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McGraw-Hill Reading Wonders Focus Wall Unit 1 Week 4 Theme: Inventions Shared Reading: Fantasy Becomes Fact –RRW p64 Main Selection: The Boy Who Invented TV LA p. 68 Close Reading: Time to Invent – LA p.86

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McGraw-Hill Reading Wonders

Focus WallUnit 1 Week 4

Theme: Inventions

Shared Reading: Fantasy Becomes Fact –RRW p64Main Selection: The Boy Who Invented TV LA p. 68Close Reading: Time to Invent – LA p.86

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COMPREHENSION STRATEGY:ASK AND ANSWER QUESTIONS

Asking questions and looking for answers -

before I read -as I read -after I read.

I wonder... I was confused when... How could that be? Why do you think?

Who... What... Where... When...

TITLE: THE BOY WHO INVENTED TVAUTHOR: KATHLEEN KRULL

COMPREHENSION SKILL:TEXT STRUCTURE : SEQUENCE

Sequence: Describes events in order or tells the steps to follow in order to make or do something. Signal Words:

• begin with• most important• also• for instance• in fact• for example• another• not long after

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Vocabulary Strategy-Greek Roots

English has many words with Latin and Greek roots.

Roots can help you figure out the meanings of new words.

The root geo means “earth.” What do you think geologist meansin this sentence?: The geologist looked closely at the rocks. (a person who studies the earth)Greek root for life. A biography is the story of a person’s life. An

autobiography isthe story of the writer’s life. Biology is the science of living things.Greek root for life: ____ ____ ____

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Essential QuestionHow does technology lead to a

creative idea?

Literature ResponseImagine life before television. How would life be different if the TV had

never been invented?

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FOCUS QUESTION

Farnsworth hoped that television would connect people and benefit mankind.

Think about how television has influenced your life and family

members - Was Farnsworth dream realized - Is television a force for good

in our lives?

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Philo Farnsworth

Philo T. Farnsworth came up with the original idea for electronic television when he was 14. Although he did not share in the fortunes made on his invention, his is a story of true American Ingenuity. He was

one of our unsung geniuses

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PHILO FARNSWORTH "SMALL SCREEN, BIG DREAMS" part 1

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VocabularyBreakthrough-a sudden important advance or discovery

captivated-influenced by charm, art, or skill

claimed-declared as one’s own

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Devices-things that are made or invented for a particular reason

Envisioned-imagined something that could or would happen in the future

Patents-papers issued to a person or company y the government granting the rights to be the only one to make use, or sell new inventions for a period of time

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Haphazardly- characterized by lack of order or planning; irregular; chance; randomEngineer- a person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines.

Hand-cranked-To start or operate (an engine, for example) by or as if by turning a handle.

phonograph-A machine that reproduces sound by means of a stylus in contact with a grooved rotating disk.

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Bombarded-to attack verbally, or asking too many questions

Pulleys-A simple machine consisting essentially of a wheel with a grooved rim in

which a pulled rope or chain can run to change the direction of the pull and

thereby lift a load.

Churn-To move with or produce great agitation

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Whirl-To rotate or spin rapidlyharness-to bring under conditions for effective use; gain control over for a particular endparallel-separated by an equal distance at every point; never touching or intersecting

fused-To become mixed or united by

controversial-something new that people question or have problems with

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Halting-Hesitant or wavering

Precision-the quality of being precise; accuracy

Unison-Act of working together at the same time; or at once.