1. The Great Serum Race BLAZING THE IDITAROD TRAIL
By Debbie S. Miller
Illustrations by Jon Van Zyle
Power Point by M.Straughan

2. Comprehension Skill SEQUENCE
Read to find out: What role did the sled dogs play in the sequence of events?
This is a NON FICTION story. Nonfiction is a detailed account of read people or situations using verifiable facts.

3. VOCABULARY
pedestrians
outskirts
unbearable
rendezvous
intercept
quarantine
epidemic
plight

4. pedestrians Pedestrians are people who walk to a destination.
The pedestrians crossed the street together.
What is a synonym for pedestrian?

5. outskirts The outskirts refers to a place away from the center.
Emma lives on the outskirts of town.
What is a synonym for outskirts?

6. unbearable Something unbearable cannot be tolerated.
The sound of drilling is unbearable.
What is a synonym for unbearable?

7. rendezvous A rendezvous is a designated meeting or meeting place.
Our rendezvous was scheduled for eight.
What is a synonym for rendezvous?

8. intercept
If you intercept something, you stop its passage to its destination.
The mail truck will intercept the train today.
What is a synonym for intercept?

9. quarantine
A quarantine is a restriction put on movements to try to contain a disease.
When Ian had measles he was in quarantine for sixty days.
What is a synonym for quarantine?

10. epidemic What is a synonym for epidemic?
An epidemic is an outbreak of a contagious disease.
The school shut down due to a flu epidemic.
How might people respond to an epidemic?
What is a synonym for epidemic?

11. plight
The plight of someone or something refers to a difficult situation.
The plight of whales is sad.
What is a synonym for plight?

12. SPELLING LIST VC/V AND V/CV PATTERNS
brutal
secure
panic
cabin
fever
voter
vanish
nylon
detect
resist
labor
focus
rival
recite
topic
amid
unit
rotate
vital
lament
victim
wallet
snapshot
mural
civic
SPELLING LIST VC/V AND V/CV PATTERNS

13. brutal
The cold weather is brutal.

14. secure
They feel secure in the shelter.

15. panic
Don’t panic over the test.

16. cabin
The cabin is in the woods.

17. fever
She was sick with a fever.

18. voter
The voter entered the booth.

19. vanish
Vanishing point

20. nylon
The brush has nylon bristles.

21. detect
Do I detect the smell of paint?

22. resist
I couldn’t resist buying the toy.

23. labor
We went to the labor board.

24. focus
Let’s focus on good news.

25. rival
The rival team lost the game.

26. recite
Please recite the poem.

27. topic
What topic will you write about?

28. amid
They were calm amid the uproar.

29. unit
A second is a unit of time.

30. rotate
Helicopter blades rotate.

31. vital
The heart is vital organ.

32. lament
Lament means to mourn.

33. victim
The victim went to the police.

34. wallet
I bought my dad a wallet.

35. snapshot
Have you seen my snapshot of Barbara Mandrell?

36. mural
Have you ever painted a mural?

37. civic
Obeying the law is a civic duty.

38. the end