Cycling

Main story: Major Taylor champion

cyclist

Unit :4Week:4

Genre

• Biographical Sketch- Tells the story of a specific period of a person’s life written by another person.

Strategy

• Make Inferences and Analyze• -Makin inferences is using story clues and

prior knowledge to make logical decisions about story events and characters’ actions that are not directly stated.

Skill

• Fact and Opinion• -You should think about what you have read in

order to determine if the statement can be proved true (a fact), or if it is a statement of personal belief (an opinion).

Spectators:Definition : people who

observe .The spectators cheered for their team.

Demonstration:Definition: something

that provides clearly in explaining or showing of.

sentance: It’s a thrill when scientists prove a new theory in a demonstration.

Prominent:Definition: well known or important.Sentence:

Mr. Ellis and Mr. Talbot are prominent community leaders.

Luxury:Something that adds to someone’s comfort or pleasure but is not really necessary. A yacht is a luxury that most of us cannot afford.

Prevail:Sentence: Colds still prevail in our school in the winter.

Definition: To be greater in power or influence.

Maneuvered Definition: Swiveled away from

something.

Sentence: Jackson maneuvered away from the dog.

Collective:Definition: relating to, or done

by a group of people or things; united. The book was written through a collective effort.

Adept

Definition: Highly skilled; expert

Sentence: Bonnie is adept on the balance beam in gymnastics.

This power point was done by: Madyson Pomeroy

Selection Words

• Crackerjack: of exceptional quality or ability• Velodrome: from the French, a track designed

for c ycling