1. Special Effects in Film and Television Vocabulary
Fifth Grade
Unit 3

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

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

4. Words to Know prehistoric background reassembled landscape explosions
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5. belonging to periods before recorded history
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landscape
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belonging to periods before recorded history

6. a view of scenery on land
landscape
background
landscape
miniature
prehistoric
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a view of scenery on land

7. reduced image or likeness; done on a small scale
miniature
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landscape
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reduced image or likeness; done on a small scale

8. explosions violent bursts background landscape miniature prehistoric
reassembled
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violent bursts

9. the part of a picture or scene toward the back
background
landscape
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prehistoric
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the part of a picture or scene toward the back

10. came, brought, or put together again
reassembled
background
landscape
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prehistoric
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came, brought, or put together again

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

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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?

16. 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?