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1) The document provides vocabulary words and definitions related to rock climbing from the story "Cliff Hanger" including belay, descent, harness, ledge, and rappel. 2) It also gives spelling words and exercises on cause and effect, base words, short vowel patterns, and vocabulary in alphabetical order. 3) The vocabulary, exercises, and story context indicate the document is providing language arts learning material focused on rock climbing terminology for a student.

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Cliff Hanger Power Point 3

1) The document provides vocabulary words and definitions related to rock climbing from the story "Cliff Hanger" including belay, descent, harness, ledge, and rappel. 2) It also gives spelling words and exercises on cause and effect, base words, short vowel patterns, and vocabulary in alphabetical order. 3) The vocabulary, exercises, and story context indicate the document is providing language arts learning material focused on rock climbing terminology for a student.

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Cliff

Hanger
by Jean
Craighead
George
Vocabulary,
Spelling, and
Skills
belay
being tied to a person or a rock
with a rope for safety

On belay, Axels father called


out to him.
descent
A trip down into or from
something, such as a mountain

They reached the top and


were ready for their descent.
harness
a set of straps that can
attach to a safety rope

Axel took a dog harness


and slipped it over Grits
head.
ledge
a shelf of rock

Half way up the mountain


he reached a ledge to hold
on to.
rappel

to come down a cliff by


sliding down a rope

I took a deep breath and


began to rappel down the
ridge.
trekked
made a slow and difficult journey
on foot.

Axel and Dag trekked


steadily up the rocky
trail.
Other Vocabulary
Cathedral a large or important church
registration book a book used to record the
names of guests at a hotel, club, or school
climbing nuts rock climbing tools that are
jammed into cracks in the rock and used to
anchor ropes
carabiners metal rings used by rock climbers
to attach ropes to themselves or to climbing
nuts
avalanches areas of rock, snow, or earth that
fell down a mountain
bracing making firm, steadying
plunging falling suddenly and quickly
splats short splashing noises
void a large, empty space
handhold something to hold on to for
support
foresaw knew something before it happened
vertical straight up and down
free climb to climb without being attached
to anything
concentration the act of thinking hard,
staying focused.
Spelling Words
Words with short vowel patterns
mix milk thick
thin stick send
left smell class
last head friend
test empty dish
glance
Comprehension
Cause and Effect - T49A
Cause and effect is when one event
brings about another event
Cause makes something happen
Ask yourself, Why does this
happen?
Effect the event that happens
Ask yourself, What happened?
Look at Practice Book page 12.
Structural Analysis/
Vocabulary: Base Words
T49C
Many words are made by adding
beginnings and endings to smaller words
called base words.
In climbing, the ending ing has been

added to the base word climb.


When you come to a new word look for the
base word.
washer washable washing washed
Base Words
Write the base word on your white
board.
planned shivering counted
comfortable drummed wrapped
stopping slipping unhappy

Practice Book page 16


Short Vowel Patterns
a, e, and i T49D
A short vowel sound is usually
spelled with one vowel followed by a
consonant.
Find the short vowel patterns in the
following phrases.

The planned route


Split open the black cloud
Roped himself to them his left hand
Vocabulary: ABC Order in a
Dictionary T49G
Words in a dictionary are arranged in ABC
order.
Start with the first letter.

When words begin with the same letter,

move on to the second letter.


friend harness hand flash
Since f comes before h in the alphabet , friend and
flash come before harness and hand.
Friend and flash begin with the same letter so we
will look at the second letter .
flash friend hand harness

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