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Vocabulary Review
cavity
Definition: A hole in a tooth
Sentence: He thought he had a cavity
because his tooth hurt.
dentist
Definition: Doctor who cleans and repairs
teeth.
Sentence: The dentist told him he needed
to stop eating so much candy.
filling
Definition: Metal or other material used to fill
a cavity.
Sentence: You could see his silver filling
when he opened his mouth.
invader
Definition: Person who enters a country by
force to attack it or to steal.
Sentence: The people of earth did not know
what the invaders from space planned to
do.
invasion
Definition: Act of entering a country by force.
Sentence: After the invasion started, the
people of earth found out what the “fat
men” wanted.
launch
Definition: To send into the air by force.
Sentence: NASA plans to launch the Space
Shuttle next week.
receive
Definition: Get
Sentence: What did they receive as a
reward for finding the dog?
spaceman
Definition: Man who comes from another
planet.
Sentence: The spaceman looked funny, not
scary.
station
Definition: Place that sends out radio
signals.
Sentence: The filling had made the boy’s
mouth a radio station.
stay tuned
Definition: Stay on the same radio station.
Sentence: The man on the news said to
stay tuned for more information about the
bad weather.
This Selection’s Reading
Strategy –
How to Identify
Elements in the Plot
Reading Strategy – page 50
How to Identify Events in the Plot
• The order of events in a story is the plot.
In many stories, the first event begins with
a problem that the main character has.
Each following event in the story carries
the plot to it’s conclusion, or end. If you
understand the plot, you know the
beginning, the middle and the end of a
story.
Reading Strategy –
How to Identify Events in the Plot
As you read, ask yourself:
1. Who is the main character?
2. What is the character’s problem?
3. What events lead to the
conclusion of the story?
Reading Strategy Practice –
Loomie Visits the Planet Meepar Part 1
The people on the
planet Zaxton are
lonely and want to
meet some new
people. One day
Loomie, the queen on
Zaxton, looks through a
telescope and sees
people on the planet
Meepar. She wants
them to come and live
on Zaxton.
Reading Strategy Practice–
Loomie Visits the Planet Meepar Part 2
Loomie flies to
the planet Meepar
and meets the king.
He says Meepars are
lonely just like the
people of Zaxton and
puts her in a cage
and keeps her there.
Reading Strategy Practice –
Loomie Visits the Planet Meepar Part 3
Many Meepars come to see Loomie
and hear about her problem. Finally,
they suggest a solution. For six months
some Meepars will go to Zaxton to visit.
Then some people from Zaxton will visit
Meepar for the next six months. That way
everyone will always have company.
Everyone likes the solution and Loomie
flies back to Zaxton in a spaceship full of
new Meepar friends.
Identify Events in the Plot Loomie
Zaxton
people
are lonely.
________
Problem
Loomie
goes to Meepars
Meepar; ________
visit her.
gets put in Event 2
cage.
________
Event 1
goes back
All agree with
to visit
friends.
________
each
Conclusion
other.
________
Event 3
Fat Men
from Space
When William visits
his dentist, he gets
a new filling in his
tooth. Soon he
discovers that the
filling can pick up
messages from the
radio – and even
from outer space
Fat Men From SpaceBefore You Move On Questions p.53
Together
1. List all of the words in the first paragraph on page 52 that describe a
feeling or taste.
The words in the first paragraph that describe a feeling
or taste are _______, _____, _____, and _______.
2. What did William hear as he was lying in bed? What happened when he
touched his tooth with his tongue?
William heard _____________ as he was lying in bed.
When he touched his tooth with his tongue
___________________________________________.
3. Which parts of the story so far could happen in real life? Which parts
could not really happen?
So far, the parts of the story that could happen are
_______________________.The parts of the story
that could not really happen are ___________.
Fat Men From SpaceSection 2
Partners
1. Why do you think that William could hear the spacemen’s
messages from his filling?
2. What were the conversations about?
3. Do you think this story is funny or serious? Explain your
answer.
Fat Men From SpaceBefore Your Move On Questions p.54
Partners
1. I think William could hear the spacemen’s
messages from his filling because
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
____________________________________.
2. The conversations were about ___________
_____________________________________
____________________________________.
3. I think the story is serious/funny because
_____________________________________
____________________________________.
Fat Men From SpaceSection 3 Questions
Together
1. What were some of the things the fat men from space
wanted?
2. Why couldn’t most people on Earth get anything to eat but
eat lean meat, fish, fruit, and vegetables?
3. In your own words, tell how the story ends.
Fat Men From SpaceBefore Your Move On Questions p.58
Together
1. Some of the things the fat men from space
wanted were __________________________
____________________________________.
2. Most people on Earth couldn’t get anything
to eat except lean meat, fish, fruit, and
vegetables because ___________________
____________________________________.
3. The story ends ________________________
_____________________________________
____________________________________.
Grammar Mini-Lesson:
Compound Sentences
Exs.) William rubbed his
tongue against the filling.
The volume dropped.
Some conjunctions used in
compound sentences (from
Handbook, pg. 430):
William rubbed his tongue
against the filling, and the
volume dropped.
1
2
3
4
5
6
and
but
or
for
nor
Yet
A independent clause has a
subject and a verb. It can
stand alone as a sentence.
When you join two
independent clauses, you
make a compound
sentence.
Number off by 6’s. Use your
number conjunction to write
a compound sentence
about Fat Men from Space.
Do Practice Book pg. 24
Grammar Mini-Lesson:
Subject-Verb Agreement
The verb in a sentence must agree with its subject. Singular
means “one.” A singular subject names one person and
needs a singular verb.
Singular
I
Plural means “more than one.” A
you
plural subject names more than
he, she, it
one person and needs a plural verb.
-see Handbook pg. 427 for more info.
Plural
am
are
is
we
you
they
Practice: Choose the verb that agrees with the subject.
1.
2.
3.
4.
I (am/are) interested in science fiction.
These novels (is/are) full of details about outer space.
The writer (is/are) also a scientist.
Often his characters (is/are) comical.
Do Practice Book pg. 25
are
are
are
Fat Men from Space Sum it Up
Conclusion
Event
Event
Problem
Fat Men From Space Summary
William’s problem was that ______________
________________. The first thing that
happened was that _______________________
______________________________________
________. Then, ________________________
______________________________________
_________. After that, ____________________
___________________________. The story
ended when ____________________________
______________________________________
______________.