
Danger! This Mission to Mars Could Bore You to Death!
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7th Grade
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Danger! This Mission to Mars Could Bore You to Death!
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Open Ended
JUMPSTART: In what situations do you get bored? How do you deal with boredom?
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Concept Vocabulary
chronic
stimulus
subconciously
excruciatingly
monotony
catastrophic
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Poll
How well do you know the following vocab word? chronic
I know this word well and could tell you what it means.
I've heard this word before, but I'm not 100% sure what it means.
I've never seen this word before.
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Poll
How well do you know the following vocab word? stimulus
I know this word well and could tell you what it means.
I've heard this word before, but I'm not 100% sure what it means.
I've never seen this word before.
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Poll
How well do you know the following vocab word? subconciously
I know this word well and could tell you what it means.
I've heard this word before, but I'm not 100% sure what it means.
I've never seen this word before.
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Poll
How well do you know the following vocab word? excruciatingly
I know this word well and could tell you what it means.
I've heard this word before, but I'm not 100% sure what it means.
I've never seen this word before.
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Poll
How well do you know the following vocab word? monotony
I know this word well and could tell you what it means.
I've heard this word before, but I'm not 100% sure what it means.
I've never seen this word before.
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Poll
How well do you know the following vocab word? catastrophic
I know this word well and could tell you what it means.
I've heard this word before, but I'm not 100% sure what it means.
I've never seen this word before.
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Open your MyPerspectives books and meet me on p. 153
As you read/listen, highlight evidence that supports the author's claim.
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Open Ended
Based on the title of this article, what do you think the author's claim will be?
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Comprehension Check
p. 157
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Open Ended
1. Why are six people living in a geodesic dome on the slopes of a volcano in Hawaii?
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Multiple Choice
2. With our current technology, how long will a journey to Mars take?
2 weeks
2 months
8 months
1 year
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Fill in the Blanks
3. According to this article, what is one of the biggest threats to a manned Mars mission?
Type answer...
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Open Ended
In the space below, write a brief (3-5 sentence) summary of the article we just listened to.
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Analyze the Text
p. 158
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Open Ended
How is chronic boredom a form of stress?
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Open Ended
Which details about the dangers of boredom were MOST convincing?
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Open Ended
Which details about the dangers of boredom were LEAST convincing?
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Open Ended
What have you learned about the benefits and drawbacks of space travel from reading this article? List 1 benefit and 1 drawback.
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Close Read
p. 154
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Open Ended
Look again at paragraph 4 on p. 154. What descriptive details does the author use to describe how caged animals sometimes act in zoos?
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Open Ended
Why do you think the author included these details? (Hint: what or who is she comparing these animals to?)
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Open Ended
Look again at paragraph 8 on p. 155. What are some things that could happen if astronauts get too bored?
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Open Ended
Why do you think the author included these details? What is she trying to show or explain?
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Analyze Craft & Structure
p. 159
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Find & fill in the chart on p. 159.
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Informative / explanatory writing...
uses facts, statistics, and quotes from experts
does NOT include opinions
uses transition words like first, next, then, finally, overall, etc. to link ideas
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Multiple Choice
What do transition words do in an essay?
show what the essay is going to be about
grab the reader's attention
show how ideas are connected
prove the argument you are making
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Multiple Select
Which of these words/phrases from paragraph 3 are transitions? Choose 2.
in fact
manned Mars mission
and so
get bored
research facilities
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Conventions
p. 161
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Multiple Choice
What kind of verb does this sentence use? I threw the football.
action verb
linking verb
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Multiple Choice
What kind of verb does this sentence use? The football is brown.
action verb
linking verb
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Multiple Choice
What kind of verb does this sentence use? I read the book.
action verb
linking verb
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Multiple Choice
What kind of verb does this sentence use? The book was interesting.
action verb
linking verb
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Multiple Choice
What kind of verb does this sentence use? Phillip hunted the langosta.
action verb
linking verb
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Multiple Choice
What kind of verb does this sentence use? Phillip climbed the coconut tree.
action verb
linking verb
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Multiple Choice
What kind of verb does this sentence use? The langosta tasted delicious.
action verb
linking verb
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Use your knowledge of action/linking verbs and the vocab definitions on the next slide to complete BOTH sides of the handout.
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Vocabulary
chronic - lasting a long time or happening often
stimulus - something that causes an action or reaction
subconciously - occurring in the mind without one's full awareness
excruciatingly - painfully, miserably
monotony - sameness, boredom
catastrophic - disastrous; causing a big problem
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