SMOKEJUMPERS LIFE FIGHTING FIRES BY MARK BEYER Grade

SMOKEJUMPERS LIFE FIGHTING FIRES BY: MARK BEYER Grade 4. 5 Reading Street Student Edition pgs. 178 -191

Selection Vocabulary: concentrating essential parachute underbrush dedication method steer wind

VKR: Vocabulary Knowledge Rating Directions: Rate each word 1 -4. WORD I’ve never I’ve seen I know it a heard of it. or heard it. bit. I know it & can use it correctly. concentrating 1 2 3 4 dedication 1 2 3 4 essential 1 2 3 4 method 1 2 3 4 parachute 1 2 3 4 steer 1 2 3 4 underbrush 1 2 3 4

CONCENTRATING Paying close attention; focusing the mind.

Used in the text… � Pg. 181, Paragraph 1 Before they even hit the ground, smokejumpers are hard at work tracking the fire, finding the right place to jump, and concentrating on landing safely.

CONCENTRATING With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above.

DEDICATION The act of giving time and energy to something.

Used in the text… � Pg. 182, Paragraph 1 Their dedication has stopped the destruction of millions of acres of forests all over the world.

DEDICATION With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above.

It takes a lot of dedication to achieve a goal. Share with your partner, what you’re doing to achieve your personal goals.

ESSENTIAL Necessary Special equipment is essential for protecting oneself. Water is essential for putting out fires.

Used in the text… � Pg. 182, Paragraph 1 The firefighters create a firebreak, a wide dirt barrier, which is essential in helping to stop the spread of a wildfire.

ESSENTIAL With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above. Special equipment is essential for protecting oneself. Water is essential for putting out fires.

METHOD A way of doing something.

Used in the text… � Pg. 191, Paragraph 1 But since they dropped from the skies into this remote area, how will they get out? Often by the same method they got in.

METHOD With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above.

PARACHUTE Umbrella-shaped device made of fabric; it allows people to fall slowly after dropping out of an airplane.

Used in the text… � Pg. 186, Paragraph 1 The master parachute rigger is in charge of packing each smokejumper’s parachute.

PARACHUTE With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above.

STEER To guide.

Used in the text… � Pg. 188, Paragraph 2 Instead, they use the parachute “shroud lines” attached to the chute to steer toward the landing zone – and away from the fire.

STEER With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above.

With your partner, can you name some other objects that you can steer?

UNDERBRUSH Bushes and small trees growing under large trees.

Used in the text… � Pg. 181, Paragraph 2 They cut down trees and drag them from the wildfire’s path. They dig up stumps. They chop away the underbrush.

UNDERBRUSH With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above.

WIND Air that moves.

Used in the text… � Pg. 184, Paragraph 3 Goggles protect the eyes from wind, flying embers, branches, and smoke.

WIND With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above.

Got Vocab? Now…let’s see what you’ve learned! Concentrating Dedication Essential Method Parachute Steer Underbrush Wind Question: What do you call it, when you find yourself being loyal or devoted to something you like? For instance, reading a book to the very end.

Dedication

Press to return

Got Vocab? Now…let’s see what you’ve learned! Concentrating Dedication Essential Method Parachute Steer Underbrush Wind Question: What do you get when the air pressure changes?

Wind

Got Vocab? Now…let’s see what you’ve learned! Concentrating Dedication Essential Method Parachute Steer Underbrush Wind Question: What do firefighters need to clear out, before it fuels a fire?

Underbrush

Got Vocab? Now…let’s see what you’ve learned! Concentrating Dedication Essential Method Parachute Steer Underbrush Wind Question: What device is important to have when jumping from an aircraft?

Parachute

Got Vocab? Now…let’s see what you’ve learned! Concentrating Dedication Essential Method Parachute Steer Underbrush Wind Question: What do you call it, when you perform a useful strategy or technique?

Method

Got Vocab? Now…let’s see what you’ve learned! Concentrating Dedication Essential Method Parachute Steer Underbrush Wind Question: When you are focused in completing a task, you’re doing what?

Concentrating

Got Vocab? Now…let’s see what you’ve learned! Concentrating Dedication Essential Method Parachute Steer Underbrush Wind Statement: Being in great physical shape and knowing your equipment are ______ qualities of a firefighter.

Essential

Got Vocab? Now…let’s see what you’ve learned! Concentrating Dedication Essential Method Parachute Steer Underbrush Wind Question: What do you call it, when you control the direction of something?

Steer

Way to go! I hope you enjoy reading…

Visualizing with Vocabulary: Remembering Firefighting Heroes reading passage Directions: With your partner, read the article on page 177 in your textbook. After reading, create an illustration to “visualize” what you’ve read on the back of your “Fluency with Friends” activity. Be sure all vocabulary words are included in your illustration. Label your illustrations with your new learned vocabulary.