CKLA U7L12

Gravity

- Close Reading,

Part 2
Lesson 12

unit 7 - Astronomy

today you will . .

.

• demonstrate comprehension of the text about

gravity during a close reading activity. [RI.3.1, RI.3.2,
RI.3.4]

• write a reflection about what they’ve learned about

gravity from the reading. [W.3.8]

• use correct punctuation in sentences with dialogue.

[L.3.2c]

Unit-level Essential

Question:

what celestial objects make

up our solar system?

Lessons 11–15 Guiding Question:

How do we know that the

planets orbit the sun?

Activity

Page

11.1

reading time

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Dig Deeper with Close Reading

• Read same text multiple times

•

1st read breaks the surface –get the ‘gist’

•

2nd read digs more – annotate; get better understanding

•

3rd read digs deep – reread for text evidence; cite

What is the definition of

gravity?

Why does the author use the phrase, “It’s the
force that keeps us firmly planted on planet

Earth”?

What is mass?

What is the

connection between

gravity and

gravitational pull?

Why do you think the

author uses the

phrase “It’s the force”
so many times in this

paragraph?

Why is mass
important to

understanding

gravity?

Discussio

n

Do people have a gravitational

pull toward each other?

Why doesn’t the

atmosphere fly off into

space?

What other

punctuation marks
do you see in that

sentence?

Why did the author
use dashes in this

sentence?

Describe the
relationship

between gravity
and your weight

on a scale.

What is the cause of
astronauts staying

in place on the

moon and not flying
back toward Earth?

What is the meaning of the word

benefits, in the last sentence?

What are the two factors
that keep the planets in
their orbits around the

sun?

Why do you think

these powerful areas
of gravitational pull
were named black

holes?

How do

scientists know
they are there?

Find words or

phrases that the
author uses to

keep our
attention.

What does the
word collision

mean?

Why does the author say scientists “think” there was
a massive collision or “the moon may have formed”

when talking about the origins of the moon?

Describe the effects of

gravity on Earth’s oceans.

What does the
beach look like

at low tide?

Which sentence

sums up this
entire text the

best?

What does
the beach
look like at
high tide?

CORNERS

key ideas,

words, phrases

words/phrases you
do not understand

important

thoughts,

ideas,

questions in

margins

Circle

Underline

Write

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Writin

g

QUOTATION

MARKS

Bob said,“He eats bananas every day.”

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“He eats bananas every day,” said
Bob.

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“Should we call the fire department?” she asked.

Mrs. White exclaimed,“That building is on fire!”
she asked.

She asked,“Should we call the fire department?”

“That building is on fire!”said Mrs. White .

yesterday
quickly
jewel
recently
subject
awaited

spelling words

digest
kindness
character
budget
accomplish

fascinate
annoy
knowledge
refrigerate
gymnasium
design

Challenge Word: different Challenge Word: atmosphere
Challenge Word: thought

review:Conjunctions

CONNECT groups of words

⋆ and (plus, along with, also)

⋆ but (something different)

⋆ because (for this reason)

⋆ so (then this happened)

⋆ or (signals a choice, possibility)

words
that

Glue-All

sentences
together

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Review: suffixes

⋆ Added to the END of word - Changes the meaning of word

-ful

(full of)

-less

(lacking / without)

careful

helpful

cheerful

careless

fearless

helpless

M
V
E
M

J

U
S

N

ercury

ars

arth
enus

upiter
aturn

ranus

eptune

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