Module 2 - Handout 2C: Developing a Topic

Grade 3 - Module 2 - Lesson 2

Wit & Wisdom

Developing a Topic

Drag and drop each of these cards

He tried new adjustments and worked at grinding better lenses.

a long tube containing two glass lenses

useful for spotting distant enemies

means "far-looker"

dots were neither stars nor planets - they were little moons, circling Jupiter

covered with what looked like craters, mountains, and valleys

makes faraway things appear close

he had a telescope that was three times more powerful than his first

three bright stars beside it

not perfectly smooth

Handout 2C: Developing a Topic

Directions: After reading "Galileo's Starry Night," by Kelly Terwilliger, work with your group to examine how the author develops the topic. Sort the facts, definitions, and details by dragging them to the correct row and column on the chart.