Mrs. Richards
Unit 4 Week 3
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Vocabulary
active-lively and ready to work as expected
earth-the ground or land we walk on
explode-to burst loudly with a lot of force
island-land that has water all around it
local-something that is nearby
properties-the different ways something looks and acts
solid-something that is firm and hard and keeps shape
steep-something that has a very sharp slope
Genre: Realistic: Expository Text
includes facts about real events
incudes text features such as subheads and bold point
Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect
A cause is an event or an action that makes something happen
an effect is what happens because of that event
Vocabulary strategy:Context Clues
Context clues re other words and sentences that are near the word you are trying to understand
These clues can help you figure out the meaning of the unknown words
Essential Question:
How does the earth change?
