Unit 6 Week 1 - Making Decisions |
Key Topics (Standards) for Unit 6 - Days 1 - 5
1. Identify and Summarize Key Events
2. Determine the Central Message or Lesson of a Story 3. Analyze How Character Actions Influence Story Events 4. Use Reference Materials to Build Vocabulary 5. Compare an dContrast Themes in Stories by the Same Author |
6. Irregular Plurals
7. Read and Analyze a Research Prompt 8. Use Key Words to Search for Relevant Sources 9. Paraphrase to Avoid Plagiarism 10. Evaluate Your Research Findings |
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geese grass lives people sheep teeth themselves wolves |
Vocabulary to Support Instructional Objectives
observe influence locate refine search distinguish recount guiding question versions |
Domain-Specific Vocabulary
"The Three Spinsters" spin (p. 6) flax (p. 6) treadle (p. 8) |
Academic Vocabulary
"The Fox and the Geese" cackle (p. 4) piteously (p. 4) vigorous (p. 4) anticipation (p. 5) "The Three Spinsters" commence (p. 8) conferred (p. 8) eldest (p. 6) sauntered (p. 8) |
Unit 6 Week 2 - Making Decisions |
Key Topics (Standards) for Unit 6 - Days 6 - 10
1. Identify and Summarize Key Events
2. Analyze Character's Points of View 3. Analyze How Character Actions Influence Story Events 4. Compare and Contrast Stories by the Same Author 5. Long [oo] and Short [oo] |
6. Read and Analyze a Research Prompt
7. Use Key Words to Search for Relevant Sources 8. Paraphrase to Avoid Plagiarism 9. Use Direct Quotations to Avoid Plagiarism 10. Evaluate Your Research Findings |
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"The Kid and the Wolf" 1. choose 2. food 3. foolish 4. good 5. looked 6. rooster 7. took 8. wooden |
Vocabulary to Support Instructional Objectives
precise motivation |
Academic Vocabulary
"Doctor Knowall" advice (p. 13) magnificent (p. 14) nudged (p. 15) |
Unit 6 Week 3 - Making Decisions
Key Topics (Standards) for Unit 6 - Days 11 - 15
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1. Identify and Summarize Key Events
2. Analyze Character Traits 3. Analyze Story Elements 4. Use Reference Materials and Context Clues to Clarify the Meaning of Multiple-Meaning Words 5. Compare and Contrast the Central Lessons of Stories by the Same Author |
6. /ou/ as in How and Out
7. Read and Analyze a Research Prompt 8. Use Key Terms to Organize Relevant Information from Sources 9. Paraphrase to Avoid Plagiarism 10. Use Direct Quotes to Avoid Plagiarism 11. Evaluate Your Research Findings |
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"Canine Cousins: The Fox and the Wolf" 1. brown 2. down 3. found 4. growls 5. howl 6. snout 7. sound 8. waterfowl |
Vocabulary to Support Instructional Objectives
reflect reference materials compile character traits predict |
Academic Vocabulary
"The Wolf and the Fox" bellowed (p. 24) devoured (p. 24) grimaced (p. 23) idle (p. 23) inclined (p. 23) measly (p. 26) tanned (p. 27) |