Heat Wave
That’s Amazing!Story
Genre
Strategy
Skill
Tall Tale
Evaluate
Fantasy and Realism
Key VocabularyKey Vocabulary •Affected
horizon
Miscalculated
Singe
Temperature
Weather vane
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What amazing things happen when a heat wave strikes a Kansas farm? Evaluate how the author and the illustrator make this story funny and incredible.
We will: • Evaluate new information against
known information and ideas.
• Decide how well the author uses fantasy and realism in the story
Traffic Light AnalogyTraffic Light Analogy
• Red LevelRed LevelEvaluate & CreateEvaluate & Create
Think!Think!• Yellow LevelYellow Level
Apply & AnalyzeApply & Analyze
Find It!Find It!• Green LevelGreen Level
Remember & UnderstandRemember & Understand
See It!See It!
Consider the following:Consider the following:Fantastic and realistic details in the story.
How well the author succeeds in creating a funny and incredible story.
How the author blends the fantastic with the real to make the story more believable.
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Let’s Read!Page #361
affected:
•Caused a change in In 1989, the 7.1 Loma Prieta Earthquake affected the lives of many people in California.
horizon: •A line along
which the earth and sky seem
to meet
The sky seemed join the earth at
the horizon.
temperature: •A measure of heat or coldness
The temperature outside was
blistering hot.
weather vane: •A moveable pointer that shows wind direction The wind
was blowing the weather vane to the
east.
•To burn slightly
singe:
A flame can singe wood.
miscalculated:
•Figured incorrectlyThe chef miscalculated the amount of salt
needed for the recipe.