The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon

By: Bea SchyffertGenre: Narrative

GoalsReading Goal: SWBAT to describe how the setting affects characters in the story.Writing Goal: SWBAT respond to a text-related question. Team Cooperation Goal: Complete Task

Two Minute Edit

• Correct the following sentence– the firemen sabed the building, but the

fir had dammaged it badlie

Check Yourself

• Day 4 Self• Do you know how to – Pronounce the word– Know the definition– Say it in your own sentence

Vocabulary

• damaged• measure• blurred• replied• cozy• prepares

damaged: harmed

• Jasmine damaged the flash drive by not removing it correctly.

measure: find the size of

• Before she could make curtains, my mother had to measure the windows.

blurred: smeared

• I have to wear glasses in class because if I don’t the teacher’s writing looks blurred together.

replied: answered

• My mother wrote a letter to the president, but the president never replied.

cozy: comfortable

• The baby always falls asleep in the cozy crib.

prepares: gets ready

• When Benda prepares her bed for sleeping she always fluffs up the pillows.

Time to Pantomime

• With your partner I want you to pantomime the meaning of your selected vocabulary word.

Test

• Read pg. 753-755• Answer questions 1-6• Vocabulary– Write word plus letter and definition–

Answer challenge questions

Vocabulary Vault

How does the setting affects one of the characters in Charlotte’s Web.

Listening Comprehension pg. 163-173

How does the setting affects the characters in Charlotte’s Web.

Listening Comprehension pg. 163-173

How does the setting in his old pen in the barnyard affect Wilbur?

How does the setting affect the characters?

As you read please pay attention to how the

setting affect the characters

Building Background

Why do you think Neil and Buzz have to stay close to the landing all the time?

Preview Team Talk Questions

1. According to the chart on page 750, which freeze-dried items did Michael Collins have for breakfast on the fourth day of the trip?

a. Frosted flakes, Canadian bacon, and shrimp cocktail

b. Canadian bacon, applesauce, and fruit cocktailc. Frosted flakes, applesauce, and fruit cocktaild. Canadian bacon, frosted flakes, and shrimp

cocktail2. According to the chart, why is it tricky for

astronauts to eat in weightlessness? (write)

Partner Read and Silent Read- 15 minutes

Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you

Read and restate page 750-751Read page 752 silentlyDiscuss with team words you

clarified find vocabulary words

Team Discussion-15minutes

• Discuss answers to team talk questions

• Write answers to question 1-4• Make sure everyone has an answer

to question 2 and 3

Class Discussion

• What words did your group clarify?• Lets discuss our Team Talk Questions

Team Talk Questions

1. According to the chart on page 750, which freeze-dried items did Michael Collins have for breakfast on the fourth day of the trip?

a. Frosted flakes, Canadian bacon, and shrimp cocktail

b. Canadian bacon, applesauce, and fruit cocktailc. Frosted flakes, applesauce, and fruit cocktaild. Canadian bacon, frosted flakes, and shrimp

cocktail2. According to the chart, why is it tricky for

astronauts to eat in weightlessness? (write)

3. How does the setting in the Columbia affect the astronauts on the return trip to Earth? (Write)

4. Which of the following is an opinion?a. The astronauts went more than eight days

without washing.b. The astronauts were quarantined because of lunar

germs.c. Michael Collins wrote a message on the capsule

wall.d. Columbia is the best ship to come down the line.

A.I.W- 15 min

Imagine the mice that Michael, Neil, and Buzz were quarantined with had died. What could have happened to the astronauts and the Earth? Give

two details in your response.

Scoring Guide

You answer the question 25 pointsYour answer explains or describeswith at least two details 25 pointsYour answer makes sense and hasPart of the question in it 20 pointsYour answer is written in complete,correct sentences 20 pointsYour writing has correct capitalizationand punctuation 10 points

Vocabulary Practice-10 min• Multiple Choice Practice

1.Mother loves to shop for slightly damaged things at the furniture store because she gets them for less money.

2.The ancient Greeks knew how to measure the size of the Earth using only the shadow of a small stick in the ground.

3.After Antoine took a bath his reflection in the mirror was blurred by steam.

Vocabulary Practice-10 min• Multiple Choice Practice

4. Every time the sergeant asked him a question the soldier replied “Yes, sir!”

5.Nothing is so cozy on a cold day than clothes fresh out of the dryer.

6.The teacher prepares us for tests by giving us practice questions.

Fluency – 1 min

• Pg 747

Fluency Rubric

100 points ExpressivenessSmoothnessRate and correctness

90 points SmoothnessRate and correctness

80 points Rate and correctness70 points Correctness