loomed appeared dimly or

rille a long, narrow valley on

runt animal, person, or plant

staggered became unsteady;

summoning stirring to action;

taunted jeered at; mocked;

trench any ditch; deep furrow

trudged walked wearily or with

= Tested Word

• Have students list facts they know about the moon. Prompt them with categories from the Concept Web from p. 608l. Record what students know in the first column of the KWL chart.
• Have students write three questions about the moon. Record their questions in the second column of the chart. Add a question of your own.
• Tell students that, as they read, they should look for the answers to their questions and note any new information to add to the chart.

Graphic Organizer 4

Background Building Audio

• arrived, arose, appeared (loomed—All tell how something came into view.)
• ditch, gully, valley (rille, trench—All are cracks or furrows in Earth's or the moon's
  surface.)
• tiny, puny, scrawny (runt—All describe things that are undersized.)
• stumbled, lurched, wobbled (staggered, trudged—All describe unsteady ways of
  moving or walking.)
• gathering, calling for, assembling (summoning—All are ways to bring people or
  things together.)
• mocked, jeered, insulted (taunted—All are ways someone has made fun of someone
  else.)