Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible Fireworks Day 1

Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible Firewords Author: David L. Harrison Illustrator: Cheryl Nathan Genre: Expository Nonfiction Comprehension Strategy: Compare/Contrast Comprehension Skill: Monitor and Fix-up

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

Read Aloud: “Hurricane” How does the information in the selection compare to what you already knew about hurricanes? Name the main idea and one supporting detail.

Surviving Natural Disasters Concept Web Listen to this sentence: If the hurricane is expected to be fairly severe and you live close to the shore, there's a good chance that you will be asked to evacuate the area. Evacuate means to get everyone out of a dangerous place or situation. Let’s add it to the web.

Surviving Natural Disasters Concept Web Listen to this sentence: Move all people and valuables to the side of the house away from the wind, to avoid blowing debris. Debris is scattered pieces or bits of something that have been torn down or blown up. Let’s add it to the web.

Surviving Natural Disasters Concept Web Listen to this sentence: Even if you aren't asked to evacuate by local authorities, you can decide to evacuate on your own. Authorities are the officials in control. Let’s add it to the web.

Comare/Contrast Monitor/Fix-up Objectives: Use compare and contrast. Monitor and fix up to compare and contrast.

Best Friends Think of the ways in which you and your best friend are alike and different. Write three to five sentences that compare and contrast the two of you.

Compare/Contrast Read page 380. Recognizing a compare/contrast organization can help us adjust our reading and understand the selection better. Monitoring our understanding of a selection and "fixing up“ what we do not understand helps us notice the comparisons and contrasts an author is making.

Volcanoes Things we know Questions

Words to know beneath buried chimney earthquakes fireworks force trembles volcanoes

More Words to Know Crevice – a crack in Earth’s surface Collide – to crash into one another Lava – hot, melted rock that flows onto Earth’s surface from deep inside Earth

Beneath in a lower place; under; below

Buried Covered up; hidden

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

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

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

Force Power; strength

Trembles Moves with a quick shaking motion

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

Let’s Practice!

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

earthquakes

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

force

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

volcano

During an earthquake the ground , or shakes very quickly.

trembles

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

chimney

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

beneath

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

fireworks

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

buried

Small Group Read leveled readers

Fluency Listen as I read "Hurricane," and notice how I read with accuracy and self-correct if I misread. I use the same strategy when I read silently.

Grammar Day 1

Daily Fix-it Did you now there is a big volcano in washington? Did you know there is a big volcano in Washington? 2. I seen a picture of its steam and ashs. I saw a picture of its steam and ashes.

Reading-Grammar Connection Two plates crashed. They sent tremors called earthquakes through the ground. Crashed is a regular verb because it forms its past tense by adding -ed. Sent is an irregular verb because it does not follow this rule.

Writing Day 1

Reading-Writing Connection When you write a response for tests, remember that signal words that show how ideas are related can strengthen your answer. Think about how Harrison uses words to compare and contrast different kinds of volcanoes in Volcanoes: Nature's 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.

Spelling Day 1

Time for the pre-test!

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