Cliff-Hanger Chapter 4-5 By Gloria Skurzynski And Alane Ferguson

Chapter 3 Where did most of the chapter take place? What have we learned about Lucky? What have we learned about Ashley and Jack? What do you think the mother, Olivia, is thinking about Lucky’s behavior?

Where did most of the chapter take place?

What have we learned about Lucky? What have we learned about Ashley and Jack?

What do you think the mother, Olivia, is thinking about Lucky’s behavior?

Chapter 4 Objective I will be able to summarize the events in the chapter and contribute a thoughtful prediction of what will happen next.

I will be able to summarize the events in the chapter and contribute a thoughtful prediction of what will happen next.

Comprehension Skill Visualize Make a movie in your mind Use the words the author provides to create the picture See, hear, smell, feel it

Visualize

Make a movie in your mind

Use the words the author provides to create the picture

See, hear, smell, feel it

Vocabulary Preview excavate obscuring panorama triumphant

excavate

obscuring

panorama

triumphant

Discussion What do you think Lucky was doing? What is Ashley thinking? What will the parents do? Do you think Jack wants to protect and help Luck more or less now? What details from the story can you retell that supports your idea?

What do you think Lucky was doing?

What is Ashley thinking?

What will the parents do?

Do you think Jack wants to protect and help Luck more or less now? What details from the story can you retell that supports your idea?

Chapter 5 Objective I will be able to make predictions about why the author included this chapter in the book and be able to contribute to the book discussion.

I will be able to make predictions about why the author included this chapter in the book and be able to contribute to the book discussion.

Comprehension Skill Visualize Make a movie in your mind Use the words the author provides to create the picture See, hear, smell, feel it

Visualize

Make a movie in your mind

Use the words the author provides to create the picture

See, hear, smell, feel it

Vocabulary Preview vantage point deviant menacingly confidentially

vantage point

deviant

menacingly

confidentially

Discussion What do you think of what Ashley has done? Why do you think the author took so much time to write the story with the Hopi ranger? What are Jack’s feelings about Lucky? About Ashley?

What do you think of what Ashley has done?

Why do you think the author took so much time to write the story with the Hopi ranger?

What are Jack’s feelings about Lucky? About Ashley?