1. Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible Fireworks
Day 3

2. 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

3. Question of the Day
What happens when a volcano is "sleeping"?

4. Words to know beneath buried chimney earthquakes fireworks force
trembles
volcanoes

5. 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

6. Beneath
in a lower place; under; below

7. Buried
Covered up; hidden

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

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

10. 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

11. Force
Power; strength

12. Trembles
Moves with a quick shaking motion

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

14. Small Group
Read Volcanoes: Nature's Incredible Fireworks,

15. 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

16. 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.

17. Test Time
Do your best!

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

19. Grammar
Day 3

20. 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.

21. 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.

23. Writing
Day 3

24. 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.

25. 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.

27. Spelling
Day 3

28. 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.

30. Classwork/Homework
Spelling Practice Book page 59.

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

32. Great Job!