March 28, 2013 Reading Foundations. Today’s Quote Can you relate this quote to THIS class?

March 28, 2013

Reading Foundations

Today’s Quote

Can you relate this quote to THIS class?

Riddle of the MonthThere are 5 houses in 5 different colors. In each house lives a person of a different nationality. The 5 owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar, and keep a certain pet. Using the clues below can you determine who owns the fish?

• The Brit lives in a red house.• The Swede keeps dogs as pets.• The Dane drinks tea.• The green house is on the immediate left of the white house.• The green house owner drinks coffee.• The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.• The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.• The man living in the house right in the middle drinks milk.• The Norwegian lives in the first house.• The man who smokes Blend lives next door to the one who keeps cats.• The man who keeps horses lives next door to the man who smokes Dunhill.The owner who

smokes Blue Master drinks hot chocolate.• The German smokes Prince.• The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.• The man who smokes Blend has a neighbor who drinks water.

Extra Credit

Due April 25

5 points

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This is a CONCLUDING ACTIVITY. It is very difficult. If you try it, you’ll get the points.

Today

• Turn in Homework• New Vocabulary• Amazing Achievements• Final Research Project (15% of grade)• Quiz• Get midterm grade

The Rest of the Semester

• 3/28 – Non-fiction and Research Project, Quiz• 4/4 – Library and Research Project• 4/11 – Using the Dictionary, Quiz, Research

Project• 4/18 – Presentations, Test Practice• 4/25 – Test Practice, Quiz• 5/2 – Final Exam• 5/9 - Grades

Midterm GradeYou have the following grades so far in this class.• 3 Quizzes (10%)• 2 Book Reports (10%)• 4 Homework Grades (worksheet, 5 words, story, prediction) (10%)You will have the following grades by 5/2• 3 more quizzes (10% more)• 1 more Book Report (5% more)• 3/28 (letter), 4/4 (KWL), 4/11 (handout), 4/27 (practice test)

(10% more)• Amazing American Research Project (present & handout) (15%) • Final Exam (30%)

At the end of class, I will give you your grade.

Grades• If you do your homework and study for the

quizzes it is almost IMPOSSIBLE to fail this class.

• Remember, your midterm grade does not include over 45% of your grade… It can go up or down by 5/2.

Grades

ABCD/F

20%

20%

30%

30%

Homework

Turn in your homeworkNOW.

You had to write a letter to Alison. You should have used 3-5 vocabulary words.

Turn in your homework RIGHT NOW.

New Vocabularyaccording ordinary ancient proud confirm

approximately structure mysterious enormous wildernessoften apparently tropical flood mountain

Rangecrane lever pulley ramp indicate

Quiz 5: April 11

This will make 78 words.

Amazing Places

• Amazing – adjectiveThe cowboy was an amazing site.

• Amazingly – adverbAmazingly, he rode the bronco around the arena.

In groups…

• Read the sentences about the Amazing Place in the World.

• Look at the bold words.• Define the words as a group. Use a dictionary.• Look for the main idea and it’s details.• Find the definition on your matching sheet.• Present the words to the class.• Give the answers to the matching sheet for your

words.

The Pyramid of Giza

The Pyramid of Giza was built during 2560 B.C. It is a mysterious structure that used to be the tallest building in the world. Experts say little technology was used to build it. Simple things like ramps and levers were used to help build it.

Look up the four vocabulary words and define them.

The Pyramid of Giza


What is the main idea? What are the details? What are the examples?

The Pyramid of Giza


What is the main idea? What are the details? What are the examples?

The Pyramid of Giza

Mysterious

Structure

Levers

Ramps

something that is large that has been built by man

Know little about it

A stick thatlifts something

Something that connects one level of a building to something higher

Matching1. ___ according a. to show something is true2. ___ ordinary b. a group of large hills nature built3. ___ ancient c. an area of trees with no buildings; only nature4. ___ proud d. to say something is definitely true5. ___ approximately e. something that connects one level to a higher level6. ___ structure f. a rope placed over a wheel to lift heavy things7. ___ mysterious g. a stick that lifts something8. ___ enormous h. a large truck that lifts heavy objects9. ___ often i. an area covered in water that shouldn’t have water10. ____ apparently j. a hot, wet area of land11. ____ tropical k. you heard it was true, but you aren’t sure if it is12. ____ flood l. a lot13. ____ crane m. very big14. ____ lever n. you know little about something15. ____ pulley o. something that is large that has been built by man16. ____ ramp p. close to the exact number17. ____ confirm q. you like it; you want everyone to know18. ____ wilderness r. old19. ____ mountain ranges s. not different or special; usual or common20. ____ indicate t. someone said it

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GroupsThe Great Blue

HoleThe Forest of

KnivesThe Reflecting

DesertThe Freedom

TowerLeonarda Iryna Emel LeonardLorrianny Jennifer Martha ClaudiaMonica Nejmi Sandy Rafael

You have 10 minutes. Notice the time now. In 10 minutes, we stop.

The Great Blue Hole

The Great Blue Hole is located under the water in the tropical area of Belize. It was an ancient cave that fell down. The ocean flooded the cave and it sunk into the ground and created a hole. Research indicates the hole is 412 feet deep.

The Great Blue Hole

The Great Blue Hole is located under the water in the tropical area of Belize. It was an ancient cave that fell down. The ocean flooded the cave and it sunk into the ground and created a hole. Research indicates the hole is 412 feet deep.

The Great Blue Hole

Tropical

Ancient

Flooded

Indicates

a hot, wet area of land

old

an area covered in water that shouldn’t have water

to show something is true

Matching1. ___ according a. to show something is true2. ___ ordinary b. a group of large hills nature built3. ___ ancient c. an area of trees with no buildings; only nature4. ___ proud d. to say something is definitely true5. ___ approximately e. something that connects one level to a higher level6. ___ structure f. a rope placed over a wheel to lift heavy things7. ___ mysterious g. a stick that lifts something8. ___ enormous h. a large truck that lifts heavy objects9. ___ often i. an area covered in water that shouldn’t have water10. ____ apparently j. a hot, wet area of land11. ____ tropical k. you heard it was true, but you aren’t sure if it is12. ____ flood l. a lot13. ____ crane m. very big14. ____ lever n. you know little about something15. ____ pulley o. something that is large that has been built16. ____ ramp p. close to the exact number17. ____ confirm q. you like it; you want everyone to know18. ____ wilderness r. old19. ____ mountain ranges s. not different or special; usual or common20. ____ indicate t. someone said it

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The Forest of Knives

The Forest of Knives is located in the Madagascar wilderness. It was found during the 21st century since people do not often explore this area. It is a forest of pointed rocks. Experts confirm the limestone rocks broke due to salty rainwater. This apparently made the rocks very sharp.


The Forest of Knives is located in the Madagascar wilderness. It was found during the 21st century since people do not often explore this area. It is a forest of pointed rocks. Experts confirm the limestone rocks broke due to salty rainwater. This apparently made the rocks very sharp.


Wilderness

Often

Confirm

Apparently

an area of trees with no buildings; only nature

a lot

to say something is definitely true

you heard it was true, but you aren’t sure if it is


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The Reflecting Desert

The Reflecting Desert is located outside an enormous mountain range called the Andean Mountains in Saudi Arabia. It is an amazing site. It is approximately 4,000 miles long. When you walk across this unique landmark, it seems you are walking on a mirror. It is not an ordinary site!


The Reflecting Desert is located outside an enormous mountain range called the Andean Mountains in Saudi Arabia. It is an amazing site. It is approximately 4,000 miles long. When you walk across this unique landmark, it seems you are walking on a mirror. It is not an ordinary site!


Enormous

Mountain range

Approximately

Ordinary

Very big

Not different; usual, see all the time

Close to exact amount

a group of large hills nature built


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Freedom Tower

The Freedom Tower is still under construction. It is located in New York City. Cranes and pulleys were used to build this glass tower. According to many Americans it is a symbol of their freedom and a building they are proud of. When completed, the building will be 1,776 feet high.

Freedom Tower

The Freedom Tower is still under construction. It is located in New York City. Cranes and pulleys were used to build this glass tower. According to many Americans it is a symbol of their freedom and a building they are proud of. When completed, the building will be 1,776 feet high.

Freedom Tower

Cranes

Pulleys

According

Proud

a rope placed over a wheel to lift heavy things

a large truck that lifts heavy objects

someone said it

you like it; you want everyone to know


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no

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c

kl

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m

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Which one was built by man? Which one was built by nature?


The Great Blue Hole


Freedom Tower

Pyramid of Giza

Amazing Achievements

All throughout history, people have built amazing things, such as enormous bridges and giant skyscrapers. Why are projects likes these “amazing achievements”?

___ They take a lot of time.___ They cost a lot of money.___ They are very beautiful.___ They are difficult to build.___ They are dangerous to build.

Look at the board.

All your vocabulary words are there.

Which word fits the definition?

Vocabulary pg 99

1. Something that people build, such as a bridge:

2. Something that connects a lower level to a higher level:

3. About or almost (you use this word before numbers or amounts that are not exact):

4. A large area where there are no houses, roads, or businesses because it is too difficult for people to live there:

5. To cover or fill with too much water:

structure

approximately

wilderness

flood

ramp

Vocabulary pg 99

6. A tall machine that lifts and moves heavy things:

7. A word that describes a very hot or very wet place:

8. A long piece of metal or wood that helps people move things:

9. The Andes and the Alps are an example of this:

10. A wheel with rope around it that helps people lift things:

crane

tropical

lever

mountain range

pulley


Humans are great builders. Examples are all over the world. The Egyptian pyramids, the Panama Canal, and the Alaska Pipeline are just a few. Thousands of people worked on these enormous structures. What makes these structures such amazing achievements? Is it their size? Is it their beauty? Is it the number of workers? Is it the danger of the work?

Egyptian PyramidsA mysterious structure

Panama CanalA dangerous engineering project

Alaska PipelineThe longest pipeline in the world


• One of the most amazing achievements is the Egyptian pyramids.

• What do you know already about this structure?

KWLK

What you KNOW already.W

What you WANT to know.L

What you have LEARNED.

Write down allthe things youalready know about the pyramids.

Ask questions.What do you want to learnabout the pyramids?

Research. Try toanswer you questions.

KWLK



What you have LEARNED.They are in Egypt.

They are for dead kings.

Many people built them.

What do you already KNOW about the pyramids?

KWLK



What you have LEARNED.They are in Egypt. Where in Egypt are they

located?They are for dead kings. What kings are buried

there?Many people built them. How many people did it

take to build them?How tall are they? How wide?How long did it take to build them?When were they built? What year?

What do you WANT to know? Get more details. Learn more information.

Read This!

Read the two paragraphs on page 100.Paragraphs 2 & 3

Answer your questions.

Egyptian Pyramids

The ancient pyramids of Egypt are still a mystery today. No one knows exactly how the Egyptians built them. The biggest pyramid is the Great Pyramid of Giza. The Egyptians built it in about 2550 BCE. The workers used 2.5 million limestone blocks. The Great Pyramids cover 123 acres. It is 480 feet high. The sides are 755 feet long.

How did the workers build the Great Pyramid? There were no wheels at the time, so there were no cranes or pulleys. Experts think the builders used simple machines, such as levers and ramps. The Great Pyramid took over 80 years to build. Approximately 30,000 people worked on it.

KWLK



What you have LEARNED.They are in Egypt. Where in Egypt are they

located?They are for dead kings. What kings are buried

there?Many people built them. How many people did it

take to build them?Approximately 30,000 people

How tall are they? How wide?

Tallest is 480 feet high.The sides are 755 feet long.Cover about 123 acres.

How long did it take to build them?

Over 80 years.

When were they built? What year?

2550 BCE

Write down the answers your questions. If you don’t have an answer that’s OK.

KWL add more info you LEARNED

KWhat you KNOW already.

W What you WANT to know.

LWhat you have LEARNED.

When were they built? What year?

2550 BC

Biggest pyramid is Great Pyramid of Giza.

The workers used simple machines – no cranes or pulleys. They used levers and ramps

No one knows exactly how they were built.

Panama Canal – as a classK



What you have LEARNED.

Panama Canal

What was the most dangerous engineering project? It was the the Panama Canal. This waterway in Central America is 50 miles long. It lets ships pass between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The French started the project in 1881. However, the work was too difficult, and they stopped. The United States continued the project in 1904 and completed it in 1941. A total of 56,307 people worked on the canal.

The area around the canal was very dangerous. It had a tropical climate. That means it was very hot and wet, with about 105 inches of rain a year. The heavy rain often flooded the rivers. There were mosquitoes. No one knew that mosquitoes caused malaria. Thousands of workers died from malaria and accidents.

Alaska Pipeline – by yourselfK



What you have LEARNED

Alaska Pipeline

One of the greatest engineering achievements of the twentieth century was the Alaska Pipeline. In 1968, an oil company found the largest oil field in North America. How could they get oil from Alaska to the rest of the United States? They worked with other oil companies to build a pipeline.

The Alaska Pipeline is the longest pipeline in the world. It carries oil for 800 miles through the cold, hard Alaskan wilderness. It crosses three mountain ranges and more than 800 rivers and streams. More than 70,000 workers built it. They worked for nine years in the sub-zero temperatures. They completed the work in 1977. Since then, over 15 billion barrels of oil have traveled through the pipeline.


There are many amazing engineering projects around the world. For example, the Great Wall of China was the largest building project in history. The Great Wall is approximately 4,500 miles long. Another example is the Pan-American Highway. It is about 20,300 miles, and it is the longest road in the world. It goes through Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. Can you think of other examples of great engineering projects? Which project do you think is the greatest of all?

The Great Wall of ChinaThe largest building project in history

The Pan-American HighwayLongest road in the world

Can you name another great achievement in the world?

Complete pg 102 A&B

True or False?

___ 1. The workers who built the Great Pyramid probably used cranes and pulleys.

___ 2. The Panama Canal was a dangerous project.

___ 3. The Alaska Pipeline carries water from Alaska to the rest of the United States.

F

levers and ramps

T

Foil

Multiple Choice

1. The Egyptians built the Great Pyramids in about _________.

a. 255 BCE b. 755 BCE c. 2550 BCE

2. To build the Great Pyramid, experts think that the builders used ______.

a. wheels b. levers and ramps c. no machines at all

3. The Panama Canal is in ________.a. the United States b. Central America c. France

Multiple Choice

4. What is the purpose of the Panama Canal?a. It stops floodingb. It lets ships pass between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.c. It lets water pass from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

5. Oil companies built the Alaska Pipeline in the ______.

a. twentieth centuryb. nineteenth centuryc. twenty-first century

Multiple Choice

6. Which sentence best describes the area around the Alaska Pipeline?

a. It’s a large area with almost no people.b. It’s a large area with many oil companies.c. It’s a small area with thousands of people.

7. The Great Wall of China is about ____ long.a. 20,300 miles b. 4,500 miles c. 800 miles

8. How many countries does the Pan-American Highway run through?

a. four b. five c. the reading doesn’t say

We have talked about Amazing Achievements.

Now let’s look at Amazing Americans who have done Amazing Achievements!

Amazing AmericansFinal Research Project

People and PartnersThomas Edison

Thomas Jefferson

Martin Luther King

Jr.

Mark Twain Harry Houdini

Amelia Earhart

Nejmi

Rafael

Sandy

Jennifer

Emel

Claudia

Iryna

Lorianny

Leonard

Monica

Leonarda

Martha

Amazing Americans

• You will do a research project for this class. It is due 4/18.

• You will work with a partner.• You will create a one-page handout about the

Amazing American you are assigned.• You and your partner will present this person

to the class.

Amazing Americans

• Read information on the Amazing American• Create a handout about the person’s

achievements• Give a presentation on this person

Amazing Americans

• A politician is someone who works as a city, state or country representative.

• An activist is someone who made a difference in the lives of a group of people.

• An explorer found new land or traveled.• An inventor created something new.• An author wrote novels, articles or books.• An entertainer is someone who acts.

Politicians

• George Washington – first American president

• Thomas Jefferson – third American president

• Abraham Lincoln – 16th American president

Activists

• Helen Keller – spoke up for the deaf community

• Martin Luther King Jr. – spoke up for African-American Civil Rights

• Harriet Tubman – a slave who freed slaves

Explorers

• Amelia Earhart – first woman to fly overseas

• Lewis and Clark – first men to explore the American West

Inventors

• Ben Franklin – invented electricity

• Thomas Edison – invented the movie camera

• George Washington Carver – farmed the peanut

Authors

• Langston Hughes – African-American poet

• Mark Twain – great American novelist

Entertainers

• Buffalo Bill – show about American West

• Harry Houdini – magician

Dates

• Introduce project 3/28 – create questions on KWL chart

• Go to the library to research 4/4• Work on handout – discuss features 4/11• Email handout to teacher by 4/16– I need this by 4/16 at 5pm in order to make copies.– If you do not turn this in by 4/16 at 5pm your

handout is an automatic “D”.• Give presentation 4/18

Amazing AmericansK

What do you KNOW?W

What do you WANT to KNOW?

LWhat did you LEARN?

Amazing AmericansK

What do you KNOW?W



He was a president of the United States.He was assassinated.

He was president during a war.

Abraham Lincoln

Complete the K part of your KWL chart about your Amazing American.1 minute

Amazing AmericansK

What do you KNOW?W



He was a president of the United States.

Why is he a memorial president?

He was assassinated. Who killed him?


What war?

What did he look like?

What was his childhood like?

Abraham Lincoln

Complete the W part of your KWL chart for your Amazing American.5 minutes

Now I Read About Him

Amazing AmericansK

What do you KNOW?W



He was a president of the United States.

Why is he a memorial president?

He ended slavery with the 13th Amendment.

He was assassinated. Who killed him? James Wilkes Booth


What war? Civil War

What did he look like?

What was his childhood like?

Abraham Lincoln

You will do this in a minute.I will give you an article about your Amazing American.

Now I Go to the Library

and Research Him

We do this on 4/4 together!Bring this chart, with your questions to the library.

After that….Create a one page handout

• Title• Subtitles• Graph, table or chart• Pictures with captions• Bullets

This is due in my email by 4/16 at 5pm.

[email protected]

Two pictureswith captions

A Title

2-4 Subtitles

A Table

Bullets

Handout

• It’s OK to have grammar mistakes. We are learning. No points will be taken off for grammar.

• Use 5-10 of the vocabulary words we have learned! Find new words and define them! If you create a footnote with a new word, I will be impressed!

• Make sure to have all your features.

PlagiarismPlagiarism is no laughing matter. Plagiarism is a form of cheating or stealing. When you use someone else's ideas, words, phrases, paragraphs, or works without giving that person credit, that's plagiarism. For example, let's say that you're writing a paper about the author Charles Dickens, and you find great information in an article about his novels. If you take the ideas in that article, or copy any part of that article (even a few words) without indicating where you got this from (in effect, passing them off as your own), that's plagiarism. The penalties for plagiarism can be severe, including course failure and suspension. The bottom line - if you didn't think it up, create it, or write it all by yourself, you must indicate where you got it from.

http://www.bergen.edu/pages1/pages/2307.aspx

* * If your handout is plagiarized, you will receive a “F”. * *

http://www.bergen.edu/pages1/pages/2307.aspx

Presentation

• Speak for 2-5 minutes on your person.• Explain the information in your handout.• Show pictures.• Talk about the person’s life and achievements.• Why is this person an Amazing American?• Both of you need to speak!

Keep track of what each person does for this project.

Your Amazing American article.Read about your Amazing American. Complete the L part of your KWL chart.

Add as much as you can.

Bring the KWL chart with you to the library next week to add the research to your KWL chart.

Homework

• Read about your Amazing American and complete the KWL chart.

• Think of additional questions you can research at the library. Add them to the W part of your KWL. (Homework check.)

• Study for Quiz 5: 4/11.

• Next week, we will meet in the Library. 4/4

Quiz

Quiz Seats! NO CHEATING!

You have 20 minutes to take the quiz.

After quiz, talk to me about your midterm grade.

When you are done, you can go home.

Midterm GradeYou have the following grades so far in this class.• Quiz 1• Quiz 2• Quiz 3

• Book Report 1• Book Report 2

• Homework 2/14• Homework 2/21• Homework 2/28• Homework 3/14

Quiz Grade Book Report Grade+ Homework Grade_________________ Points Total

Points total / 55

Grade: __________

Q1 + Q2 + Q3 = totalTotal / 3 = averageAverage x .20 = Quiz Grade

B1 + B2 = totalTotal / 2 = averageAverage x .15 = Book Report Grade

H1 + H2 + H3+ H4 = totalTotal / 4 = averageAverage x .20 = Homework Grade

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March 28, 2013 Reading Foundations. Today’s Quote Can you relate this quote to THIS class?