Grade: Unit:

Information Literacy Skills

Theme: Discovery

Theme / Information Literacy Skills / Research
Opportunities
Week 1
Approaching:
On Level:
Beyond:
Main Selection
Vocabulary/Comprehension:
Social Studies Link:
Read Aloud:
Group: The Gold Rush Game
Approaching: There’s Gold in those Hills
On Level:
Towns of the West, from Boom to Bust
Beyond:
The Story of San Francisco
ELL:
Towns of the Wild West /

The Gold Rush

/ ·  Comprehension Strategy:
Analyze Story Structure
·  Comprehension Skill:
Cause & Effect p. 665A
(Cause & Effect Diagram Transparency 26)
·  Fluency
Repeated Reading- Intonation/Pausing(681 A)
·  Literature
Informational Text
Genre- Nonfiction Article (682)
Reading a Timeline
·  Reference/Research Skills
Dictionary- Word Origins 207D & T6
Almanac p. 170- read a table
·  Graphic Organizers
Persuasive Organizer trans. 22 p. 175A
·  Technology / ·  Main Writing:

Expository Writing (focus on voice) p. 686-687

Features of Magazine Articles
·  Other:
Stories of the Gold Rush- research stories & create two characters who participated in the Gold Rush. Write a letter home to a family member of friend. Share & compare letters (p. 685)
Week 2
Approaching:
On Level:
Beyond:
Main Selection
Vocabulary/Comprehension:
Social Studies Link:
Read Aloud:
Group:
The Cricket in Times Square
Approaching:
In the Land of Giants
On Level:
The Tiger-Stripe Potion
Beyond:
The Wood Sprite
ELL:
Jani and the Leopard / Wild Visitors / ·  Comprehension Strategy:
Analyze Story Structure (p. 691A)
·  Comprehension Skill:
Theme/ Theme Map (transparency 27)
·  Fluency
Repeated Reading- Punctuation p. 711A
·  Literature
Informational Text-
Genre- Editorials p. 712
Adverstisements
·  Reference/Research Skills
Research & Inquiry (p. 715)-
*Research nocturnal animals/ compile facts into a book/ add photographs or illustrations
·  Graphic Organizers
·  Technology
Media Literacy:
Animated Films (699)- Research types of animation
Use a thesaurus or dictionary online (p. 717B)
Find definitions or synonyms & teach how to select the word/Teach how to use a toolbar / ·  Main Writing
Expository Writing (p. 716)
News Article (717 A)
·  Other
Week 3
Approaching:
On Level:
Beyond:
Main Selection
Vocabulary/Comprehension:
Social Studies Link:
Read Aloud:
Group:
Meet a Bone-ified Explorer
Approaching:
Discovering Pompeii
On Level:
Discovering Tutankhamen
Beyond:
Dinosaur Sue: Tale of T. Rex
ELL:
A Discovery in Egypt /

Discovering Nature’s Secrets

/ ·  Comprehension Strategy
Monitor Comprehension (712A)
·  Comprehension Skill:
Make Generalizations (712A)
·  Fluency
Repeated Reading: Punctuation (725A)
·  Literature
Journaling p. 218
·  Reference/Research Skills
All goes with Expository Writing project:- 729 A
Using Reference Materials,
Evaluating Sources, Skimming & Scanning (p. 729A)
·  Graphic Organizers
Create an outline p. 219
KWL p. 219A
·  Technology
Use of key words for internet searching p. 219A
Narrowing searches (ex. Of using quotation marks) 219A / ·  Main Writing
Expository Writing (p.729A)
·  Other

Writing prompts 728- discuss mode or type of writing, purpose, form or format, and audience- rubric included

Week 4
Approaching:
On Level:
Beyond:
Main Selection
Vocabulary/Comprehension:
Social Studies Link:
Read Aloud:
Group:
My Brothers’ Flying Machine
Approaching:
Riding the Wind: Amelia Earhart
On Level:
Against the Wind: James H. Banning
Beyond:
Women in Flight
ELL:
Pilot James Banning /

Airplanes

/ ·  Comprehension Strategy
Monitor Comprehension p. 733A
·  Comprehension Skill:
Author’s Perspective p. 733A
Graphic Organizer (Transparency 29)
·  Fluency
Repeated Reading- Tempo p. 753A
·  Literature
Poetry p. 754
Narrative Poem- repetition & personification in poetry
·  Reference/Research Skills
·  Graphic Organizers
·  Technology
Media Literacy (744) –Comparing Narratives and Film / ·  Main Writing
Expository Writing- Write an Interview
Focus- Features of an Interview p. 756 & 757A
·  Other
Week 5
Approaching:
On Level:
Beyond:
Main Selection
Vocabulary/Comprehension:
Social Studies Link:
Read Aloud:
Group:
The Life and Times of the Ant
Approaching:
Butterflies and Moths
On Level:
Grasshoppers and Crickets
Beyond:
Beetles
ELL:
Grasshopper or Cricket? / Ants / ·  Comprehension Strategy
Analyze Text Structure P. 761A
·  Comprehension Skill
Description p. 761A
Graphic organizer-Trans. 30
Genre- Informational Nonfiction
·  Fluency-
Pausing
Repeated Reading p. 777A
·  Literature
Genre- Fable p. 778
*Use library & Internet resources to learn more about fables & their history p. 781
·  Reference/Research Skills
·  Graphic Organizers
Letter of Complaint Chart p. 271A
·  Technology
Use library & Internet resources to learn more about fables & their history p. 781
Type important details in a bulleted list- teach cut and paste into their paragraphs p. 783B / ·  Main Writing
Expository Writing
*Write a summary
·  Other
Week 6
Approaching:
On Level:
Beyond:
Main Selection
Vocabulary/Comprehension:
Social Studies Link:
Read Aloud: / Review and Assess
All basic information found on
p. 784 / ·  Test Strategy
Author and Me
p. 784
Genre- nonfiction article
·  Comprehension
Cause and Effect,
Theme,
Make Generalizations
Author’s Perspective
Description
·  Reference / Research Skills
Narrowing Topic
Note taking
Main Idea
Work Cited/Bibliography
·  Technology / Expository Writing- Research Report p. 787A

Unit Theme: p. (662H) Amazing discoveries are made in all areas of life

Project:

Student Questions: In what areas have some of our most important discoveries been made?

What are some important discoveries?

What new discoveries could help people today?

Research Component / Activities / Skills / Materials
Appreciation
Student realizes the need for information after a viewing, reading, listening or other type of sensory experience. / Unit Stories and Discussion
Presearch
Students establish a focus by developing an overview of the topic and exploring relationships. / Use organizers (concept map) to brainstorm areas of discoveries / Identify Key words
Search
Students plan and implement a search strategy by identifying information providers, selecting information resources and tools, and seeking relevant information. / Print sources
Electronic sources
Encyclopedia CD-ROM / Reliable Web Sites
*check to see when site was updated
Use of Search Engines
*Key words
*Viewing list of articles key words call up
*Clicking on articles they want to read
Interpretation
Students interpret the information they have gathered to make new meaning. They assess the usefulness of their information and reflect on the information to develop personal meaning. / Look for details in databases, maps, charts, time lines, and diagrams
Organize Information- outline / Main Idea
Relevant details and facts
Statistics if applies
Creating an Outline
Communication
Students apply their information to construct and present their new knowledge. / Oral Report using visuals (compare/contrast, cause & effect, and problem & solution formats- p. 787K)
Evaluation
Students think about and evaluate both their process and their product during research and at the conclusion of research. / Assess the Research Process p. 787K
Assess the Presentation p. 787K
Assess the Listener 787K / Student Checklist p. 787K
(research process, presenting/speaking, representing) / Rubric p. 787L
Task / Skills / Procedures/Products
Objective: Use of bullets and cutting & pasting with expository writing p. 783B / Bullets
Cutting & pasting / Word
Objective: Improve a media presentation. Insert clip art and text into a slide show presentation p. 787i / Cutting & pasting
Slide show basics
Use of search engine to find clip art.
Saving clip art into a slide show / www.macmillanmh.com
Microsoft PowerPoint
Clip Art suggestion:
www.teacherfiles.com/clipart.htm