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- 1. 774 “Producers and Consumers” . . . . . . . . . . . . . 784 from Harcourt Science Summarize • Review how to summarize the most important ideas in a text as you read. Monitor Comprehension: Reread • Review how to monitor comprehension by rereading text you do not understand. “Discovering the Atocha” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 776 illustrated by Dave Stevenson Build Fluency • Read with accuracy. • Read with expression. Build Vocabulary • Read, write, and learn the meanings of new words. Review Vocabulary • Read theme Vocabulary Words in a different context. INFORMATIONAL NARRATIVE SCIENCE TEXTBOOK RXENL08ASE4X_T6RL30 774RXENL08ASE4X_T6RL30 774 10/23/06 10:59:17 AM10/23/06 10:59:17 AM
- 2. Content-Area Reading SCIENCE TEXTBOOK Readers’ Theater INFORMATIONAL NARRATIVE 775 RXENL08ASE4X_T6RL30 775RXENL08ASE4X_T6RL30 775 10/23/06 11:01:05 AM10/23/06 11:01:05 AM
- 3. Reading for Fluency When reading a script aloud, • Practice reading each word correctly until you can read your lines with accuracy. • Read with expression that matches your character’s personality and emotion. 776 distinguished verify discern dubious descend frantically estimate vicinity abruptly scrutinize RXENL08ASE4X_T6RT30 776RXENL08ASE4X_T6RT30 776 10/23/06 2:12:52 PM10/23/06 2:12:52 PM
- 4. Characters Narrator 1 Narrator 2 Juan, crew member Taffi, Mel’s daughter Minna, crew member Mel Fisher Dolores, Mel’s wife Duncan, Mel’s chief underwater archaeologist Kane, Mel’s son Narrator 1: The story you are about to hear is based on true events. Narrator 2: In 1985, distinguished treasure hunter and underwater explorer Mel Fisher, along with his “golden crew,” his dedicated team of explorers, discovered the wreck of the Spanish galleon Atocha (uh•TOH•chuh). Narrator 1: The Atocha sank after being caught in a hurricane in 1622. At the time, the ship was heavily laden with treasure and bound for Spain. Narrator 2: For more than 360 years, the wreck and all its treasure lay hidden beneath the waters just 20 miles west of Key West, Florida. Narrator 1: Mel Fisher began exploratory dives for the Atocha in 1969, after reading about it in a guidebook for divers seeking treasure. RXENL08ASE4X_T6RT30 777RXENL08ASE4X_T6RT30 777 10/23/06 2:13:31 PM10/23/06 2:13:31 PM
- 5. Read your lines with expression to show how each character is feeling. Mel: I never give up. All I meant is that the Atocha isn’t here. Minna: So where do we search next? Mel: Where do you think? The rest of the islands! Juan: There are 882 islands in the Keys! Exploring them all would take a colossal amount of time. Minna: We can’t keep doing two dives a day, year after year. Mel: Don’t worry. I’ve got an idea that doesn’t involve diving. We’re going to fly instead! Narrator 1: Later that day, Mel tells his family and crew about his plan as they all fly in a plane above the Marquesas (mar•KAY•suhz) Keys. Taffi: I still don’t understand why you couldn’t tell us your plan on the ship, Dad. Narrator 2: His discovery of the Atocha on July 20, 1985, completed a search that had lasted more than fifteen years. Narrator 1: We begin our story in 1975. Mel Fisher and his team are diving near the Key of Matecumbe (ma•tuh•KUM•bee), continuing their search. Narrator 2: Mel, his daughter Taffi, and two members of his crew, Juan and Minna, swim to the surface. They look frustrated. Juan: We’ve searched all the waters around this key. Taffi: We’ve been at this twice a day for the past nine months. Minna: Six coral reefs, hundreds of starfish, and probably a million fish . . . but no sign of any treasure. Juan: There’s no trace of a shipwreck or even a single gold doubloon down there. Mel: I think you’re right. There’s no shipwreck down there. Taffi: Dad, you aren’t giving up, are you? 778 RXENL08ASE4X_T6RT30 778RXENL08ASE4X_T6RT30 778 10/23/06 2:14:31 PM10/23/06 2:14:31 PM
- 6. Juan: Flying above the water is certainly easier than scuba diving. Mel: I’ve been doing more research about the hurricane that sank the Atocha. Juan: Have you learned something new? Mel: I have a hunch, and flying above the Keys is the only way I can verify it. We’re going to take a very close look at the Marquesas Keys. Minna: There’s no way the Atocha would have sailed in the direction of the Marquesas Keys. Mel: True, but the hurricane might have driven the ship there. Taffi: The Marquesas Keys are in the middle of nowhere, Dad! Mel: That’s why no one has ever searched there before. Take a close look, everybody! Dolores: I see a coral reef to the east and three more to the west. Are there any more, Kane? You dove in this area recently. Kane: There are reefs north and south of here, also. Juan: No one would try to sail a small ship here, let alone a galleon like the Atocha. Dolores: Yes, a ship would hit a reef and sink fast. So what’s your idea, Mel? Mel: Everyone knows that the hurricane forced the Atocha off course. If my hunch is correct, the storm smashed the ship into the Marquesas Keys! Kane: Dad, with all the reefs in the Marquesas Keys, the Atocha would never have had a chance. Mel: Exactly! That’s why we’re going to search for the Atocha right here! Today may be the day. . . . RXENL08ASE4X_T6RT30 779RXENL08ASE4X_T6RT30 779 10/23/06 2:15:39 PM10/23/06 2:15:39 PM
- 7. Practice reading aloud unfamiliar words until you can read them with accuracy. Narrator 1: Our story now moves forward five years, to 1980. Mel and his crew have spent those years searching the Marquesas Keys. Narrator 2: Juan, Dolores, Minna, Kane, and Duncan are scuba diving. Mel and Taffi are aboard Mel’s ship, the Dauntless, waiting for them to surface. When the divers come out of the water, they look frustrated. Dolores: The water is really murky. Kane: I keep thinking I’m seeing shapes, but they’re just illusions from all the silt floating around. Duncan: My metal detector senses something in the sand. Minna: The water is so cloudy that we can’t discern anything! Narrator 1: Mel lugs a box to the edge of the boat. A long hose is attached to it. Mel: This should help with the silt. Duncan: And just what is that? Dolores: That’s the contraption Mel’s been perfecting for years now. Narrator 2: Duncan points at the box in Mel’s hand, a dubious look on his face. Duncan: It looks like a mailbox with a hose attached. Mel: It should help us see better underwater. Juan: Tell him how it works, Mel. Mel: A motor inside pumps clear water down to the part of the ocean floor we’re searching. Duncan: Let’s give it a try. Anything will help at this point. 780 RXENL08ASE4X_T6RT30 780RXENL08ASE4X_T6RT30 780 10/23/06 2:16:05 PM10/23/06 2:16:05 PM
- 8. Juan: It’s very rusty. It’s been eroding underwater for a long time. Duncan: I estimate that this piece has been underwater for at least a century—maybe much longer. Minna: Could it possibly be from the Atocha? Mel: Let’s go back down and take a closer look. Maybe the shipwreck is in the vicinity. Today may be the day! RXENL08ASE4X_T6RT30 781RXENL08ASE4X_T6RT30 781 10/23/06 2:16:53 PM10/23/06 2:16:53 PM
- 9. Use expression to show the excitement of the characters. away. Something golden glistens in the water. Narrator 1: The divers swim back to the surface. Juan: You were right, Minna! That isn’t part of the reef . . . it’s a block of solid gold! Kane: And the sand dune we were standing on . . . it’s not a dune! Minna: We must have been standing on the wreck of the Atocha! Juan: We’ve got to tell Mel right away! Narrator 2: Meanwhile, back in his office, Mel sits at his desk, studying a map of the Keys. Suddenly, his two-way radio crackles to life. Kane: Hello, Unit 1, this is Unit 11. Dad, are you there? Mel: Go ahead, Kane. Kane: Put away the charts. We’ve got the 782 Narrator 1: It is now 1985. Juan, Kane, and Minna continue to make dives. Mel works from their home base, recording the crew’s findings. Dolores, Taffi, and Duncan are with him. Narrator 2: When Juan is below, he stops abruptly. He signals with his hands to the other divers, pointing above them. The others nod their heads, and they all swim up to the surface. Juan: Something went wrong with my metal detector. It won’t stop beeping. I was scanning the coral reef, and the machine began beeping like crazy. Minna: We should go down and scrutinize that reef again. Juan: I think you’re right. Let’s look again. Narrator 1: Minna, Kane, and Juan dive down to the coral reef. They see a square object. Then the metal detector begins beeping. Narrator 2: The divers push the sand RXENL08ASE4X_T6RT30 782RXENL08ASE4X_T6RT30 782 10/23/06 2:17:40 PM10/23/06 2:17:40 PM
- 10. Mother Lode! Mel: The whole wreck? Where? Where are you? Narrator 2: Dolores, Taffi, and Duncan rush into the office. Dolores: Mel, what’s happened? Is something wrong? Mel: They found the wreck! Taffi: Where are they, Dad? Mel: They’re aboard the Dauntless. Dolores: This is great! Mel, your dream has come true! You’ve overcome all obstacles. Mel: We’ve all been after this goal for a long time. Duncan: Yes, and we’ve had many memorable adventures! Taffi: We certainly have! Mel: You all know, though, that the work is just beginning. Duncan: You’re right. There’s so much to learn from everything that’s down there. Dolores: The artifacts will have to be restored and preserved, too. We have to share all of this with the world. Narrator 1: The lengthy search was over, but the journey of discovery was just beginning. To this day, artifacts and treasures from the Atocha are being recovered, analyzed, and preserved. RXENL08ASE4X_T6RT30 783RXENL08ASE4X_T6RT30 783 10/23/06 2:18:17 PM10/23/06 2:18:17 PM
- 11. 784 Reading a Science Textbook Bridge to Content-Area Reading Science textbooks are examples of expository nonfiction. Expository nonfiction explains facts and information about a topic. The notes on page 785 point out some features of a science textbook, including headings, highlighted words, and questions. How can you use these features to skim and scan a science lesson? Review the Focus Strategies If you do not understand what you are reading, use the comprehension strategies you learned about in this theme. Summarize As you read, pause to summarize the most important ideas in the text. You can summarize after reading a paragraph, a section of text, or a complete text. Monitor Comprehension: Reread Monitor comprehension while you read. Reread any sections of text that you did not understand. As you read the pages from a science textbook on pages 786-789, think about where and how you can use comprehension strategies. Lesson 30 RXENL08ASE4X_T6CST30 784RXENL08ASE4X_T6CST30 784 10/23/06 2:19:55 PM10/23/06 2:19:55 PM
- 12. HIGHLIGHTED WORDS Important vocabulary to know is highlighted. QUESTIONS Questions help you check your understanding of the text. HEADINGS Headings give the topic of each section of text. 785 RXENL08ASE4X_T6CST30 785RXENL08ASE4X_T6CST30 785 10/23/06 2:20:01 PM10/23/06 2:20:01 PM
- 13. Apply the Strategies Read these pages about producers and consumers from a science textbook.As you read, use comprehension strategies, such as rereading, to help you understand the text. 786 RXENL08ASE4X_T6CST30 786RXENL08ASE4X_T6CST30 786 10/23/06 2:20:28 PM10/23/06 2:20:28 PM
- 14. Go back and reread any parts of this text that you had trouble understanding. MONITOR COMPREHENSION: REREAD 787 RXENL08ASE4X_T6CST30 787RXENL08ASE4X_T6CST30 787 10/23/06 2:20:53 PM10/23/06 2:20:53 PM
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- 16. Pause to summarize the important ideas in the text. SUMMARIZE 789 RXENL08ASE4X_T6CST30 789RXENL08ASE4X_T6CST30 789 10/23/06 2:21:15 PM10/23/06 2:21:15 PM