Lesson 5: Central Idea
We continue our path in Unit 1 on our Journey to the Unknown. In lesson 4, we learned about the genre of science fiction. Remember, science fiction is a type of fiction (made-up story) that is characterized by the possibilities of the the future.
We also learned about reading strategies to help get our minds opened and ready to receive the information we needed when we began to read.
In lesson 5, we continue with science fiction and reading strategies.
We also learned about reading strategies to help get our minds opened and ready to receive the information we needed when we began to read.
In lesson 5, we continue with science fiction and reading strategies.
Active reading
active reading means letting your mind be active while you are reading. Thinking about what you are reading, asking questions in your own mind, and catching yourself when you start to not understand what you are reading are all ways you can let your mind be active while you are reading.
In this lesson, the strategy of taking notes while you are reading is especially emphasiszed (focused on).
In this lesson, the strategy of taking notes while you are reading is especially emphasiszed (focused on).
"the cold equations"
Beginning on slide 5, there is an interactive story that we will spend several lessons reading and working on. The title of the story is "The Cold Equations." It is a science fiction story written in 1956, long before man first landed on the moon in 1969. The TV series Twilight Zone made an episode of it in 1989.
Main Idea Graphic Organizer
The graphic organizer mentioned in the lesson can be found on slide 5, in the 'Virtual backpack' box. It provides a worksheet for you to use while you are reading the story, where you can answer the questions that are embedded within the interactive story.
"The Cold Equations" part 2
There really isn't a part 2 as we normally think of part 2's...but this lesson takes the whole story and breaks down into smaller pieces, so this story found on slide 8 is really just a continuation of the whole story.
Continue answering the questions found in the story on your Main Idea Graphic Organizer.
Continue answering the questions found in the story on your Main Idea Graphic Organizer.
Central Idea (aka Main Idea)
A very important part of being a good reader is being able to find the main idea of a whatever you read. The interactive on slide 9 helps you understand some steps that can develop your main idea finding skills.
Assessment
The assessment for this lesson is a 10 question quiz.
Before taking this quiz, I suggest making sure you understand:
"The Cold Equations" found on slide 5 and 8
NOTE: There will be a passage from an unfamiliar (never shown before in this course) text. Read it using the active reading strategies discussed in this lesson, and do your best to identify the main idea of the paragraph.
Before taking this quiz, I suggest making sure you understand:
- active reading
- main idea
- why it helps to take
notes when reading
"The Cold Equations" found on slide 5 and 8
NOTE: There will be a passage from an unfamiliar (never shown before in this course) text. Read it using the active reading strategies discussed in this lesson, and do your best to identify the main idea of the paragraph.