1. Reading 3
Spring 2013
IECP
Nikki Mattson

2. Agenda
• Idiom
• VP 8 Quiz
• Novel groups
• 4B vocabulary

4. See it in a whole new light
• Interpret or understand something in a very different way
than before

5. Practice
• What is something that you see in a whole
new light after coming to the U.S?
• I used to think _____ was boring, but now
I see it in a whole new light because…
• I have seen (person) in a whole new light
since…

6. VP 8 quiz

7. Novel Discussion Groups
• 1) Take turns orally summarizing what
happened in the section you read.
• 2) Let Nikki know you are ready for the
questions.
• 3) Take notes about/answer the questions
– the quiz will have the same questions
(but fewer), and you can use your notes.

8. DREAM WEAVERS
Pg. 66 – “Before You Read” and Part
A

9. Vocabulary Activity
In groups, write one sentence about each picture. Use the vocabulary
in each sentence. I will collect your sentences and check them.
xamples:
ortable
his house is portable because it can be moved from one place to
another.
t is nice to have a portable house if you are planning to move around
a lot.

10. Pg. 67, line 5 – One of his inventions, a jacket that stays suspended in the
air like a balloon after it has taken off…

11. Pg. 67, line 11 – Alex Soza is one of many dreamers and pioneers who are
turning textile fantasies intro realities.

12. Pg. 67 , line 31 – While not all companies are forthcoming about their
products for fear of having their ideas stolen…

13. Pg. 68, line 53 – They have inserted the spider-silk protein gene into goats,
thereby causing them to produce spider-silk protein…

14. Pg. 69, line 111 – One of the most important areas of clothing innovation is for
military purposes.

15. Pg. 69, line 123 – The researchers at Natick are also working on portable
buildings that are made of….

16. Pg. 69, line 127 - …these building materials would allow a team to build a
structure large enough to hold airplanes in a fraction of the time…

17. Pg. 69, line 131 – The largest air beams…are so rigid that you can hang a
heavy truck from one.

18. Pg. 69, line 139 - ..artistic jacket that defies gravity to smart aprons to
invisible military uniforms…

19. Pg. 69, line 142 – Who can foresee what these textile pioneers will dream up
next?

20. 4B Text
)
s read lines 1-64
s read lines 65-end
)
2 As get together and summarize information
Bs get together and summarize information

21. HW
P9
ovel Quiz
E Unit 4 Test = Monday
omplete colored summaries from last class (if you
haven’t already.