A Review
Build Background
As a group, discuss the following:
What is the value of looking at patterns in nature?
Patterns of human nature behavior affect other parts of the environment. For example, how might cutting down trees to build houses affect some animals?
Unit 3 Week 1 Day 1
A Activity
Leveled Reader: Sharing Our Planet
Before Reading
Today you will read about patterns of behavior that help animals survive in harsh environments. For example how does a bear survive over the winter when there’s little food?
During Reading
Read the book independently and answer the questions:
How are behavior patterns of the animals alike? How are they different?
How do these patterns help the animals survive in their environments?
What patterns of behavior do humans have that help them survive?
After Reading
How do humans use their knowledge of animal behavior patterns?
How do you adapt to the behavior patterns of pet animals you might have? What would happen if you didn’t understand these patterns?
Unit 3 Week 1 Day 1
A Review
Graphic Sources
Review the definitions of graphic sources on p. 318. Authors choose graphic sources to achieve a purpose. For example, some graphic sources, such as diagrams, give readers different ways to understand written information. How would reading Sharing Our Planet have been different without graphic sources?
Important Ideas
Review the definition of important ideas and identify them as you read.
Unit 3 Week 1 Day 2
A Activity
Reading Street Book: The Man Who Named the Clouds
Revisit
Read The Man Who Named the Clouds pp. 322-329 and use the comprehension skill and strategy as you read.
Which graphic sources help you picture the main character?
Which graphic sources help you understand cloud names?
Critical Thinking:
What traits were important to Luke’s father? How did this influence Luke’s early life?
What was one main reason that people in the 1700s wanted to know more about weather?
Unit 3 Week 1 Day 2
A Review
Unknown Words/Dictionary/Glossary
Read this sentence from The Man Who Named Clouds:
“He wanted his sone to learn a trade so he could get a good job.” What does trade mean in this sentence?
What context clues did you use to figure out the meaning?
Read these sentences:
I turned on the light to see better. The feather was very light. I wear light colors on hot days. There is only one light in that room.
Which two sentences use the word light in the same way? How do you know?
Unit 3 Week 1 Day 3
A Activity
Reading Street Book: The Man Who Named the Clouds
Revisit:
Read The Man Who Named the Clouds on pp. 330-335. Recall what has happened in the biography so far. Use context clues to evaluate multiple-meaning words.
How does the graphic source on p.331 relate to Luke’s efforts?
How did scientists react to Luke’s naming system?
Creative Thinking:
Imagine that you are Luke Howard at age ninety. Using at least one example from you life experience, write a letter to your children and grandchildren about the importance of learning and working hard.
Unit 3 Week 1 Day 3
A Activity
Reading Street Book: My Weather Journal
Preview My Weather Journal on pp. 340-341. Read the genre information about procedural text. Preview the selection, noticing especially the explanatory labels. Set a purpose for reading.
During Reading
How are procedural texts related to patterns?
After Reading
Discuss with your teacher Reading Across Texts. Then do Writing Across Texts independently.
Unit 3 Week 1 Day 4
A Activity
Leveled Reader: Sharing Our Planet
Reread for Fluency
Silently reread passages from Sharing Our Planet. Then reread them aloud with a partner or individually.
Match your expression to the content.
Retell
Summarize the main idea and key details from each of the three titled sections of Sharing Our Planet.
What are the most important ideas in this selection?
What did you learn from reading this selection?
After Reading
Complete any unfinished projects. You may share them with your classmates with the teacher’s permission.
Unit 3 Week 1 Day 5