Volcanoes Seymour Simon
Theme: Nature’s Fury Genre: Nonfiction Comprehension Strategy: Monitor / Clarify Comprehension Skill: Categorize / Classify Word Work: Structural Analysis: Word roots struct / rupt Spelling: /o/, /oo/, and /yoo/ sounds Vocabulary: Dictionary -Definitions Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns Writing: A Paragraph of Information
Advancing Moving forward
century One hundred years 100 100 100
cinders Charred bits of rock; ashes
crater A bowl –shaped depression
crust The solid outer layer of earth
eruption A volcanic explosion or large flow of lava
extinct No longer active; extinguished
lava Hot melted rock that flows from a volcano
magma Hot melted rock underneath the earth’s surface
molten Made liquid by heat
summit The top of a mountain
weathered Changed because of being exposed to the weather