Universidad Sagrado Corazón

Earthquake TerrorEDU 612

Maria Teresa Arias

Earthquake Terror

by Peg Kehretby Peg Kehret

Genres

Genre means a category, or kind of story.

Books or stories can be categorized by: Fiction

Non-fiction.

Fiction: Books that are made up by  the author, or are not true,are fiction.

Nonfiction: Books that are true,are about real things, people,events, and places.

Preparing to Read.Genre: Realistic fiction

• Can be based on a real story

• Characters act like real people

• Character tries to solve a problem

• Story could happen in real life

• Some events are historically accurate

• Character’s feelings and behaviors are like real life

• Debris

• Devastation

• Fault

• Impact

• Jolt

Preparing to Read.

Key Vocabulary

• Shuddered

• Susceptible

• Undulating

• Upheaval

debrisdebris

the remains of something broken or destroyed

devastationdevastation

destruction or ruin

faultfault

a break in a rock mass caused by a shifting

of the earth’s crust

joltjolt

a sudden jerk or bump

shudderedshuddered

shook, vibrated, or quivered

undulatingundulating

moving in waves or with a smooth, wavy motion

impactimpact

the striking of one body against another

Background InformationBackground Information

Earthquakes are caused by the shifting or

breaking of plates within the Earth.

Let’s check out what National Geographic

has to say about earthquakes for more

information!

Closing Activity.

Today we have prepared to read our book:

Reading of Hougthon Miffling.

Theme: Expedition.

Title: Earthquake Terror.

We spoke about our own experiences.

We learned the literaly genre of the story.

We learned a Earthquake Terror vocabulary.

We learned and investigate about a theme.