1. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes An excerpt from a novel based on a true story By: Eleanor Coerr

2. Radiation Sickness In 1945, during WWII, the U.S. droppedc two atom bombs on the Japanese ciites of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombs spread radiation- harmful energy waves that come from atom bombs. Radiation made people very sick. They felt very weak and had trouble fighting germs. This is a historical fiction story, but many parts are true.

3. Novel- historical fiction Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes is a novel that is historical fiction It is based on a real girl who with radiation sickness Some of the events and characters are fiction

4. Cause & Effect cause = action that makes something happen effect = the result CauseEffect Dropped your binder Came home late Teacher called Mom Friend said something mean Didn’t press “save” on computer Didn’t clean your room Didn’t turn in your work Papers got mixed up __________________ ___________________

5. Adjectives ending in –ed Simple form of the verb Please +ed Adjective pleased Puzzle Surprise Color +edPuzzled surprised colored

6. Possessive Nouns Teacher’s projector Student’s papers Mom’s keys Dog’s paws Desk’s legs Table’s top Principal’s office Dad’s car Who has/owns something

7. shot

8. plump

9. mysteriously

10. grant

11. omen

12. lopsided

13. twinkling

14. mischief

15. thread

16. courage

17. **tacks

18. **parasol

19. **puzzled

20. **grin

21. chan