Vocabulary- Meeting Challenges

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

Story: Frindle
Use word structure to determine word meaning.

Story: Thunder Rose
Use context clues to determine the meaning of homonyms.

Story: Island of the Blue Dolphins
Use a dictionary and/or glossary to determine word meanings.

Story: Satchel Paige
Use context clues to determine word meaning.

Story: Shutting Out the Sky
Use context clues to determine correct meaning of multiple-meaning words.

Students will be assessed:

Story:  Frindle
1. during whole group instruction by observation. 
2. by completing Practice Book pages 4 & 5

3. with a selection test, questions 1-7

Story:  Thunder Rose
1. during whole group instruction by observation. 
2. by completing Practice Book pages14 & 15

3. with a selection test, questions 1-7

Story:  Island of the Blue Dolphins
1. during whole group instruction by observation.
2. by completing Practice Book pages 24 & 25

3. with a selection test, questions 1-7

Story:  Satchel Paige
1. during whole group instruction by observation
2. by completing Practice Book pages 34 & 35

3. with a selection test, questions 1-7

Story:  Shutting Out the Sky
1. during whole group instruction by observation
2. by completing Practice Book pages 44 & 45

3. with a selection test, questions 1-7

Using the Unit 1 Benchmark test, questions 23-32.

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Story:  Frindle

Using the vocabulary strategies on page 20, students will read Becoming a Word Wizard, on page 21 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.  Next, together, the partners will write a small article explaining how to become a better student.  They will use as many list as possible.  After discussing the words as a class, the partners will determine whether or not they used the words correctly.  Then, they will complete practice book pages 4 and 5.  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:  Thunder Rose
Using the vocabulary strategies (focusing on homonyms) on page 44, students will read The Tale of Carrie the Calf, on page 45 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. Next, the students will, individually, choose a picture from the story Thunder Rose, and write about it using as many vocabulary words as they can.  When finished, the class will discuss the vocabulary words and their meanings.  The students will then trade papers with a partner and assess whether the vocabulary words were used correctly in writing, correcting them if needed. Then, they will complete practice book pages 14 and 15.  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:  Island of the Blue Dolphins
Using the vocabulary strategies on page 70, students will read Island Survival, on page 71 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.  After discussing the words as a class, they will complete practice book pages 24 and 25.  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.  Using as many vocabulary words as possible, the students will write a story about a wild animal that lives on an island.


Story:  Satchel Paige
Using the vocabulary strategies on page 92, students will read Play Ball!, on page 93 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 34 and 35.  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:  Shutting Out the Sky

Using the vocabulary strategies on page 114, students will read A New Job In America, on page 115 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 44 and 45.  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.  With a partner, the students will also make a vocabulary memory match game and practice playing it together.

During whole group and guided instruction, the teacher will:

Story:  Frindle
Introduce the lesson vocabulary with students.  Have the students to predict a definition and wrtie a sentence for each word, then verify its meaning in the dictionary.  Move around the room checking the sentences, have the students to correct any sentences in which the words have been used incorrectly.  Model and discuss, pg 20b in the teacher's manual, how to look for meaningful word parts and how to chunk words with no recognizable parts.  Use page 20 to model and teach the students how to use suffixes/context clues to determine a words meaning.  Discuss different suffixes and their meanings with the students (they may want to make a chart/list).  Review the vocabulary words and definitions as they are put into the vocabulary wall chart.

Story:  Thunder Rose
Create word rating charts using the categories Know, Have Seen, and Don't Know.  Read each word to the students and have them to place it in one of the three columns.  This helps to activate prior knowledge.  Guide students as they share and discuss words as a class.  Check charts at the end of the lesson, having students to make changes to their ratings.  Discuss the vocabulary strategy for homonyms.  Model this strategy for the students using the word pitch.  Explain that context clues do not always work for determining meaning, a dictionary may sometimes need to be used.  Review the vocabulary words and definitions as they are put into the vocabulary wall chart.

Story:  Island of the Blue Dolphins
Make a four-column chart for the vocabulary words.  Use the titles Word, Synonym, Antonym, and Sentence.  Read each word and have the students to write them in the word column. Encourage the students to discuss the words and where they may have seen or heard them.  Point out that some of the words are environmental words.  As a whole group, guide the students as they fill out the chart.  If they do not know some, leave them blank and go back to the chart later in the week.  Discuss the strategy for using a dictionary or glossary.  Go over the steps, on page70, with the students.  Review the vocabulary words and definitions as they are put into the vocabulary wall chart.


Story:  Satchel Paige
Introduce the lesson vocabulary with students.  Have the students to locate each word in their glossaries and note each word's pronunciation and meaning.  Ask students questions that include the vocabulary words, this will help clarify the words' meanings.  Discuss and model how to look for meaningful word parts (base words, endings, prefixes, suffixes, roots).  Introduce and discuss the strategy for antonyms as context clues using the steps on page 92.  Review the vocabulary words and definitions as they are put into the vocabulary wall chart.

Story:  Shutting Out the Sky
Introduce the lesson vocabulary with students.  Have the students to locate each word in their glossaries and note each word's pronunciation and meaning.  Ask students questions that include the vocabulary words, this will help clarify the words' meanings.  Discuss connotations, that they are meanings that are suggested by the words.  Next, introduce and discuss the vocabulary strategy for multiple-meaning words.  Use page 114 to go over the steps with the students.    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.

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

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