Reading 3Spring 2013

IECP

Nikki Mattson

Agenda

• Idiom

• VP 8 Quiz

• Novel groups

• 4B vocabulary

See it in a whole new light

• Interpret or understand something in a very different way than before

Practice

• What is something that you see in a whole new light after coming to the U.S?

• I used to think _____ was boring, but now I see it in a whole new light because…

• I have seen (person) in a whole new light since…

VP 8 quiz

Novel Discussion Groups

• 1) Take turns orally summarizing what happened in the section you read.

• 2) Let Nikki know you are ready for the questions.

• 3) Take notes about/answer the questions – the quiz will have the same questions (but fewer), and you can use your notes.

Pg. 66 – “Before You Read” and Part A

DREAM WEAVERS

Vocabulary Activity•

In groups, write one sentence about each picture. Use the vocabulary in each sentence. I will collect your sentences and check them.

Examples:

Portable

1.This house is portable because it can be moved from one place to another.

2.It is nice to have a portable house if you are planning to move around a lot.

3.Some people think that portable houses are not wise purchases because they may not be as stable as permanent houses.

Pg. 67, line 5 – One of his inventions, a jacket that stays suspended in the air like a balloon after it has taken off…

Pg. 67, line 11 – Alex Soza is one of many dreamers and pioneers who are turning textile fantasies intro realities.

Pg. 67 , line 31 – While not all companies are forthcoming about their products for fear of having their ideas stolen…

Pg. 68, line 53 – They have inserted the spider-silk protein gene into goats, thereby causing them to produce spider-silk protein…

Pg. 69, line 111 – One of the most important areas of clothing innovation is for military purposes.

Pg. 69, line 123 – The researchers at Natick are also working on portable buildings that are made of….

Pg. 69, line 127 - …these building materials would allow a team to build a structure large enough to hold airplanes in a fraction of the time…

Pg. 69, line 131 – The largest air beams…are so rigid that you can hang a heavy truck from one.

Pg. 69, line 139 - ..artistic jacket that defies gravity to smart aprons to invisible military uniforms…

Pg. 69, line 142 – Who can foresee what these textile pioneers will dream up next?

4B Text•1

) •A

s read lines 1-64

•Bs read lines 65-end

•2)

• 2 As get together and summarize information

•2 Bs get together and summarize information

•3)

•2 As and 2Bs get together and share information

HW•V

P 9•N

ovel Quiz•R

E Unit 4 Test = Monday•C

omplete colored summaries from last class (if you haven’t already.