Lesson Plans for THE ERUPTION OF MOUNT SHASTA Level X

Before Reading

Elicit Prior Knowledge and Build Background
Write the words earthquake and volcano on a large sheet of paper.
Ask students to suggest things they know about both of these.
Ask: What do you know about earthquakes and volcanoes? Write all students' responses on the board.
Introduce the idea of problems and solutions. Choose one of the students' responses - something like lots of dust or lava. Say: This is a problem. A solution to this could be to stay indoors, or get in the car and drive away from it. These are problem/solution relationships.

Introduce worksheet 1
Say: This worksheet looks at problem/solution relationships within the story we are going to read. You may want to fill in some parts as you read.  

Introducing the Book
Before handing out the book, introduce it by showing the front cover.
Ask: What does this tell you about the book?
Turn the book over to the back cover.
Ask: What other information does this give you about the book?

Skim and Scan
Hand out the book, asking students to skim through the chapter headings and illustrations.
Ask: What other information does this give you about the book?
Have students find the word generated on page 16. Have them read the sentence that it is in.
Ask: Does anyone know what this word is? What do you think this word means?
Do the same with the other words in the Vocabulary section.

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