Illustration of stars in space Selection 1 title page, “Here, There, and Beyond”
Selection 1 Overview

  • ► Build Background

  • ► Language & Grammar

    Make Comparisons

    Use Nouns in the Subject and Predicate

  • ► Prepare to Read

    Learn Key Vocabulary

    Learn a Reading Strategy

    Make Connections

  • ► Read and Write

    Focus on Genre

    Comparative Science Article

    Apply the Reading Strategy

    Make Connections

    Critical Thinking

    Reading Fluency

    Read with Phrasing

    Vocabulary Review

    Write About the Guiding Question

  • ► Connect Across the Curriculum

    Literary Analysis

    Analyze Text Structure: Compare and Contrast

    Analyze Myths

    Vocabulary Study

    Use Clues of Definition, Example, and Restatement

    Media/Speaking

    Choose Media Support

    Language and Grammar

    Make Comparisons

    Writing and Grammar

    Write About Astronomy

Build Background
Connect

KWL Chart With a partner, create a KWL Chart for the planets in our solar system.

KWL Chart

WHAT DO I KNOW?WHAT DO I WANT TO LEARN?WHAT DID I LEARN?
The planets in our solar system move around the sun.Which planet is the biggest?
The Solar System

Earth is just one of many objects in our solar system. What else is out there? In addition to eight planets, there are asteroids, comets, and hundreds of moons.

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There are eight planets in our solar system.

There are eight planets in our solar system.