“Escaping the Giant Wave” Teaching Pack is designed for use as supplementary material that supports a total reading program. Students will find it necessary to read the material carefully and thoroughly for comprehension in order to score well. Discussion Question (Read, Think, Discuss and Grow) section is a series of open-ended questions which requires students’ higher-level thinking skills. This unit contains: vocabulary activities, and comprehension questions / vocabulary quiz (cloze passage) / Suggested curriculum connection reading (The Mount St. Helens Eruption) / Discussion& Writing Topics /  Answer Keys.