Photograph of cracks in a wall Illustration of people walking through the street with suitcases in hand after the 1906 earthquake
Selection 3 Overview
  • Build Background

  • Language & Grammar

    Give Advice

    Use Helping Verbs

  • Prepare to Read

    Learn Key Vocabulary

    Learn a Reading Strategy

    Make Connections

  • Read and Write

    Focus on Genre

    Historical Fiction

    Apply the Reading Strategy

    Make Connections

    Critical Thinking

    Reading Fluency

    Read with Intonation

    Vocabulary Review

    Write About the Guiding Question

  • Connect Across the Curriculum

    Literary Analysis

    Analyze Setting and Character

    Vocabulary Study

    Use Word Parts

    Research/Writing

    Write a How-To Article

    Research/Speaking

    Research Earthquakes

    Language and Grammar

    Give Advice

    Writing and Grammar

    Write Advice

Build Background
Connect

Anticipation Guide What do you know about the dangers of earthquakes? Tell whether you agree or disagree with each statement.

Anticipation Guide

AgreeDisagree
1. People should not live where earthquakes occur.____________
2. No building is really earthquake safe.____________
3. Earthquakes are scary but fun.____________
Discuss the Great Quake

How did the 1906 earthquake affect people in San Francisco? How do earthquakes affect people today?