The Buried City ofPompeii

What Really HappenedTheme 2, Checking Progress, Day 1

Taught By: Mrs. Williams

Theme Wrap Up: What Really Happened?

Comprehension Skill:Comparing LiteratureWhich

selection in this theme do

you think described the

biggest mystery? Why?

Do you think that any of

the mysteries from this

theme will ever be

solved? Why or why not?

How might the selections this

week be similar to the

other selections in this theme? How might

they be different?

Steward

n.  A person who manages someone else's household. His steward arranged for the roof to be fixed and the garden to be planted.

Jostled

v.  Pushed or bumped against. Anne was jostled as the class rushed into the gym.

Tremor

n.  A shaking movement. People who lived hundreds of miles away still felt the tremors from the earthquake.  

Pumice

n.  A lightweight volcanic rock. Cynthia collects pumice from the slopes of the old volcano.

Throng

n.  A large crowd of people. A throng of people hurried from the parking lot to the stadium before the game started.

Rubble

n.  Pieces of broken stone or other material. The earthquake reduced the buildings to rubble.

• steward– A person who manages

someone else's household.

• jostled– Pushed or bumped against

• tremor– A shaking movement

• pumice– A lightweight volcanic rock

• throng– A large crowd of people

• rubble– Pieces of broken stone and other

material

Key Background Vocabulary

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What Really HappenedTheme 2, Checking Progress, Day 2

Taught By: Mrs. Williams

Spewed

v.  To shove out forcefully. The broken faucet spewed water all over the kitchen.

Avalanche

n.  A large mass of earth or snow moving down a mountain. People skiing in the mountains can be caught in an avalanche.

Glimpse

n.  A brief and incomplete look. Sam caught a glimpse of his new classroom through a window.

Strongbox

n.  A safe for valuables.

Renovation

v.  The process of restoring something to a good condition.

Amphora

n.  A two-handed jar with a narrow neck.

• spewed– Forced out in a stream.

• avalanche– A large moving mass of earth

or snow.

• glimpse– A brief or incomplete look.

• strongbox– A safe for valuables.

• renovation– The process of restoring

something to a good condition.

• amphora– A two-handled jar with a

narrow neck.

Key Background Vocabulary

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Story Elements & Questioning Buckle Down pg.66-80

The Buried City ofPompeii

What Really HappenedTheme 2, Checking Progress, Day 3

Taught By: Mrs. Williams

Fact &

 Opinion

PB pg. 167

What do you think the author’s purpose was in writing the selection?

What Mystery does the selection attempt to explain?What kind of writing

is the selection an example of?

How did the author attempt to explain the mystery?

Why do you think the mystery fascinates people?

Compare and Contrast

With your shoulder partner, answer the following questions about each of the five selections from this theme. You may look back in your text if you need to.

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What Really HappenedTheme 2, Checking Progress, Day 4

Taught By: Mrs. Williams

Text Organ

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The Buried City ofPompeii

What Really HappenedTheme 2, Checking Progress, Day 4

Taught By: Mrs. Williams

Test Practi

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Test Practi

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Weekly Skills Test1. Make sure your name, date, and

assignment are written clearly on the top left of the paper.

2. Turn your test paper to me and put your answer key in the reading basket.

3. Finish your Mountain Language.

4. Finish any other unfinished work.

In the NewsChoose one of the Newspaper articles

available and on a piece of notebook paper, answer the following questions about the article you chose.

What is the article about?

Where and when is the article talking about?

Why did it happen and why is this important?

Who is the article about?