The Story of Snow (Day 1)

The Story of Snow (Day 1)

Objective:

Students will analyze main idea statements from “The Story of Snow” in order to choose relevant supporting details (RI5.2)

Open Ended

Find a text feature.

Write a text feature the author used and what you learned before you read the story.

Multiple Choice

What is water vapor?

• water in the form of solid

• water in the form of gas

Multiple Choice

What does the author use to help you determine the meaning?

• Put the definition in parentheses

• Gave an example of water vapor

Multiple Choice

What do the supporting ideas have in common?

• The details tell how snow develops.

• How the snow crystal shapes and forms

Open Ended

Jot down ONE supporting detail from the text to connect to the main idea ?

Multiple Choice

Let's read the last sentence on page 219.

Now, how does the diagram connect with the last sentence?

• It shows where the specks come from

• It shows how a snow crystal is formed

Multiple Select

Using page 220, what supporting details connect with snow crystals take share and form? Select all that apply.

• Snow crystals usually have 6 arms

• Center point starts from a speck

• Snow crystals may look alike but never are the same

• Water vapor