1. Read your independent SEM-R novel. If you don't have one, look through the Literature book under your desk. Check your active reading strategies poster for your grade

2. September 12, 2011 - Settling in Space - main idea Hom ework: None Lesson Essential Question: How do I find the main idea of a nonfiction piece? Warm Up: F inish your notetaking on in your chart. You should have 6 supporting detail bullets for the "How will we build one?" section (pg. 82) and two for the "How big will the colonies be?" section (pg. 83).

3. Turn in your Literature book to pg. 78 To day we will be reading 2 nonfiction pieces relating to Ray Bradbury's "All Summer in a Day." How are these two totally different genres connected???

4. Synthesizing ideas across texts: 1. Find the main idea - What is main idea? How do you find main idea? 2. Make connections - 3. Synthesize ideas - What does it mean to synthesize?

5. 1 ) Roald Amundsen enjoyed cold climates. 2) He lived in Antarctica for a year with a team of fellow scientists, studying wildlife and weather conditions. 3) During that year, Amundsen led an expedition to the South Pole. 4) On December 14, 1911, he became the first person to reach the South Pole. 5) Roald Amundsen is well-known for his many feats as an explorer. 6) Not content to explore only Antarctica, Amundsen flew over the North Pole with another explorer in 1924. 7) Amundsen was from Norway. Wh ich sentence number captures the main idea of the paragraph? How can you tell? Which sentence(s) do not support this idea? LET'S TRY ONE TOGETHER AS A CLASS...

6. Model the skill: Finding main idea Let's read "Weather That's Out of This World!" together. What is the topic? What is the main idea? What are some specific supporting details?

7. September 13, 2011 - Settling in Space - main idea continued Hom ework: None Lesson Essential Question: How do I find the main idea of a nonfiction piece? Warm Up: F inish your notetaking on in your chart. You should have 6 supporting detail bullets for the "How will we build one?" section (pg. 82) and two for the "How big will the colonies be?" section (pg. 83).

8. Review from yesterday H ow do we go about finding main idea in a nonfiction piece? find the topic ask yourself...what about the topic is the author trying to say? What do we need in order to have a main idea? relevant supporting details

9. Create a chart in your notes that looks like this: SubheadingMain ideaSupporting details What is an Orbital Space Colony?

10. What will life be like? Ma in idea: Supporting details:

11. How will we build one? Ma in idea: Supporting details: ·energy - it would require changing the solar power into energy ·materials - they would have to come from the moon, asteroids or comets since materials are expensive. ·transportation - we would need better launching vehicles in order to minimize launches ·communications - fairly easy to do since our current communications use satellites. ·life support - we will need air, water and food ·radiation protection - shields will be needed to protect against radiation

12. How big will the colonies be? Main idea: about 100 times larger than today's space stations Supporting details: ·eventually will fit millions ·someday even trillions of people

13. 1) During World War II, gum was considered an emergency ration. 2) For our soldiers, it helped to reduce tension and to relieve dry throats on long marches. 3) Gum played an important role during World War II. 4) William Wrigley sent four free sticks of gum to every person listed in the phone book. 5) Soldiers found many uses for their gum rations, such as using gum to patch tires, gas tanks and life rafts. 6) Pieces of chewed gum even served as temporary parts for airplanes. Wh ich sentence number captures the main idea of the paragraph? How can you tell? 3 Which sentence(s) do not support this idea? 4

14. 1) The capital of Massachusetts is Boston. 2) A 990 foot storage vat, owned by the Purity Distilling Company, ruptured, sending a wave of sticky goo through the streets of Boston. 3) In January of 1919, an explosion in Boston resulted in a flood - of molasses. 4) A few nearby buildings were knocked from their foundations, and people were stuck knee-deep in the mess. 5) The smell of molasses hung in the air for a week. 6) Poor construction of the vat was the cause of the rupture and the Purity Distilling Company was found guilty as a result of this discovery. Wh ich sentence number captures the main idea of the paragraph? How can you tell? 3 Which sentence(s) do not support this idea? 1

15. 1) David Bushnell created the first submarine, the Turtle, during the Revolutionary War. 2) Robert Fulton, inventor of the steam engine, built a submarine called the Nautilus in 1800. 3) In 1862, the Confederate Army launched its submarine, the Hunley, in an attack on the Union's Housatonic. 4)Unfortunately, the Union ship took the Hunley down with it. 5) An innovative submarine with a gas and electric motor was constructed by John Holland in 1898 and christened with his name in 1900. 6) Submarines are commonplace in the military today, but they are not modern inventions. Wh ich sentence number captures the main idea? How can you tell? 6 Which sentence(s) do not support this idea? 4

16. 1) Writer Samuel Langhorne Clemens spent his childhood on the banks of the Mississippi River in Hannibal, Missouri. 2) It was here that he set his most famous novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. 3)Later, he also published a nonfiction book called Life on the Mississippi. 4)Clemens even used a pseudonym, a fictional name used by an author, Mark Twain, which is a term for a water depth of two fathoms on rivers like the Mississippi. 5)As an adult, Clemens made his way west to San Francisco. 6)Eventually, he settled down in Hartford, Connecticut where people still visit the house he lived in. 7)Clemens' writing was greatly influenced by his early life on the Mississippi River. Wh ich sentence number captures the main idea of the paragraph? How can you tell? 7 Which sentence(s) do not support this idea? 5 and 6

17. 1) L. Frank Baum first published The Wizard of Oz in 1900. 2)The next year he wrote a musical based on the book, and it was an instant success. 3) People have enjoyed the story ofThe Wizard of Oz for over 100 years, and in many different forms. 4) Several years after the book's publication and success, a movie was made starring Judy Garland as Dorothy. 5) In 2007, Sony Playstation launched a video game based on the popular story. 6)Baum published many other books as well and had many other interests. Wh ich sentence number captures the main idea? How can you tell? 3 Which sentence(s) do not support this idea? 6

18. Homework None