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High Point Basics Unit 18, Transparency 91, T292d HOW TO READ LONG WORDS Look for familiar parts and cover them. Divide the root word. Blend all the syllables to say the word. Ask yourself if it sounds right.

High Point Basics Unit 18, Transparency 91, T292d Look for familiar word parts, and then cover them. Divide the root word. lysud Blend the syllables to say the word. den

High Point Basics Unit 18, Transparency 91, T292d Look for familiar word parts, and then cover them. Divide the root word. blevis Blend the syllables to say the word. i

High Point Basics Unit 18, Transparency 91, T292d Look for familiar word parts, and then cover them. Divide the root word. pearre Blend the syllables to say the word. ap

High Point Basics Unit 18, Transparency 91, T292d In the year 2061, something wonderful will suddenly appear in our night sky. It will look like a fuzzy star with a long tail. It will be visible for a few nights, then disappear. This visitor from space is Halley’s Comet.

High Point Basics Unit 18, Transparency 91, T292d Most comets are visible only through a telescope, but not Halley’s. People are able to see it without a telescope. Halley’s Comet is special for another reason. It keeps coming back!

High Point Basics Unit 18, Transparency 91, T292d The Chinese wrote about this comet in 240 B.C. After that, people saw a bright comet every seventy-six years or so. In 1682, a man named Halley figured it out. He predicted that the comet would reappear in 1720, and it did! Halley’s Comet will be back in So mark your calendars!