Unit

Vocabulary - Adventurers

Local Objective

At the completion of this unit, students will be able to:

Story:  The Three-Century Woman
Use word structure and roots to determine word meaning.

Story: The Unsinkable Wreck of R.M.S. Titanic
Use the dictionary and glossary to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Story:  Talk with an Astronaut
Use context clues to determine the meaning of multiple-meaning words.

Story:  Journey to the Center of the Earth
Use context clues to determine word meaning.

Story:  Ghost Towns of the American West
Use word structure to understand prefixes and determine word meaning.

Objective used to evaluate students

Yes

Assessment Activity

Students will be assessed:

Story:  The Three-Century Woman

1.  during whole group instruction by observation. 
2.  by completing Practice Book pages 204 & 205.
3. with a selection test, questions 1-5.

Story:  The Unsinkable Wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic

1.  during whole group instruction by observation. 
2.  by completing Practice Book pages 214 & 215.
3.  with a selection test, questions 1-7. 

Story:  Talk with an Astronaut

1.  during whole group instruction by observation.
2.  by completing Practice Book pages 224 & 225
3.  with a selection test, questions 1-6.

Story:  Journey to the Center of the Earth

1.  during whole group instruction by observation
2.  by completing Practice Book pages 234 & 235
3.  with a selection test, questions 1-6.

Story:  Ghost Towns of the American West

1. during whole group instruction by observation
2. by completing Practice Book pages 244 & 245
3.  with a selection test, questions 1-5.

Level of Expectation

80%

List of concepts and Evaluation Types

ConceptEvaluation Type
Use context clues to determine homographs word meaSR
Use word structure and prefixes for word meaningSR
Use context clues for multiple-meaning wordsSR
Use dictionary/glossarySR
Use context clues for word meanings of unfamiliar SR
Use word structure and roots for word meaningSR

Learning Activity

Students will:

Story:  The Three-Century Woman
Using the vocabulary strategies on page 514, students will read Happiness at Golden Times, on page 515 of their student edition, with a partner.  They will stop to discuss the highlighted words, using word structure to help determine the correct meaning of the word.  Then, they will complete practice book pages 204 and 205.  During center time, the students will use www.dictionary.com to complete a vocabulary word map that includes the word definition, using the word in a sentence, two synonyms, and an illustration of the word.


Story:  The Unsinkable Wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic
Students will participate in a whole class activity to match the vocabulary words with their definitions using index cards. Using the vocabulary strategies on page 538, students will read In the Ocean Deeps, on page 539 of their student edition, with a partner.  They will stop to discuss the highlighted words, using the dictionary/glossary to determine the correct meaning of the word.  Then, they will complete practice book pages 214 and 215.  During center time, the students will use www.dictionary.com to complete a vocabulary word map that includes the word definition, using the word in a sentence, two synonyms, and an illustration of the word.


Story:  Talk with an Astronaut

Using the vocabulary strategies on page 562, students will read To Be an Astronaut, on page 563 of their student edition, with a partner.  They will stop to discuss the highlighted words, using context clues to help determine the which meaning of the word is being used.  After discussing the words as a class, they will complete practice book pages 224 and 225.  During center time, the students will use www.dictionary.com to complete a vocabulary word map that includes the word definition, using the word in a sentence, two synonyms, and an illustration of the word.  

Story:  Journey to the Center of the Earth
Using the vocabulary strategies on page 584, students will read The Land of Imagination on page 585 of their student edition, with a partner.  They will stop to discuss the highlighted words, using context clues to help determine the correct meaning of the word.  Then, they will complete practice book pages 234 and 235.  During center time, the students will use www.dictionary.com to complete a vocabulary word map that includes the word definition, using the word in a sentence, two synonyms, and an illustration of the word.


Story:  Ghost Towns of the American West

Using the vocabulary strategies on page 606, students will read The Sky's the Limit, on page 607 of their student edition, with a partner.  They will stop to discuss the highlighted words, using word structure and prefixes to help determine the correct meaning of the word.  Then, they will complete practice book pages 244 and 245.  During center time, the students will use www.dictionary.com to complete a vocabulary word map that includes the word definition, using the word in a sentence, two synonyms, and an illustration of the word. 

Instructional Method

During whole group and guided instruction, the teacher will:

Story:  The Three-Century Woman
Introduce the lesson vocabulary with students.  Discuss the meaning of the words after students have completed partner work.   Explain and discuss how using word structure and finding root words within a larger word can help you determine word meaning.  Review the vocabulary words and definitions as they are put into the vocabulary wall chart.

Story:  The Unsinkable Wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic
Using index cards, write each of the vocabulary words on a card and each of the definitions. Pass these cards out randomly to the students, reading the definition cards.  Call on a student with the vocabulary word and have the students try to guess the definition that matches it.  Explain that context clues do not always work for determining meaning, a dictionary may sometimes need to be used. Model how to use the glossary and a dictionary determine the meaning of the word debris.   Review the vocabulary words and definitions as they are put into the vocabulary wall chart.

Story:  Talk with an Astronaut
Introduce the vocabulary words, asking students to tell what they think the definition means.  Discuss and explain that some words have multiple-meanings and how to use context clues to determine the meaning of these words.  Review the vocabulary words and definitions as they are put into the vocabulary wall chart.


Story:  Journey to the Center of the Earth
Introduce the lesson vocabulary with students.  Call on students to tell me what context clues they used to help them determine the meaning of the vocabulary word. Create a 3-column synonym-antonym chart on the board.  Write the vocabulary word in the first column. Ask students to tell you a synonym for that word and write it in the second column.  Have students to tell you an antonym for the vocabulary word and write it in the third column.  Review the vocabulary words and definitions as they are put into the vocabulary wall chart.

Story:  Ghost Towns of the American West
Introduce the lesson vocabulary with students.  Explain how a prefix added at the beginning of a base word has a meaning of its own and changes the meaning of  the base word.    Review the vocabulary words and definitions as they are put into the vocabulary wall chart.

The teacher will explain directions for and discuss given assignments.  While students are completing independent assignments, the teacher will observe and assist students having difficulties.

Content Standards

CA 1, CA 6

Process Standards

1.4, 1.8, 2.3

Resources

Pearson/Scott Foresman 5th gradeTeacher's Edition
Pearson/Scott Foresman 5th grade Practice Book
Pearson/Scott Foresman Student Edition
Student dictionaries
www.pearsonsuccessnet.com
www.dictionary.com
Smart Board
Nobilis Netbooks

Special Needs

Teacher/student meetings.
Pair the student with a "buddy" partner.
Provide the student with ready-made materials to modify assignments.

GLEs v2.0 and CLEs

GLE CodeDisciplineStrandBig IdeaConceptGrade Level/CourseGLE
CA/R/1/E/5/a.Communication ArtsReadingDevelop and apply skills and strategies to the reading processVocabulary5th GradeDevelop vocabulary through text, using roots and affixes
CA/R/1/E/5/b.Communication ArtsReadingDevelop and apply skills and strategies to the reading processVocabulary5th GradeDevelop vocabulary through text, using synonyms and antonyms
CA/R/1/E/5/c.Communication ArtsReadingDevelop and apply skills and strategies to the reading processVocabulary5th GradeDevelop vocabulary through text, using context clues
CA/R/1/E/5/d.Communication ArtsReadingDevelop and apply skills and strategies to the reading processVocabulary5th GradeDevelop vocabulary through text, using glossary and dictionary

Objective Notes/Essential Questions

DateNote/Question
8/13/2010 9:07:22 AMInstructional methods, learning activities and assessments are repeated with some variations