Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible Fireworks Day 3

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 Day What happens when a volcano is "sleeping"?

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

Small Group Read Volcanoes: Nature's Incredible Fireworks, 390 - 394

Reader Response Open for Discussion Your friend says, "I'm glad I live on this quiet, solid Earth." After reading this article, what can you tell your friend about this Earth? The author provides many interesting facts about volcanoes. What was the most interesting fact you learned? Why? Think Like an Author How are volcanoes and fireworks alike from far off? How are they different up close? Compare and Contrast How did you make sure that you understood the information about volcanoes as you read this selection? Monitor and Fix Up You are a newspaper reporter. Tell your readers what it is like to watch a volcano erupt. Use words from the Words to Know list to describe the event. Vocabulary

Look Back and Write Look back at pages 386–387. What can happen when a volcano erupts? Use details from the selection in your answer.

Test Time Do your best!

Fluency Listen as I read aloud p. 389. Notice how I read with accuracy. Practice reading p. 389 silently three times.

Grammar Day 3

Daily Fix-it Thomas seen a mountan in Hawaii, and it was a volcano. Thomas saw a mountain in Hawaii, and it was a volcano. Last year he and his Family walks on hard lava. Last year he and his family walked on hard lava.

Irregular Verbs Using a variety of verbs makes writing lively. Some verbs that writers use are irregular verbs. I found hard lava and took photographs. Review something you have written to see if you can improve it by using and spelling irregular verbs correctly.

Writing Day 3

Writing Prompt Look at the writing prompt on page 395 in your book: Volcanoes describes natural events. Think about two natural events you have seen or read about. Now write a paragraph that compares and contrasts these two events.

Test-taking Tips Read the prompt carefully. Find key words. Consider purpose and audience. How will they affect your writing? Develop a plan. Think of what you want to say before writing. Use a graphic organizer. For example, for a story, think of a beginning, middle, and end. For a comparison/contrast essay, use a T-chart or a Venn diagram. Support your ideas. Use facts, examples, and details to strengthen your response. Avoid making general statements that are unsupported. Use a variety of sentence structures. Include compound sentences, varied sentence beginnings, and different sentence lengths and types. Choose clear, precise words. Use words that create pictures and help readers understand what you mean. Check your writing. If this is a timed test, you may not have time to recopy your work. However, you can neatly add, delete, or change words and make corrections. It pays to reread your work before handing it in.

Spelling Day 3

Write a Newspaper Article Write a newspaper article using at least three of the spelling words. Share your articles with the class by reading them aloud, or creating a class newspaper to display work.

Classwork/Homework Spelling Practice Book page 59.

Science Connection Time for Science, Changes in Landforms, page 391

Great Job!