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Universidad Sagrado Corazón Earthquake Terror EDU 612 Maria Teresa Arias. Earthquake Terror. by Peg Kehret. Literature. Genres Genre means a category, or kind of story. Books or stories can be categorized by: Fiction Non-fiction. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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.