Submarine Rescue

Submarine Rescue is an expository nonfiction text that explains finding a submarine in trouble, getting to the submarine, and getting the people out. Readers gain information from the text, zoomed in pictures, captions, visual diagrams, and sequence chart. Photographs are labelled with keywords.

Submarine Rescue is a Report with a topic, headings, facts, and information shown in different of ways. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs, visual diagrams, Table of Contents, Index, layout, and design. There is an infographic at the end of the book outlining the different components of Reports. An activity on providing details under a heading is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such nouns (rescuers), verbs (sends), and singular/plural (country/countries). Focus students’ attention on adjectives, homonyms, antonyms, and synonyms. Opportunities arise to discuss abbreviations (DSRV) and quotes denoting unusual use (“newsuit”). Focus on long and short vowel i and look at suffixes ous (dangerous) and ly (quickly).

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