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Grade: Unit:
Information Literacy Skills
Theme: Take a Stand
Theme Information Literacy Skills
ResearchOpportunities
Week 1
Approaching: Wilma Rudolph- A True WinnerOn Level: Determined to Win: Babe Didrikson Zaharias Beyond: Champion Athlete: Babe Didrikson ZahariasMain Selection Mighty Jackie the Strikeout KingVocabulary/Comprehension: Women Pick Up the Ball Social Studies Link: Baseball Greats Read Aloud: Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Baseball Comprehension Strategy:
Make Inferences & Analyze Author’s Purpose Comprehension Skill:Point of View FluencyRepeated ReadingModel FluencyPartner Reading LiteratureInformational TextHistorical FictionBiographyLyricsGenre- Almanac p. 170 Reference/Research
Skills
Dictionary- Word Origins 207D & T6Almanac p. 170- read a table Graphic OrganizersPersuasive Organizer trans. 22 p. 175A Technology
Main Writing:Write a persuasive letter (focus on voice) p. 175A Other: Research famous athletes p. 173
Author and Illustrator Marrissa Moss and C.F. Payne 168
Week 2
Approaching: Lili KiatOn Level: PaoloBeyond: JinMain Selection My Diary from Here to ThereVocabulary/Comprehension: Mexico: My New Home Social Studies Link: Immigrants in the NortheastRead Aloud: Lily and Miss Liberty
New Places, New Faces
Comprehension Strategy:
Generate Questions Comprehension Skill:Make InferencesAnalyze character
FluencyRepeated Reading Partner ReadingModel Fluency LiteratureInformational Text-Genre- Textbook
Main WritingPersuasive Writing Radio or TV Ad p. 207A OtherResearch about Immigrants coming to America p. 205Keep a Diary p. 184
Social Studies: Culture
Author and Illustrator: Amada Irma Perez & Maya Christina Gonzalez
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Excerpt p. 202Realistic FictionHistorical FictionBiography Reference/Research
SkillsPrimary Sources (personal account) T10Dictionary- word origins 207C & p. 184 & T6Use of dictionary- find word meaning p. 198 Graphic Organizers Word Web (writing Trans. 26) Technology
200
Strategy: Author and Me
Week 3
Approaching: The Bamboo EatersOn Level: The Story of SilkBeyond: Three Gorges DamMain Selection Stealing BeautyVocabulary/Comprehension: Welcome to China Test Strategy: Author and Me So Far From HomeRead Aloud: Erh-Lang and the Suns
Focus on China
Comprehension Strategy
Make Inferences & Analyze Comprehension Skill:Fact and Opinion FluencyRepeated ReadingModel FluencyPartner reading LiteratureJournaling p. 218Nonfiction ArticleBiographyInformational NonfictionFolk Tale Reference/Research
SkillsUsing Parts of a Book p. 215B T11Using reference materials p. 219APathway Terms/Fits:Evaluating Sources Synthensize & write 219BPublishing Graphic
OrganizersCreate an outline p. 219KWL p. 219A TechnologyUse of key words for internet searching p. 219ANarrowing searches (ex. Of using quotation marks) 219A
Main WritingWrite to a prompt 218Expository Writing: Report 219aResearch an invention from ancient China and write an expository report 219A OtherWriting prompts 218 (journaling)
Week 4
Approaching: Clara Barton
Bright Ideas
Comprehension Strategy
Generate Questions p. 223A
Main WritingPersuasive Writing/Book Review p. 246
On Level: Thomas Alva EdisonBeyond: Alexander Graham BellMain Selection How Ben Franklin Stole the LighteningVocabulary/Comprehension: He Made the World Brighter Genre (Poem): Lightening Bolt/Light BulbRead Aloud: What REA Service Means to Our Farm Home
Comprehension Skill:Problem & Solution p. 223A FluencyRepeated Reading LiteraturePoetry p. 244Genre- Concrete FormBiographyPrimary Sources Reference/Research
SkillsDictionary- idioms p. 229, 234 (could expand to books of idioms) T8Features of a book p. 246 & T11Almanacs 229Biography- what it is p. 224 Graphic
OrganizersBook Review Chart Trans. 34 p. 247A TechnologyDictionary- Idioms p. 223
OtherAuthor and Illustrator Rosalyn Schanzer 242
Idioms
Week 5
Approaching: Snakes in the Rain ForestOn Level: Snakes in North AmericaBeyond: Snakes in Asia and AfricaMain Selection Dear Mr. WinstonVocabulary/Comprehension: Name That Reptile Science Link: SnakesRead Aloud: A Word to the Wise
Snakes Comprehension Strategy
Generate Questions Comprehension SkillMake Inferences FluencyRepeated ReadingChoral reading Partner Reading LiteratureGenre- Poetry p. 249Informational TextGenre- electronic encyclopedia p. 266Humorous FictionBiography Reference/Research
SkillsIdentify Author & Illustrator p. 264 Graphic
OrganizersLetter of Complaint Chart p. 271A TechnologyFind information on author & illustrator p. 264Electronic encyclopedia p. 266Using a Toolbar 267
Main Writing
Persuasive Writing- persuasive letter p. 270**Letter of Complaint
OtherResearch Harmful and Harmless Snakes p. 269
Author and Illustrator Ken Roberts and Nicole E. Wong 264
Strategy: Think and Search 265
Week 6 Review and Assess
All basic information found onp. 275M
Test StrategyThink & Search/On my own p. 272 ComprehensionMake Inferences &AnalyzeGenerate Questions-*Authors Purpose*Fact & Opinion*Problem & Solution*Make Inferences Refe
rence / Research Skills
DictionaryTablePrimary SourcesParts of a Book TechnologyToolbars
Formulate an answer to support “What you can do to protect our oceans.” P. 274
Persuasive Essay- Editorial
Research
Unit Theme: Take a Stand
Project: Research a person or group of people who took a stand they believed in. Write
and illustrate an article or project.
Student Questions: Students will create these questions.
Research Component Activities Skills MaterialsAppreciationStudent realizes the need for information after a viewing, reading, listening or other type of sensory experience.
Unit Stories and Discussion
PresearchStudents establish a focus by developing an overview of the topic and exploring relationships.
Brainstorm to identify different formats such as interviews, news stories and features.
SearchStudents plan and implement a search strategy by identifying information providers, selecting information resources and tools, and seeking relevant information.
Print sourcesElectronic sources
Note taking*Key Words*Headings & Subheadings* PhrasesCiting SourcesIndex & Table of Contents Key word searching on the Internet
InterpretationStudents interpret the
Organize information Organize notesIdentify Information
information they have gathered to make new meaning. They assess the usefulness of their information and reflect on the information to develop personal meaning.
Main ideasImportant details
CommunicationStudents apply their information to construct and present their new knowledge.
Write and illustrate an article or presentation. *interview*news story*featuresPresent what they’ve learned
EvaluationStudents think about and evaluate both their process and their product during research and at the conclusion of research.
Assess the Research Process p. 275KAssess the Presentation p. 275KAssess the Listener 275K
Rubric p. 275L
Task Skills Procedures/ProductsObjective: Use technology in the writing processp. 275I
Define word processor Discussion on how computers make writing of many formats easier
Review Word Processing Skillsp. 275I
Deleting, copying, cutting, pasting, altering font sizeUse:Use www.macmillanmh.com Computer Literacy Lesson Grade 4 Unit 2
Students will type something- not clear in the manual which writing.
Edit a word processing documentp. 275I
Using a thesaurus and spell check
Students will practice using the thesaurus and spell check- not clear in the manual which writing