Science Fiction An Eye for an Eye A Deadly Game I Spy, e-spy Scavenger Hunt Tuesday Raven ISBN-13: 978-1-56254-135-4 ISBN-10: 1-56254-135-8 SCIENCE FICTION Saddleback Saddleback Teacher s Resource Guide Science Fiction
CONTENTS Teacher s Notes...4 Answer Key...5 Bugged! Pre-Reading Warm-Up...8 Pre-Reading Vocabulary...9 Character Study...10 Recalling Details...11 Synonyms and Antonyms...12 Creative Writing...13 Word Workshop...14 escape from earth Pre-Reading Warm-Up...15 Pre-Reading Vocabulary...16 Character Study...17 Sequence of Events...18 Point of View...19 Synonyms and Antonyms...20 Creative Writing...21 Word Workshop...22 flashback Pre-Reading Warm-Up...23 Pre-Reading Vocabulary...24 Character Study...25 Figurative Language...26 Recalling Details...27 Creative Writing...28 Word Workshop...29 murray s nightmare Pre-Reading Warm-Up...30 Pre-Reading Vocabulary...31 Character Study...32 Inference...33 Getting Meaning From Context Clues...34 Creative Writing...35 Word Workshop...36 under siege Pre-Reading Warm-Up...37 Pre-Reading Vocabulary...38 Inference...39 Character Study...40 Recalling Details...41 Synonym Search...42 Creative Writing...43 Word Workshop...44 GENERIC ITEMS Pick a Project...45 Reading and Comprehension Skills Glossary...46 Glossary of Literary Terms...46 Working With the Glossary...47 Book Report...48 3
TEACHER S NOTES PROGRAM OVERVIEW Saddleback PAGETURNERS were especially designed to introduce reluctant readers to the pleasure of reading for entertainment. Each novella features a compelling plot, colorful young-adult characters, and an interesting modern setting. Short sentences and paragraphs, extensive use of realistic dialogue, and the carefully controlled 4.0 reading level combine to ensure growth in reading competence as well as an enjoyable experience. The variety of exercises provided in this Teacher s Resource Guide can be used to extend the learning experience for all your students. Some of the reproducible worksheets teach traditional comprehension skills such as recall, noting details, and sequencing story events. Others focus on competency areas such as vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, figures of speech, inference, and character study. In all, these handy reproducibles both reinforce and enrich your students skills and provide you, the teacher, with an easy way to track each individual s progress. PRESENTING THE PROGRAM Before students begin to read one of the books, present copies of the Pre-reading Warm-up and the Pre-reading Vocabulary exercises for that title. You should also distribute copies of the literary glossary at the same time. If it seems appropriate for your class, by all means initiate a discussion of the book s title, cover, and genre in this pre-reading session. As many of the exercises refer students to a dictionary for investigation or verification, make sure that dictionaries are readily available to every student. After students read the book, present the additional worksheets for each title, ending with the Word Workshop and Creative Writing lessons. The generic Book Report activity may be done by the group (with one student acting as scribe) or completed by individual students. 4
BUGGED! PRE-readiNG WARM-UP NAME DATE The following questions introduce ideas, themes, and situations you will meet in the book you are about to read. Draw on your own ideas, experiences, and opinions to answer the questions. 1. Imagine that you re the mayor of a town where a dangerous situation has arisen. Do you inform everyone of the situation? Or to avoid widespread panic do you work quietly to solve the problem? Defend your decision. 2. A company is doing something it doesn t want people to know about. But somehow, you ve discovered the secret. They offer to buy your silence with a fat check. Do you accept, or not? Explain your reasoning. 3. Imagine that you ve found a very strange insect. No one has ever seen such an insect before. You re concerned that it could be dangerous. Who do you report it to? How would you get people to believe your story? 4. Scientists are always inventing new things: medicines, gadgets, machines, and so on. Name some inventions you think are great, and some you could do without. 5. A new lifeform has been created but it s dangerous. Do you keep a few samples for further study, hoping to learn from them? Or do you wipe the new lifeform out completely? 8 Pageturners Saddleback Educational Publishing 2010 Three Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (888) 735-2225 Fax: (888) 734-4010 www.sdlback.com
BUGGED! PRE-readiNG VOCABULARY NAME DATE This lesson introduces vocabulary words you will come across in the story. A. Use the clues to help you solve the crossword puzzle. Answers are the words in the box. verify cruise chamber specimen assistance antiseptic 4 C 1 2 A C S 3 ACROSS 2. to move or drive from place to place 5. substance that kills germs 6. to prove or confirm DOWN 1. some kind of help or aid 3. a sample 4. a room or enclosed space 5 A I C 6 V B. Use the six words from the puzzle in sentences of your own. Be sure that your sentences make the word s meaning clear. Pageturners Saddleback Educational Publishing 2010 Three Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (888) 735-2225 Fax: (888) 734-4010 www.sdlback.com 9
BUGGED! CHARACTER STUDY NAME DATE A. Add vowels (a, e, i, o, u) to complete the names of the characters in the story. 1. R c k W v r 4. J r d W l s n 2. J n W l s n 5. S h r f f M c K y 3. D r. S w n s n 6. H n n h B w n B. Write a character s name to show what each one did. You will use some names more than once. 1. used to put caterpillars in Jean s socks. 2. was friendly with the sheriff and with HybriGene. 3. hated being in places like the Warm Springs cave. 4. knew about both hissing cockroaches and giant ones. 5. badly needed money for her rundown farm. 6. was told HybriGene would be experimenting on plants. 7. thought Rick Weaver had a grin like an alligator. 8. saw a deer on the road eaten by super roaches. 9. accepted a large check from HybriGene. 10. had his men search the island for roaches. 10 Pageturners Saddleback Educational Publishing 2010 Three Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (888) 735-2225 Fax: (888) 734-4010 www.sdlback.com