1. An american hero flies again

2. OBJECTIVES TODAY WE WILL…. Analyze text structure
Identify problems and solutions
Use academic language: text structure, problem, solution
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VOCABULARY REVIEW
Historical
Something that happened or existed in the past
Dispute
A disagreement or difference of opinion
Automatically
Something done without a person’s control
Requirements
Things that must be done
Standards hat must be met
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4. STRATEGY Analyze Text Structure
Text structure is the way writers organize information in nonfiction
This will help you understand and remember what you have read.
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5. SKILL: Problem and Solution
Problem and solution is one type of text structure
The writer describes a problem and then gives steps to solve that problem
You can look for signal words that show a problem or solution such as: So
As a result
Therefore
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6. PREVIEW & PREDICT
When I say “Go”, take 1 minute to preview the illustrations.
Skim text when previewing
Ask questions before reading
Use section headers to make predictions
Ask yourself:
How do photographs and sections headers help to make predictions?
On your index card, write your predictions about the events or characters in the story. After we listen to the story, we will check your predictions.

7. FOCUS QUESTION Read to find out…
How did one astronaut help science twice?
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8. AN AMERICAN HERO FLIES AGAIN
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9. Let’s Check our Predictions!
Share with your criss-cross/shoulder partner your predictions. Were they correct?
Did you learn how one astronaut helped science twice? Discuss.
TOMORROW WE WILL…
Use our “Problem and Solution” chart to help answer the “Think and Compare” questions on page 353.
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10. SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT….
If you could go anywhere is space, where would you go?
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