Special Effects in Film and Television Vocabulary Fifth Grade Unit 3

How do artists create special effects to entertain us? Big Question How do artists create special effects to entertain us?

Graphic Sources Maps, charts, diagrams, pictures, and schedules that provide information visually in a reading selection to help the reader summarize complex information.

Words to Know prehistoric background reassembled landscape explosions miniature

belonging to periods before recorded history prehistoric background landscape miniature prehistoric reassembled explosions belonging to periods before recorded history

a view of scenery on land landscape background landscape miniature prehistoric reassembled explosions a view of scenery on land

reduced image or likeness; done on a small scale miniature background landscape miniature prehistoric reassembled explosions reduced image or likeness; done on a small scale

explosions violent bursts background landscape miniature prehistoric reassembled explosions violent bursts

the part of a picture or scene toward the back background landscape miniature prehistoric reassembled explosions background the part of a picture or scene toward the back

came, brought, or put together again reassembled background landscape miniature prehistoric reassembled explosions came, brought, or put together again

Explore How do artists create special effects? How do fantastic creatures move? How are landscapes made?

Expository Texts Organized by topic and/or time and provides information about real people, objects, ideas, or events. Expository nonfiction text may include subheads, maps, diagrams, photos, and captions.

Guide Questions Study the photograph on page 456 and locate the parts associated with each label. What does the photograph show? How do you know? Use the graphic sources on page 447 to contrast the models and prototype models. Explain why a prototype model is needed. Why might you have expected an expository text to have a wider variety of graphics than the pictures that often accompany fiction.

Guide Questions Why do you think trees, bushes, and rocks are placed on the model before the separate sections are reassembled? Do you think plastic foam is a good material for the model’s base? Why or why not? Summarize the steps for making a model.

Guide Questions Page 461 tells how technicians make reptile models. What is the author’s purpose on this page? Summarize the important steps to reptile modeling in a logical order. Why do you think the author included a graphic source for every step of the reptile modeling process?

Guide Questions Explain how might use both the text and the graphic sources to help monitor your comprehension as you read. Practice a section of the text. Describe the text structure of this selections. How does the text structure make it easier for the reader to understand the information? Imagine what it would be like to watch the television show for the landscape you read about. What actions and events would you expect to see in a show with that landscape?