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COUNTING STARS Vocabulary • Use context clues to determine word meaning: What does the word constellation mean in this book? Let’s look for clues for the meaning of this word on page 5. (A group of stars that makes a picture is a constellation; there are 88 constellations in the sky.)

Find It! Level 1 Comprehension • Identify facts and details: The constellation that looks like a lion is called… (Leo, p. 9) • Identify facts and details: Some people think the constellation Cygnus looks LEVEL F/10 like… (a swan, p. 11)

Look Closer! Level 2 Comprehension Delphinus Orion • Compare and contrast: How is the picture of Delphinus on page 5 different Both from the picture of Orion on page 15? How are they alike? Use a Venn no drawing constella - drawing of diagram for help in answering the question. (Both are constellations. Both of a shape tions, six a hunter bright stars around the have six bright stars connected with lines. The picture of Delphinus does not connected constellation with lines include a drawing of the shape; it only shows the stars. The picture of Orion includes a drawing of a hunter around the stars.) • Identify cause and effect: You cannot count all the stars because… (there are billions of stars in the sky, far too many to count, pp. 3 and 16)

Prove It! Level 3 Comprehension • Draw conclusions: You can tell from pages 8–14 that some constellations can be seen… (Answer: during certain seasons of the year; Clues/Evidence: In spring you can see Leo, in summer you can see Cygnus, in fall you can see Pegasus, and in winter you can see Orion.)

Take It Apart! Level 4 Comprehension • Evaluate author’s purpose: The authors probably included the shapes drawn around the constellations on pages 9–15 to… (help the reader see what the constellation is supposed to look like) • Evaluate author’s purpose: The authors probably ended the book with a pic - ture of many stars to show readers... (that there are too many stars to count) • Analyze text structure and organization: How do the authors organize the information about the night sky on pages 8–15? (They tell the season and show what stars you can see in the sky during that season.)

Early Set B Copyright © 2011 Benchmark Education Company, LLC. All rights reserved. This card may be photocopied for classroom use only. Based on the Comprehension Through Deductive Reasoning Model developed by Margaret Kilgo.