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The Search for Monsters of Mystery
Comprehension Skill:Text Organization
What information
does the article give
you?
How does the section
heading “Is the Loch Ness
Monster Really a
Fish?” help organize the
text?
Is the article organized by
main ideas and details or cause and
effect?
• erosion– All the natural processes that
wear away earth and rock
• theory– A widely held scientific explanation
that is based on evidence but cannot be stated as fact.
• excavation– The process of finding something
by digging for it
• extinct– No longer living; having all died
out
• specimens– Samples taken for scientific study
• geologists– Scientists who study rocks and
the earth’s crust
• hypotheses– And educated or scientific guess
based on what we know so far
• paleontologists– A scientist who studies prehistoric
life
Key Background Vocabulary
• erosion– All the natural processes that
wear away earth and rock
• theory– A widely held scientific explanation
that is based on evidence but cannot be stated as fact.
• excavation– The process of finding something
by digging for it
• extinct– No longer living; having all died
out
• specimens– Samples taken for scientific study
• geologists– Scientists who study rocks and
the earth’s crust
• hypotheses– And educated or scientific guess
based on what we know so far
• paleontologists– A scientist who studies prehistoric
life
Key Background Vocabulary
Decoding: Inflectional Endings –al, -ive, -ous
investigate
mass
burry
comic
fame
carnivore
experiment
create
invent
marvel
-al
-ous
-ive
Dinosaur Ghosts
With your Suit partner, discuss questions 1-7 on page 208 of your text. You may look back in your text if you need to. When you're finished begin thinking about the following questions.
What do you think the author’s purpose was in writing the selection?
What Mystery does the selection attempt to explain?What kind of writing
is the selection an example of?
How did the author attempt to explain the mystery?
Why do you think the mystery fascinates people?
• erosion– All the natural processes that
wear away earth and rock
• theory– A widely held scientific explanation
that is based on evidence but cannot be stated as fact.
• excavation– The process of finding something
by digging for it
• extinct– No longer living; having all died
out
• specimens– Samples taken for scientific study
• geologists– Scientists who study rocks and
the earth’s crust
• hypotheses– And educated or scientific guess
based on what we know so far
• paleontologists– A scientist who studies prehistoric
life
Key Background Vocabulary
Extreme Partner Reading
Step 1 •Read the Story Summery to yourself one time. •Be sure to use good hand gestures to help you as you read.
Step 2 •Turn to your shoulder partner and partner read the story with lots of expression. •Don’t forget the gestures that you have practiced.
Step 3 •Take turns asking and answering at least five questions each about the text. •Remember to both ask and answer questions with high enthusiasm.
• erosion– All the natural processes that
wear away earth and rock
• theory– A widely held scientific explanation
that is based on evidence but cannot be stated as fact.
• excavation– The process of finding something
by digging for it
• extinct– No longer living; having all died
out
• specimens– Samples taken for scientific study
• geologists– Scientists who study rocks and
the earth’s crust
• hypotheses– And educated or scientific guess
based on what we know so far
• paleontologists– A scientist who studies prehistoric
life
Key Background Vocabulary
Doctor DinosaurWith your shoulder partner, read
pages 210-213 from your text using the skills mentions in the yellow column on the left of page 210. When you are finished discuss these questions with your partner and write your answers in complete sentences on a piece of lined paper..
Compare Jack’s research to the scientists studying Coelophysis?
3. What did the author mean when he said, “That leads to more questions.” Which is what science is all about.
4. Why is his discovery valuable even if his ideas turn out to be wrong?
2. How did his examination of nests challenge peoples beliefs about dinosaurs?
1. How did luck play a role in Jack’s discovery?
In the NewsChoose one of the Newspaper articles
available and on a piece of notebook paper, answer the following questions about the article you chose.
What is the article about?
Where and when is the article talking about?
Why did it happen and why is this important?
Who is the article about?