Unit 1, Week 4 The Astronaut and the Onion Mrs. Wells’ 4 th Grade eMINTS4ALL Classroom.

Unit 1, Week 4Unit 1, Week 4The Astronaut and the The Astronaut and the

OnionOnion

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VocabularyVocabulary endlessendless: having no limit or end, without a : having no limit or end, without a

finishfinish realisticrealistic: showing people, things, or : showing people, things, or

events as they appear in everyday lifeevents as they appear in everyday life universeuniverse: everything that exists, including : everything that exists, including

Earth, the other planets, stars, and spaceEarth, the other planets, stars, and space astronautastronaut: a person trained to fly in a : a person trained to fly in a

spacecraftspacecraft sensiblesensible: showing good judgment: showing good judgment protestedprotested: complained or objected to : complained or objected to

somethingsomething paralyzedparalyzed: unable to move or act: unable to move or act

Vocabulary: Context CluesVocabulary: Context Clues

Sometimes the meaning of an Sometimes the meaning of an unfamiliar word can be found by unfamiliar word can be found by looking at surrounding words in the looking at surrounding words in the same sentences. The meaning of same sentences. The meaning of those surrounding words can be clues.those surrounding words can be clues.

Context CluesContext Clues

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Vocabulary: Words in ContextVocabulary: Words in Contextparalyzed, sensible, astronaut, paralyzed, sensible, astronaut, protested, realistic, universe, protested, realistic, universe,

endlessendless Dr. Street became an ________ because she loved to Dr. Street became an ________ because she loved to fly.fly.

Traveling through space changed Dr. Street’s view of Traveling through space changed Dr. Street’s view of the _________.the _________.

Gloria was ________ with fear when she threw the Gloria was ________ with fear when she threw the onion.onion.

Gloria told her teacher about meeting Dr. Street. “I Gloria told her teacher about meeting Dr. Street. “I thought you were more _______ than to tell a story like thought you were more _______ than to tell a story like that,” he said. that,” he said.

Gloria ________ that she was telling the truth.Gloria ________ that she was telling the truth. It just didn’t seem ________ that a famous person It just didn’t seem ________ that a famous person

would be in the local supermarket!would be in the local supermarket! Dr. Street described space as a wonderful _________ Dr. Street described space as a wonderful _________

place.place.

Word Study: Dictionary Word Study: Dictionary Pronunciation and MeaningPronunciation and Meaning

A dictionary tells the readers the A dictionary tells the readers the meaning of a word. meaning of a word.

The reader will have to decide which The reader will have to decide which meaning is being used from the meaning is being used from the context.context.

A dictionary includes symbols that A dictionary includes symbols that show how to pronounce each part of a show how to pronounce each part of a word and which part is accented.word and which part is accented.

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1.1. Bethany walked down the Bethany walked down the produceproduce aisle. aisle.A) A) produceproduce verbverb (pre dus’) To bring forth; yield (pre dus’) To bring forth; yieldB) B) produceproduce noun (pro’ dus) noun (pro’ dus) farm products, farm products, especially fruits and vegetablesespecially fruits and vegetables

2.2. At the music store I bought a new At the music store I bought a new recordrecord..A) A) recordrecord nounnoun (rek’ erd) a disc on which (rek’ erd) a disc on which sounds are recorded to be played backsounds are recorded to be played backB) B) recordrecord verbverb (ri kord’) to set down in (ri kord’) to set down in permanent formpermanent form


3.3. The stain was so The stain was so minuteminute that my that my friend could hardly see it.friend could hardly see it.

A) A) minuteminute adjectiveadjective (mi nut’) very (mi nut’) very small; tinysmall; tiny

B) B) minuteminute nounnoun (min’ it) a unit of (min’ it) a unit of time equal to 60 secondstime equal to 60 seconds

Vocabulary: Story WordsVocabulary: Story Words

OrbitsOrbits are circular paths that heavenly bodies are circular paths that heavenly bodies travel in around other bodies.travel in around other bodies.

CratersCraters are deep pits or valleys. are deep pits or valleys. An object is said to An object is said to rotaterotate when it turns around when it turns around

in a circle. in a circle. An An explorationexploration is a journey into an unknown is a journey into an unknown

place.place. pennantspennants: long, narrow flags shaped like : long, narrow flags shaped like

trianglestriangles time warptime warp: a shift in the progress of time that : a shift in the progress of time that

causes it to stop, slow down, or speed upcauses it to stop, slow down, or speed up

Fluency: Intonation/PausingFluency: Intonation/Pausing

Good readers learn to read groups of Good readers learn to read groups of words together in phrases.words together in phrases.

A comma means to pause and a A comma means to pause and a punctuation mark means to stop. punctuation mark means to stop.

Good readers vary the tone, pitch, and Good readers vary the tone, pitch, and intonation with the character and the intonation with the character and the feeling expressed in the quoted words.feeling expressed in the quoted words.

Fluency: Intonation/PausingFluency: Intonation/Pausing Read the sentences below, listen carefully to your pauses Read the sentences below, listen carefully to your pauses

and intonation as you read. A single slash indicates a and intonation as you read. A single slash indicates a pause, usually between phrases pr a person’s words and a pause, usually between phrases pr a person’s words and a the name or pronoun of the person speaking. A double the name or pronoun of the person speaking. A double slash indicates a stop, usually between sentences.slash indicates a stop, usually between sentences.

I heard a woman’s voice. I heard a woman’s voice. //// “I have your onion.” “I have your onion.” ////I opened my eyes. I opened my eyes. //// The woman in the jogging suit The woman in the jogging suit

handed the onion to me. handed the onion to me. ////““Lucky I used to play baseball,” Lucky I used to play baseball,” // she said. she said. // //““O-o-o-h,” O-o-o-h,” // I said. I said. // // I clutched the onion. I clutched the onion. ////““O-o-o-h,” O-o-o-h,” // I moaned again. I moaned again. ////““You’re welcome,”You’re welcome,” / / was all she said. was all she said. ////She had brown eyes with a sparkle in them, She had brown eyes with a sparkle in them, / / and and

her hair was in shiny black ringlets. her hair was in shiny black ringlets. //// She wore blue-green She wore blue-green earrings that hung on tiny gold chains. earrings that hung on tiny gold chains. ////

PhonicsPhonicsDecode Words with Long iDecode Words with Long i

In words with /i/ sounds, the long I In words with /i/ sounds, the long I can be spelled several different can be spelled several different ways. The most common ways to ways. The most common ways to spell the /i/ sound are i-consonant-e spell the /i/ sound are i-consonant-e as in file, ie as in pie, or y as in spy.as in file, ie as in pie, or y as in spy.

Other ways of spelling this sound Other ways of spelling this sound include –igh and in sigh, I as in climb, include –igh and in sigh, I as in climb, and ei as in height.and ei as in height.


Read the following words aloud and Read the following words aloud and point out how the long i is spelled.point out how the long i is spelled.

climb climb slight sly wipeslight sly wipe die die


Sort the following words by how the long /i/ Sort the following words by how the long /i/ sound is spelled: height, insight, arrived, sound is spelled: height, insight, arrived, paralyzed, clarify, nighttime, heightened, paralyzed, clarify, nighttime, heightened, mindfully, organize, clotheslinemindfully, organize, clothesline

i-i-consonant-econsonant-e

ieie yy -igh-igh ii eiei

Comprehension:Comprehension:Make Inferences/ Analyze Make Inferences/ Analyze

CharacterCharacter Like real people, Like real people, characters characters in stories have in stories have

traitstraits, or qualities that give them their , or qualities that give them their personalities.personalities.

A character’s emotions can change often. A A character’s emotions can change often. A character’s traits are longer lasting parts of their character’s traits are longer lasting parts of their personality.personality.

Good readers begin to analyze a character’s traits Good readers begin to analyze a character’s traits by noting how he or she is described by the by noting how he or she is described by the author or the other characters.author or the other characters.

Good readers also pay attention to the Good readers also pay attention to the character’s words, and actions to help identify character’s words, and actions to help identify character traits.character traits.


CharacterCharacter Major CharacterMajor Character: the characters who : the characters who

are described in greatest detail by the are described in greatest detail by the author and whose actions are most author and whose actions are most important to the plot of the storyimportant to the plot of the story

Minor CharacterMinor Character: a character who : a character who does not have such importance to the does not have such importance to the plot and who are not as fully developed plot and who are not as fully developed

Comprehension:Comprehension:Analyze Character Analyze Character Comprehension:Comprehension:

Make Inferences/ Analyze Make Inferences/ Analyze CharacterCharacter Reread what Ana says in the last paragraph on page 84 then fill Reread what Ana says in the last paragraph on page 84 then fill

out the character web. As you read look for clues that tell you out the character web. As you read look for clues that tell you what kind of person she is.what kind of person she is.

Ana Gomez


CharacterCharacter Inference Character ActionsInference Character Actions

Character TutorCharacter Tutor

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Comprehension: Point of Comprehension: Point of ViewView

A story is told from the point of view of a A story is told from the point of view of a narrator, wither in the first person or the narrator, wither in the first person or the third person.third person.

First personFirst person: when a story is told by a : when a story is told by a character who refers to himself or herself character who refers to himself or herself as I or meas I or me

Third PersonThird Person: when the narrator is not a : when the narrator is not a character and may know the thoughts of character and may know the thoughts of several or all the charactersseveral or all the characters

Text Feature: DiagramText Feature: Diagram

Diagrams can help a reader visualize Diagrams can help a reader visualize information explained in the text.information explained in the text.

Diagrams usually contain labels that help Diagrams usually contain labels that help to identify each part.to identify each part.

Captions explain the diagram as a whole.Captions explain the diagram as a whole. Diagrams provide additional information Diagrams provide additional information

that may not appear within the text.that may not appear within the text. Look at the diagram on page 103 and Look at the diagram on page 103 and

calculate how many miles is earth from calculate how many miles is earth from the sun.the sun.

Reflection Day 1Reflection Day 1

How might Gloria’s character traits How might Gloria’s character traits help her become an astronaut? Use help her become an astronaut? Use Character Web and story details to Character Web and story details to support your answer.support your answer.


How would you summarize what Dr. How would you summarize what Dr. Street experienced in space? Street experienced in space?

Why do you think Gloria shivers Why do you think Gloria shivers when she tries to imagine what Dr. when she tries to imagine what Dr. Street saw?Street saw?


Re-read page 91 where the word Re-read page 91 where the word paralyzed is used. What is another paralyzed is used. What is another word for paralyzed? What word for paralyzed? What information in the story helps you information in the story helps you know.know.

Reflection day 4Reflection day 4

Describe what Gloria is like. Explain Describe what Gloria is like. Explain why her character is important to the why her character is important to the story. Use three details from the story. Use three details from the story in your answer. story in your answer.


Describe how Gloria figures out who Describe how Gloria figures out who the woman is. What does this tell you the woman is. What does this tell you about Gloria?about Gloria?

Unit 1, Week 4 The Astronaut and the Onion Mrs. Wells’ 4 th Grade eMINTS4ALL Classroom.

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