Unit 6 Week 1 : Joining Forces
Essential Question : How do different groups contribute to a cause?
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary Strategy: Homophones
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bulletin - A short announcement of the latest news.
contributions - Gifts of money or time given to a cause. diversity - A great difference or variety. enlisted - Those that join the armed forces of their own free will. |
intercept - Stop something from moving from one place to another.
operations - Plans or processes for doing something. recruits - New members of the armed forces. survival - The act of continuing to live. |
Additional Domain Words: unbreakable, transmission, platoon, boot camp, drills, aeronautic, encode, decipher
SPELLING : Words with Greek Roots
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astronaut
astronomer autograph automatic automobile |
disaster
homophone mechanic mechanical myth |
mythical
phonics photograph photography telegram |
telegraph
telephone telephoto telescope television |
Challenge: videophone, photogenic Review: correction, discussion, decoration
Play: Spelling City (Unit 6 Week 1)
READING
Genre : Historical Fiction
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Listening Comprehension : Hope for the Troops
Reading/Writing Workshop : Shipped Out Literature Anthology : The Unbreakable Code Paired Reading : Allies in Action |
Comprehension Strategy : Summarize
Comprehension Skill : Theme Fluency : Expression and Phrasing |
DYAD Reading
A: Mrs. Gleason's Records / Scrap Drives and Ration Books
O: Norberto's Hat / The Bracero Program
E: Norberto's Hat / The Bracero Program
B: The Victory Garden / Gardening for Uncle Sam
A: Mrs. Gleason's Records / Scrap Drives and Ration Books
O: Norberto's Hat / The Bracero Program
E: Norberto's Hat / The Bracero Program
B: The Victory Garden / Gardening for Uncle Sam
WRITING
Writing Trait : Organization: Sequence
Organization is the internal structure of a piece of writing, the thread of central meaning, the pattern and sequence, so long as it fits the central idea. Organizational structure can be based on comparison-contrast, deductive logic, point-by-point analysis, development of a central theme, chronological history of an event, or any of a dozen other identifiable patterns. When Organization is strong, the piece begins meaningfully and creates in the writer a sense of anticipation that is, ultimately, systematically fulfilled. Events proceed logically; information is given to the reader in the right doses at the right times so that the reader never loses interest. Connections are strong, which is another way of saying that bridges from one idea to the next hold up. The piece closes with a sense of resolution, tying up loose ends, bringing things to a satisfying closure, answering important questions while still leaving the reader something to think about. (SOURCE)
Write to Sources :
Write About Reading : Analyze theme
- Draw evidence from literature
- Write a narrative text
- Conduct short research on the impact of natural disasters
- Prewrite a book review
Write About Reading : Analyze theme
GRAMMAR : Adverbs
An adverb is a word or phrase that modifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.
Example : Our dog sleeps peacefully on the living room floor.
Example : Our dog sleeps peacefully on the living room floor.
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Grammar Games
Spot the Adverb Precision Adverb |
Grammar Mechanics: Capitalization and abbreviations in letters and formal e-mails
