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Special EffectsSpecial EffectsA Reading A-Z Book A Reading A-Z Book

by Loretta Westby Loretta West

ObjectiveObjective

I will be able to name and I will be able to name and describe four ways special describe four ways special effects are created and effects are created and used in movies. used in movies.

Vocabulary PreviewVocabulary Preview

resembleresembleto look very much aliketo look very much alike


projectionprojectionto make seen or heard even from far awayto make seen or heard even from far away


awestruckawestruckamazed so much you can hardly speakamazed so much you can hardly speak

Read the TextRead the Text

Remember what good readers do:Remember what good readers do:

Make ConnectionsMake Connections: does it remind you of anything: does it remind you of anything

• • Creating Sensory ImagesCreating Sensory Images: make a movie in your : make a movie in your headhead

• • Determining Importance Determining Importance in Text: what’s the big ideain Text: what’s the big idea

• • Monitoring Monitoring and Fix Up Understanding and Fix Up Understanding

• • Inferring Inferring beyond literal meanings in textbeyond literal meanings in text

• • Actively Question Actively Question before, during, and after readingbefore, during, and after reading

• • Summarizing Summarizing and Synthesizing Informationand Synthesizing Information

VocabularyVocabulary

resembleresemble

projectionprojection

awestruckawestruck

Revisit the ObjectiveRevisit the Objective

I will be able to name and I will be able to name and describe four ways special describe four ways special effects are created and effects are created and used in movies. used in movies.

Can you do it?Can you do it?

Word WorkWord Work

Base or root words can be changed in many ways Base or root words can be changed in many ways to slightly change a meaning but have a common to slightly change a meaning but have a common basis.basis.

Anim---to bring to lifeAnim---to bring to lifeAnimatorsAnimators—people who create the life in objects—people who create the life in objects

AnimatronicAnimatronics– the use of machines to create life in s– the use of machines to create life in objectsobjects

AnimationAnimation– making art come to life– making art come to life

AnimateAnimate– to be with life– to be with life

AnimeAnime– Japanese cartoons that come to life– Japanese cartoons that come to life

AnimatedAnimated– to act like its full of life and feeling– to act like its full of life and feeling

Work on FluencyWork on Fluency

• Turn to page 7 and 8: Stop-Motion AnimationTurn to page 7 and 8: Stop-Motion Animation

• Let’s work on reading this page fluently– good Let’s work on reading this page fluently– good speed, accuracy and expression.speed, accuracy and expression.

Write a SummaryWrite a Summary

• There are many ways special effects are used in There are many ways special effects are used in movies…….movies…….

• (think about the objective)(think about the objective)

AssignmentAssignment

• Turn in your summary to Mrs. HagenTurn in your summary to Mrs. Hagen• Check your spelling!!!Check your spelling!!!• Reread and reviseReread and revise

• Read page 7 and 8 to Mrs. HagenRead page 7 and 8 to Mrs. Hagen

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