great Job!