Why is it important to stay calm during a crisis? Get Ready to Read Why is it important to stay calm during a crisis? When have you faced an emergency? How did you react? How were your reactions useful? Which reactions would not be useful? Turn to page 390-391. What are the attitudes of people giving CPR? What challenges does an emergency dispatcher face? What types of workers are responding to the emergencies?

Staying Calm in a Crisis Get Ready to Read Staying Calm in a Crisis Attitude Challenge Professions

Amazing Words Listen for the following words as we read Dragon Slayers Get Ready to Read Amazing Words Listen for the following words as we read Dragon Slayers Tundra Trauma Attitude Challenges

Trauma – physical injury or shock Get Ready to Read Trauma – physical injury or shock What might have happened to a trauma victim? What kind of help might a trauma victim need? Give an example of a trauma victim (from the movies or TV). Tundra – vast, treeless plain in the Arctic region where the ground beneath the surface stays frozen. The caribou migrated across the tundra in search of food. What other kinds of arctic landscapes are there besides tundra?

Attitude – a way of thinking, feeling or acting Get Ready to Read Attitude – a way of thinking, feeling or acting She had a can-do attitude and completed every task. Use the word attitude in a sentence. Challenges – calls or invitations to games or contests or any things that take effort or interest. The new boy in class found many challenges in making new friends. What kinds of challenges have you experienced?

Sequence – the order of events in a story. Read and Comprehend Sequence – the order of events in a story. What are some clue words that help you find the sequence? As you read “Slow Down”, look for sequence clue words. To predict is to think about what might happen next. To set a purpose is similar, it means to think about what you want to learn. What predictions did you make as you read “Slow Down”? Were they right?

Follow along as I read paragraph 3 of Slow Down. Read and Comprehend Fluency Follow along as I read paragraph 3 of Slow Down. Notice the expression. Now, read paragraph 3 with your group. Use expression and stay together.

Vocabulary Which word fits the following lists? Read and Comprehend Vocabulary Which word fits the following lists? Frenzied, shocked, horrified - ______________________________________ Regular, ordinary, expected - _______________________________________ Floated, crawled, dog-paddled - ____________________________________ Calm, bored, nervous - __________________________________________ Stressed, highlighted, point out - __________________________________

1. nuclear 2. helicopter 3. anxious 4. appreciate 5. plastic Language Arts Spelling Pre-Test Take out a piece of paper and put your heading on it. 1. nuclear 2. helicopter 3. anxious 4. appreciate 5. plastic 6. familiar 7. athletic 8. escape 9. apologize 10. Washington 11. pastime 12. exquisite 13. lantern 14. fulfill 15. souvenir 16. tragedy 17. sherbet 18. algebra 19. icicles 20. escort

Language Arts

Autobiographical Sketch Language Arts Autobiographical Sketch Describes a true event or events in the author’s life Includes the writer’s thoughts and feelings May be part of a longer autobiography Uses the first person point of view

Language Arts

What details in the first paragraph grab your attention? Language Arts What details in the first paragraph grab your attention? What is the beginning of this story? (one sentence) What is the middle? (one sentence) What is the end? (one sentence)