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The Buried City of Pompeii

The Buried City of Pompeii. What Really Happened Theme 2 , Checking Progress , Day 1 Taught By: Mr. Williams. Theme Wrap Up: What Really Happened?. Steward. Jostled. Tremor. Pumice. Throng. Rubble. Key Background Vocabulary. steward A person who manages someone else's household.

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The Buried City of Pompeii

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  1. The Buried City ofPompeii What Really Happened Theme 2, Checking Progress, Day 1 Taught By: Mr. Williams

  2. Theme Wrap Up: What Really Happened?

  3. Steward

  4. Jostled

  5. Tremor

  6. Pumice

  7. Throng

  8. Rubble

  9. Key Background Vocabulary • 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

  10. The Buried City of Pompeii

  11. The Buried City ofPompeii What Really Happened Theme 2, Checking Progress, Day 2 Taught By: Mr. Williams

  12. Spewed

  13. Avalanche

  14. Glimpse

  15. Strongbox

  16. Renovation

  17. Amphora

  18. Key Background Vocabulary • 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.

  19. Vocabulary: Syllables in a Dictionary

  20. Vocabulary: Homophones

  21. Decoding: Inflectional Endings –al, -ive, -ous investigate -al carnivore experiment mass -ive burry create invent comic -ous marvel fame

  22. The Buried City of Pompeii

  23. Pompeii With your Suit partner, discuss questions 1-7 on page 208 of your text. You may look back in your text if you need to. When you're finished begin thinking about the following questions. What Mystery does the selection attempt to explain? What do you think the author’s purpose was in writing the selection? How did the author attempt to explain the mystery? What kind of writing is the selection an example of? Why do you think the mystery fascinates people?

  24. The Buried City ofPompeii What Really Happened Theme 2, Checking Progress, Day 2 Taught By: Mr. Williams

  25. Key Background Vocabulary • 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

  26. Key Background Vocabulary • 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.

  27. Fact & Opinion

  28. Text Organization

  29. Compare and Contrast With your shoulderpartner, answer the following questions about each of the five selectionsfrom this theme. You may look back in your text if you need to. What Mystery does the selection attempt to explain? What do you think the author’s purpose was in writing the selection? How did the author attempt to explain the mystery? What kind of writing is the selection an example of? Why do you think the mystery fascinates people?

  30. Extreme Partner Reading

  31. The Buried City ofPompeii What Really Happened Theme 2, Checking Progress, Day 4 Taught By: Mr. Williams

  32. Key Background Vocabulary • 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

  33. Key Background Vocabulary • 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.

  34. Test Practice

  35. Test Practice

  36. In the News Choose one of the Newspaper articles available and on a piece of notebook paper, answer the following questions about the article you chose. Where and when is the article talking about? What is the article about? Why did it happen and why is this important? Who is the article about?

  37. The Buried City ofPompeii What Really Happened Theme 2, Checking Progress, Day 4 Taught By: Mr. Williams

  38. Weekly Skills Test • Make sure your name, date, and assignment are written clearly on the top left of the paper. • Turn your test paper to me and put your answer key in the reading basket. • Finish your Mountain Language. • Finish any other unfinished work.

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