The Accident

For English, we are going to read a story called "The Accident". Everyone, at one time or another, has been in an accident, whether it be in their home, school or a traffic. Reflect about a time someone you or someone in you family has been inolved in. How did it happen? What was going through your mind as it happened? How did it immediately affect your life and does it continue to do so?

Paragraph

Make a list of five purposes you will need to write paragraphs in and out of school.

What's in a paragraph?

What do you know about a paragraph? What types of information should be included in a paragraph? How long should it be?

Based on what you know about the story so far...

...what is the "sound of thunder"?

Prediction

What do you think the problem will be when they go back in time and "Sound of Thunder"?

We are about to read a story called the Sound of Thunder- make a prediction about what the story is about.