Moonwalk Written by Ben Bova Illustrated by Peter Bollinger Compiled by: Terry Sams PES Melissa Guinn PES
Study Skills • Genre: Science Fiction • Comprehension Skill: Draw Conclusions • Comprehension Strategy: Monitor and Fix Up • Comprehension Review Skill: Theme • Vocabulary: Context Clues— Synonyms
Summary While daring each other to jump over rilles, or narrow valleys on the Moon, Gerry and Vern get into trouble. Vern falls and hurts his knee while also knocking his battery loose, the one that gives him air to breathe in his spacesuit. Luckily, the boys are able to get to a nearby shelter where Vern is out of danger.
Genre: Science Fiction Science fiction is a story based on science. It often tells about life in the future. As you read this story about a walk on the moon, look for the scientific information on which it is based.
Comprehension Skill Draw Conclusions TE 629 b • A conclusion is a decision you reach after thinking about what you have read. • The small pieces of information in a piece of writing are called facts and details.
Comprehension Skill Draw Conclusions TE 629 b • When you put these facts and details together to form a logical, well thought-out opinion, you are drawing a conclusion. • Good conclusions can be supported with facts and details from the story.
Comprehension Strategy Monitor and Fix Up TE 608 • Good readers think about how they’re doing as they read. • At times they realize they no longer understand what they are reading. • If this happens, reread slowly. • Another suggestion would be to read on to look for an explanation.
Practice Drawing Conclusions PB 243 1. Facts and Details Martin created a realistic model of the solar system. 2. Facts and Details Martin read books about planets and stars. 3. Facts and Details Martin arranged plastic stars in his bedroom into constellations.
Practice Drawing Conclusions PB 243 4. Facts and Details Martin wanted to be an astronaut when he grew up. 5. Conclusion Martin is very interested in space and astronomy.
Practice Drawing Conclusions PB 247 1. What conclusion can you draw about the Apollo missions? They have been very important to science. 2. What is one fact or detail that supports this conclusion? Apollo astronauts brought back rocks for scientists to study. 3. What conclusion can you draw about the challenge of understanding the moon? It will take a long time to understand the moon completely.
Practice Drawing Conclusions PB 247 4. What is one fact or detail that supports this conclusion? Scientists still study the Apollo mission information. 5. Reread the passage slowly. Did you understand the passage or any of its details more fully after this second reading? Explain.
Comprehension Skill Review Theme TE 621 • The theme of a story is its big idea, the idea that holds the story together. • The author usually doesn’t state theme of the story, so readers have to figure it out. Let’s practice by determining theme of Moonwalk.
Vocabulary Strategy Context Clues: Synonyms Pg. 610 • • Sometimes when you are reading the author will give you a synonym for an unknown word. A synonym is a word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word. The synonym may be in the same sentence as the unknown word or in a sentence around the word. They to replace the unknown word with the synonym to see if it makes sense. Let’s read Gone to the Moon paying attention to how vocabulary used on page 611.
Research/Study Skills Order Form/Application TE 629 l • An order form is used to buy a product. They can be printed in catalogs or online. • To complete an order form, read the description of the product you want to buy and record information (such as size or color) in the proper blanks.
Research/Study Skills Order Form/Application TE 629 l • An application is used when a person applies for a job or wants to be accepted into a program or organization. • Applications ask for identifying information, such as name, address, and phone number.
Research/Study Skills Order Form/Application TE 629 l • They may also request information such as job history or reasons why a person wants to be accepted into a program. • Fill in all blanks on an application form unless they are labeled optional. It is important to fill in information accurately and write clearly.
Research/Study Skills Order Form/Application PB 249 -250 1. What is the difference between the two addresses on the form? One is the receiver’s, and one is the buyer’s. 2. When would you provide only one address? If the buyer will be receiving the order. 3. What does quantity mean? The number of each kind of item ordered.
Research/Study Skills Order Form/Application PB 249 -250 4. What boxes are you not required to fill in on this form? To give telephone numbers. 5. What do you do when you are finished filling out the form? Click Submit. 6. What is the purpose of this application? To apply for a summer internship with the Lincoln Library Association.
Research/Study Skills Order Form/Application PB 249 -250 7. Why would the library ask for a reference? To ask someone who knows you if you are the right person for the job. 8. In what section would you say when you could start your internship? Personal Information section
Research/Study Skills Order Form/Application PB 249 -250 9. In which of the six sections of the application would you give information about skills you would bring to a position at the library? Other Skills section 10. What would be a good answer to the question in box number 6? I enjoy reading and helping people find good books.
Fun Stuff and Practice • Drawing Conclusion Review • More Drawing Conclusions • Synonyms Practice • Finding a Theme Practice • Apollo 11
Weekly Fluency Check Tempo and Rate TE 629 a • Good readers slow down or speed up according to text they are reading.
Question of the Week TE 608 m • What are the risks when walking on the moon?
Day 2 - Question of the Day • Why would the moon be an exciting place to explore?
Day 3 – Question of the Day • What did Vern and Jerry learn about themselves when faced with danger?
Day 4 – Question of the Day • What questions would you want to ask an astronaut who has walked on the moon?
Review Questions 1. What happened prior to the father leaving the shelter? 2. Why did Gerry the jumps Vern did? 3. Why did Vern end up falling and getting hurt? 4. How did Gerry’s behavior change after Vern fell? 5. What was the main problem in the story? 6. What conclusion can you draw about the air on the moon and about the moon in general?
Review Questions 7. When did the sun begin to rise? 8. What event in the story support the fact that people can do extraordinary things in an emergency? 9. Why was Vern safe once he was inside the shelter? 10. How did this adventure likely affect the brothers’ relationship? 11. How did Dad probably feel when he got back? 12. What is an important theme?
Vocabulary - Say It • loomed • rille • runt • staggered • summoning • taunted • trench • trudged
More Words to Know • • conscious feebly rift astronomers launch probes crater
loomed • appeared dimly or vaguely as a large, threatening shape
rille • a long, narrow valley on the surface of the moon; wide crack
runt • animal, person, or plant that is smaller than usual size. If used about a person, runt is sometimes considered offensive.
staggered • became unsteady; wavered; stumbled
summoning • stirring to action; rousing; calling upon
taunted • jeered at; mocked; reproached; teased
trench • any ditch; deep furrow
trudged • walked wearily or with effort; slowly
conscious • aware of what you are doing; awake
feebly • weakly; without strength
rift • a split; break; crack
probes • spacecraft carrying scientific devices to record and report information
crater • a bowl-shaped hole on the surface of Earth or the Moon
astronomers • experts in the science that deals with the sun, moon, planets, stars, and so on
launch • to send into the air or into outer space
The first colonists set up residence in the huge crater, Clavis.
The first colonists set up residence in the huge crater, Clavis.
They saw craters and a rille, a narrow valley that looks like a trench.
They saw craters and a rille, a narrow valley that looks like a trench.
They name some craters after famous astronomers, philosophers, and scientists.
They name some craters after famous astronomers, philosophers, and scientists.
Millions of people watched on television as the Apollo 11 spacecraft was launched.
Millions of people watched on television as the Apollo 11 spacecraft was launched.
They trudged along for an hour, leaving boot prints in the dust.
They trudged along for an hour, leaving boot prints in the dust.
The edge of the rille loomed up like the rim of the Grand Canyon.
The edge of the rille loomed up like the rim of the Grand Canyon.
The far side of the moon was unknown until space probes photographed it.
The far side of the moon was unknown until space probes photographed it.
It was easy to pick up moon rocks under whose weight they would have staggered and stumbled on Earth.
It was easy to pick up moon rocks under whose weight they would have staggered and stumbled on Earth.
How could we not conquer this small thing, this runt?
How could we not conquer this small thing, this runt?
Summoning up his courage, Gary attempted to jump over the rille.
Summoning up his courage, Gary attempted to jump over the rille.
When Vern moved his hand, Gary knew he was conscious.
When Vern moved his hand, Gary knew he was conscious.
After Vern injured himself, the boys feebly made their way back to the shelter.
After Vern injured himself, the boys feebly made their way back to the shelter.
Vern repaid Gerry by never taunting him with the name Runt ever again.
Vern repaid Gerry by never taunting him with the name Runt ever again.
Writing Assignment Writing Your Opinion TE 629 k • When you write your opinion, you tell what you think about a topic. • Use persuasive words to persuade the reader to feel the way you do. • Persuasive words include: important, best, great, awful, worst, terrible, should, must, etc. Respond to prompt What kind of books do you most enjoy reading? Write your opinion in an essay. Support your opinion with reasons.
Spelling Words Greek Word Parts • please • pleasant • breathe • image • imagine • production • health
Spelling Words Greek Word Parts • triplet • relate • relative • meter • metric • compose • composition • crumble
CHALLENGE • original • academy • academic • inspire • inspiration
Academic Vocabulary Terms • solar energy • moon phases • cell • lunar • renewable resources • nonrenewable resources
Academic Vocabulary Definitions • Solar Energy – the energy given off by the sun • Moon Phases – a particular appearance or state in a repeating series of changes; to do with the moon
Academic Vocabulary Definitions • Cell – the basic building block of life; carry on the basic functions of life either alone or in groups, and that include a nucleus and are surrounded by a membrane • Lunar – of, relating to, or resembling the moon
Academic Vocabulary Definitions • Renewable Resources—capable of being replaced by natural ecological cycles or sound management procedures— example: water, wildlife, forests, grasslands • Nonrenewable Resources—NOT capable of being replaced— example: oil
Day 1—Daily Fix-Its 1. Can you imagin going for a walk in the moon? 2. Id be able to jump much highest than I can on Earth.
Day 1—Daily Fix-Its Answers 1. Can you imagine going for a walk on the moon? 2. I’d be able to jump much higher than I can on Earth.
Day 2—Daily Fix-Its 1. I don’t suppose traveling to rocket is very plesant. 2. Does astronauts eat good on spacecraft?
Day 2—Daily Fix-Its Answers 1. I don’t suppose traveling by rocket is very pleasant. 2. Do astronauts eat well on spacecraft?
Day 3—Daily Fix-Its 1. The moons surface is very dry. And dusty. 2. American astronauts leaved footprints of the dust.
Day 3—Daily Fix-Its Answers 1. The moon’s surface is very dry and dusty. 2. American astronauts left footprints in the dust.
Day 4—Daily Fix-Its 1. Space travel is very expensive, its also dangerous. 2. Most astronauts are men but woman also travel in space.
Day 4—Daily Fix-Its Answers 1. Space travel is very expensive. It’s also dangerous. 2. Most astronauts are men but women also travel in space.
Day 5—Daily Fix-Its 1. Neil Armstrong landed its spacecraft on the moon. And went for a short walk. 2. What an amazing event that were?
Day 5—Daily Fix-Its Answers 1. Neil Armstrong landed his spacecraft on the moon and went for a short walk. 2. What an amazing event that was!
This Week’s Word Wall Words Click and type your own words for this week:
Let’s review our Spelling words. Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a moment. We can clap as we spell the word, or we might just practice reading the words.
please
pleasant
breath
breathe
image
imagine
product
production
heal
health
triple
triplet
relate
relative
meter
metric
compose
composition
crumb
crumble
origin
original
academy
academic
inspire
inspiration
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