The Great Serum Race The Great Serum Race BLAZING THE IDITAROD BLAZING THE IDITAROD

TRAILTRAIL By Debbie S. Miller By Debbie S. Miller

Illustrations by Jon Van ZyleIllustrations by Jon Van Zyle

Power Point by M.Straughan Power Point by M.Straughan

Comprehension SkillComprehension SkillSEQUENCESEQUENCE

Read to find out: What role did the sled dogs Read to find out: What role did the sled dogs play in the sequence of events? play in the sequence of events?

This is a NON FICTION story. Nonfiction is a This is a NON FICTION story. Nonfiction is a detailed account of read people or situations detailed account of read people or situations using verifiable facts. using verifiable facts.

VOCABULARYVOCABULARY

pedestrianspedestrians outskirtsoutskirts

unbearableunbearable rendezvousrendezvous

interceptintercept quarantinequarantine

epidemicepidemic plight plight

pedestrianspedestrians

Pedestrians are people Pedestrians are people who walk to a who walk to a destination. destination.

The pedestrians crossed The pedestrians crossed the street together.the street together.

What is a synonym for What is a synonym for pedestrian?pedestrian?

outskirtsoutskirts The outskirts refers The outskirts refers

to a place away from to a place away from the center. the center.

Emma lives on the Emma lives on the outskirts of town. outskirts of town.

What is a synonym What is a synonym for outskirts?for outskirts?

unbearableunbearable Something Something

unbearable cannot be unbearable cannot be tolerated. tolerated.

The sound of drilling The sound of drilling is unbearable. is unbearable.

What is a synonym What is a synonym for unbearable?for unbearable?

rendezvousrendezvous

A rendezvous is a A rendezvous is a designated meeting designated meeting or meeting place. or meeting place.

Our rendezvous was Our rendezvous was scheduled for eight.scheduled for eight.

What is a synonym What is a synonym for rendezvous?for rendezvous?

interceptintercept If you intercept If you intercept

something, you stop something, you stop its passage to its its passage to its destination.destination.

The mail truck will The mail truck will intercept the train intercept the train today.today.

What is a synonym What is a synonym for intercept? for intercept?

quarantinequarantine A quarantine is a A quarantine is a

restriction put on restriction put on movements to try to movements to try to contain a disease. contain a disease.

When Ian had measles When Ian had measles he was in quarantine for he was in quarantine for sixty days. sixty days.

What is a synonym for What is a synonym for quarantine? quarantine?

epidemicepidemic

An epidemic is an An epidemic is an outbreak of a outbreak of a contagious disease. contagious disease.

The school shut down The school shut down due to a flu epidemic.due to a flu epidemic.

How might people How might people respond to an respond to an epidemic? epidemic?

What is a synonym for epidemic?

plightplight

The plight of The plight of someone or someone or something refers to a something refers to a difficult situation. difficult situation.

The plight of whales The plight of whales is sad. is sad.

What is a synonym What is a synonym for plight?for plight?

SPELLING SPELLING LIST VC/V LIST VC/V AND V/CV AND V/CV

PATTERNSPATTERNS

brutal brutal securesecure

panicpanic cabincabin

feverfever votervoter

vanishvanish nylonnylon

detectdetect resistresist

laborlabor focusfocus

rivalrival reciterecite

topictopic amidamid

unitunit rotaterotate

vitalvital lamentlament

victimvictim walletwallet

snapshotsnapshot muralmural

civiccivic

brutalbrutal

The cold The cold weather is weather is brutal.brutal.

securesecure

They feel They feel secure in secure in the shelter. the shelter.

panicpanic

Don’t Don’t panic over panic over the test. the test.

cabincabinThe cabin The cabin is in the is in the woods.woods.

feverfeverShe was She was sick with a sick with a fever. fever.

votervoterThe voter The voter entered the entered the booth. booth.

vanishvanish

Vanishing Vanishing pointpoint

nylonnylonThe brush The brush has nylon has nylon bristles. bristles.

detectdetectDo I detect Do I detect the smell the smell of paint?of paint?

resistresistI couldn’t I couldn’t resist resist buying the buying the toy. toy.

laborlaborWe went We went to the labor to the labor board. board.

focusfocusLet’s focus Let’s focus on good on good news. news.

rival rival The rival The rival team lost team lost the game. the game.

reciterecitePlease Please recite the recite the poem. poem.

topictopic

What topic What topic will you will you write write about?about?

amidamidThey were They were calm amid calm amid the uproar. the uproar.

unitunit

A second A second is a unit of is a unit of time. time.

rotate rotate Helicopter Helicopter blades blades rotate. rotate.

vital vital The heart The heart is vital is vital organ. organ.

lamentlamentLament Lament means to means to mourn. mourn.

victim victim The victim The victim went to the went to the police. police.

walletwalletI bought I bought my dad a my dad a wallet. wallet.

snapshot snapshot Have you Have you seen my seen my snapshot of snapshot of Barbara Barbara Mandrell? Mandrell?

muralmural

Have you Have you ever ever painted a painted a mural? mural?

civiccivicObeying Obeying the law is a the law is a civic duty. civic duty.

the endthe end