Summary
In the series premiere, four teenagers living in the fictional Fuego neighborhood discover they have word-based superpowers — shooting words, zapping letters, reading anything photographically, decoding scrambled text — and form the Electric Company to use their skills for good. Vocabulary spotlight: skill, feature, athlete, visualize. A natural first-day companion for launching a reading unit.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Every member of the Electric Company has a different word skill.
- What is each character's power? What does their power help them do with words?
- Think of a reading skill you already have. Is it decoding, fluency, vocabulary, or comprehension? How does that skill help you?
- Why does the Electric Company need ALL of their skills together — not just one?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: skill, feature, athlete, visualize, accomplish.
Try it: Make a team roster — list each Electric Company member, their word power, and one time they used it in this episode. Then add yourself: what is your best reading skill and when did it help you?