The Earth Dragon Awakes Study Guide

Comprehension Skill: Sequence of Events

good readers use the sequence of events in a storys plot to analyze their
influence on future events
signal words of sequence of events include first, next, then, finally, after
authors set events in a specific order so that the story makes sense and it is
clear how everything happens in the story
Vocabulary
trembles

wreckage

slab

possessions

tenement

crushing

rubble

debris

timbers

constructed

Vocabulary Strategy: Synonyms

synonyms are words that have the same or similar meaning
Examples: happy (glad, content), jump (hop, bounce, pounce), cold (icy,
freezing, frigid)
synonyms are often used in analogies (ex. find : locate as hurry : rush)
Grammar: Possessive Nouns
possessive nouns are nouns that show ownership (shown with an apostrophe)
add an s to singular nouns to make them possessive (ex. the boys stomach
boy boys)
when a plural noun ends with s, simply add an apostrophe to make it

possessive (ex. the trucks sirens

trucks trucks)
when a plural noun does not end with s, add s to make it possessive
(ex. the childrens pets

children childrens)