THE EARTH DRAGON AWAKES The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 LindaC/Callison/2012

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rubble or broken pieces left after something is destroyed debris This is debris from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

Partner Talk THINK of a time when you have seen debris. TALK to your partner about a time when you have seen debris.

something that falls down or caves in collapsed This building collapsed in the earthquake.

Partner Talk THINK of a time when something has collapsed. TALK to your partner about a time when something collapsed.

when something moves from one position to another shifts The earthquake has caused the street to shift.

Partner Talk THINK of a time when you have had to shift your position. TALK to your partner about a time when you had to shift your position.

shakes trembles A building trembles during an earthquake.

Partner Talk THINK of something that trembles. TALK to your partner about an example of something that trembles.

an amount of space or section area The earth- quake damage covered a wide area.

Partner Talk THINK of an area where you play. TALK to your partner about an area where you play.

people who save other people from dangerous situations rescuers Many lives were saved by rescuers after the earthquake.

Partner Talk THINK of rescuers you know about. TALK to your partner about rescuers you know about. Tell what they rescued.

High Interest Words These are words in the story you may not have seen before.

a large building in a city where many people live tenement

a line of people formed to pass buckets of water from hand to hand to put out a fire bucket brigade

shifts trembles area collapsed debris rescuers High Interest Words tenement bucket brigade