Grammar
Where should a comma go in the date below?
January 7 2004
January 7, 2004
What needs to be at the end of every sentence?
Puncuation
. ? !
Complete the sentence:
An earthquake can seem to happen _________ , but it actually happens because pressure has been building up for some time.
(loudly, carefully, abruptly, accidentally)
abruptly
The myths tell of times when these animals moved or fought, making the earth tremble.
What does tremble mean?
shake
How do islands get bigger?
Volcanoes continue erupting
Where should the comma go in the address below?
345 North St. Keystone SD 15432
345 North St. Keystone, SD 15432
What needs to be at the beginning of every sentence?
A capital letter
A volcanic _________ can be calm and quiet or sudden and violent.
eruption
It has one of the most advanced earthquake early warning systems in the world.
What does advanced mean?
highly developed
Why do we use an early warning system?
It alerts people of earthquakes and tsunamis.
Where should the comma and quotation marks go in the following sentence?
The text states The volcano is the largest in the world.
The text states, "The volcano is the largest in the world."
What does it mean to compare AND contrast two stories?
Find the similarities and differences
Tsunamis can be very _________, moving up to 500 miles per hour.
Word ends with a y
speedy
The world’s youngest island is a volcanic work in progress. What does volcanic work in progress mean?
The island is not done growing due to volcanic activity.
What causes earthquakes?
plate movement
In what order should these adjectives go to describe a volcano:
large, a, Hawaiin, old
A large, old, Hawaiian volcano.
What is cause and effect? Give me one example.
When something occurs and the aftermath of that event.
It was raining, the kids got wet.
The turtles moved, the earth was shaking.
Scientists make conclusions after ___________ examining evidence.
Word is an adverb
carefully
The turtle was true to his word. What does this mean about the turtle?
The turtle did what he said he would do
What is the Richter scale? How does it work?
It measures earthquakes. It uses numbers to put them in a scale. 2 is weaker than a 3.
Can you put these adjectives in the correct order to describe a rock?
obsidian, shiny, the, smooth
The smooth, shiny, obsidian rock.
Tell me all the parts of a paragraph.
Topic Sentence
Supporting Sentence
Conclusion
It would be interesting to read a(n) _________ about Alfred Wegener
biography
Answers found in the text are what? Also what should you do to prove you found them?
explicit evidence
Underline the evidence
What is a myth?
A myth is a made-up story used to describe a natural event.