Vocabulary
This word means believing in yourself and your ability to succeed.
The word is confidence
Who wrote Reaching for the Moon?
The person who wrote Reaching for the Moon is Buzz Aldrin.
What is the author's purpose? How do we know this?
The author’s purpose is to share his life experiences and tell readers about his journey to becoming an astronaut and reaching the Moon. We know this because Buzz Aldrin tells true stories from his own life, including the experiences and challenges that helped him reach his goals.
What is one important quality that helped Buzz Aldrin reach his goals? Explain your choice.
Answers may include determination, confidence, independence, or another reasonable quality supported by the text.
This word means continuing to work toward something even when it is difficult.
The word is determination
What did Buzz Aldrin become when he grew up?
When Buzz Aldrin grew up, he wanted to become an astronaut.
What can you infer about Buzz Aldrin based on the challenges he faced while working toward his goals?
He was determined and did not easily give up
Why is Reaching for the Moon considered an autobiography instead of a biography?
Because Buzz Aldrin wrote about events and experiences from his own life.
Buzz Aldrin struggled to overcome challenges while working toward his dream of becoming an astronaut. What is the part of speech of the vocabulary word “struggled”?
The part of speech for the word “struggled” is a verb because it describes an action.
Who said the famous first words, "That's one small step for...man, one giant leap for mankind"?
The person who said the famous first words was Neil Armstrong.
On page 22, what can you infer about why Buzz Aldrin describes the rocks as precious?
Buzz Aldrin describes the rocks as precious because they were beautiful, valuable, and special to him. We can infer this because he compares the rocks to “treasure” and explains that they were important to him because they belonged to him.
Why do you think Buzz Aldrin describes the Moon as “magnificent desolation”? Use details from page 32 to explain your answer.
He describes it this way because the Moon was magnificent, or amazing and beautiful, but also desolate, or empty and lifeless. The gray and white landscape, rocks, craters, and black sky help show both sides of his description.
What is a suffix?
A suffix, also a bound morpheme, is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word that changes its meaning or how it is used.
What type of text is Reaching for the Moon since Buzz Aldrin is writing about his own life?
Since Buzz Aldrin is writing about his own life, it would be an autobiography.
What lesson can readers learn from Buzz Aldrin's journey?
Reaching a difficult goal takes determination, confidence, hard work, and perseverance.
How does Buzz Aldrin's story show that a person's experiences can help shape their future?
Answers will vary, but you should explain how Aldrin's experiences, challenges, choices, and determination helped him eventually become an astronaut and travel to the Moon.