BIN/TABLE 1
TANDARD
Prepare to Read: In groups discuss and
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Some families have special items that have been passed down from one generation
to the next, such as a recipe, a piece of jewelry or a quilt. In groups discuss
something that has been passed down in their family. Why handing something
down makes it extra special.
Read Article: The Swedish Bottle (Cricket: p. 5-10 Fantasy)
Closed Reading Questions
Vocabulary:
1. Raging (p. 6)
2. In spite of (p.6) without being prevented by
3. Truest (p. 8)
Literacy Skills:
 Close Reading
 Analyze Text Structure
 Analyze Literary Devices
Key Ideas:
1. Compare Nellie’s loss with the losses her grandmother experienced. How
are they similar and different? Cite text details in your response.
2. Think about what the bottle meant to Elfa and why she have it to Nellie.
What theme about love, loss, or home does this suggest?
3. What do you learn about Elfa from the decisions she made and the actions
she took as a child and when she first moved to the United States? Cite
details from the text in you answer.
TEKS Connection/ Craft and Structure
Analyze Text Structure
What events do you learn about from the flashbacks in this story?
Analyze Literary Devices:
5. This story is an example of fantasy—a story that contains events that couldn’t
happen. What elements of fantasy exist in this story? What effects do they
have on the story?
4.
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Cricket(Nov/Dec) p 5-10
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Sticky notes (place list on the chart on the outside wall)
5.2(A):
Determine the meaning of grade-level academic
English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other
linguistic roots and affixes.
BIN/TABLE 4
Weekly Vocabulary: Frayer Model
Homework
1. Complete your characteristic activity from last week
(please only complete the activity from last week)
o Using the Prefix graphic organizer, complete for the
following prefixes/Suffixes. Three words for each
prefix/suffix
1) Raging (p. 6)
2) In spite of (p.6) without being prevented by
3) Truest (p. 8)
4) Delta (p. 3)
5) Nomad. (p.4)
6) Regime (p. 3)
7) Stimuli (p 11)
8) Hallucination (p 12)
2. Closed Word Sort-Please complete the table below using the
weekly vocabulary:
Prefix/Suffix
Word Definition
Ex:
9) Dialects (p. 19)
10) Wary (p. 20)
11) Famished (p 22)
12) Generalization
13) Pioneer (p 298)
14) Frontier (p 299)
15) Interpreter (p 301)
16) Impressment (p 304)
17) Nationalism (309)
Materials Needed:
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Prefix/Suffix
Dictionary (book/online)
Thesaurus
Paper
Pencil
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Prefix/Suffix meaning
TANDARD
a.
Summarize and paraphrase texts in ways that
maintain meaning and logical order within a
text and across texts.
b.
November/December
1. Delta (p. 3)
2. Nomad. (p.4)
3. Regime (p. 3)
Literacy Skills:
 Close Reading
 Analyze Text Structure
 Interpret visual information
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BIN/TABLE 3
TEKS 5.11(C):
Analyze how the organizational pattern
of a text (e.g., cause-and-effect,
compare-and-contrast, sequential order,
logical order, classification schemes)
influences the relationships among the
ideas.
TEKS 5.11A
Summarize the main ideas and supporting details in a
text in ways that maintain meaning and logical order.
Prepare to read: In groups share dreams you have had. Then discuss possible reasons
why the study of dreams has such a long history. In this article you will be introduced to
information on the history of dream research.
Read Article: Muse Nov/Dec (The Old-Fashioned Dream Lab) 9-13
Close Reading Questions:
1. Use a Venn diagram to compare Maury’s and Hervey’s methods and theories.
Cite details from the text in your diagram.
2. Summarize the three current theories about why we dream. Use details from
the text to support your summary.
3. Infer whether or not the works of Maury and Hervey remain relevant. Cite
evidence from the text to support your inference.
TEKS Connection:
Vocabulary:
1. Stimuli (p 11)
2. Hallucination (p 12)
Literacy Skills:
1. Analyze Relationships
2. Make Inferences
Analyze Text Structure 5.11C
4. How does the use of subheads help to visually organize the information in
the article? Turn each subhead into a question. Read the section below it
to find the answer.
Analyze Relationships 5.12A
5. French scholars in the mid 1800’s were able to advance scientific
research without technology. What can we learn from this? What role
does technology play in dream research today?
Materials Needed:
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Muse Nov/Dec (Magazine) page 9-13
Paper
Pencil
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Sticky notes (place list on the chart on the outside
wall)
STANDARD
Table 5
TEKS 5.12(A):
Identify the author's viewpoint or position and
explain the basic relationships among ideas
(e.g., parallelism, comparison, causality) in the
argument.
TEKS 5.19(E):
Summarize and paraphrase texts in ways that
maintain meaning and logical order within a text
and across texts.
Vocabulary:
1. Dialects (p. 19)
2. Wary (p. 20)
3. Famished (p 22)
Prepare to read: This story is about a stray cat, or a cat that has no home. Brainstorm
a list of challenges a stray cat might face, such as finding food, sleeping outdoors, and
being chased by dogs. Then read this story Nobody’s Cat and find out how the cat
deals with these challenges.
Read: Nobody’s Cat Nov/Dec Cricket p. 19-22 Nobody’s Cat
Close Reading and Text Analysis
1. Reread the questions at the very end of this story. Then make predictions about
what Dave, Sue, and Gattone will do next. Support your ideas with details from
the text.
2. What do you learn about Gattone from his decision not to eat the food on the
second step? Support your answer with story details.
3. What is the conflict, or problem, that the characters in this story face? Cite details
from the story to support your answer.
TEKS Connection Craft and Structure
Analyze Narrator:
4. A third-person narrator can tell the thoughts and feelings of one or more
characters. Whose thoughts and feelings does the narrator of this story describe?
Give an example from the story.
Summarize Details
5. Work with a partner to summarize the story events that begin when Dave and Sue
move Gattone’s food bowl.
Literacy Skills
1. Analyze Narrator
Materials Needed:
2. Summarize Details
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Bin/Table 6
STANDARD
TEKS 5.4(A):
Describe the causes and effects of the War
of 1812.
TEKS 5.19(D):
Identify significant events and concepts
associated with U.S. territorial expansion,
including the Louisiana Purchase, the
expedition of Lewis and Clark, and
Manifest Destiny.
TEKS 5.11(A):
Summarize the main ideas and supporting details in a text in
ways that maintain meaning and logical order.
Prepare to read: (Activate prior knowledge) In groups share what you know about the
War of 1812, Lewis and Clark, Thomas Jefferson, and the Louisiana Purchase. Write
down ideas in journal. In the readings, you will be introduced to this information.
Read: The Lewis and Clark Expedition (pg. 287-289), Jefferson and the Louisiana
Purchase (pg.298-302), and The War of 1812 (pg. 304-309). My World Social Studies,
Building Our Nation
Close Reading Questions
1. What was Sacagawea’s role in the expedition? Support your ideas with details
from the text. (pg.287-289)
2. Identify at least 3 significant events that led to the Louisiana Purchase, and Identify
two reasons why people moved to the west. Support your answer with story
details. (pg.298-303)
3. Cause & Effect: Describe three causes of the War of 1812. Describe three effects
of the War of 1812. Cite details from the story to support your answer. (pg. 304309)
4. Assessment- (Students will create mind map on manila paper explaining the
causes and effects of the War of 1812)
TEKS Connection
Thinking about the text
Vocabulary:
1. Generalization
2. Pioneer (p 298)
3. Frontier (p 299)
4. Interpreter (p 301)
5. Impressment (p 304)
6. Nationalism (309)
Literacy Skills
1. Interpret Visual Information
2. Summarize Main Ideas
Interpret Visual Information:
5. Study the map on page 302 that accompanies Lewis and Clark’s expedition. What
information can you learn from the map? Why do you think it was important to
find a route to the Pacific Ocean?
Summarize Main Ideas:
6. Work with a partner to summarize the major events that led to the Louisiana
Purchase and the War of 1812.
7. Assessment:
Students will take assessment at the end of lesson.
Materials Needed:
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My World Social Studies: Building Our Nation
Paper/Manila Paper
Pencil
Assessment