Mysterious Disappearances

Mysterious Disappearances — page 1 — Before During and After Reading Activities Before Reading Building Background Knowledge and Academic Vocabulary Before Reading strategies activate prior knowledge and set a purpose for reading Before reading a book it is important to tap into what your child or students already know about the topic This will help them develop their vocabulary and increase their reading comprehension Questions and activities to build background knowledge 1 Look at the cover of the book What will this book be about 2 What do you already know about the topic 3 Let's study the Table of Contents What will you learn about in the book's chapters 4 What would you like to learn about this topic Do you think you might learn about it from this book Why or why not Building Academic Vocabulary Building academic vocabulary is critical to understanding subject content Assist your child or students to gain meaning of the following vocabulary words Content Area Vocabulary Read the list What do these words mean adrift civilization alias colony artifacts tropical During Reading Writing Component During Reading strategies help to make connections monitor understanding generate questions and stay focused 1 While reading write in your reading journal any questions you have or anything you do not understand 2 After completing each chapter write a summary of the chapter in your reading journal 3 While reading make connections with the text and write them in your reading journal a Text to Self What does this remind me of in my life What were my feelings when I read this b Text to Text What does this remind me of in another book I've read How is this different from other books I've read c Text to World What does this remind me of in the real world Have I heard about this before News current events school etc After Reading Comprehension and Extension Activity After Reading strategies provide an opportunity to summarize question reflect discuss and respond to text After reading the book work on the following questions with your child or students to check their level of reading comprehension and content mastery 1 What is a ghost ship Summarize 2 Why has the Bermuda Triangle become so famous Infer 3 What was Amelia Earhart doing when she disappeared Asking Questions 4 Which mysterious disappearance is the most interesting to you and why Text to Self Connection Extension Activity Think about two or three of the mysterious disappearances mentioned in this book Write your own explanation for what you think really happened Discuss why your explanation makes the most sense

Mysterious Disappearances — page 2 — Table of Contents Lost at Sea Into Thin Air Lost People Lost Places Memory Game Index Show What You Know Further Reading About the Author

Mysterious Disappearances — page 3 — Lost at Sea In 1872 the Mary Celeste was found adrift The crew had vanished

Mysterious Disappearances — page 4 — WHERE DID THEY GO Pirates may have kidnapped the crew Some people think a waterspout swept them off the ship adrift uh DRIFT drifting or floating freely through water or air

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