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Author: Judy Freed Genre: Drama. Deep-Sea Danger. Vocabulary Words. More Words to Know. Vocabulary Words. hatch submersible tentacles ego intrepid propulsion silt. emerge immerse emergency malfunction merge. Draw Conclusions, Visualize .
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Author: Judy Freed Genre: Drama Deep-Sea Danger
Vocabulary Words More Words to Know Vocabulary Words • hatch • submersible • tentacles • ego • intrepid • propulsion • silt • emerge • immerse • emergency • malfunction • merge
Prior KnowledgeDescribe extraterrestrials. Extra-terrestrials
Vocabulary Words – Test – Friday, January 31st • submersible – ability to go underwater • tentacles – long flexible extensions on an animal; long, thin body parts • ego - sense of self-importance • hatch– an opening or a door • intrepid– courageous; bold • propulsion– force that moves something forward; momentum • silt- fine particles of sand, clay, and dirt carried by water
More Vocabulary Words • emerge – to move out; come into view • immerse – to dip • emergency – serious situation • malfunction - not work correctly • merge - join together
Draw Conclusions • When you draw a conclusion, you form a reasonable opinion about what you have read. Use what you know about real life to help you draw conclusions. • Be sure that there are enough facts or information in the text to support your conclusions.
Exaggeration • Exaggeration is something overstated and made greater than it actually is. An author can use exaggeration to emphasize a point for either serious or comic effect. In Space Cadets, exaggeration is mostly used for comedic effect.
Exaggeration • Exaggeration does not often signal itself. It is up to the reader to recognize it and infer its purpose. • Understatement is the opposite of exaggeration, or hyperbole. Unlike exaggeration, it is done almost exclusively for humorous or satiric effect.