Big Question: Why is it important
to know about the universe?
Author:
Seymour Simon
Genre:
Expository
Nonfiction
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 Spelling City: Spelling Words
possibility
• linear
• ridiculous
• artificial
• calculator
• competitive
• curiosity
• organization
• individual
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• encyclopedia
• peony
• tarantula
• correspondent
• cauliflower
• optimistic
• enthusiastic
• sophisticated
• satisfactory
irritable
• simultaneously
• contemporary
• cinematography
• panoramic
• condominium
• glamorous
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Vocabulary Words
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astronomers
collapse
collide
compact
galaxy
particles
More Words to Know
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cosmic
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optimistic
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outbursts
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celestial
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constellations
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orb
Question of the Day
Why is it important to
know about the
universe?
Build Concepts
 Main Idea
 Monitor and Fix Up
 Build Background
 Vocabulary
 Fluency: Model Tempo and Rate
 Grammar: Regular & Irregular Plural
Nouns
 Spelling: Multisyllabic Words
 Outer Space
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FLUENCY
 Listen
as I read “The Five
Wanderers’ of the Ancient Skies.”
 As I read, notice that I will read at
a fairly slow, deliberate rate
because the selection is informative
text that contains many ideas for
readers to process and connect.
 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?
celestial – of the sky or outer
space
 constellations – a group of stars
that forms a pattern
 orb – sphere
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Astronomy
Myth
Outer
Space
Science
Poetry
Our
Solar
System
Outer
Space
Galaxies
Stars
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week’s audio explores a
planetarium. After you listen,
we will discuss what you found
out about the planetarium as
well as the universe around us.
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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
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galaxy – a group of billions of
stars forming one system
particles –extremely small units of
matter
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cosmic – having to do with the
whole universe
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optimistic – hoping for the best
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outbursts – acts of bursting forth
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claire thought the martian
costume look rediculous
Clair thought the Martian
costume looked ridiculous.
have you ever heard of
monkies in space
Have you ever heard of
monkeys in space?
 With
a high-powered telescope,
scientists discovered fifteen hundred
galaxies in different stages of their
lives.
 Scientists
and galaxies are regular
plural nouns. They are formed by
adding –s or –ies to the singular noun.
Lives is an irregular plural noun. It
changes spelling.
 Plural
nouns name more than one
person, place, or thing.
 Most
plural nouns are formed by
adding –s.
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picture/pictures, wing/wings,
pattern/patterns, day/days
 Add
–es to nouns ending in ch, sh,
x, z, s, and ss.
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bunch/bunches, wish/wishes,
box/boxes, class/classes
 If
a noun ends in a consonant and
y, change y to i and add –es.
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berry/berries, spy/spies
 Some
nouns have irregular plural
forms. They change spelling.
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mouse/mice, goose/geese,
child/children, woman/women
 For
most nouns that end in f or
fe, change f to v and add –es.
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leaf/leaves, knife/knives, calf/calves,
wife/wives
 Some
nouns have the same
singular and plural forms.
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sheep, deer, moose, headquarters,
series
 For
compound nouns, make only
the important word plural.
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fathers-in-law, secretaries of state
 When
a noun ends in a vowel and
o, add –s.
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video/videos, radio/radios
 Check
a dictionary for plurals of
nouns ending in a consonant and o:
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photo/photos, potato/potatoes,
tomato/tomatoes, hero/heroes
 How
many _____ (galaxy) are
there in the universe?
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galaxies
 Micah
took two ____ (photo) of
the eclipse.
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photos
 Both
of my ____ (brother-in-law)
are stargazers.
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brothers-in-law
 People
sat on their ____ (porch)
to see the comet.
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porches
 How
many ____ (child) are in your
young scientists’ club?
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children
 We
raked ____ (leaf) until the
sun set.
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leaves
 Our
teacher used ____ (tomato)
to represent planets.
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tomatoes
 We
watched two video ____
(series) about asteroids.
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series
 How
many ____ (woman)
astronauts have flown in space?
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women
 Astronauts
in space.
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lives
risk their ____ (life)
possibility
• linear
• ridiculous
• artificial
• calculator
• competitive
• curiosity
• organization
• individual
•
• encyclopedia
• peony
• tarantula
• correspondent
• cauliflower
• optimistic
• enthusiastic
• sophisticated
• satisfactory
irritable
• simultaneously
• contemporary
• cinematography
• panoramic
• condominium
• glamorous
•
Question of the Day
Why would the moon be
the first place in outer
space for astronauts to
visit?
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Word Structure
Main Idea
Generalize
Vocabulary
Fluency: Choral Reading
Grammar: Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Spelling: Multisyllabic Words
Science: The Telescope Satellite
How Stars Are Named
Outer Space
FLUENCY
 Turn
to page 152,first paragraph.
 As I read, notice how I pause at
periods and other punctuation.
 We will practice as a class doing
three choral readings of this
paragraph.
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chucks sofisticated telescope
focused on saturn
Chuck’s sophisticated telescope
focused on Saturn.
From the beach’s of florida liza
watched the rocket ascend
From the beaches of Florida,
Liza watched the rocket
ascend.
 Plural
nouns name more than one
person, place, or thing.
 Most
plural nouns are formed by
adding –s. Nouns ending in ch, sh,
x, z, s, and ss add –es to form the
plural. For nouns ending in
consonant –y, change the y to i
and add –es.
 Nouns
with irregular plurals
change spelling or have the same
singular and plural forms.
possibility
• linear
• ridiculous
• artificial
• calculator
• competitive
• curiosity
• organization
• individual
•
• encyclopedia
• peony
• tarantula
• correspondent
• cauliflower
• optimistic
• enthusiastic
• sophisticated
• satisfactory
irritable
• simultaneously
• contemporary
• cinematography
• panoramic
• condominium
• glamorous
•
Question of the Day
Why are black holes
considered strange?
Main Idea
 Monitor and Fix Up
 Vocabulary
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Fluency: Model Tempo and Rate
 Grammar: Regular & Irregular Plural
Nouns
 Spelling: Multisyllabic Words
 Science: Light-Years
 Outer Space
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FLUENCY
 Turn
to page 160, first paragraph.
 As I read, notice the rate at
which I read—a little slower than
usual because this text contains a
great deal of information.
 Now we will practice together as a
class by doing three echo readings
of these paragraphs.
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adam used a calculater to figure
the distance too the moon
Adam used a calculator to figure
the distance to the moon.
does the earth and the moon
rotate simultaneusly
Does the Earth and the moon
rotate simultaneously?
 Plural
nouns name more than one
person, place, or thing.
 Most
plural nouns are formed by
adding –s. Nouns ending in ch, sh,
x, z, s, and ss add –es to form the
plural. For nouns ending in
consonant –y, change the y to i
and add –es.
 Nouns
with irregular plurals
change spelling or have the same
singular and plural forms.
 Specific
nouns help build interesting
descriptions.
 Plural
nouns should be spelled
correctly so that they do not distract
from the picture painted with words.
 Review
something you have written to
correct the spelling of plural nouns if
needed.
possibility
• linear
• ridiculous
• artificial
• calculator
• competitive
• curiosity
• organization
• individual
•
• encyclopedia
• peony
• tarantula
• correspondent
• cauliflower
• optimistic
• enthusiastic
• sophisticated
• satisfactory
irritable
• simultaneously
• contemporary
• cinematography
• panoramic
• condominium
• glamorous
•
Question of the Day
Why do you think
scientists spend so much
time analyzing what our
sun does?
Expository Nonfiction/Text Features
 Reading Across Texts
 Content-Area Vocabulary
 Fluency: Partner Reading
 Grammar: Regular & Irregular Plural
Nouns
 Spelling: Multisyllabic Words
 Science: Kinds of Stars
 Solar Energy
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FLUENCY
 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.
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you cant watch the mercury
video until the leafs are raked
You can’t watch the Mercury
video until the leaves are raked.
both of lins brother-in-laws
works at the observatory
Both of Lin’s brothers-in-law
work at the observatory.
 Plural
nouns name more than one
person, place, or thing.
 Most
plural nouns are formed by
adding –s. Nouns ending in ch, sh,
x, z, s, and ss add –es to form the
plural. For nouns ending in
consonant –y, change the y to i
and add –es.
 Nouns
with irregular plurals
change spelling or have the same
singular and plural forms.
 Test
Tip: Most irregular plural
nouns must be memorized. When
you are studying for a test, the
dictionary is a good tool for
finding the unusual spellings of
irregular plural nouns.
 Example:
analysis/analyses
possibility
• linear
• ridiculous
• artificial
• calculator
• competitive
• curiosity
• organization
• individual
•
• encyclopedia
• peony
• tarantula
• correspondent
• cauliflower
• optimistic
• enthusiastic
• sophisticated
• satisfactory
irritable
• simultaneously
• contemporary
• cinematography
• panoramic
• condominium
• glamorous
•
Question of the Day
Why is it important to
know about the
universe?
Build Concept Vocabulary
 Main Idea
 Paraphrase
 Word Structure
 Grammar: Regular & Irregular Plural
Nouns
 Spelling: Multisyllabic Words
 Skim and Scan
 Outer Space
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 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 main idea, look for
supporting details that explain or tell
about the main idea.
Topic
Main Idea
Supporting
Detail
Supporting
Detail
Supporting
Detail
 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.
 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.
 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.
 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.
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who wants to visit the
planetarium asked dad
“Who wants to visit the
planetarium?” asked Dad.
its another rainy day in batavia
illinous
It’s another rainy day in
Batavia, Illinois.
 Plural
nouns name more than one
person, place, or thing.
 Most
plural nouns are formed by
adding –s. Nouns ending in ch, sh,
x, z, s, and ss add –es to form the
plural. For nouns ending in
consonant –y, change the y to i
and add –es.
 Nouns
with irregular plurals
change spelling or have the same
singular and plural forms.
possibility
• linear
• ridiculous
• artificial
• calculator
• competitive
• curiosity
• organization
• individual
•
• encyclopedia
• peony
• tarantula
• correspondent
• cauliflower
• optimistic
• enthusiastic
• sophisticated
• satisfactory
irritable
• simultaneously
• contemporary
• cinematography
• panoramic
• condominium
• glamorous
•
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