Teresa Lilly - Magic Tree House #13 Vacation Under the Volcano Novel Unit Study

Magic Tree House Book #13 Vacation Under the Volcano Novel Unit Study Smashwords Edition 2014 Book Written By: Mary Pope Osborne Unit Study Created by: Teresa Lilly Co-authored by: CarolDiana and or Franca Diana Sold by www.hshighlights.com This unit should be utilized in one week orfive days. Pre-Reading Skills: Have the student write these items onpaper Title of Book Author of Book Illustrator of Book Publishing Company of Book Where Book was Published Year Book was Published Author Information: Have the student look up information aboutthe author on the internet. Have them write a short paragraph aboutthe author. Where they come from, how many books they have writtenetc. Have them print out a picture of the author to glue onto thispage. Daily Skills 1) Vocabulary Skills: See words beforeComprehension Questions Have student write each word in their besthandwriting on an index card.

Have students write definition for each wordon the other side of the index card. Use these to play Concentration with at theend of the unit. Have the student put the words inAlphabetical order Have the student write the words in a fullsentence. Play concentration with the index cards 2) Sequencing Skills: On an index card, have the student write asentence telling the main event of each chapter of the book. At theend of the week, mix them up and have the student put them in orderof how they occurred. 1. 1.

Have the student write a letter to one ofthe characters in the story. Have them tell the character why they think they should orshould not do something that has occurred in the book. 2. Have the student write a poem about acharacter or event in the book. We recommend a Couplet, Triplet or Haiku. 3.

Have the students create a comic stripabout an event in the story. Have them draw basic stick people, but writefull conversations in the word bubbles. 4. Have the student write a shortconversation between two of the characters that might have occurred at some time. 5. 4) Language Arts Skills: Do one activity aday. 1. 1.

Have the student write a paragraph tellingwho the main character of the story is, what the character lookslike and what the character feels like so far. 2. Have the student write a paragraph tellingwhat the main setting of the story is, where it is and what itlooks like. 3. Have the student write a paragraph tellingwho the supporting characters in the story are and what they do tointeract with the main character. 4.

Have the student write a paragraph tellingwhat the main problem in the story was and how it was solved. 5. Have the student write a book reporttelling the name of the book, the author, the main character, themain setting, the main problem, how it was solved and why they likeor did not like this book. 5) Craft Activity: Do one or two activities aday 1. Have the student print out a picture ofthe book cover from the internet. Large enough to fill at least a 4by 6 page.

Have the student glue the picture onto a piece ofcardboard the same size. Now cut the picture into puzzle shapes andhave the student put it back together. 2. Have the student create a character fromthe book with play doe or clay. 3. 4. 4.

Have the student create a postal stampthat represents the characters or the book. 5. Create a Bingo Board. Put the vocabularywords, or pictures of the words on the different spaces of theboards. Using the Concentration cards, play Bingo. 6.

Have the student create a new book coverfor the story. 7 Have the student create a mosaic. Ingrayscale print out a picture from the internet that represents thecharacters or events in the story. Use small bits of colored paperand allow students to glue them all over the picture to create amosaic. You can use the same grayscale picture to paint orcolor. 8.

Have your student create a travel brochureabout the place your character lives or visits. 9. Have your student create a menu for arestaurant that your character would eat at. 10. Have your student create a collage on aposter board to represent the characters and events in the story.Use pictures from the internet or magazine. Glue them all over theposter board in an overlapping pattern.

Vocabulary words Lesson 1 politics mission tunic pavedtavern Lesson 2 myth amphitheater incrediblecolumns raspy Lesson 3 papyrus scrolls eruptedfrantically fountain Lesson 4 collapsed sloshed billowedvanished major Lesson 5 witnessed famous explanationevent absolutely Word Search A K S V N S N V P D D F H SE U M C N U R A S E K E R H UR Y J P O M N E S X X S A H RU M L M H I U S V P L P N X YP P A E S I E L L A V A T B PT F A H T N T A O O T L I I AE J E V T U N H M C Y L C L PD D I I E A L F E Y M O A L NS T W S T D D O O A T C L O OM N O I S S I M S U T H L W SR P O L I T I C S B N E Y E SA N S C R O L L S O A T R D ES E L B I D E R C N I I A M LP D E H S O L S I P T U N I CY E V E N T N B R O J A M D NR ABSOLUTELY AMPHITHEATER BILLOWED COLLAPSED COLUMNS ERUPTED EVENT EXPLANATION FAMOUS FOUNTAIN FRANTICALLY INCREDIBLE MAJOR MISSION MYTH PAPYRUS PAVED POLITICS RASPY SCROLLS SLOSHED TAVERN TUNIC VANISHED WITNESSED 6) Comprehension Activities: Do one lesson aday. Lesson 1 chapters 1,2 True / False: Write T if statement istrue; write F if it is false. 1. _____ Latin is the language of theancient Romans. 2. 3. _____ Birds were noisy and theriver was overflowing as Jack and Annie headed to Pompeii. 4. _____ Annie dreamed of burningfires, smoke, darkness and the ground shaking. _____ Annie dreamed of burningfires, smoke, darkness and the ground shaking.

Multiple Choice: Write ABCD in thespace for the best answer. 1. _____ Romans built large housescalled _____. A. apartments B. castles D. mansions 2. _____ The _____ was the place werepeople met to sell goods and discuss politics. A. park B. arena C. forum D. villas Comprehension: Who, What, Where,When, Why, and How. 1. 1.

Who were the people Annie and Jackfound living in Italy during the year of 79 A.D.? 2. What is the center of a Roman towncalled? 3. Where did Jack and Annie land? 4. When Jack and Annie arrived inItaly how were they dressed? 5. Why was Annie uneasy aboutPompeii? 6. 1. _____ Stories about gods and goddesses arecalled myths. 2. _____ Soothsayers could create thefuture. 3. _____ The people of Pompeii hatedgladiator fights. 4. _____ The chief god of the people ofPompeii was Jupiter. _____ The chief god of the people ofPompeii was Jupiter.

Multiple Choice: Write ABCD in the space forthe best answer. 1. _____ The people of Pompeii believed thatmany _____ ruled the world. A. gods B. people D. both A and B 2. _____ Where did the people of Pompeii takebaths? A. in the ocean B. in the rivers C. in ponds D. in public baths Comprehension: Who, What, Where, When, Why,and How. 1. 1.

Who were the gladiators? 2. What did the soothsayer tell Annie andJack? 3. Where did the soothsayer send Jack andAnnie to find the book they were looking for? 4. When Jack and Annie saw the soothsayer asecond time what did she tell them? 5. Why did the soothsayer now understand whyJack and Annie needed to find the book? 6. 1. _____ People from Roman times laid down oncouches while they ate. 2. _____ Romans got their black ink fromoctopus. 3. _____ The shadow on a sundial can easilyby seen at noon. 4. _____ The scrolls were kept in a secretvault. _____ The scrolls were kept in a secretvault.

Multiple Choice: Write ABCD in the space forthe best answer. 1. _____ Romans used pens made of _____. A. small reeds B. olive branches D. grape sticks 2. _____ Romans wrote their books on_____. A. silk paper B. stone tablets C. animal skins D. scrolls of papyrus Comprehension: Who, What, Where, When, Why,and How. 1. 1.

Who used a sundial to tell time? 2. What happened to Mount Vesuvius? 3. Where were Annie and Jack when MountVesuvius erupted? 4. When in time did Mount Vesuvius erupt? 5. Why were Jack and Annie not able to findthe books at first? 6. 1. _____ The bridge was gone when Jack andAnnie got to the stream. 2. _____ Lava is magma that is outside of thevolcano. 3. _____ Lava is like burning wood. 4. _____ Pumice rock is very heavy. _____ Pumice rock is very heavy.