big question: how do we explore the center of the earth? author: jules verne genre: science fiction

Big Question: How do we explore the center of the

Earth?

Author:Jules Verne

Genre: Science Fiction

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Big Question: How do we explore the center of the

Earth?

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WednesdayThursday

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Vocabulary Words

armor encases extinct hideous plunged serpent

calculations ichthyosaurus plesiosaurus caverns chambers stalactites stalagmites

Vocabulary Words More Words to Know

Monday

Question of the Day

How do we explore the center of Earth?

Today we will learn about: Build Concepts Cause and Effect Summarize Build Background Vocabulary Fluency: Pauses Grammar: Comparative and Superlative

Adjectives Spelling: Latin Roots Adventures Underground

FluencyPauses

Fluency: Pauses Listen as I read “Bartlett and

the City of Flames.” As I read, notice how I pause to

break the text into meaningful units or when I read long, detailed descriptions.

Be ready to answer questions after I finish.

Fluency: Pauses What caused Bartlett and his

friends to stay underground for months, instead of days or weeks?

The words inventiveness, desperation, and perseverance are referred to as tools for the explorers. Why?

Concept Vocabulary caverns – large caves chambers – enclosed spaces stalactites – mineral

formations shaped like icicles hanging from a cave roof

stalagmites – mineral formations shaped like cones coming up from the floor of a cave

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cavernsThese photos were taken in the Cathedral Caverns in Grant, Alabama.

chambers

stalactites

stalagmites

Concept Vocabulary

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Build Concept Vocabulary caverns, chambers, stalactites, stalagmites

Exploring Caves

Adventures Underground

Cause and Effect,

SummarizeTurn to Page 582 - 583.

Prior KnowledgePredict what you would find if you could see a cross-section of the Earth?

Making Prediction

s

Making Observati

ons

Carrying Out

Experiments

Comparing Results

and Prediction

s

Prior Knowledge

This week’s audio explores the characteristics of science fiction stories. After you listen, we will discuss what you found interesting about science fiction and what surprised you.

Vocabulary Words

Vocabulary Words

armor – any kind of protective covering

encases – covers completely; encloses

extinct – no longer existing hideous – very ugly; frightful;

horrible

Vocabulary Words

plunged – fell or moved suddenly downward or forward

serpent – snake, especially a big snake

More Words to Know calculations – careful

thinking, deliberate plans ichthyosaurus – a large

fishlike reptile, now extinct, that lived in the sea

plesiosaurus – any of several large sea reptiles that lived about 200 million year ago

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GrammarComparative and Superlative

Adjectives

the awdiense loved our performance of jules vernes story

The audience loved our performance of Jules Verne’s story.

i think it is gooder than his other novels and i have read them all

I think it is better than all his other novels, and I have read them all.

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

My worst fears have been realized. We are at the center of the most tremendous uproar!

Worst and most tremendous are superlative forms of the adjectives bad and tremendous.


Worst compares one kind of fears to all other kinds.

Most tremendous compares one uproar to all others the speaker has witnessed.


Comparative adjectives are used to compare two people, places, things, or groups.

Add –er to most short adjectives to make their comparative forms.

Use more with longer adjectives.


Superlative adjectives are used to compare three or more people, places, things, or groups.

Add –est to most short adjectives to make their superlative forms.

Use most with longer adjectives.


Adjective

Comparative Superlative

strange stranger strangest

terrible more terrible most terrible


Adjectives such as good and bad have irregular comparative and superlative forms: good, better, best; bad, worse, worst.


Never use more or most with –er or –est.

No: more angrier, most remarkablest

Yes: angrier, most remarkable

Comparative & Superlative Adjectives

Write the comparative and superlative forms of each adjective.Adjective Comparative Superlative

deep

fat

bad

hideous

powerful mighty


Choose the correct form of each adjective.

That was the (scary) movie I have ever seen.

scariest One monster had a (big) body

than the other one. bigger



However, the (small) monster of the two had (sharp) claws and fangs.

smaller, sharper What is the (exciting) book you

have ever read? most exciting



I think 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a (good) book than Journey to the Center of the Earth.

better Jules Verne was one of our

(early) and (good) science fiction writers.

earliest, best

Tuesday

Question of the Day

What characteristics are important for an

explorer to have?

Today we will learn about: Context Clues Cause and Effect Summarize Author’s Purpose Vocabulary Fluency: Choral Reading Grammar: Comparative & Superlative

Adjectives Spelling: Latin Roots Science: Sea Monster Science: Volcanoes Adventures Underground

Vocabulary Strategy: Context

Clues Turn to Page 584 - 585.

Journey to the Center of the

EarthTurn to Page 586 - 593.

FluencyChoral Reading

Fluency: Choral Reading Turn to page 593, first

paragraph. As I read, notice how I pause at

commas and at the colon to break text into meaningful units.

We will practice as a class doing three choral readings.


Adjectives

vernes 20,000 leagues under the sea are one of the popularest science fiction books of all time

Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is one of the most popular science fiction books of all time.

it features a submarine, a vessel that weren’t invented until deckade later

It features a submarine, a vessel that wasn’t invented until decades later.


A comparative adjective is used to compare two persons, places, things, or groups.

Add –er to a short adjective. Use the word more with a

longer adjective.


A superlative adjective is used to compare three or more persons, places, things, or groups.

Add –est to a short adjective. Use the word most with a

longer adjective.

Wednesday

Question of the Day

How would you feel if yours were the first

human eyes to see the ichthyosaurus and

plesiosaurus?

Today we will learn about:

SummarizeContext Clues VocabularyFluency: PausesGrammar: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Spelling: Latin RootsScience: Prehistoric CreaturesAdventures Underground

Journey to the Center of the

EarthTurn to Page 594 - 598.

FluencyPauses

Fluency: Pauses Turn to page 594 - 595. As I read, notice how I pause at

the commas to break up long sentences so the reading flows smoothly and is easier to understand.

Now we will practice together as a class by doing three choral readings.


Adjectives

in this novel, captain nemo roams the teritoy beneath the sea

In this novel, Captain Nemo roams the territory beneath the sea.

nemo wont live on land because he have cut himself off from humans

Nemo won’t live on land because he has cut himself off from humans.




longer adjective.


Using adjectives that compare can make an argument more exact and convincing.

Example: The XYZ bike is lighter and faster than the ABC bike, so the XYZ is a better racing bike.


Review something you have written to see if you can make it more persuasive by using comparative or superlative adjectives.

Thursday

Question of the Day

How can we learn about Earth’s interior while

remaining on the surface?

Today we will learn about: Textbook Reading Across Texts Content-Area Vocabulary Fluency: Partner Reading Grammar: Comparative and

Superlative Adjectives Spelling: Latin Roots Science: Earth’s Layers

“Crust, Mantle, Core”

Turn to Page 600 - 603.

FluencyPartner Reading

Fluency: Partner Reading

Turn to page 594 – 595. Read this three times with a

partner. Be sure to read with appropriate pauses to break up long sentences and offer each other feedback.


Adjectives

your dinosaur projet was good done

Your dinosaur project was well done.

did eny dinosaurs live underwater

Did any dinosaurs live underwater?




longer adjective.


Test Tip: You may be asked to identify the correct forms of comparative and superlative adjectives. Remember that more and most are used instead of –er and –est.


No: One dinosaur was more stronger than the other.

Yes: One dinosaur was stronger than the other.

Friday

Question of the Day

How do we explore the center of Earth?

Today we will learn about: Build Concept Vocabulary Cause and Effect Fantasy in Science Fiction Context Clues Grammar: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Spelling: Latin Roots Diagrams/Scale Drawings Adventures Underground

Cause and Effect A cause (why something

happens) may have several effects.

An effect (what happens as a result of the cause) may have several causes.

Sometimes clue words such as since, as a result, caused, thus, therefore, and consequently are used to show cause-and-effect relationships.

Fantasy in Science Fiction Science fiction stories are a kind of

fantasy, because they tell about events that couldn’t happen or that haven’t happened yet.

Science fiction contains scientific information that makes the fantasy elements more believable.

The elements of fantasy in science fiction have to do with technology rather than magic.

Context Clues Context clues can help you learn

the meanings of unfamiliar words. Occasionally authors use synonyms as context clues.

Identify synonyms and meanings for these unfamiliar words from Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Confirm word meanings with a dictionary.

Context CluesWord Synonym Meaning

heaving

prodigious

primitive

Diagrams/Scale Drawing

What kind of illustration might show the different parts of a volcano and how the parts work—a photograph, a map, or a diagram?


A diagram is a drawing that shows how something is put together, how parts relate to one another, or how something works.

The parts are usually labeled, and often include extra text that explains how each part works.


A scale drawing is a diagram that uses a mathematical scale. It is usually smaller than the “real life” object it represents. A common scale used is 1 inch in the drawing equals 1 foot in real life.

Scale Drawing


Adjectives

that there adventure story is fast-paced exciting and absorbing

That adventure story is fast-paced, exciting, and absorbing.

storys by jules verne feature weird but believeable machines

Stories by Jules Verne feature weird but believable machines.




longer adjective.

We are now ready to take our story tests.

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