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.