Fast Forward to the Future
Science Fiction (fiction), 2,416 words, Level Y (Grade 5)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Visualize
Comprehension	Problem and Solution
Grammar and Mechanics	Compound Adjectives
Word Work	Similes

Book Summary

Fast Forward to the Future recounts another of Miguel's adventures as he dives into one of The Great Gallardo's books. He travels in time and finds himself at the mercy of the cannibalistic Morlocks—80,000 years into the future. In his haste to escape, he rushes further into the future and finds himself on a dying Earth. Illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Visualize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
• Analyze the problem and solution in the story
• Identify and use compound adjectives
• Understand similes

Vocabulary

• Content words: cannibals, comprehend, flourished, fluorescent, fourth dimension, inferno, laboratory, mesmerized, primitive, putrid, time machine, torqued, transformed

Book Resources

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