Unit 4-Week 4 Day 1Theme Question: Why do people study space?Focus Questions:Week 1: What patterns and cycles do we find in space?Week 2: How did people of the past explain objects in the night sky?Week 3: How do people view space today?Week 4: How night space be a part of our future?

Theme VocabularyThink of sentences using two of the following words:

revolvereflectrotategravitytelescope

marvel formationmagnificentlunar

Reading

Skim and Scan•Pp. 198-247

Purpose• Find text evidence to answer the

Focus Question: What patterns and cycles do we find in space?

What patterns and cycles do we find in space?

Pp. 198-247

Page # Text Evidence

SpellingChanging Final y to i

-iest -ied -ier -ies

Unit 4-Week 4 Day 2Theme Question: Why do people study space?Focus Questions:Week 1: What patterns and cycles do we find in space?Week 2: How did people of the past explain objects in the night sky?Week 3: How do people view space today?Week 4: How night space be a part of our future?

Theme vocabulary

Space

Ask and Answer Questions

Questions Answers

Reading

Skim and Scan•Pp. 198-247

Purpose• Find text evidence to answer the

Focus Question: How did people in the past explain objects in the sky?

How did people in the past explain objects in the sky?Pp. 198-247

Page # Text Evidence

Unit 4-Week 4 Day 3Theme Question: Why do people study space?Focus Questions:Week 1: What patterns and cycles do we find in space?Week 2: How did people of the past explain objects in the night sky?Week 3: How do people view space today?Week 4: How night space be a part of our future?

Theme Vocabulary

• Strategies:• Look for synonyms for unfamiliar words• Understand how analogies are used to make

meaning clear.• Classify words according to their

characteristics.

Identifying Text Structure• Text structure is the way information or

ideas are organized by the author.• Identifying text structure can help readers understand

the important ideas in their reading.

• Description/definition text structure:• This provides information, such as facts, examples, or characteristics

about a topic to describe and define it.

Look on p. 215 in your Theme Reader for an example.

Reading

Skim and Scan• Pp. 198-247

Purpose•Note and think about details that help

you determine author’s purpose.• Find text evidence to answer the Focus

Question: How do people view space today?

How do people view space today?Pp. 198-247

Page # Text Evidence

Word StudyComparatives and

Superlatives

Comparatives compare two things using more, less, and –erSuperlatives compare three or more things using most, least, and –est

Comparative or Superlative?More advanced-More clearly-Most amazing-

Unit 4-Week 4 Day 4Theme Question: Why do people study space?Focus Questions:Week 1: What patterns and cycles do we find in space?Week 2: How did people of the past explain objects in the night sky?Week 3: How do people view space today?Week 4: How night space be a part of our future?

Theme Vocabulary• revolve• reflect• rotate• gravity• telescope• lunar• marvel• formation• magnificent

Easy Challenging

Ask and Answer QuestionsQuestions Answers

Reading

Skim and Scan• Pp. 198-247

Purpose•Note and think about how text structure

helps communicate ideas and information.• Find text evidence to answer the Focus

Question: How might space be a part of our future?

FQ 4:How Might Space Be a Part of Our Future?

Exploring Space and Galileo’s Journal

Page # Text Evidence

Word StudyComparatives and Superlatives

Most brilliant-More stunning-Most amazing-Least interesting-More advanced-Less amazed-

Comparative Superlative