Essential

New Perspectives
Question:
Genre: Realistic Fiction
 Has characters and settings that could actually exist What experiences can
 Events and conflicts are similar to those faced in real life
change the way you see
yourself and the world
 May have a first-person narrator (look for “I” and “me”)
around you?
Comprehension Skill: Compare and Contrast
 When you compare and contrast settings in a
story, you figure out how the places and times
are alike and different.
 Different settings often affect a character in
Spelling
different ways. You can compare and contrast Words
the effects of the different settings on the
characters. 1. serious
2. furious
Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues 3. eruption
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4. usually
 5. direction
6. position
7. forgetful
8. comfortable
Vocabulary Words: 9. finally
10. destruction
1. disdain—a feeling of dislike for someone or something 11. apparently
you think is unworthy
12. completely
2. focused—when a person is able to concentrate on one
thing 13. eventually
3. genius—an extremely intelligent or talented person 14. carefully
4. perspective—your point of view, or the way you see
15. microscopic
things
5. prospect—something you look forward to or expect 16. allergic
6. stunned—shocked and confused 17. scientific
7. superb—excellent
18. safety
8. transition—a change from one form, condition, or activity
to another 19. activity
20. sickness