Lesson 3.1.4 - vent, reasons, informative

Match

Match each definition with the correct Latin root vent word.

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  coming of an exciting or dangerous activity

• coming to accepted or ordinary standards

• coming to an end

adventure

conventional

eventually

• adventure

• conventional

• eventually

​It is time to read the story, "Taking Flight" in your practice reader.

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Using Reasons and Evidence:
determine how an author supports particular points in a text through reasons and evidence

​Learners Can:

What causes thunder and lightning? Go to the next slide to watch a video about both.

​Read Aloud:
Today, you are going to read pages 18 to 23 of "A Material World: What is Matter?"

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​The Big Bang Theory is one possible explanation as to how the universe began. Watch the video to learn more about the Big Bang Theory. Please note that the part you want to watch begins at 3 minutes, 23 seconds - it ends at 5 minutes, 20 seconds.

​The Big Bang Theory: The Big Bang Theory is an idea scientists have accepted as a possible explanation for how our universe began. It is believed that the universe was originally contained in a bubble as small as the tip of a pin.

​Expansion: When that bubble exploded, atoms were formed. Then, over millions of years, planets, stars, and galaxies were formed.

​Gravity:
The gravity of each star began attracting planets, and the planets began orbiting the stars, which created solar systems.

​Galaxies:
Scientists believe there are more than 100 billion stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way.

​The Universe:
Scientists believe that there are billions of galaxies in the universe.

​The RACES strategy can help Jonah remember to include reasons and evidence when he answers questions. The question is asking, How many galaxies are in the universe?

​Text: The text says, “This tiny bit of sky contains about 10,000 galaxies."

​Video: The video says, “There are a lot of star groups like ours (the Milky Way) out there in the universe."

​Instruction: The instruction says, “There are billions of galaxies in the universe."

Multiple Choice

How many galaxies are in the universe?

Which option uses the RACES strategy and evidence from all three sources to answer the question?

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  There are a lot of galaxies. A small part of the sky may have as many as 10,000 galaxies. All three sources agree that there are many galaxies in the universe.

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  There are many galaxies in the universe. The text says there are over 10,000 galaxies in one small area of the sky. The video explains that there are "many galaxies like ours." The multistep teaches that scientists believe there are billions of galaxies in the universe. This shows that there are countless galaxies in the universe.

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  Scientists believe that there are billions of galaxies. That is a lot of galaxies! We will never know exactly how many there are.

  
  

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  There are billions of galaxies in the universe. The text, video, and multistep all share information about how many galaxies there may be in the universe. This shows that there are billions of galaxies in the universe.

Multiple Choice

An atom consists of protons, neutrons, electrons, and plasma.

• True

• False

​Learners Can:

​identify and use interrogative adjectives in writing
develop the first draft of informative writing

​Asking Questions:
Just as interrogative sentences are sentences that ask questions, interrogative adjectives are adjectives that ask questions. You know that adjectives are words that describe nouns. Today, you will learn about interrogative adjectives. They are words used to modify a noun or pronoun to ask a question.
Watch the video on the next slide to learn about interrogative adjectives.

Match

Match the interrogative adjective with the sentence.

• _____ notebook is that on the table?

• _____ flavor do you like better? Chocolate or vanilla?

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  _____ movie should we see?

Whose

Which

What

• Whose

• Which

• What

​Grouping Ideas: Liam looks at the list he brainstormed yesterday to see if he can group any of his ideas together. He looks for similar ideas or facts and labels them with a quick drawing.

​Using the Text:
Liam looks at what he has so far and thinks about how he can add on. He will build on each fact using information from the text. He will group like facts and ideas together to keep his writing organized and easier for his reader to understand.

​Your Turn!
Now that you have seen how Liam chooses his three facts, it is your turn.

​Use your graphic organizer on page 33, the modified organizer if your teacher has provided you with one, your padlet, and other resources that your teacher may have provided!