Author Seymour Simon Genre Expository nonfiction Informational Text

1. Big Question: Why is it important to know about the universe? Author Seymour Simon Genre Expository nonfiction Informational Text

2. Big Question: Why is it important to know about the universe?

3. Vocabulary Words More Words to Know Vocabulary Words • astronomers • collapse • collide • compact • galaxy • particles • cosmic • optimistic • outbursts • celestial • constellations • orb

4. We will: • Determine Central Idea based upon textual evidence • Make Inferences based upon textual evidence • Build Background Knowledge • Use Text to determine Vocabulary meanings • Gather Information from various sources and use understanding of information to develop projects

5. Listening Comprehension • Listen as I read “The Five ‘Wanderers’ of the Ancient Skies.” • Be ready to answer questions after I finish. • Who are the five “wanderers” of the ancient skies? • Why do you think our ancient ancestors were so interested in studying the universe?

6. Concept Vocabulary • celestial – of the sky or outer space • constellation – a group of stars that forms a pattern • orb – sphere

7. celestial

8. constellations

9. orb

10. (To add information to the graphic organizer, click on end show, type in your new information, and save your changes.) Concept Vocabulary

11. Build Concept Vocabulary celestial, constellations, orb Outer Space

12. Main Ideas & Details Turn to page 146 - 147.

13. The TelescopeMain Idea & Details • To find the topic of a paragraph or section, ask yourself, “What is this all about?” • To find the main idea, ask yourself, “What is the most important idea about the topic?” • To help find the mainidea, look for supporting details that explain or tell about the main idea.

14. Main Idea & Details Topic MainIdea Supporting Detail Supporting Detail Supporting Detail

15. Prior KnowledgeWhat do you know about outer space? Outer Space

16. Vocabulary Strategy: Greek & Latin RootsPages 148 – 149.

17. Greek and Latin Roots • Greek root tele- means “far off” and the Latin root mille- means “thousand.” • Find at least four words that reflect both roots’ meaning. • Use a dictionary to verify word meaning.

18. Vocabulary Words

19. Vocabulary Words • astronomers– experts in the science that deals with the Sun, Moon, planets, stars, and galaxies • collapse – to cave in • collide – to strike violently together • compact – firmly packed together

20. Vocabulary Words • galaxy – a group of billions of stars forming one system • particles –extremely small units of matter

21. More Words to Know • cosmic – having to do with the whole universe • optimistic – hoping for the best • outbursts – acts of bursting forth

22. astronomers

23. collapse

24. collide

25. compact

26. galaxy

27. The UniversebySeymour SimonPages 150-162

28. We will: • Determine Central Idea based upon textual evidence • Make Inferences based upon textual evidence • Build Background Knowledge • Use Text to determine Vocabulary meanings • Gather Information from various sources and use understanding of information to develop projects

29. “So Long, Sol!”Pages 164 – 167

30. Fluency: Partner Reading • Turn to page 160, first paragraph. • Read this paragraph three times with a partner. Be sure to read at an appropriate rate. Offer each other feedback.

31. Paraphrase • Paraphrasing is explaining something in your own words while retaining the author’s meaning and ideas. A paraphrase should be simpler to read than the original text.

32. Skim and Scan • Skimming is reading quickly to identify the main idea of a passage or to get an overview of a piece of writing. To skim a work, you read the first and last paragraphs and any headings or summaries. You might also read the first sentence of each paragraph.

33. Skim and Scan • Scanning is moving one’s eyes quickly down a page, searching for specific words and phrases. You scan a piece of writing to see if it will answer your questions or to specific information.

34. Spelling WordsMultisyllabic Words