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The Buried City of Pompeii

The Buried City of Pompeii. What Really Happened Theme 2 , Checking Progress , Day 1 Taught By: Mrs. Williams. Theme Wrap Up: What Really Happened?. Steward. n.  A person who manages someone else's household. His steward arranged for the roof to be fixed and the garden to be planted. .

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The Buried City of Pompeii

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  1. The Buried City ofPompeii What Really Happened Theme 2, Checking Progress, Day 1 Taught By: Mrs. Williams

  2. Theme Wrap Up: What Really Happened?

  3. Steward n.  A person who manages someone else's household. His steward arranged for the roof to be fixed and the garden to be planted. 

  4. Jostled v.  Pushed or bumped against. Anne was jostled as the class rushed into the gym.   

  5. Tremor n.  A shaking movement. People who lived hundreds of miles away still felt the tremors from the earthquake.

  6. Pumice n.  A lightweight volcanic rock. Cynthia collects pumice from the slopes of the old volcano. 

  7. Throng n.  A large crowd of people. A throng of people hurried from the parking lot to the stadium before the game started. 

  8. Rubble n.  Pieces of broken stone or other material. The earthquake reduced the buildings to rubble. 

  9. Key Background Vocabulary • steward • A person who manages someone else's household. • jostled • Pushed or bumped against • tremor • A shaking movement • pumice • A lightweight volcanic rock • throng • A large crowd of people • rubble • Pieces of broken stone and other material

  10. PB pg. 162 The Buried City of Pompeii

  11. The Buried City ofPompeii What Really Happened Theme 2, Checking Progress, Day 2 Taught By: Mrs. Williams

  12. Spewed v.  To shove out forcefully. The broken faucet spewed water all over the kitchen. 

  13. Avalanche n.  A large mass of earth or snow moving down a mountain. People skiing in the mountains can be caught in an avalanche. 

  14. Glimpse n.  A brief and incomplete look. Sam caught a glimpse of his new classroom through a window. 

  15. Strongbox n.  A safe for valuables.

  16. Renovation v.The process of restoring something to a good condition.

  17. Amphora n.A two-handed jar with a narrow neck.

  18. Key Background Vocabulary • spewed • Forced out in a stream. • avalanche • A large moving mass of earth or snow. • glimpse • A brief or incomplete look. • strongbox • A safe for valuables. • renovation • The process of restoring something to a good condition. • amphora • A two-handled jar with a narrow neck.

  19. The Buried City of Pompeii

  20. Story Elements & Questioning Buckle Down pg.66-80

  21. The Buried City ofPompeii What Really Happened Theme 2, Checking Progress, Day 3 Taught By: Mrs. Williams

  22. Fact & Opinion PB pg. 167

  23. Compare and Contrast With your shoulder partner, answer the following questions about each of the five selectionsfrom this theme. You may look back in your text if you need to. What Mystery does the selection attempt to explain? What do you think the author’s purpose was in writing the selection? How did the author attempt to explain the mystery? What kind of writing is the selection an example of? Why do you think the mystery fascinates people?

  24. The Buried City ofPompeii What Really Happened Theme 2, Checking Progress, Day 4 Taught By: Mrs. Williams

  25. Text Organization PB pg. 168

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