The Man Who Went to the Far
Side of the Moon
By: Bea Schyffert
Genre: Narrative
Goals
Reading Goal: SWBAT to describe how the
setting affects characters in the story.
Writing Goal: SWBAT respond to a text-related
question.
Team Cooperation Goal: Complete
Task
Team Cooperation Goal
Active Listening
Vocabulary
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damaged
measure
blurred
replied
cozy
prepares
damaged: harmed
Jasmine damaged the flash drive by not
removing it correctly.
measure: find the size of
Before she could make curtains, my
mother had to measure the windows.
blurred: smeared
I have to wear glasses in class because if I don’t
the teacher’s writing looks blurred together.
replied: answered
My mother wrote a letter to the president,
but the president never replied.
cozy: comfortable
The baby always falls asleep in the cozy
crib.
prepares: gets ready
When Benda prepares her bed for
sleeping she always fluffs up the pillows.
Review Vocabulary with Partner
Can you say it?
Can you define it?
Can you say it in a sentence?
Vocabulary Vault
Building Background
Gerardo swung on the swings until he got as high in the air as
he could. Then he ran across the park to the seesaw and her
rode that with his friend Adrian for a while. Then they went
to the sliding board. Gerardo loved the park. It was near his
house, it was clean, and it was safe. Every day there were
other kids there for him to play with . He liked being outside
on the grass, where he could hear the birds.
How the setting affects Gerardo?
•Makes his happy
•Enjoys the equipment
Building Background
Gerardo sat in the uncomfortable plastic chair. Next to him
was a table covered with boring magazines about make-up
and dresses. Gerardo could smell perfumes and chemicals
and shampoos. All of these smells made his sneeze. His
mother was sitting in a barber’s chair getting a hair cut. All
the customers and hair stylists were women. Gerardo hated
coming to the hair stylist with his mother. There was nothing
to do and nobody to talk to. He had to stay for more than an
hour once a month. Gerardo would give anything for another
mother to come in with her son so he could play with
somebody!
How the setting affects Gerardo?
•Smell makes him sneeze
•He is bored
How does the setting affect the
characters?
As you read please pay attention
to how the setting affect the
characters
Listening Comprehension pg. 144- 149
How does the setting affects one of the
characters in Charlotte’s Web.
How does the setting affects one of the
characters in Charlotte’s Web.
• What character is affected by the setting at
the Fair?
– Templeton
Preview Team Talk Questions
1. Why does Neil Armstrong get to walk on the
moon first? (write)
2. The distance from Kennedy Space Center to
the Sea of Tranquility isa.
b.
c.
d.
390,000 miles
242, 000 kilometers
242, 000 miles
Both a and b
3. How does the setting at the Sea of Tranquility
affect the characters? (write)
4. Which of the following text features are used
in this section?
a. Photographs, a drawing, boldface type,
captions
b. Headings, charts, maps, charts
c. Timelines, photographs, maps, charts
d. A drawing, charts, maps, photographs
Partner Read and Silent Read- 15
minutes
Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or
unfamiliar to you
Read and restate pages 744-745
Read page 746 silently
Discuss with team words you clarified
 find vocabulary words
Team Discussion-15minutes
• Discuss answers to team talk questions
• Write answers to question 1-4
• Make sure everyone has an answer to
question 1-3
Class Discussion
• What words did your group clarify?
• Lets discuss our Team Talk Questions
Team Talk Questions
1. Why does Neil Armstrong get to walk on the
moon first? (write)
2. The distance from Kennedy Space Center to
the Sea of Tranquility isa.
b.
c.
d.
390,000 miles
242, 000 kilometers
242, 000 miles
Both a and b
3. How does the setting at the Sea of Tranquility
affect the characters? (write)
4. Which of the following text features are used
in this section?
a. Photographs, a drawing, boldface type,
captions
b. Headings, charts, maps, charts
c. Timelines, photographs, maps, charts
d. A drawing, charts, maps, photographs
A.I.W- 15 min
• What place do you most want to visit? It can
be another planet like Mars, or it can be a
place on Earth like Paris, France. Explain why
you want to go there, and tell what you would
do there.
Scoring Guide
You answer the question
Your answer explains or describes
with at least two details
Your answer makes sense and has
Part of the question in it
Your answer is written in complete,
correct sentences
Your writing has correct capitalization
and punctuation
25 points
25 points
20 points
20 points
10 points
Vocabulary Practice-10 min
• Multiple Choice Practice
1. The firemen saved the building, but the fire
had damaged it badly.
2. Every two months Father tries to measure my
height with a yardstick.
3. Jessica could not see because the rain on her
glasses blurred everything.
Fluency – 5 min
• Pg 25, paragraphs 3 and 4
Fluency Rubric
100 points
90 points
80 points
70 points
Expressiveness
Smoothness
Rate and correctness
Smoothness
Rate and correctness
Rate and correctness
Correctness