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The Solar Sail

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Book meta-data
  • Reading Box: Sapphire (Levels 29-30)
  • Year: Five
  • Fiction/Nonfiction: Fiction
  • Theme/Topic: Adventure, Challenge, Journeys, Problem solving, Transportation
  • Genre: Science fiction
  • Strategy/Skills: Making Predictions, Finding Main Ideas, Sequencing
  • Page Count: 80
  • Reading Level: 29
  • Item Code: 220012
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  • Curriculum Codes: ACELA1479, ACELT1594, ACELT1599, ACELY1679, ACELY1680, ACELA1489, ACELA1490, ACELT1604, ACELT1605, ACELY1690, ACELY1691, ACELY1692
Reader Description

Keifer is on board a spaceship carrying titanium plastic from factories on the moon to Earth. With a meteor strike just two hours away, Keifer has to think quickly to save the ship and crew from disaster.

After you have completed the Reader

Make a story map to identify the steps in the story Write a letter from Keifer to her father, explaining the events and the thoughts going through her mind Use the text to write a procedural text for fixing the sails.

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