Big Question: What can we discover in the landscape of the Southwest?
Project:
Vocabulary:
Bargain- an agreement to trade or exchange; deal Favor-act of kindness Lassoed- roped; caught with a long rope with a loop on the end Offended- hurt the feelings of someone; made angry Prairie- large area of level or rolling land with grass but few or no trees Riverbed-channel in which a river flows or used to flow Shrieked -made a loud, sharp, shrill, sound
Skills: Author's Purpose
Genre: Trickster Tales
Project:
Vocabulary:
Bargain- an agreement to trade or exchange; deal Favor-act of kindness Lassoed- roped; caught with a long rope with a loop on the end Offended- hurt the feelings of someone; made angry Prairie- large area of level or rolling land with grass but few or no trees Riverbed-channel in which a river flows or used to flow Shrieked -made a loud, sharp, shrill, sound
Skills: Author's Purpose
Genre: Trickster Tales
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. Type the vocabulary words and their definition in a two column chart on Google docs. Title it "The Horned Toad Prince" vocabulary.
2. Practice your new vocabulary by using Quizlet.
Tuesday:
Goal: Today we will start reading the story "The Horned Toad Prince" and discover what opportunities can be found in new places.
(Small Group: Sleuth / Spiral Comprehension)
1. Vocabulary P. 80
2. Read Theory
Wednesday:
Goal: Today we will practice our vocabulary words by using them in our own context.
(Small Group: Spiral Comprehension/Fluency)
1. “The Horned Toad Prince” discussion
2. Just Right Book
Project:
Thursday:
Goal: Today we will practice the spiral skill .
(Small Group: Connected Text "The Fox and the Tiger" P.134-135)
1. Complete the "Character, Setting, Plot" page 36.
2. Take DAZE quiz
Project: All About Me
Friday:
Goal: We will show mastery of our vocabulary words and applying the skill of the week (Author's Purpose) through the text based comprehension test.
1. Test on Pearson + Reader's Response
2. We just got done learning all about the landscape of the southwest. Research another unique landscape. Describe this unique landscape for everyone to discover on Kidblog page.
3. Read Theory
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. Type the vocabulary words and their definition in a two column chart on Google docs. Title it "The Horned Toad Prince" vocabulary.
2. Practice your new vocabulary by using Quizlet.
Tuesday:
Goal: Today we will start reading the story "The Horned Toad Prince" and discover what opportunities can be found in new places.
(Small Group: Sleuth / Spiral Comprehension)
1. Vocabulary P. 80
2. Read Theory
Wednesday:
Goal: Today we will practice our vocabulary words by using them in our own context.
(Small Group: Spiral Comprehension/Fluency)
1. “The Horned Toad Prince” discussion
2. Just Right Book
Project:
Thursday:
Goal: Today we will practice the spiral skill .
(Small Group: Connected Text "The Fox and the Tiger" P.134-135)
1. Complete the "Character, Setting, Plot" page 36.
2. Take DAZE quiz
Project: All About Me
Friday:
Goal: We will show mastery of our vocabulary words and applying the skill of the week (Author's Purpose) through the text based comprehension test.
1. Test on Pearson + Reader's Response
2. We just got done learning all about the landscape of the southwest. Research another unique landscape. Describe this unique landscape for everyone to discover on Kidblog page.
3. Read Theory