
Unit 1 Week 1
Expository Text
Essential Question: How do people respond to natural disasters?
Anchor Text
Earthquakes
Shared Read
A World of Change
Vocabulary:
alter - to make different; to change.
collapse - to fall down; to cave in.
crisis - a dangerous or difficult situation for a period of time.
destruction - serious damage or ruin.
hazard - something that can cause damage.
severe - dangerous or serious.
substantial - large or considerable in amount.
unpredictable - not behaving in a way that is expected.