The Great Serum Race BLAZING THE IDITAROD TRAIL

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The Great Serum Race BLAZING THE IDITAROD TRAIL

• By Debbie S. Miller
• Illustrations by Jon Van Zyle
• Power Point by M.Straughan

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Comprehension SkillSEQUENCE

• 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.

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VOCABULARY
pedestrians outskirts
unbearable rendezvous
intercept quarantine
epidemic plight
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pedestrians

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

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outskirts

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

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unbearable

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

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rendezvous

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

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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?

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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?

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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?
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plight

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

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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
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brutal

• The cold weather is brutal.

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secure

• They feel secure in the shelter.

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panic

• Dont panic over the test.

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cabin

• The cabin is in the woods.

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fever

• She was sick with a fever.

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voter

• The voter entered the booth.

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vanish

• Vanishing point

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nylon

• The brush has nylon bristles.

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detect

• Do I detect the smell of paint?

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resist

• I couldnt resist buying the toy.

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labor

• We went to the labor board.

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focus

• Lets focus on good news.

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rival

• The rival team lost the game.

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recite

• Please recite the poem.

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topic

• What topic will you write about?

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amid

• They were calm amid the uproar.

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unit

• A second is a unit of time.

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rotate

• Helicopter blades rotate.

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vital

• The heart is vital organ.

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lament

• Lament means to mourn.

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victim

• The victim went to the police.

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wallet

• I bought my dad a wallet.

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snapshot

• Have you seen my snapshot of Barbara Mandrell?

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mural

• Have you ever painted a mural?

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civic

• Obeying the law is a civic duty.

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the end