Unit 1 Week 2
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Unit 1: Week 2
DAY 1:
Concept Talk: Activate Prior Knowledge
Concept Talk Video Week 2
Why care about people we don’t know?
Think about the following:
In what ways can we help people who are in need?
What community-service opportunities are available at
your school?
Using the pictures on pages 50-51, answer the
following questions:
How are the women in green helping the others that
they don’t know?
Are the students in red helping others?
What are the people in the large photo doing?
Why should we care about people we don’t know?
Community
People
Places
Buildings
Neighbor
Benefited
Bounty
Mayor
Let’s listen to “Both sides of the Fence”
What context clues do you hear that helps determine
what BENEFITED means?
How have people in the community BENEFITED from
Alberto’s apple tree?
How had Juan BENEFITED from the tree?
Envision it Video Week 2
Student Book page 52-53
Go over Character, Theme, and Inferring
Read and listen to “Linda and Val” as a group
HOMEWORK: Complete worksheet page 51 on
Character and Theme
DAY 2:
Open to page 50-51 and go over Question of the
Week and Amazing Words
Bell Ringer: Talk about the following questions
with a partner.
In what ways does a MAYOR show concern for people in
his or her community?
Discuss times when you or your family BENEFITED from
another’s BOUNTY.
How do you interpret the phrase, “being a good
NEIGHBOR”.
Community
People
Mayor
Neighbor
Benefited
Places
Buildings
Objects
Bounty
Participation
Diversification
Discuss these words and provide examples of
each as a group.
Symbolism: A character, object, or idea, that not
only has a meaning in itself but also suggests or
stands for something else.
Story Structure: Character
The AMERICAN FLAG is a symbol of what?
People that are part of the story. They have a specific role
in the story.
Read “Saving the Past”
Lets look for an example of Symbolism in “Saving the
Past”. Look for characters, objects, or ideas that stand for
or symbolize something else?
Today, we will be reading pages 56-63 from the
main selection of Mother Fletcher’s Gift.
Day 3:
Open to page 63 and go over Question of the Week and
Amazing Words.
BELL RINGER
Officer O’Brien’s PARTICIPATION allow Mother
Fletcher to get to the hospital.
How has your PARTICIPATION in an event helped others?
Officer O’Brien may have been uncomfortable with
people of different races because he came from a
community with little cultural DIVERSIFICATION.
What does the word DIVERSIFICATION mean in your own
words?
Community
Objects
Bounty
Places
People
Buildings
Actions
Mayor
Participation
Neighbor
Diversification
Benefited
Residential
Urbanization
Discuss these words and provide examples of
each as a group.
Today, we will be reading pages 64-71 from the
main selection of Mother Fletcher’s Gift.
HOMEWORK: Think Critically page 73 # 5 in
student text book on loose leaf paper.
Comprehension Check: (If time as a whole group)
Realistic Fiction: In what way do the illustrations add to
your understanding of “Mother Fletcher’s Gift”?
Theme: : On what you have read so far, what do you
think is the “Big Idea” of “Mother Fletcher’s Gift” is?
Inferring: How do you predict O’Brien’s relationship with
Mother Fletcher might interfere with his holding fast to
the motto Eight and Straight?
Greek and Latin Roots: Look for Greek and Latin roots
for the word ambulance? You can use a dictionary for help.
Connect Text to Self: If you met Mother Fletcher, would
you like to develop a friendship with her? What qualities
does she posses that you admire.
Community
Objects
Bounty
Places
Urbanization
People
Mayor
Buildings
Residential
Actions
Participation
Neighbor
Unity
Benefited
Diversification
Day 5:
Bell Ringer
Discuss with partners about examples of how one
demonstrates ways people protect those they love.
Discuss Concept Map.
Test
Community
Objects
Places
People
Buildings
Actions
Bounty
Neighborhood
Mayor
Residential
Participation
Sweater
Urbanization
Neighbor
Shelter
Unity
Benefited
Apartment
Diversification
Scarf
Kinship