1. Unit :4
Week:4
Cycling
Main story:
Major Taylor
champion cyclist

2. Genre
Biographical Sketch- Tells the story of a specific period of a person’s life written by another person.

3. Strategy Make Inferences and Analyze
-Makin inferences is using story clues and prior knowledge to make logical decisions about story events and characters’ actions that are not directly stated.

4. Skill
Fact and Opinion
-You should think about what you have read in order to determine if the statement can be proved true (a fact), or if it is a statement of personal belief (an opinion).

5. Spectators: Definition : people who observe .
The spectators cheered for their team.

6. Demonstration:
Definition: something that provides clearly in explaining or showing of.
sentance: It’s a thrill when scientists prove a new theory in a demonstration.

7. Prominent: Definition: well known or important.
Sentence: Mr. Ellis and Mr. Talbot are prominent community leaders.

8. Luxury:
Something that adds to someone’s comfort or pleasure but is not really necessary.
A yacht is a luxury that most of us cannot afford.

9. Prevail: Sentence: Colds still prevail in our school in the winter.
Definition: To be greater in power or influence.

10. Maneuvered Sentence: Jackson maneuvered away from the dog.
Definition: Swiveled away from something.
Sentence: Jackson maneuvered away from the dog.

11. Collective:
Definition: relating to, or done by a group of people or things; united.
The book was written through a collective effort.

12. Adept Definition: Highly skilled; expert
Sentence: Bonnie is adept on the balance beam in gymnastics.
Definition: Highly skilled; expert
This power point was done by: Madyson Pomeroy

13. Selection Words Crackerjack: of exceptional quality or ability
Velodrome: from the French, a track designed for c ycling