1. Inside A Unit 5 - “The Drive to Discover” Essential Question: How do discoveries change us and the world? Skills Determine Main Idea Determine Theme Text structure: sequence, main idea and details, prefix and suffix

2. ORGANIZATION In fiction and non-fiction the author will organize the information in different ways. Understanding the organization will help you understand the author’s ideas better. Fiction The main idea and theme are developed through the details Poems are organized in stanzas, or a set of lines. The title of the poem will tell you what it is about The stanzas include the details that tell you about the main idea and theme Non-Fiction The author wants to tell you about something The author may present the main ideas and then give you details

3. Where are the main idea and details? The main idea is what the text is mostly about Think about it: What is the author mostly telling me about? The supporting details are the sentences that tell about the main idea For example: The Titanic was the largest ship in the world – as long as four city blocks. Many people called it the “Wonder Ships”. It was like a floating palace, with a swimming pool, carved wood, and fancy gold lights.

4. “Return to Titanic” – page 278 Vocabulary 1.Alarm 2.Discover 3.Explorer 4.Famous 5.Ocean 6.Passenger 7.Search 8.Wreck Skill: Determine main idea and details Reading Comprehension Questions 1.What do you already know about the Titanic? 2.What is a history article? 3.What do the headings in the article tell you about? 4.How many headings are in this article? 5.What is the main idea of the title “A Ship Torn Apart”? 6.What is the main idea of the title “ Hunting for Titanic”? 7.Explain what an interview is. 8.According to the interview, why didn’t scientists take items from the Titanic?

5. Compare Texts: Events The same historical even is often explained in different ways. Comparing these different explaitions gives the reader a better understanding of what happened. Return to the TitanicTalking with Robert Ballard

6. Determining Theme How do readers determine theme? (page 297) Remember the theme is the main message, or what the author is trying to teach you. It says something important about life or the world. To determine the theme: 1.Look for clues in the title 2.Pay attention to the setting 3.“Listen” to the thoughts and watch the actions of the characters 4.Understand the development of the plot

7. Practice Theme “The Forgotten Treasure” Once there was a hunter who lives with his wife and their four sons. Each son had eyes like shiny black stones. The hunter looked at his sons and smiled. “Some men have gold, but my sons are better than gold. They are my treasures.” Every morning the hunter said to his family, “You are all my treasures. If you care about me, remember me always.”

8. “The Forgotten Treasure” Before Reading: 1.What is a folk tale? 2.Where is Nigeria? 3.What do you think this passage is going to be about? During Reading: 4. Who are the characters in the folk take? 5. How does the mother know she is pregnant with another boy? 6. Why does the hunter say his family is his treasure? 7. What happened to the hunter?

9. 8. Why does the baby not play with toys? 9. What causes the brothers to remember their father? 10. Who does the hunter give the carving to and why? After reading: 11. Who wrote “The Forgotten Treasure”? 12. What is a griot?