Special Effects A Reading A-Z Book by Loretta West

Objective I will be able to name and describe four ways special effects are created and used in movies.

I will be able to name and describe four ways special effects are created and used in movies.

Vocabulary Preview resemble to look very much alike

resemble

to look very much alike

Vocabulary Preview projection to make seen or heard even from far away

projection

to make seen or heard even from far away

Vocabulary Preview awestruck amazed so much you can hardly speak

awestruck

amazed so much you can hardly speak

Read the Text Remember what good readers do: Make Connections : does it remind you of anything • Creating Sensory Images : make a movie in your head • Determining Importance in Text: what’s the big idea • Monitoring and Fix Up Understanding • Inferring beyond literal meanings in text • Actively Question before, during, and after reading • Summarizing and Synthesizing Information

Remember what good readers do:

Make Connections : does it remind you of anything

• Creating Sensory Images : make a movie in your head

• Determining Importance in Text: what’s the big idea

• Monitoring and Fix Up Understanding

• Inferring beyond literal meanings in text

• Actively Question before, during, and after reading

• Summarizing and Synthesizing Information

Vocabulary resemble projection awestruck

resemble

projection

awestruck

Revisit the Objective I will be able to name and describe four ways special effects are created and used in movies. Can you do it?

I will be able to name and describe four ways special effects are created and used in movies.

Can you do it?

Word Work Base or root words can be changed in many ways to slightly change a meaning but have a common basis. Anim---to bring to life Animators —people who create the life in objects Animatronic s– the use of machines to create life in objects Animation – making art come to life Animate – to be with life Anime – Japanese cartoons that come to life Animated – to act like its full of life and feeling

Base or root words can be changed in many ways to slightly change a meaning but have a common basis.

Anim---to bring to life

Animators —people who create the life in objects

Animatronic s– the use of machines to create life in objects

Animation – making art come to life

Animate – to be with life

Anime – Japanese cartoons that come to life

Animated – to act like its full of life and feeling

Work on Fluency Turn to page 7 and 8: Stop-Motion Animation Let’s work on reading this page fluently– good speed, accuracy and expression.

Turn to page 7 and 8: Stop-Motion Animation

Let’s work on reading this page fluently– good speed, accuracy and expression.

Write a Summary There are many ways special effects are used in movies……. (think about the objective)

There are many ways special effects are used in movies…….

(think about the objective)

Assignment Turn in your summary to Mrs. Hagen Check your spelling!!! Reread and revise Read page 7 and 8 to Mrs. Hagen

Turn in your summary to Mrs. Hagen

Check your spelling!!!

Reread and revise

Read page 7 and 8 to Mrs. Hagen