Author Seymour Simon Genre Expository nonfiction Informational Text Big Question: Why is it important to know about the universe?

 astronomers  collapse  collide  compact  galaxy  particles  cosmic  optimistic  outbursts  celestial  constellations  orb Vocabulary Words More Words to Know

 Determine Central Idea based upon textual evidence  Make Inferences based upon textual evidence  Build Background Knowledge  Use Text to determine Vocabulary meanings  Gather Information from various sources and use understanding of information to develop projects

 Listen as I read “The Five ‘Wanderers’ of the Ancient Skies.”  Be ready to answer questions after I finish.  Who are the five “wanderers” of the ancient skies?  Why do you think our ancient ancestors were so interested in studying the universe?

 celestial – of the sky or outer space  constellation – a group of stars that forms a pattern  orb – sphere

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 To find the topic of a paragraph or section, ask yourself, “What is this all about?”  To find the main idea, ask yourself, “What is the most important idea about the topic?”  To help find the main idea, look for supporting details that explain or tell about the main idea.

Topic Main Idea Supporting Detail

Our Solar System GalaxiesStars Outer Space

 Greek root tele- means “far off” and the Latin root mille- means “thousand.”  Find at least four words that reflect both roots’ meaning.  Use a dictionary to verify word meaning.

 astronomers – experts in the science that deals with the Sun, Moon, planets, stars, and galaxiesastronomers  collapse – to cave incollapse  collide – to strike violently togethercollide  compact – firmly packed togethercompact

 galaxy – a group of billions of stars forming one systemgalaxy  particles –extremely small units of matter

 cosmic – having to do with the whole universe  optimistic – hoping for the best  outbursts – acts of bursting forth

 Determine Central Idea based upon textual evidence  Make Inferences based upon textual evidence  Build Background Knowledge  Use Text to determine Vocabulary meanings  Gather Information from various sources and use understanding of information to develop projects

 Turn to page 160, first paragraph.  Read this paragraph three times with a partner. Be sure to read at an appropriate rate. Offer each other feedback.

 Paraphrasing is explaining something in your own words while retaining the author’s meaning and ideas. A paraphrase should be simpler to read than the original text.

 Skimming is reading quickly to identify the main idea of a passage or to get an overview of a piece of writing. To skim a work, you read the first and last paragraphs and any headings or summaries. You might also read the first sentence of each paragraph.

 Scanning is moving one’s eyes quickly down a page, searching for specific words and phrases. You scan a piece of writing to see if it will answer your questions or to specific information.

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