The Fabulous Perpetual
Motion Machine
Day 2
How do inventors inspire
our imaginations?
• Have you ever suggested ways a product
could be made better?
• What are some ways to prove a theory?
• Discuss a time when you tried an
experiment to find out if you were right
about something.
Device- an invention made to do a certain job
 Ben Franklin invented a pole to grip books and
many other devices.
Vehicle- a vehicle is a device for carrying people
or things
A ship is a type of ocean vehicle.
Enterprise-an important, difficult or dangerous
plan to be tried
A trip into the desert is a daring enterprise.
Teach these words to your partner.
• She was annoyed with her little brother.
• She was angry with her little brother.
• Even though both tell you she isn’t happy
with her brother, there is a difference.
• The first one suggests she is being
bothered by her brother and the second
one suggests she is mad at her brother.
• Ben walked quietly down the hallway.
• Ben walked softly down the hallway.
• Even though both sentences tell you that
Ben isn’t making much noise as he walks
down the hallway, there is a difference.
• The first one suggests that he is walking
without talking and the second suggests
he is walking carefully placing each foot in
front of the other not trying to make noise.
Literary Terms
We are going to need our books now.
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6-10
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16-20
21-26
Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing are the hints the authors
give about what will happen later in a story.
Foreshadowing builds curiosity or suspense.
Let’s look back at A Summer’s Trade on
page 271. I read that Tony’s uncle is home
early. How does that foreshadow or hint at
what will happen later?
Foreshadowing
The fact that the uncle is home early is a
clue that something is wrong which we find
out later is that his uncle is injured and can’t
work.
Story Structure
• Rising Action :
Describes how one conflict or action builds
on another, increasing the stakes as a
character seeks to achieve a goal or solve a
problem
In A Summer’s Trade, Tony is saving money
to buy a saddle. Tony feels bad about his
grandmother pawning her bracelet, but
when he tells his mother she tells him to
mind his own business, he does.
Story Structure
• When his grandmother is sick, though, he
gets really worried.
• This chain of events is an example of
rising action. It forces him to make a
decision.
• Applauds- to show approval or praise
by clapping
• Everyone applauds when the magician
finishes his amazing act.
• Inspecting- to look at closely
• I use my magnifying glass when I’m
inspecting the new mold growth.
Teach your partner these words.
• Fabulous- almost impossible to believe
• Synonym- incredible
• The red feathers on her hat looked
fabulous with a dark brown background.
• Browsing- to inspect something leisurely
and casually
• Dylan spends hours browsing in stores
but rarely buys anything.
• Teach your partner these words.
• Project-plan
• The town started a project to build a new
bridge.
• TEACH YOUR PARTNER THIS WORD
Multiple Meaning Words
• We will be growing plants for a class project.
• I will project these images onto that movie
screen.
• What word appears in both sentences?
• This word means different things: undertaking
or activity, and to show in a large size
• I have to use context clues to help me decide
which meaning belongs to each sentence.
Multiple Meaning Words
• In the first sentence I see growing plants and
class.
• In the second sentence I see images and movie
screen.
• I can choose a meaning based on these context
clues. When I try to replace the word with the
meanings I chose, I get
• We will be growing plants for a class activity and I
will show these images in a large size on that
movie screen.
The Play’s the Thing
• Read: “The Play’s the Thing” and use context
clues to check your understanding of the
highlighted words.
• The prize was good. (past tense)
• She wants to win. (present tense)
Incorrect: The people cheered for the king
as he passes by.
Correct: The people cheered for the king as
he passed by.
Cheered/passed both past tense
Words with Schwa:
The Schwa sound is the uh sound made by
one or more vowels. Usually shown as /ə/
Dozen
Stencil
Other
Again
Enemy Adjust
Lets take a look at our
Daily Fix it
Short Play- Organization
Our Story is about young inventors
creating a special machine
Think about something that could be
invented.
You are going to write a short play
about your idea
Writing
• Make a list of useful inventions that
could solve problems or make life
easier:
• A machine that saves time on
homework
• A machine that transports you
anywhere in an instant
• A machine that changes trash into
energy
Writing
• Now that you have selected a topic,
brainstorm ideas for a play.
• Let me show you an example on how
to organize your story.
• I will use the story sequence chart to
show you.
Writing
• In my story chart I will write the
names of my characters: Dana,
Roberto who are working on an
invention together
• The setting will be Dana’s parents’
garage
• The first event I will list has to do
with Dana and Roberto discussing
what to do with all the garbage.
Writing
What can they do next? Roberto
suggests it would be great if a machine
could take care of it for them.
Dana gets an idea.
Today, during small group instruction
you will work on your organization of
your play.
Independent Work
• Please read the story “The Fabulous
Perpetual Motion Machine” up to page
337.
• work on your organization of your play.