Moonwalk

1. Moonwalk Written by Ben Bova Illustrated by Peter Bollinger Day 1Day 4 Day 2Day 5 Day 3 VocabularyDefinitions Vocabulary Sentences Additional Resources

4. Study Skills • Genre:Science Fiction • Comprehension Skill:Draw Conclusions • Comprehension Strategy:Monitor and Fix Up • Review Skill:Theme • Vocabulary:Synonyms

5. Genre: Science Fiction Science fiction is a story based on science. It often tells about life in the future. As you read this story about a walk on the moon, look for the scientific information on which it is based.

6. Summary While daring each other to jump over rilles, or narrow valleys on the Moon, Gerry and Vern get into trouble. Vern falls and hurts his knee while also knocking his battery loose, the one that gives him air to breathe in his spacesuit. Luckily, the boys are able to get to a nearby shelter where Vern is out of danger.

7. Skill Review- Theme • The theme of a story is its bigidea, the idea that holds the story together. • The author usually doesn’t state the theme of the story, so readers have to figure it out. • Let’s practice by determining the theme of Moonwalk.

8. Day 1 - Question of the Week • What are the risks when walking on the moon?

9. Vocabulary - Say It • loomed • rille • runt • staggered • summoning • taunted • trench • trudged

10. More Words to Know • conscious • feebly • rift • astronomers • launch • probes • crater

11. Comprehension Strategy-Monitor and Fix Up • Good readers think about how they’re doing as they read. • At times they realize they no longer understand what they are reading. • If this happens, reread slowly. • Another suggestion would be to read on to look for an explanation.

12. Listen to the Story

13. Comprehension Skill- Draw Conclusions • A conclusion is a decision you reach after thinking about what you have read. • The small pieces of information in a piece of writing are called facts and details.

14. Comprehension Skill- Draw Conclusions • When you put these facts and details together to form a logical, well thought-out opinion, you are drawing a conclusion. • Good conclusions can be supported with facts and details from the story.

15. Practice Drawing Conclusions 1. Facts and Details Martin created a realistic model of the solar system. 2. Facts and Details Martin read books about planets and stars. 3. Facts and Details Martin arranged plastic stars in his bedroom into constellations.

16. Practice Drawing Conclusions 4. Facts and Details Martin wanted to be an astronaut when he grew up. • Conclusion Martin is very interested in space and astronomy.

18. Drawing Conclusions

20. Can you imagin going for a walk in the moon? 2. Id be able to jump much highest than I can on Earth.

21. PREPOSITION POWER Click here to start

22. Lesson One: Prepositions • A preposition is a part of speech that shows a relationship between two things. • Location (on, under, in) • Timing (before, after, during) • Direction (from, toward, to)

23. Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.) The mouse is on the table. Two things: mouse + table Relationship: one is on the other On is a preposition!

24. Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.) The mouse is under the table. Two things: mouse + table Relationship: one is under the other Under is a preposition!

25. Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.)

26. Test Your Knowledge 1 Which word is a preposition? The pizza in the oven is mine. pizza in oven mine Check the list of prepositions.

27. RIGHT! Two things are related to each other by the preposition! You havePREPOSITION POWER!

28. WRONG! Click here to try again Click here to check the list of prepositions before trying again!

29. Test Your Knowledge 2 Which word is a preposition? The girl by the door is my sister. girl by door my Check the list of prepositions.

30. Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.)

31. RIGHT! Two things are related to each other by the preposition! You havePREPOSITION POWER!

32. WRONG! Click here to try again Click here to check the list of prepositions before trying again!

33. Test Your Knowledge 3 Which word is a preposition? The runners raced around the track. runners around the track Check the list of prepositions.

34. Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.)

35. RIGHT! Two things are related to each other by the preposition! You havePREPOSITION POWER!

36. WRONG! Click here to try again Click here to check the list of prepositions before trying again!

38. Spelling WordsGreek Word Parts • please • pleasant • breath • breathe • image • imagine • product • production • heal • health

39. Spelling WordsGreek Word Parts • triple • triplet • relate • relative • meter • metric • compose • composition • crumb • crumble

40. CHALLENGE • origin • original • academy • academic • inspire • inspiration

42. Day 2 - Question of the Day • Why would the moon be an exciting place to explore?

43. Vocabulary Strategy Synonyms Pg. 610 • Sometimes when you are reading the author will give you a synonym for an unknown word. • A synonym is a word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word. • The synonym may be in the samesentence as the unknown word or in a sentence around the word. • They to replace the unknown word with the synonym to see if it makes sense. Let’s read Gone to the Moon paying attention to how vocabulary is used on page 611.

44. loomed • appeared dimly or vaguely as a large, threatening shape

45. rille • a long, narrow valley on the surface of the moon; wide crack

46. runt • animal, person, or plant that is smaller than usual size. If used about a person, runt is sometimes considered offensive.

47. staggered • became unsteady; wavered; stumbled

48. summoning • stirring to action; rousing; calling upon

49. taunted • jeered at; mocked; reproached; teased

50. trench • any ditch; deep furrow