ReadyGEN 4A6

ReadyGEN 4A6

We

are going to continue reading The Earth Dragon Awakes to think

about how the challenges characters faced in the story relate to

challenges real people faced

In this lesson, we are

going to learn how the author used fictional characters to write

about real events and scientific ideas. As we read, think about

how the characters in the story reacted to difficult situations like

real people would have

Multiple Choice

What kind of information is included in the Afterword?

How are the events of the story related to the information in the

Afterword?

• made up events

• facts

• entertaining stories

Multiple Select

What kind of information is included in the Afterword?

How are the events of the story related to the information in the

Afterword?

After the earthquake, people

• hid in their homes

• left

• rebuilt the city

What kind of information is included in the Afterword?

How are the events of the story related to the information in the

Afterword?

The

information is factual. The Afterword gives information about the

real events on which the story was based.

Multiple Choice

How did the earthquake affect the population of San Francisco?

• It increased

• It decreased

Multiple Choice

How did the earthquake affect the population of San Francisco?

Before it was

• 100,000

• 400,000

• 200

• 175

Multiple Choice

How did the earthquake affect the population of San Francisco?

After it was

• 175,000

• 400,000

• 500,000

• 175

Character Response to Events

Having read the Afterword, I now can see that the author has

incorporated real historical events into the story. For instance, in the story,

Mr. Travis wanted to stay in San Francisco to rebuild his home, which

meant he was going to live in a tent for a while. According to the Afterword,

this is based on the historical fact that survivors of the earthquake lived in

tent cities throughout San Francisco as they rebuilt the city.

Open Ended

What are some words you think of or connect to the word: RUINS

Multiple Choice

As soon as Jay felt the wind, he let the kite go up to the __________.

• light
• sky
• sigh

Multiple Choice

First, he had to __________ the string to the kite.

• light
• shy
• tie

Multiple Choice

Jay went out to__________ his kite.

• fly
• might
• thigh

Multiple Choice

It was a __________ spring day.

• bright
• pie
• why

Multiple Choice

Jim _________ his teeth twice a day.

• brushes
• brushed
• brush
• brushing

Multiple Choice

He ______ every morning to stay healthy.

• jog
• jogs
• jogging
• jogged

Multiple Choice

Emma ___ her dance class yesterday afternoon. 

• enjoy
• enjoys
• enjoyed
• enjoying

Multiple Choice

_{Alisha ___ her grandparents last week.}

• visiting
• visited
• visits
• visit

Order Sequence of Events

As I look for details about how Henry experiences

the earthquake, I read that at first, he heard some rumbling noises that sounded like an approaching train. I’m going to make a note of that idea as the first thing that happened to Henry when the earthquake started.