vocabulary
Define Atlas and put it into a sentence.
A book of maps and charts.
In Fisher's bookshop, Uncle Arnie had a ancient atlas with gold-edged pages and vibrant colors of maps in it.
Setting of the story
Fisher's bookshop
How many chapters are there in the book?
Three
What happened first?
1. Marla and Isaac get an assignment from school.
2. Marla and Isaac borrow the Atlas.
1. They get an assignment from school.
Is it a fact that Southern Calf. has a lot of Earthquakes?
Fact/YES- Each year the southern California area has about 10,000 earthquakes. Most of them are so small that they are not felt. Only several hundred are greater than magnitude 3.0, and only about 15-20 are greater than magnitude 4.0.
define Earthquake and make a sentence.
a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
Isaac and Marla had a school assignment for science, and their topic was "how different environments affect people's lives" so they thought of earthquakes.
Main characters
Isaac and Marla
Chapter one (The bookshop)
Sum up Chapter one
Isaac and Marla go to Fisher's bookstore to visit with their great uncle Arnie. They had cocoa and loved to look around his shop with antiques. They told him about their school assignment for science in which they will be partners and pick their topic. The kids do their dishes and Uncle Arnie suggest an Atlas to help them. They find an Atlas and Uncle Arnie tells them the difference between a globe and an Atlas. Uncle Arnie let's them borrow a valuable atlas of his and puts it into a bag so it does not get wet in the snow.
What happened first?
1. Uncle Arnie explains the difference between a globe and an atlas.
2. The twins find the golden compass needle.
1. Uncle Arnie explains the difference between a globe and an atlas.
Is it a Fact that Marla and Isaac are a year apart?
NO, they are twins. Same age.
define possession and make a sentence
an item of property; something belonging to one.
The atlas was one of the most valuable possessions that Uncle Arnie had in his bookstore.
The mood of the story
mystery with some action/adventure
Chapter two- the Atlas
Sum up Chapter two
The twins head home with the Atlas. The kids tell their parents they visited Uncle Arnie and show them the atlas. Mom says they can start their assignment after dinner. Dad helps them narrow their research for earthquakes. The twins decide on Southern California since it has a lot of earthquakes and a fault line called the San Andreas Fault.
What happened first?
1. The twins walk to Tilton, Southern California.
2. The Twins eat breakfast.
1. The twins walk to the Southern California
Is it a fact that they did not really build a house in Southern Calf. ?
Fact/Yes- It was a dream.
define submerged and make a sentence
to be under water.
Isaac and Marla submerged the dishes into the soapy water in Arnie's tiny sink, and then washed and dried the dishes.
problem in the story
Isaac and Marla need to work on an assignment together and they are not sure where to start.
Chapter-Earthquake
Sum up the chapter Earthquake
Marla awakens to bright sunshine, but she is not sure where she is. No house or parents. They are in Palm Springs in Southern California. They walk to town and go to cafe for breakfast. They meet Pam. They are short on funds and Pam helps them by offering a job to help build a house. They learn houses have to be built stronger and with different
installations than other houses because of Earthquakes. Marla realizes she was dreaming.
What happens first?
1. The twins help build a house.
2. The twins find they have only a little money.
2. The twins find they have only a little money.
Is it a fact that Uncle Arnie owns an Antique Shop.
NO, it is a rare bookshop.
an area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.
Dad helped Isaac and Marla narrow their research to one region that had earthquakes, they chose Southern California.
Was the story fiction or non-fiction
fiction-Did not happen. Not based on real life experience.
Which chapter contained the problem in our story.
The Atlas
What happened first?
1. Marla wakes up.
2. Isaac and Marla learn to build in Southern Calf.
They learn to build in Southern Calf.
Is it a fact that the family had fish sticks and french fries when the twins got home?
NO-They had meatloaf.