1a. What were the seven celestial objects that ancient people noticed behaved differently than the stars?
2a. What superstitions are related to the moon?
3a. What is the Ptolemaic System? What problem disturbed the Ptolemaists?
1b. Why do you think people worshipped these seven objects?
2b. Why might the moon, and not other celestial bodies, be associated with superstitions?
3b. On what was Ptolemy's belief based?
4a. Analyze the different stories about the sun and the moon. What characteristics are attributed to each body?
4b. What are the differences between these stories? What are the similarities?
5a. Evaluate the arguments made by the Ptolemaists in defense of their system.
5b. Evaluate a current theory about the universe, our solar system, or another planet.
Coherence and Transitions. Identify three transitions and the ideas they connect. What element from the introduction and the conclusion helps create coherence?
Image and Imagery. What effect do the images you noticed have on you? Why might imagery be important even in nonfiction?
1. Stars are often associated with wishes. Write a wish that you might make on a star.
2. A hypothesis is an educated guess about the cause of something. Aristarchus and Ptolemy both developed hypotheses about the movements of the earth and sun. Write a hypothesis stating a belief you have about the universe, the sun, or the earth.
3. Write a children's story about the solar system. You may write a myth-like story or you may write a story that includes scientific details about the solar system.
Test-Taking Skills. In many standardized tests, students are asked to choose a word or phrase closest to the meaning of the word in the question. Practice your test-taking skills by answering the following questions. For each question, choose the answer that best matches the meaning of the underlined word.
1. My love is fickle like the moon. click to select answer a. unchanging b. crescent-shaped c. not constant
2. Stella was overwhelmed by the multitude of stars in the sky. click to select answer a. color b. large number c. brightness
3. Earth is considered a terrestrial planet, but Jupiter, a largely gaseous planet, is not. click to select answer a. consisting of solid land b. alien c. made of gas
4. Grandpa's old farmhouse is full of interesting relics. click to select answer a. toys b. vehicles c. antiques
5. Stories about aliens and UFOs really intrigue Morris. click to select answer a. bore b. interest c. anger
Editing for Punctuation Errors. Review the Language Arts Survey 3.75, "Editing for Punctuation Errors." Then rewrite the following sentences, correcting any punctuation errors you find.
1. LaShawnas brother is on the football team.
2. My favorite magazine is Teen People.
3. We had to read the short story The Creation of Music for English class.
4. Paige said, I'll see you tomorrow.
5. Will you please join me.
6. My great grandfather died last year.
7. The room was full of poetry books science fiction books mysteries and novels.
8. I get up at 5,45 am every morning.
9. I want to go to the movie but I'm really tired.
10. I'll see you on Thursday August 6.
