Moonwalk Ben Bova

 Which word is the antonym of motionless? 1. still 2. fast 3. moving 4. pointy Two Minute Edit

 Reading Goal: Today I will identify important events in the plot of the story.  Writing Goal: Today I will respond in writing to a text-related question.  Team Cooperation Goal: In my team I will complete tasks. Goals

Day 1 Self Do you know how to Pronounce the word Know the definition Say it in your own sentence Check Yourself

Vocabulary Words soared stumbled demanded loomed staggered grunting

soared Definition: Flew Sentence: A group of crows soared past my head while I was walking home.

stumbled Definition: nearly fall Sentence: I stumbled when I stepped on the rock in the middle of the sand.

demanded Definition: asked angrily. Sentence: “Where is my ice cone?” I demanded to the manager of the ice cream shop.

loomed Definition: appeared Sentence: The Grand Canyon loomed as we were driving closer.

staggered Definition: walked clumsily Sentence: Since the dog had a splint in his paw he staggered.

grunting Definition: Groaning Sentence:The cows didn’t like to stay inside so they started grunting at each other.

Review Vocabulary with Partner Can you say it? Can you define it? Can you say it in a sentence?

Vocabulary Vault

Identifying Plot The plot of the story is the action, or the events that take place. Some plot events are more important than others.

Plot Farmer Juan has a big problem. Every day some rabbits get into his carrot patch and chew up some of the plants. Juan reckons that if the rabbits keep eating some carrots every day, then by the time of harvesting season rolls around he’ll have no carrot plants left. Juan likes to have enough carrots for his family to last all winter, and he usually takes the extra ones to town to sell.

Juan sits on the porch in the afternoon, sipping a cool glass of iced tea. He thinks about rabbits. Juan goes into town and sits at the general store with other farmers in the area. He bores them to tears because he only ever talks about rabbit and carrots.

Juan builds a fence around his carrot patch, but the rabbits dig under it. Juan puts a scarecrow on the carrot patch, hanging from its arms some aluminum pan plates that spin in the breeze and reflect the sunlight. This keeps the crows away, but not the rabbits. One day Julie tells her husband to get himself a dog. “Rabbits sure hate dogs,” she tells him.

Juan buys himself a big, old hound dog and names it Biff. Biff spends all day chasing rabbits and howling. Biff sleeps in a doghouse next to the carrot patch at night, and no rabbit will even go near the carrots when Biff is around. Juan sells lots of extra carrots that year and uses the money to buy Biff dog treats, dog bones, dog toys, and a nice shiny collar. Biff howls in happiness.

Listening Comprehension Superfudge Page Can you identify the plot?

Team Talk 1. What did the author mean when he wrote that Vern was “floating like a cloud” as he jumped the rille? 2. The setting of the story is- 3. Which event is most important to the plot of Moonwalk?- 4. Why do you think Gerry is sweating inside his suit when Vern tells him to jump the rille?

Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you Read and restate pages 614 Read page 615 silently Discuss with team words you clarified find vocabulary words Partner Read and Silent Read- 15 minutes

Reads the Question Answers the Question Agrees or disagrees with evidence from the text Summarizes what the groups discussed

What words did your group clarify? Lets discuss our Team Talk Questions Class Discussion

Team Talk 1. What did the author mean when he wrote that Vern was “floating like a cloud” as he jumped the rille? 2. The setting of the story is- 3. Which event is most important to the plot of Moonwalk?- 4. Why do you think Gerry is sweating inside his suit when Vern tells him to jump the rille?

A.I.W Do you want to be an astronaut and visit outer space or other planets? Why or why not?

You answer the question25 points Your answer explains or describes with at least two details25 points Your answer makes sense and has Part of the question in it20 points Your answer is written in complete, correct sentences20 points Your writing has correct capitalization and punctuation10 points Scoring Guide

Pg 614 Fluency – 2 min

100 pointsExpressiveness Smoothness Rate and correctness 90 points Smoothness Rate and correctness 80 pointsRate and correctness 70 pointsCorrectness Fluency Rubric