Unit 4-Week 4 Day 1 Theme 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 Think of sentences using two of the following words: revolve reflect rotate gravity telescope marvel formation magnificent lunar

Reading Skim and Scan  Pp Purpose  Find text evidence to answer the Focus Question: What patterns and cycles do we find in space?

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Unit 4-Week 4 Day 2 Theme 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 might space be a part of our future?

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Reading Skim and Scan  Pp Purpose  Find text evidence to answer the Focus Question: How did people in the past explain objects in the sky?

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Unit 4-Week 4 Day 3 Theme 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 might 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 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?

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Word Study Comparatives and Superlatives Comparatives compare two things using more, less, and –er Superlatives compare three or more things using most, least, and –est Comparative or Superlative? More advanced- More clearly- Most amazing-

Unit 4-Week 4 Day 4 Theme 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

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Reading Skim and Scan  Pp 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 Study Comparatives and Superlatives Most brilliant- More stunning- Most amazing- Least interesting- More advanced- Less amazed- ComparativeSuperlative