Special Effects in Film and Television Vocabulary

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Special Effects in Film and TelevisionVocabulary

• Fifth Grade
• Unit 3

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Big Question

• How do artists create special effects to
  entertain us?

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Graphic Sources

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

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• Words to Know

prehistoric
background
reassembled
landscape
explosions
miniature
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prehistoric
background landscape miniature prehistoric reassem
bled explosions

• belonging to periods before recorded history

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landscape
background landscape miniature prehistoric reassem
bled explosions

• a view of scenery on land

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miniature
background landscape miniature prehistoric reassem
bled explosions

• reduced image or likeness done on a small scale

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explosions
background landscape miniature prehistoric reassem
bled explosions

• violent bursts

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background landscape miniature prehistoric reassem
bled explosions
background

• the part of a picture or scene toward the back

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reassembled
background landscape miniature prehistoric reassem
bled explosions

• came, brought, or put together again

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Explore

• How do artists create special effects?
• How do fantastic creatures move?
• How are landscapes made?

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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.

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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.

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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 models base? Why or why not?
• Summarize the steps for making a model.

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Guide Questions

• Page 461 tells how technicians make reptile
  models. What is the authors 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?

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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?