Summary
Lisa and Shock prepare to enter a dance-off. Francine, also a contestant, sabotages Shock with the use of Skeleckian Gravity Spray, increasing the weight of his legs. Hector inspires Lisa not to give up—but Francine manages to spray her as well. How can the two win with such a heavy problem? Guest Starring: Bobby Moynihan Villains: Francine, Manny Words: Timing, pivot, gravity, intimidate Like every Electric Company adventure, the story hangs on reading, decoding, and vocabulary under pressure.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Every Electric Company episode builds its story around wordballs — words the team reads, decodes, and uses under pressure. Watch for the vocabulary the episode leans on and how the characters puzzle words out.
- Which words did the Electric Company have to read or decode to solve the problem?
- How did a character figure out a word they didn't know at first?
- Where could you use one of this episode's words this week?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: decode, wordball, clue, solve.
Try it: Keep a wordball list while you watch — every word the show spotlights goes on the board, and each student picks one to use in a sentence afterward.