1. To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers
By Wendle Old
Day Day 4
Day Day 5
Day 3
Vocabulary Definitions
Vocabulary Sentences
Additional Resources

3. Study Skills Genre: Biography Comprehension Skill: Generalize
Comprehension Strategy: Ask Questions
Comprehension Review Skill: Graphic Sources
Vocabulary: Context Clues

4. Genre: Biography
A biography is the story of a real person’s life as told be someone else. In this biography, the author tells about Orville and Wilbur Wright fulfilling their dream to fly.

5. Summary
Few people know about the possibly of flying. The Wright Brothers dream to fly changed the world forever. They proved it possible to set a goal and stick to it until they see it come to reality.

6. Day 1 - Question of the Week
How did the Wright brothers’ dream change the world?

7. Vocabulary – Say It
cradle
drag
flex
glider
hangers
rudder
stalled

8. More Words to Know
Aviation
resistance

9. Comprehension Skill Generalize
Some generalizations are valid, which means that they are supported by facts or details. Some are faulty. Which means that they are not supported.

10. Comprehension Strategy Ask Questions
Good readers can ask questions about what they read.
Sometimes the answer to a question will be in one place in the text and sometimes it will be in several places.
Sometimes you must combine what you read with what you already know.

11. Practice Generalization
1. What is a generalization?
They went during the summer because the weather was usually good.
2. What is another generalization?
He and Jim usually hike an hour or two.
3. What is a clue word for number 2?
Usually
4. What is another generalization?
Campfire often burned late into the night.
5. What is a clue word for number 4?
Often

13. Listen to the Story

16. The Wright brothers taked their first succesful light in 1903.
Wilbur but Orville were the brother’s names.

17. What if the direct quotation is at the beginning of the sentence?
where does it go doon asked
Rule 1: “where does it go” doon asked
Rule 2: “where does it go?” doon asked
(The source phrase should be separated by a comma except when a question mark or exclamation mark is needed.)

18. Cont….. Rule 3: “Where does it go?” doon asked

19. gone mad lina heard someone say yes completely mad
How would you punctuate a direct quote when the source phrase divides it in two?
gone mad lina heard someone say yes completely mad
Rule 1: “gone mad” lina heard someone say “yes completely mad”
(Remember, the quote is divided in two. Place quotation marks around both parts of the quote.)

20. Rule 2: “gone mad,” lina heard someone say, “yes completely mad”
(When the source phrase divides the quotation, it is set off by two commas. One inside the end quote before the source phrase and one right after the source phrase.)

21. Rule 3: “Gone mad,” lina heard someone say, “yes completely mad”
(Capitalize the first word of the direct quotation. Most of the time the first word of the second part of the direct quotation is not capitalized because it is not the first word of the quotation. Exceptions would be the word “I” or proper nouns.)

22. Rule 4: “Gone mad,” lina heard someone say, “yes completely mad.”

23. Five easy rules for correct punctuation!
Add quo-tation
marks.
Separ-ate
source
phrase from
quote.
Capital-ize the first word of the direct quotation.
Add
end
Add needed capital-ization and
punctuation.

24. Correctly punctuating direct
quotations is easy.
Just count to 5!

25. TOC

26. Spelling Words harmful careful monthly tasteful yearly lonely
successful
playful
thoughtful
actually
pollution
correction
eagerly
careful
tasteful
lonely
powerful
suggestion
peaceful
recently
extremely
certainly
wisely

27. Challenge Words Separation Description Immediately Suspenseful
Completely

28. Day 2 - Question on the Week
How might the Wright brothers’ early experiences help them achieve their goal of flying?

29. a frame to support weight
cradle
a frame to support weight

30. drag
the force acting on an object in motion, in a direction opposite to the object’s motion.

31. flex
to bend

32. aircraft without an engine
glider
aircraft without an engine

33. buildings for storing aircraft
hangars
buildings for storing aircraft

34. rudder
a flat piece of wood or metal hinged vertically to the rear end of an aircraft and used to steer it

35. stopped or brought to a standstill, usually against your wish
stalled
stopped or brought to a standstill, usually against your wish

36. aviation science or art of operating and navigating aircraft

37. resistance
Thing or act that resists opposing force; opposition

38. Weekly Fluency Check Modeling Punctuation Rhythmic Patterns of Language TE 337a
As you read you should use punctuation clues such as commas and periods to guide your phrasing and pauses. You may want to read a short portion without pausing for punctuation and discuss its impact on meaning.
Read TE 712 as an example of using punctuation.

39. 3. “Let’s visit kitty hawk”, my dad suggested. 4
3. “Let’s visit kitty hawk”, my dad suggested. 4. “Whats that,” asked my little sister.

40. A sentence that contains dialogue has two main parts.
The direct quotation is a records of the exact words spoken.
2. The source phrase names the speaker and gives clues to how the direct quotation is spoken.

41. There are 5 basic rules for punctuating direct quotations!
Add
Quotation
marks.
Separate source phrase from the quote.
Capitalize the first word of the direct quotation.
Add end marks
Add needed capitali-zation and punctuation

42. How would you punctuate a
conversation if the “who said” part comes first?

43. the mayor said out loud please
Rule 1: Add quotation marks (“”)
at the beginning and end
of the direct quote.
the mayor said “out loud please”

44. the mayor said “out loud please”
Rule 2: Separate the source phrase from the direct quotation
with a coma (,)
the mayor said, “out loud please”

45. the mayor said, “out loud please”
Rule 3: Capitalize the first word of the direct quotation.
the mayor said, “Out loud please”

46. the mayor said, “Out loud please”
Rule 4: Place a period (.), question mark (?), or an exclamation mark (!) at the end of the sentence before the ending quotation mark.
the mayor said, “Out loud please.”

47. the mayor said, “Out loud please.”
Rule 5: Remember all other capitalization and punctuation rules.
The mayor said, “Out loud please.”

48. Correctly Punctuated!
The mayor said, “Out loud please.”

49. Group Work Readers WB 284 Spelling Day 2 Language Day 2
SmartBoard- Vocabulary Quia

53. Day 3 – Question of the Week
What can you learn about reaching for goals from the Wright brothers’?

54. Review Questions
1. What did building kites teach Orville about flying?
2. How did Orville and Wilbur’s bicycle business help them realize their dream of flying?
3. What kind of relationship do Orville and Wilbur have? How do you know?

55. Review Questions
4.What does the work the Wright brothers did tell you about them as people?
5.Why do you think the author included Samuel P. Langley’s experiences in the selection?
6. Which brother flew first?
7. Was every flight successful

56. The Air Force has many hangars to store and repair aircraft.

57. The Air Force has many hangars to store and repair aircraft.

58. A glider is like an airplane without an engine.

59. A glider is like an airplane without an engine

60. A streamlined glider moves through the air with little resistance.

61. A streamlined glider moves through the air with little resistance.

62. She needed to flex her stiff arm slowly before exercising.

63. She needed to flex her stiff arm slowly before exercising.

64. Wedged into a tight cradle, the pilot has to lie back while flying.

65. Wedged into a tight cradle, the pilot has to lie back while flying.

66. The tail of the glider has a rudder, which the pilot moves to the right or to the left when making a turn.

67. The tail of the glider has a rudder, which the pilot moves to the right or to the left when making a turn.

68. The engine stalled before the plane fell from the sky.

69. The engine stalled before the plane fell from the sky.

70. George had to drag the heavy suite case down two flights of stairs.

71. George had to drag the heavy suite case down two flights of stairs.

72. The pilot took aviation classes

73. The pilot took aviation classes.

74. The wind resistance was powerful.

75. The wind resistance was powerful.

77. 5. Planes are best now then they were 100 years ago. 6
5. Planes are best now then they were 100 years ago. 6. Actualy, I prefers traveling by train.

78. Group Work Partner Read & WB 287-288 Spelling Day 3 Language Day 3
SmartBoard- Brainpop- Quotes

83. Day 4 – Question of the Week
What can you learn more about the Wright brothers’ impact on the world?

84. 7. My aunt and me flew to Orlando, we went to Disney World. 8
7. My aunt and me flew to Orlando, we went to Disney World. 8. I packed sun lotion, sunglasses and a sun hat, or it rained the whole time.

85. Group Work
Reading Computer Test
Essay Questions
Language Day 4

87. Essay Quesitons
What is the most likely reason the author pointed out “the first time the word ‘Wright Brothers’ appeared in print”
What was the meaning of the selection’s last line, “The Age of Aviation had begun?”
What is one detail that supports the main idea that Wilbur and Orville liked to solve difficult problems when they were young boys?

88. Day 5 - Question of the Week
How did the Wright brothers’ dream change the world?

89. 9. “Please have your boarding passes ready the man at the gate sayed
9. “Please have your boarding passes ready the man at the gate sayed. 10. I looked for mine but I couldn’t find him.

90. Group Work Reading 289-290 Language Day5 Writing Assignment
SmartBoard- Using Dialogue

94. Writing Assignment
Use the information you learned in the story about the first flight of the Wright brothers and how they invented a new kind of propeller.
Write a newspaper account telling about the new propeller invention and the day Wilbur Wright flew 852 feet.

95. Additional Resources Vocabulary Review Vocabulary Quia
Brainpop- Quotes
Using Dialogue
1903 Wright Flyer
Discovery Channel- First Flight
Brainpop- Outlining