houghton-mifflin theme two, story four space scientist
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Mae Jemison:
Houghton-Mifflin Theme Two, Story Four
Space Scientist
Nonfiction selection describing the life and careers of Mae Jemison, the first African American female astronaut.
Genre: Biography
Strategy Focus: Clarify/MonitorComprehension Skill: Topic/Main Idea
launches• Puts into action by
force.
astronaut• A person trained to
participate in the flight of a spacecraft.
mission• An operation that is assigned to
achieve certain goals.
orbit• The path of a spacecraft around the earth.
reusable• To be able to be used
again.
A reusable Kleenex!
satellite• A device made to orbit the earth
while performing a task.
Space shuttle• A spacecraft launched like
a rocket that can return to earth and land like an airplane.
specialist• One who becomes an
expert in a particular field.
weightlessness• The condition of being without weight.
demanding• Requiring a lot of
effort.
intensely• In a way that
involves extreme effort.
medication• A drug used to treat
an illness.
meditation• Disciplined
concentration on particular ideas.
gravitate• To move toward
something.
trailblazer• Pioneer.
responsibility• Reliability,
trustworthiness.
embassy• Headquarters of
the representative of a foreign government.
applicants• People who apply
for a job.
scientist• A person versed
in science.
Chemical engineering• Developing processes in which the
qualities and properties of materials are changed.
• Which word is:One who becomes an expert in a particular field.
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Knowledge!
astronautlaunchesmissionorbitreusablesatellitespace shuttlespecialistweightlessness
• Which word is:• Puts into action by force.
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astronautlaunchesmissionorbitreusablesatellitespace shuttlespecialistweightlessness
• Which word is:• A device made to orbit the earth while performing a task.
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Knowledge!
astronautlaunchesmissionorbitreusablesatellitespace shuttlespecialistweightlessness
• Which word is:• The path of a spacecraft around the earth.
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Knowledge!
astronautlaunchesmissionorbitreusablesatellitespace shuttlespecialistweightlessness
• Which word is:• An operation that is assigned to achieve certain goals.
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Knowledge!
astronautlaunchesmissionorbitreusablesatellitespace shuttlespecialistweightlessness
• Which word is:• A person trained to participate in the flight of a spacecraft.
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Knowledge!
astronautlaunchesmissionorbitreusablesatellitespace shuttlespecialistweightlessness
• Which word is:• The condition of being without weight.
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Knowledge!
astronautlaunchesmissionorbitreusablesatellitespace shuttlespecialistweightlessness
• Which word is:• A spacecraft launched like a rocket that can return to earth and land like an airplane.
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Knowledge!
astronautlaunchesmissionorbitreusablesatellitespace shuttlespecialistweightlessness
• Which word is:• To be able to be used again.
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Knowledge!
astronautlaunchesmissionorbitreusablesatellitespace shuttlespecialistweightlessness
Grammar Skills:Verb Tenses
Verbs have forms, or TENSES, that tell WHEN the action happens.
Grammar Skills:Verb Tenses
PAST TENSE verbs show action that has already happened.Form the past tense of most verbs by adding –ed.
The Past
This is when an event has already happened.
I walked across to buy some sweets from the shop.
I shouted to my brother in the playground.
I ran down the lane with the dog.
Grammar Skills:Verb Tenses
PRESENT TENSE verbs show action that is happening NOW or that happens regularly over time.Add –s or –es to most verbs to show the present tense if the subject is singular
The Present This is when an event is actually
happening.
I am walking across to buy some sweets from the shop.
I am shouting to my brother in the playground.
I am running down the lane with the dog.
Grammar Skills:Verb TensesFUTURE TENSE verbs show action that is going to happen, but hasn’t happened yet.It uses the helping verbs will or shall and the present tense form of the verb.
The Future
This is when an event has not taken place yet.
I will walk across to buy some sweets from the shop.
I will shout to my brother in the playground.
I will run down the lane with the dog.
Look at each of these sentences and decide what tense it has been written in.We went for a walk.
George will rush into school today.
City beat United 6-0 last week.
Lucy will be driving me to school today.
I am smelling my supper cooking in the kitchen.
Shelley will be coming for lunch on Sunday.
Can you make the following sentences into the past, the present and the future tense?I like going to Manchester with my Mum.
I like going to Manchester with my Mum.
I liked going to Manchester with my Mum.
I will like going to Manchester with my Mum.
PRESENT
PAST
FUTURE
I will laugh at the clown in the circus.
I am laughing at the clown in the circus.
I laughed at the clown in the circus.
I will laugh at the clown in the circus.
I swam in the pool on Wednesday.
I am swimming in the pool on Wednesday.
I swam in the pool on Wednesday.
I will swim in the pool on Wednesday.
PRESENT
PAST
FUTURE
PRESENT
PAST
FUTURE
Remember!
Whenever you are writing you should try to stay in the same tense all the way through.
Comprehension:Topic, Main Idea, Supporting Details
Comprehension Skills:Topic, Main Idea, Supporting Details
The TOPIC of a selection is the subject most of the paragraphs tell about.
The TOPIC is usually found in the TITLE of the selection.
Comprehension Skills:Topic, Main Idea, Supporting Details
Main Ideas are the most important ideas about the topic.
The Main Idea for a paragraph is often found in the first sentence of that paragraph.
Comprehension Skills:Topic, Main Idea, Supporting Details
However, sometimes the reader must find the main idea by inferring it from the Supporting Details in a paragraph or passage.
Comprehension Skills:Topic, Main Idea, Supporting Details
Mae Jemison loved working on science projects.She read books about space & science.She loved to gaze at the stars.She dreamed of becoming an astronaut.
What is the main idea, based on these details?
MAE JEMISON WAS FASCINATED WITH SCIENCE.
Comprehension Skills:Topic, Main Idea, Supporting Details
Mae Jemison took jazz dance lessons.She took lessons in African dance.She was an accomplished dancer in high school.She was skilled at choreography.
What is the main idea, based on these details?
MAE JEMISON LOVED TO DANCE.
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Structural Analysis:Suffi xes –ive and -ic
Suffixes are word parts that can be added to the ends of base words.
• -ive means “full of , or tending towards”
active: act mean “to do”, and –ive turns the verb act into the adjective that means “busy, or full of energy”.
supportive: mean “full of support”.
Structural Analysis:Suffi xes –ive and -ic
Suffixes are word parts that can be added to the ends of base words.
• -ic means “having the qualities of ”
artistic: artist is a person who practices an art such as painting. Adding –ic to artist turns it into an adjective that means “having the talents of an artist.”
Futuristic: means “having the qualities of the future”.
Structural Analysis:Suffi xes –ive and -ic
Historic means
having the qualities that deal with history.
Massive means
full of mass
Volcanic means
having the qualities that deal with a volcano
Structural Analysis:Suffi xes –ive and -ic
My sister, who is always busy with school clubs or teams, is an ______ person.
My dad is _________ and encourages me to do well.
My mom likes reading books about astronomy and other ________ topics.
Did you read the article about _______ eruptions on the island?
Structural Analysis:Suffi xes –ive and -ic
massive
scientific
majestic
volcanic
historic
supportive
active
active
scientific
supportive
volcanic
The rock was so _______ we could not move or lift it at all.
The king and queen looked very dignified and ________.
The day the first person stepped on the moon was a _______ moment in time.
Structural Analysis:Suffi xes –ive and -ic
massive
scientific
majestic
volcanic
historic
supportive
active
massive
historic
majestic