mon 11-8

Slide 1: 

Monday, November 8 Week 11 Ms. Park Reading Level 2

Today’s Objectives : 

Today’s Objectives Unit 7 Video Summary: Dinosaur Discovery Skills practiced: summarize

Idiom of the Day : 

Idiom of the Day Bite your tongue! =Don’t say that! Stop talking!

Homework (p. 85) : 

Homework (p. 85) A. extended length sought appearance estimate

Pronunciation : 

Pronunciation pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus sought paleontologists crypticus toothless descendants Red=stressed part

pterosaurs (pterodactyl) : 

pterosaurs (pterodactyl)

Quetzalcoatlus : 

Quetzalcoatlus

N. crypticus : 

N. crypticus the “miniature pterodactyl” had one-foot wingspan - and it was cute!

Think about It : 

Think about It Discuss in pairs. What were pterosaurs? flying reptiles How big were the giant ones? When fully extended, the wingspan was about 24 meters. Where did the smaller ones live? In China According to paleontologists, how is the Quetzalcoatus related to the N. crypticus? It is a descendant of N. crypticus

Homework (p. 85) : 

Homework (p. 85) B. b b a a b

Page 86: Dinosaur Discovery : 

Page 86: Dinosaur Discovery Preview Answers: tail vertebra rib backbone neck

Watch the Video : 

Watch the Video

Main Idea : 

Main Idea What is the video mainly about? Near Sabinas, Mexico, an ancient fossil of a large dinosaur has been discovered, providing new information for paleontologists.

Listen and Read Along : 

Listen and Read Along Page 154

Discuss : 

Discuss How were the bones first discovered? A local engineer found them when he was examining the land for construction. 2. What information does the discovery give us? That there was a big climate change-the land used to be a jungle millions of years ago. 3. What change did this discovery bring to Sabinas? Sabinas became an important place for dinosaur hunters and visitors. 4. What is the dinosaur called? Sabinasaurio

Summarize : 

Summarize Page 86 Part B

Let’s Check : 

Let’s Check giant length climate completely seeking examining hunting opinion museum

Think About It : 

Think About It Discuss in pairs. How do you think the mayor of Sabinas feels about the discovery of the giant dinosaur in his town? He probably feels happy about it. People from around the world will learn about it and perhaps visit his town. 2. Which of the dinosaur discoveries in this unit is most interesting? Why?

Homework : 

Homework Study for quiz Extra reading due Wednesday