Unit

Vocabulary - The Unexpected

Local Objective

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

Story:  At the Beach
Use dictionary/glossary to determine word meanings.

Story: The Mystery of Saint Matthew Island
Use word structure to determine word meanings.

Story:  King Midas and the Golden Touch
Use word structure to understand suffixes and determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.

Story:  The Hindenburg
Use context clues to determine word meaning of unfamiliar words.

Story:  Sweet Music in Harlem
Use context clues to determine the meaning of homographs.

Assessment Activity

Students will be assessed:

Story:  At the Beach

1.  during whole group instruction by observation. 
2.  by completing Practice Book pages 254 & 255.
3. with a selection test, questions 1-7.

Story:  The Mystery of Saint Matthew Island
1.  during whole group instruction by observation. 
2.  by completing Practice Book pages 264 & 265.
3.  with a selection test, questions 1-7. 

Story:  King Midas and the Golden Touch
1.  during whole group instruction by observation.
2.  by completing Practice Book pages 274 & 275
3.  with a selection test, questions 1-6.

Story:  The hindenburg
1.  during whole group instruction by observation
2.  by completing Practice Book pages 284 & 285
3.  with a selection test, questions 1-6.

Story:  Sweet Music in Harlem
1. during whole group instruction by observation
2. by completing Practice Book pages 294 & 295
3.  with a selection test, questions 1-7.

Learning Activity

Students will:

Story:  At the Beach

Using the vocabulary strategies on page 636, students will read My Special Island, on page 637 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 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.


Story:  The Mystery of Saint Matthew Island
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 656, students will read Cleanup by Mother Nature, on page 657 of their student edition, with a partner.  They will stop to discuss the highlighted words, using word structure for adding endings to help determine the correct meaning of the word.  Then, they will complete practice book pages 264 and 265.  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:  King Midas and the Golden Touch

Using the vocabulary strategies on page 676, students will read Hospital for Wild Animals, on page 677 of their student edition, with a partner.  They will stop to discuss the highlighted words, using word structure and suffixes to help determine the correct meaning of the word.  After discussing the words as a class, they will complete practice book pages 274 and 275.  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 Hindenburg
Using the vocabulary strategies on page 702, students will read The Birth of the Automobile on page 703 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 284 and 285.  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:  Sweet Music in Harlem

Using the vocabulary strategies on page 728, students will read Jazz in Harlem, on page 729 of their student edition, with a partner.  They will discuss the highlighted words and the meaning used in the sentence.  Then, they will complete practice book pages 294 and 295.  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:  At the Beach
Introduce the lesson vocabulary with students.  Discuss the meaning of the words after students have completed partner work.   Explain that context clues do not always work for determining meaning, a dictionary may sometimes need to used. Model looking up the vocabulary word driftwood in a dictionary and a glossary.  Review the vocabulary words and definitions as they are put into the vocabulary wall chart.

Story:  The Mystery of Saint Matthew Island
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.  Review the vocabulary words and definitions as they are put into the vocabulary wall chart.

Story: King Midas and the Golden Touch
Give the students clues related to the definition of the words and have them guess which vocabulary word matches the definition.  Explain and discuss how word structure and suffixes added to a base word help to understand the meaning of a word. Review the vocabulary words and definitions as they are put into the vocabulary wall chart.


Story:  The Hindenburg
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.  Ask students questions that include the vocabulary words, this will help clarify the words' meanings.  Review the vocabulary words and definitions as they are put into the vocabulary wall chart.

Story:  Sweet Music in Harlem
Introduce the lesson vocabulary with students.  Discuss homographs and ask students to give definitions for the vocabulary words.  Explain that these words have different meanings but are spelled the same.  Have students to tell other words they know that are homographs.    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
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 9:07:53 AMInstructional methods, learning activities and assessments are repeated with some variations