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How Ben Franklin Stole The Lightning

How Ben Franklin Stole The Lightning. Main Selection and Vocabulary. Strategy. Generate Questions -You should always ask yourself good questions as you read. This will help you check your understanding of the story and focus on important ideas. Skill. Problem and Solutions

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How Ben Franklin Stole The Lightning

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  1. How Ben Franklin Stole The Lightning Main Selection and Vocabulary

  2. Strategy • Generate Questions -You should always ask yourself good questions as you read. This will help you check your understanding of the story and focus on important ideas.

  3. Skill • Problem and Solutions -Sometimes the author of a biography writes about a problem that the subject has and takes actions to solve. By the end of the biography, the subject usually finds a solution to the problem.

  4. Idioms • Group of words which have a collective meaning different from that of each individual word. • For example: -babe in the woods -hold your horses -chunk of change -piece of my mind

  5. Grammar • Possessive noun- a noun that shows who or what owns or has something (Ben Franklin’s). • Singular possessive noun- singular noun that shows ownership (kite’s long string). • Plural possessive noun- a plural noun that shows ownership (people’s, experiments’).

  6. independence • freedom from control

  7. hilarious • very funny

  8. dizzy • having a feeling of spinning and being about to fall

  9. nowadays • at the present time

  10. whirlwind • a current of air that moves forward with great force

  11. handy • nearby

  12. mischief • an action that causes trouble

  13. convinced • Caused a person to believe or do something

  14. Selection Words • Eclipse- a shadow that moves across the sun or moon. • Odometer- a meter that tells how far a vehicle has traveled. • Scurvy- a disease that causes weakness, joint pain, and dental problems. • Scepter- a staff carried by a king or queen to represent power. • Tyrants- cruel or unfair rulers.

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