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Big Question: How can a focus on the future help us imagine new

possibilities?

Author: Monica Hughes

Genre: Science Fiction

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Review GamesStory SortVocabulary Words:Arcade GamesStudy Stack Spelling City: VocabularySpelling City: Spelling Word

Spelling Words

Words with the Schwa

• different• sentence• American• brilliant• substitute• opinion• material• complete• jewelry

• dramatic• instance• communicate• hesitate• elementary• vitamin• ingredients• invitation• discipline

• lasagna• desperate• inhabitant• ferocious• orangutan• sympathetic• infinity

Big Question: How can a focus on the future help us imagine new possibilities?

MondayTuesday

WednesdayThursday

Friday

Vocabulary Words

combustion dingy negotiate traversed waft waning

birthright conventional

infinity settlement solar energy vastness

Vocabulary Words More Words to Know

Monday

Question of the Day

How can a focus on the future help us

imagine new possibilities?

Today we will learn about:

Build ConceptsCompare and ContrastAsk QuestionsBuild BackgroundVocabularyFluency: Model Rhythmic Patterns of LanguageGrammar: Subject-Verb AgreementSpelling: Words with the SchwaFuture Homes

Fluency

Model Rhythmic Patterns of Language

Fluency: Model Rhythmic Patterns of Language

Listen as I read “Space Settlement.”

As I read, notice how I use rhythmic patterns of language to highlight the poetic elements.

Be ready to answer questions after I finish.

What did the narrator and his brother like about life on the moon that was different from life on Earth?

What difference gradually made them miss their home planet and want to return to it?

Concept Vocabulary

settlement – a place where people have come to live; a colony

solar energy – power derived from the heat of the sun

vastness – a large space(Next Slide)

settlement

solar energy

Concept Vocabulary

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Build Concept Vocabulary settlement, solar energy, vastness

Location

Conveniences

Construction

Future Homes

Compare & Contrast, Ask Questions

Turn to page 220 - 221.

Prior KnowledgeWhat do you know about space travel?

K (What do you know?)

W (What would you like to learn?)

L (What did you learn?)

Prior Knowledge

This week’s audio explores the world’s largest glass-enclosed environment in Arizona. After you listen, we will discuss what you found out and what surprised you most about this space station prototype.

Vocabulary Words

Vocabulary Words combustion – act or process of burning

dingy – lacking brightness or freshness; dirty-looking

negotiate – to talk over and arrange terms

Vocabulary Words traversed – passed across, over, or through

waft – a breath or puff of air, wind, scent

waning – going through its regular reduction in the amount of its visible portion, such as the moon

More Words to Know

birthright –right or privilege that someone is entitled to by birth

conventional – of the usual type of design, commonly used or seen

infinity – condition of having no limits; endlessness

(Next Slide)

waning

Grammar

Subject-Verb Agreement

our astronauts are american heros

Our astronauts are American heroes.

gov masterman is desparate to leave the colony

Gov. Materman is desperate to leave the colony.

“It just takes a little practice, that’s all.”

The sentence subject it is singular and requires the singular form of the verb take. This is why –s is added to makes takes.

The subject and verb in a sentence must agree, or work together.

A singular subject needs a singular verb.

A plural subject needs a plural verb.

Use the following rules for verbs that tell about the present time.

If the subject is a singular noun or he, she, or it, add –s or –es to most verbs.

The planet glows. The scientist teaches school. He works hard.

If the subject is compound, a plural noun, or I, you, we, or they, do not add –s or –es to the verb.

The planets glow. The scientist and the assistant teach school. They work hard.

For the verb be, use am and is to agree with singular subjects and are to agree with plural subjects.

I am a scientist. My father is on the moon.

The planets are visible. We are on Earth.

A collective noun names a group, such as family, team, and class. A collective noun is singular if it refers to a group acting as one:

The class is waiting for takeoff.

A collective noun is plural if it refers to members of the group acting individually:

The class are choosing their seats.

Subject-Verb AgreementDoes the subject and verb agree in each

sentence?

A shaft of light blinds me. yesKepler write a letter to Ann every week.

no, writes

sentence?

Supplies costs the settlers more on the moon.

no, costThe group understands how precious water is.

sentence?

The ferry move slowly from its loading dock.

no, moves

Subject-Verb AgreementChoose the verb that agrees with the subject.

The shuttle (orbit, orbits) across North America.

orbitsBoth astronomers (search, searches) for the distant planet.

search

Photographs of Earth (hangs, hang) in the Control Center.

hangSunlight (pierce, pierces) the black shadows.

pierces

The kids on the moon (were, was) having a party.

wereMr. Masterman (navigate, navigates) through the crowd of onlookers.

navigates

He (feel, feels) the need to leave the moon.

feelsThe scientists (study, studies) black holes and other mysteries of space.

Terri and Joe (work, works) on their astronomy project.

workShe (buys, buy) every book she can find about the moon.

Spelling Words

Tuesday

Question of the Day

Why do you think Kepler wants to visit

Earth?

Today we will learn about:Context CluesCompare and ContrastAsk QuestionsVocabularyFluency: Choral ReadingGrammar: Subject-Verb AgreementSpelling: Words with the SchwaScience: First Men on the MoonThe “Seas” of the MoonThe MoonFuture Homes

Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues

Pages 222 - 223.

Good-bye to the Moon

Pages 224 - 233.

Fluency

Choral Reading

Fluency: Choral Reading

Turn to page 231, paragraphs 3 and 8.

As I read, notice the rich, poetic language and the use of imagery.

We will practice as a class doing three choral readings of these paragraphs.

Grammar

Main and Helping Verbs

when he broke his leg a subsitute was found

When he broke his leg, a substitute was found.

my Brother want to be a astronaut

My brother wants to be an astronaut.

The subject and verb of a sentence must agree in number.

When a singular subject takes a present-tense verb, that verb usually ends in –s or –es.

When a plural subject takes a present-tense verb, that verb usually does not end in –s or –es.

Compound subjects must have a verb that agrees with a plural subject.

Spelling Words

Wednesday

Question of the Day

Do you think Kepler feels the way his

father does about the moon? Why or why

Compare and ContrastAsk QuestionsVocabularyFluency: Model Rhythmic Patterns of

LanguageGrammar: Subject-Verb AgreementSpelling: Words with the SchwaScience: calculate Your AgeFuture Homes

Good-bye to the Moon

Pages 234 - 238.

Fluency

Model Rhythmic Patterns of Language

Turn to page 226, first three paragraphs.

As I read, notice how my voice becomes more rhythmic when I recite the lullaby.

Now we will practice together as a class by doing three choral readings.

Grammar

rickys sister did not hesetate to sign up for astronomy club

Ricky’s sister did not hesitate to sign up for astronomy club.

mrs drakes class watch a science fiction play

Mrs. Drake’s class watches a science fiction play.

Errors in subject-verb agreement distract and confuse readers. Always match singular subjects with singular verb forms and plural subjects with plural verb forms.

Review something you have written to see if you can improve it by correcting errors in subject-verb agreement.

Spelling Words

Thursday

Question of the Day

How big a role do you think curiosity plays in

our lives? In what ways?

Today we will learn about:Science Fiction/Text FeaturesReading Across TextsFluency: Partner ReadingGrammar: Subject-Verb Agreement

Spelling: Words with the SchwaScience: Zoos

“Zoo”

Pages 240 - 243.

Fluency

Partner Reading

Fluency: Partner Reading

Turn to page 226, paragraphs 1-3.

Read these paragraphs three times with a partner. Be sure to read with proper emphasis and rhythmic feeling and offer each other feedback.

Grammar

each sentense described a different star

Each sentence described a different star.

Vincent witnessed the brillient sunrise but his friend fell asleep

Vincent witnessed the brilliant sunrise, but his friend fell asleep.

Test Tip: Nouns such as glasses, pants, and scissors are considered plural and require a plural verb agreement, unless preceded by a pair of.

Example: My glasses are smudged.

A pair of scissors is missing.

Spelling Words

Friday

Question of the Day

How can a focus on the future help us

imagine new possibilities?

Build Concept VocabularyCompare and ContrastFlashbackContext CluesGrammar: Subject-Verb AgreementSpelling: Words with the SchwaDictionary/GlossaryFuture Homes

Compare and Contrast

When you compare and contrast, you tell how two or more things are alike or different.

Sometimes authors use similes and metaphors to make comparisons.

Similes use the clue words like, as, or than.

Compare and Contrast

Metaphors do not use clue words. Words such as unlike, but, and however can show contrasts.

Ask questions while reading to compare and contrast, such as “How are these two characters alike and different?” or “What does this situation remind me of?”

Flashback

A flashback is an interruption in the narrative order to show an event that happened earlier.

An author can use a flashback to give background on a character and event or to show how a past event influenced a character.

FlashbackMovies and television use flashbacks effectively, often with visual clues to let the view know a flashback has occurred.

Novels and many other stories use flashbacks, often with little introduction. The reader must often look for clues such as verb tense and setting details.

Context Clues An unfamiliar word’s context, the words and phrases around the word, can help determine the word’s meaning.

List unfamiliar words from “Good-bye to the Moon” in a chart. List any context clues that help determine the meaning of the word. Check your definitions in a dictionary.

Context Clues

Word Context Clues Meaning

Where might you find information about the word lunar?

A dictionary is a book of words and their meanings.

A glossary is a short dictionary at the back of some books. It includes definitions of words used in the book.

Dictionary/Glossary

Both dictionaries and glossaries are organized alphabetically.

An entry word is the word that is being defined. It is usually in dark type and broken into syllables. It shows how the word is spelled and whether it should be capitalized.

Dictionary/Glossary

Following the entry word are its pronunciation, part of speech, definitions, illustrative phrases or sentences that show how the word may be used, and inflected forms of the word when endings are added.

Dictionary/Glossary

Guide words are words in dark type at the top of each page. They indicate the first and last words on the page.

Grammar

are lucas going to the lift-off Is Lucas going to the lift-off?astronaut training take grate

disciplinAstronaut training takes

great discipline.

Spelling Words

We are now ready to take our story tests.

Story testClassroom webpage,Reading Test

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