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1. Seeing Earth From Space By Patricia Lauber
Genre: Photo Essay
2. Grammar: Possessive Pronouns A possessive pronoun shows ownership and takes place of a possessive noun.
One kind is used before the noun. The other kind of possessive pronoun stands alone.
Pronoun Clubhouse
Mixed Up Pronouns
Pronoun Reef
3. Possessive Pronouns
5. Spelling: words with ant and ent absent resident government
servant ignorant statement
present pleasant migrant
instant distant participant
accident innocent
assistant intelligent
current restaurant
moment patient
6. About Patricia Lauber Meet The Author
Harcourt Biography
7. Summary This photo essay discusses and illustrates the way land masses are formed and changed, the fragility of earth and the need to protect it.
Genre Photo Essay (pg. 322)
8. Building Background What might you see by looking down from the top of a mountain or tall building?
How would the view from a plane be different from the view from space?
What kinds of things do you think astronauts can see when they are traveling in space?
Empire State Building
9. Building Background: Preview and Predict
What might you learn about seeing Earth from space?
How do the pictures of Earth taken by satellites in space change how we think of Earth?
Start a circle map with things you can see from space. Put what you think in red.
10. Read Aloud Questions How does the folktale make you feel about the people who waste the sky?
What words help you picture the people and the sky?
How could illustrations help readers better understand Too Much Sky?
What lesson does this folktale teach?
11. Graphic Aids
13. Vocabulary sensors
atoll
reef
lagoon
meander
barren
14. sensors sen-sors
devices that react to a stimulus by recording it or sending an electrical signal
Sensors on a seismograph detect and record earth movements.
noun
15. atoll a-toll
a doughnut-shaped coral island enclosing a lagoon
The atoll was made of coral.
noun
16. reef reef
a ridge of sand, rocks, or coral at or near the surface of the water
Anna and James used snorkels as they explored the coral reef.
noun
17. lagoon la-goon
a body of water enclosed by a ring-shaped coral island
The water in the lagoon was very calm.
noun
18. meander me-an-der
To wind and turn in a course, as does a river
The cat likes to meander through the garden.
verb
19. barren bar-ren
Having no vegetation
The barren desert had received no rain for years.
adjective
20. Vocabulary in Context
22. Fill in the Blanks Use the words sensors, atoll, reef, lagoon, meander, or barren to fill-in the blanks.
The ________ was formed when the volcano sunk into the ocean.
The surrounding land was formed by a coral ___________.
The center of this kind of island is a ____________.
People sometimes ____________ around islands like this.
They use __________ to look for metal objects on the ground.
Usually, the islands are ___________, with little or nothing on them.
23. Synonyms Use the words sensors, atoll, reef, lagoon, meander, or barren to match the group of related words.
island detectors lake
peninsula monitors pond
continent electronics ocean
Empty coral wind
Lifeless sand twist
Bare ridge turn
24. Graphic Aids Authors often use photographs and other types of graphic aids, such as, maps, charts, diagrams and graphs to make complicated explanations easier for you to understand.
25. Synthesize When researching and learning about topics, information can be gathered from several sources. Combine information and use facts to enhance what youve learned.
SOLAR SYSTEM Internet Research, Harcourt Reading, Textbook Reading
26. Synthesize
28. Day Two As you read the story, add information about what you would see from space on your circle map. Be sure to use blue this time (you used red for what you thought you would see from space yesterday.)`
29. Page 324-325 Skim the page (briefly look at the structures of the text (graphic aids, captions, bolded text, etc.)
What did you learn from using this type of strategy? (Adjust reading rate-skimming)
Read the pages.
What do you know about the Apollo 8 mission to explore the moon?
How is the astronauts view of Earth different from the view of someone standing on the Earths surface?
30. Pages 326-327 What part of the typhoon do you think is called the eye? How do you think the eye got its name? (Drawing Conclusions)
Based on the photograph and the text on page 326, what can you tell about Typhoon Pat? (Graphic Aids)
Why might the signs of human activities seen from space worry the astronauts? (Drawing Conclusions)
How do the astronauts know that the golden haze over the Indian Ocean near Madagascar is a sign of air pollution?)
31. Page 328-329 How do you know what the main topic is of the two paragraphs on page 328? (Main Idea/details)
In the first sentence on page 329, does the author state a fact or an opinion? How do you know? (Fact and opinion/use prior knowledge)
How and when does life arrive on an island? (Reread to Clarify)
32. Page 330-331 Is Bora-Bora an atoll? Explain your answer. (Important details)
How does the photograph on page 330-31 help you understand the information in the text? (Graphic Aids)
What topic did you learn about on these two pages? (Main Idea)
How is an atoll formed? (Reread to Clarify)
33. Pages 332-333 What happened when the plate carrying India collided with the plate carrying Asia? (Cause/Effect)
How do you know that the Himalayas are still growing? (Draw Conclusions/Cause-Effect)
34. Pages 334-335 How are the moon and Earth different from each other? How are they alike? (Compare/Contrast)
What does the author mean when she says that Earth was an island of life in the black sea of space? (Authors Craft)
Why is there a subtitle on this page and on page 324? (Use Text Structure and Format)
35. Pages 336-337 Do you agree or disagree with space travelers concerns about the changes they see humans making on Earth? Explain your answer. (Make Judgments/Express Personal Opinions)
Why do you think drawings of a spaceship and its flight path appear throughout the selection? (Graphic Aids)
Before reading pages 336-337, how could you adjust your reading rate to predict the main topic? (Adjust Reading Rate)