Skill: Main Idea and Supporting Details
Big Question: How does Yosemite reflect the unique qualities of the west.
Project: National Park Advertisement Poster
Big Question: How does Yosemite reflect the unique qualities of the west.
Project: National Park Advertisement Poster
Vocabulary:
Glacier- a great mass of ice moving very slowly down a mountain or along a valley
Impressive- able to have a strong effect on the mind or feelings
Naturalist- a person who studies living things
Preserve- to keep from harm or change; protect
Slopes- land that goes up and down at an angle
Species- a set of related living things that share certain characteristics and that interbreed
Wilderness- a wild region with few or no people living in it
Vocabulary Connection
1. Tell about the most (impressive) athlete you have ever seen.
2. What kind of plants and animals would you want to study if you were a (naturalist)?
3. Why do we (preserve) land in the city, state, and national parks?
4. Do you think a coyote and a fox belong to different (species)? What makes you think so?
5. How could you use (slopes) to move a heavy load onto a truck?
6. Would developers build a big hotel in the (wilderness)? Why or why not.
7. Why might melting (glaciers) cause the world's oceans to rise?
Monday:
Goal: Today we will learn the definition of our new vocabulary words so that we can use them in our everyday writing and possibly in our project.
(Small Group: Sleuth Book)
1. Write the vocabulary words on your journal. Title it "Letters Home".
2. Practice your new vocabulary by using Pearson
3. Acuity Language Arts
Tuesday:
Goal: Today we will start reading the story "Letters Home form Yosemite" and discover what opportunities can be found in new places.
(Small Group: Sleuth Groups)
1. Vocabulary Poster on Google Drawing OR flip "Vocabulary Cards" in journal
2. Read Theory
Wednesday:
Goal: Today we will practice our vocabulary words by using them in our own context.
(Small Group: Read, the Bison of Caprock Canyons. Pg 160 - 163)
1. Take DAZE quiz
2. Rest of class, read, the Bison of Caprock Canyons. Pg 160 - 163
3. “Letters Home” Vocabulary Connection
3. "Just Right" Book
Thursday:
Goal: Today we will practice the spiral skill.
(Small Group: Skill Practice)
1. Complete the Spiral Skill worksheet.
2. Think Critically Questions
3. Moby Max (Stories)
Project: National Park Poster
Friday:
Goal: We will show mastery of our vocabulary words and applying the skill of the week (Main Idea) through the text based comprehension test.
1. Test on Pearson + Reader's Response
Goal: Today we will learn the definition of our new vocabulary words so that we can use them in our everyday writing and possibly in our project.
(Small Group: Sleuth Book)
1. Write the vocabulary words on your journal. Title it "Letters Home".
2. Practice your new vocabulary by using Pearson
3. Acuity Language Arts
Tuesday:
Goal: Today we will start reading the story "Letters Home form Yosemite" and discover what opportunities can be found in new places.
(Small Group: Sleuth Groups)
1. Vocabulary Poster on Google Drawing OR flip "Vocabulary Cards" in journal
2. Read Theory
Wednesday:
Goal: Today we will practice our vocabulary words by using them in our own context.
(Small Group: Read, the Bison of Caprock Canyons. Pg 160 - 163)
1. Take DAZE quiz
2. Rest of class, read, the Bison of Caprock Canyons. Pg 160 - 163
3. “Letters Home” Vocabulary Connection
3. "Just Right" Book
Thursday:
Goal: Today we will practice the spiral skill.
(Small Group: Skill Practice)
1. Complete the Spiral Skill worksheet.
2. Think Critically Questions
3. Moby Max (Stories)
Project: National Park Poster
Friday:
Goal: We will show mastery of our vocabulary words and applying the skill of the week (Main Idea) through the text based comprehension test.
1. Test on Pearson + Reader's Response