A Review
Build Background
As a group, discuss the following:
In the past, how have some groups of people worked together to achieve a goal? For example, think of people who traveled west together in wagon trains so that they would reach their goal.
Unit 2 Week 2 Day 1
A Activity
Leveled Reader: The Legacy of Cesar Chavez
Before Reading
Recall the Read Aloud “A Big-City Dream.” What was Luz trying to accomplish?
What needed to happen?
Use the illustrations to make predictions and set a purpose for reading.
During Reading
Read the book independently and answer the question:
Critical Thinking
What do you think was Chavez’s “legacy”? That is, how did he change the lives of some people, or what achievement did he leave behind?
After Reading
Name some of the tasks or events that helped Chavez and others achieve their goals.
Unit 2 Week 2 Day 1
A Review
Draw Conclusions
Review the process of drawing conclusions. You can use the skill of drawing conclusions to speculate on what might have been. For example, based on what you have learned about Cesar Chavez, you could draw conclusions about how he would have felt about workers’ conditions today.
Review the definition of “story structure” and pay attention to story structure as you read Coyote School News.
Unit 2 Week 2 Day 2
A Activity
Reading Street Book: Coyote School News
Revisit
Read Coyote School News on pp. 202-211.
Critical Thinking:
If Monchi could invite you to his ranch, how would he feel about showing you around?
How do you think Miss Byers feels about her job? What do you think is the hardest part of her job?
Unit 2 Week 2 Day 2
A Review
Unknown Words/Dictionary/Glossary
Read this sentence “Cesar met many hardworking people living under difficult circumstances during his lifetime.”
If I don’t know the meaning of circumstances, what should I do? In the glossary or a dictionary, I look for the letter the word starts with, use guide words to locate the page where the word appears, and find the entry using alphabetical order. Then I read all of the meanings and decide which meaning fits in the sentence.
Unit 2 Week 2 Day 3
A Activity
Reading Street Book: Coyote School News
Revisit:
Read Coyote School News on pp. 212-219.
Critical Thinking:
How is Coyote News like our school newspaper or another newspaper you have read? How is it different?
If Monchi had to make the choice between the Perfect Attendance Award and roundup again, which would he choose? Why?
Based on what you read about Monchi, how might you describe him?
Do you think Monchi should have gone to school or to roundup? Why?
Creative Thinking:
Imagine you live at the time of the story. What job would you want to have?
Unit 2 Week 2 Day 3
A Activity
Reading Street Book: How to Start a School Newspaper
Before Reading
Read How to Start a School Newspaper on pp. 224-225. Read the panel information about how-to articles. Use the text features and set a purpose for reading.
During Reading
The article provides two main lists of instructions. What are they?
How-to articles often break steps or items into lists so that each idea or step is clear and separate from all the others.
After Reading
Discuss Reading Across Texts then do Writing Across Texts independently.
Unit 2 Week 2 Day 4
A Activity
Leveled Reader: The Legacy of Cesar Chavez Reread for Fluency
Silently reread passages from The Legacy of Cesar Chavez. Then reread them aloud with a partner or individually.
Retell
Summarize the main idea and key details from The Legacy of Cesar Chavez.
After Reading
Complete any unfinished projects. You may share them with your classmates with the teacher’s permission.
Unit 2 Week 2 Day 5