Ask: What words would you use to describe Gloria Estefan? Albert Einstein? Dikembe Mutombo? Show me places in the book that support your ideas. Which of these three people would you most like to meet? Why? Who do you think has made the greatest contribution to our lives? Why do you think that? 

Discuss the Attributes Chart, and have students compare their ideas. If students have differences of opinion, have them substantiate their ideas with references to the text. Encourage them to make comparisons among these three people. 

Ask: In what ways are the lives of these three people alike? In what ways are they different? 

Word Work
Adverbial Phrases
Explain to students that writers use groups of words called phrases to add details and clarity to their sentences. These phrases are called adverbial phrases. Their function is like an adverb, and they can tell where, when, how, and why. Phrases that tell when often begin with words such as after, when, while, and in. Phrases that tell where often begin with words like in, under, beside, over, and around. Write these phrases on the board, which are taken from the first two paragraphs about Albert Einstein: "around the globe" and "after several business failures." Have students find the phrases and read the whole sentences in which the phrases are found. Discuss whether the phrase tells where or when. Circle the word that starts each phrase. 

Give students Worksheet 2. Explain that they are to read the phrases from the book listed on the chart, then decide whether each phrase tells where or when. Have them circle the word that begins each phrase. In the second part of the Worksheet, have them find other examples of the phrases in the book and write them on the chart. They should determine whether the phrases tell where or when. Finally, they are to write their own phrase and note whether it tells where or when. 

Homophones
Remind students that homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings. List these words from the book and have students think of the pair for each word. The first word listed is the word from the book and the second word is its pair: knows/nose; won/one; team/teem; new/knew; raise/rays/raze; allowed/aloud; peace/piece; hair/hare; hear/here; hour/our; way/weigh; break/brake; there/their. Have students use some of the words in oral sentences.

Learning through Visual Devices
Read and interpret a scientific illustration.
Point out the scientific illustration of the motion of the ball on the train on page 18.
Explain to students that certain features of scientific illustrations make them easier to read and get information from. They might include:

Measurement lines - Provide information about speed, distance, or amount. (In this case, speed.)
Labels - Identify different parts of the scientific illustration

Using these features, ask students to suggest information they can see in the scientific illustration.
Ask: Using the features we have talked about. What information can you see in this scientific illustration? 

Writing Link
Have students write a description that compares and contrasts Einstein, Estefan, and Mutombo. Help students brainstorm and plan their writing.

• Have them review the attributes chart that compares and contrasts the three people.
• Encourage them to brainstorm adjectives that can be used to describe these people. Record their ideas on the chalkboard.
• Before they begin writing, have them create oral sentences that make comparisons, using the information from their charts and from the board. Encourage them to use vocabulary for making comparisons such as: similar to, like, in contrast to, same as, both, all, although, different to, etc.

Assessment

• Review students' completed comprehension worksheets in order to assess whether they can find specific information in the text to make comparisons.
• Have students write sentences or paragraphs using selected words from the vocabulary list, or word work examples from the lesson, to demonstrate their understanding of word meaning.
• Review students' completed worksheets to assess whether they can identify whether the adverbial phrases tell where or when. Note whether they can find other examples of phrases in the text.