Book Summary
The Eruption of Mount Shasta is a fictional story about a boy named Kyle, his dog, Oz, and his pet crow, who, strangely enough, is named Raven. The three live with Kyle's family in Shasta City, California, which is close to an active volcano. One day, the volcano erupts. Everyone must leave quickly, but Kyle refuses to leave without first finding Oz, who has disappeared. The story is filled with suspense and includes some humor as well.

Vocabulary
Avalanche
Composed
Descending
Disorienting
Fend
Generated
Heroism
Imploring
Intermingling
Irony
Oblivious
Obnoxious
Spewing
Therapy
Unconvincingly

Reproducibles
Worksheets
worksheet 1: Problem and solution
worksheet 2: Parts of speech - adjectives, verbs, and adverbs

Lesson Objectives

Comprehension
You will likely address a number of comprehension skills as students work to understand the text. The targeted comprehension strategy for this lesson is: Recognize and discuss problem/solutions relationships in text

Word Work
Parts of speech -   
Adjectives, verbs, and adverbs
Identify and use adjectives, verbs, and adverbs.