unit 4-week 4 day 1
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Unit 4-Week 4 Day 1. Theme Question: Why do p eople s tudy s pace? Focus Questions: Week 1: What patterns and cycles do we find in space? Week 2: How did people of the past explain objects in the night sky? Week 3: How do people view space today? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Unit 4-Week 4 Day 1Theme Question: Why do people study space?Focus Questions:Week 1: What patterns and cycles do we find in space?Week 2: How did people of the past explain objects in the night sky?Week 3: How do people view space today?Week 4: How night space be a part of our future?
Theme VocabularyThink of sentences using two of the following words:
revolvereflectrotategravitytelescope
marvel formationmagnificentlunar
Reading
Skim and Scan•Pp. 198-247
Purpose• Find text evidence to answer the
Focus Question: What patterns and cycles do we find in space?
What patterns and cycles do we find in space?
Pp. 198-247
Page # Text Evidence
SpellingChanging Final y to i
-iest -ied -ier -ies
Unit 4-Week 4 Day 2Theme Question: Why do people study space?Focus Questions:Week 1: What patterns and cycles do we find in space?Week 2: How did people of the past explain objects in the night sky?Week 3: How do people view space today?Week 4: How night space be a part of our future?
Theme vocabulary
Space
Ask and Answer Questions
Questions Answers
Reading
Skim and Scan•Pp. 198-247
Purpose• Find text evidence to answer the
Focus Question: How did people in the past explain objects in the sky?
How did people in the past explain objects in the sky?Pp. 198-247
Page # Text Evidence
Unit 4-Week 4 Day 3Theme Question: Why do people study space?Focus Questions:Week 1: What patterns and cycles do we find in space?Week 2: How did people of the past explain objects in the night sky?Week 3: How do people view space today?Week 4: How night space be a part of our future?
Theme Vocabulary
• Strategies:• Look for synonyms for unfamiliar words• Understand how analogies are used to make
meaning clear.• Classify words according to their
characteristics.
Identifying Text Structure• Text structure is the way information or
ideas are organized by the author.• Identifying text structure can help readers understand
the important ideas in their reading.
• Description/definition text structure:• This provides information, such as facts, examples, or characteristics
about a topic to describe and define it.
Look on p. 215 in your Theme Reader for an example.
Reading
Skim and Scan• Pp. 198-247
Purpose•Note and think about details that help
you determine author’s purpose.• Find text evidence to answer the Focus
Question: How do people view space today?
How do people view space today?Pp. 198-247
Page # Text Evidence
Word StudyComparatives and
Superlatives
Comparatives compare two things using more, less, and –erSuperlatives compare three or more things using most, least, and –est
Comparative or Superlative?More advanced-More clearly-Most amazing-
Unit 4-Week 4 Day 4Theme Question: Why do people study space?Focus Questions:Week 1: What patterns and cycles do we find in space?Week 2: How did people of the past explain objects in the night sky?Week 3: How do people view space today?Week 4: How night space be a part of our future?
Theme Vocabulary• revolve• reflect• rotate• gravity• telescope• lunar• marvel• formation• magnificent
Easy Challenging
Ask and Answer QuestionsQuestions Answers
Reading
Skim and Scan• Pp. 198-247
Purpose•Note and think about how text structure
helps communicate ideas and information.• Find text evidence to answer the Focus
Question: How might space be a part of our future?
FQ 4:How Might Space Be a Part of Our Future?
Exploring Space and Galileo’s Journal
Page # Text Evidence
Word StudyComparatives and Superlatives
Most brilliant-More stunning-Most amazing-Least interesting-More advanced-Less amazed-
Comparative Superlative