The Lost and Found

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The Lost and Found

• By Mark Teague

Strategy Focus This adventure story has many
twists and turns. When something surprising
happens, stop and summarize to keep track of
what youve read so far.
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What is a lost and found?

• A place to keep lost items until owners come to
  find them.

What places might have a lost and found?

• School
• Store
• Movie Theatre
• Office
• Hospital

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Vocabulary

• After Marty realized he had lost his glasses, he
  became worried.
• Worried concerned or anxious

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Vocabulary

• Marty had to ask the sales clerk for directions
  to the lost and found.
• Directions lines or paths along which someone
  or something goes, lies, or points

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Vocabulary

• Marty was shocked at some of the unusual items in
  the lost and found.
• Unusual not usual, not common

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Vocabulary

• Marty saw many rumpled shirts in the bottom of
  the box.
• Rumpled wrinkled or creased

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Vocabulary

• Marty thought back to the time when he lost his
  favorite truck and wondered why he always got
  into these situations.
• Situations sets of conditions at certain
  moments in time

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Vocabulary

• Marty found his glasses easily, since they were
  visible on the shelf.
• Visible able to be seen

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Someone who is worried is--

• Cheerful
• Curious
• Anxious
• Confused

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Something that is unusual is--

• odd
• fun
• awesome
• ordinary

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Dad stopped and asked for directions to the mall.
In which sentence does the word directions mean
the same as in the sentence above?

• The cardinal directions are north, south, east,
  and west.
• The president has set new directions for our
  country.
• It was hard for the orchestra to follow the
  directions of the conductor.
• The map gave specific directions on how to get to
  the hotel.

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Lets Review

• worried
• visible
• unusual
• situations
• rumpled
• directions

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