moonwalk written by ben bova illustrated by peter bollinger compiled by: terry sams pesterry sams...

Moonwalk

Written by Ben BovaIllustrated by Peter

BollingerCompiled by:

Terry Sams PES

Melissa Guinn PES

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Study Skills• Genre: Science Fiction• Comprehension Skill: Draw

Conclusions• Comprehension Strategy: Monitor

and Fix Up• Comprehension Review Skill: Theme• Vocabulary: Context Clues—

Synonyms

SummaryWhile 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 629b

•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 629b

•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 StrategyMonitor 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 DetailsMartin created a realistic model of the solar system.

2. Facts and DetailsMartin read books about planets and stars.

3. Facts and Details Martin arranged plastic stars in his bedroom into constellations.


4. Facts and Details Martin wanted to be an

astronaut when he grew up.5.Conclusion

Martin is very interested in space and astronomy.


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.


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 the theme of the story, so readers have to figure it out.

Let’s practice by determining the theme

of Moonwalk.

Vocabulary StrategyContext 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

629l •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.


629l •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.


629l • 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.


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.


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


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

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http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/apollo11/index.html

Weekly Fluency Check Tempo and Rate TE 629a

•Good readers slow down or speed up according to text they are reading.

Question of the Week

TE 608m

•What are the risks when walking on the moon?

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Day 2 - Question of the Day

•Why would the moon be an exciting place to explore?

•What did Vern and Jerry learn about themselves when faced with danger?

Day 3 – Question of the Day

Day 4 – Question of the Day

• What questions would you want to ask an astronaut who has walked on the moon?

Review Questions1.What happened prior to the father

leaving the shelter?

2.Why did Gerry try 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 Questions7. 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.

They saw craters and a rille, a narrow valley that looks like a trench.

They name some craters after famous astronomers, philosophers, and scientists.

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.

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.

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?

Summoning up his courage, Gary attempted to jump over the rille.

When Vern moved his hand, Gary knew he was conscious.

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.

Writing Assignment Writing Your Opinion TE

629k• 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 promptWhat 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•breath•breathe•image

•imagine•product•production•heal•health

Spelling Words Greek Word Parts

•triple•triplet•relate•relative•meter

•metric•compose•composition

•crumb•crumble

CHALLENGE• origin

• 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


•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


•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-ItsAnswers

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.


1. I don’t suppose traveling to rocket is very plesant.

2. Does astronauts eat good on spacecraft?


1.I don’t suppose traveling by rocket is very pleasant.

2.Do astronauts eat well on spacecraft?


1. The moons surface is very dry. And dusty.

2. American astronauts leaved footprints of the dust.


1.The moon’s surface is very dry and dusty.

2.American astronauts left footprints in the dust.


1. Space travel is very expensive, its also dangerous.

2. Most astronauts are men but woman also travel in space.


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-Its1. Neil Armstrong

landed its spacecraft on the moon. And went for a short walk.

2. What an amazing event that were?


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 WordsThis 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

imagine

product

production

health

triple

triplet

relate

relative

metric

compose

composition

crumble

origin

original

academy

academic

inspire

inspiration

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