Aug 09, 2016 - Researching to Build Knowledge and Teaching Others: Interdependent Roles in Colonial Times
Students learn about what life was like in Colonial America. They go on to study the many roles people...
Jun 02, 2014 - CASE STUDY: CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON COLONIAL AMERICANS
In the second unit, students further develop their ability to comprehend informational text by hearing and reading a variety of nonfiction...
May 23, 2018 - BUILDING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE: COLONIAL CRAFTSPEOPLE
The purpose of this lesson is simply for students to observe closely. It is fine if they cannot identify all the objects or know what they were...
May 23, 2018 - RESEARCH: IDENTIFYING CATEGORIES FOR OUR RESEARCH ABOUT THE WHEELWRIGHT
Students read a text about the wheelwright in this lesson. They then reread this same text again in Lesson 6 and practice...
May 23, 2018 - RESEARCHING AND NOTE-TAKING: BECOMING AN EXPERT ON A COLONIAL TRADE
In this lesson, students formally launch their research in expert groups. The knowledge students will build about their particular...
May 23, 2018 - SUMMARIZING AND SYNTHESIZING: PLANNING FOR WRITING AN APPRENTICE WANTED AD
This lesson is the first of two lessons that build up to students’ Apprentice Wanted ads. Be sure that students understand...
May 23, 2018 - END OF UNIT 2 ASSESSMENT: WORKING WITH TWO TEXTS—READING, LISTENING, SUMMARIZING, AND SYNTHESIZING
This test will assess students on the following learning targets: “I can gather and sort information...
Aug 26, 2015 - In this module, students engage in reading, writing, listening, and speaking to build knowledge of simple machines and how they impact force, effort, and work.
Aug 26, 2015 - In this module, students will read, write, and speak about the topic of voting rights and responsibilities. In the first two units, students will read informational texts that focus on the women’s...
May 23, 2018 - RESEARCHING AND NOTE-TAKING: BUILDING EXPERTISE ABOUT A COLONIAL TRADE
In this lesson, students continue their research in smaller expert groups. The knowledge students will build about their...
Aug 26, 2015 - In this eight-week module, students explore animal defense mechanisms. They build proficiency in writing an informative piece, examining the defense mechanisms of one specific animal about which they...
Jan 26, 2016 - This lesson opens with the routine of hearing a few pages of Venom read aloud. Students use the Listening Closely note-catcher in the same way as in Lesson 3, completing the table and writing a gist...
Jan 26, 2016 - During the Opening of this lesson, students listen and take notes as a section in Venom titled, “A Meal to Remember,” is read aloud. Students will need to reference their notes on this section of the...
Jan 26, 2016 - This lesson marks a transition in Unit 1 from a general overview of animal defense mechanisms to a deeper study of millipede defense mechanisms. This study of the millipede is designed to be a model...
Jan 26, 2016 - The learning target “I can summarize informational or persuasive text” (RI.4.2) will be assessed again in Unit 2; use the End of Unit 1 Assessment as a formative assessment of students’ current...
Jan 26, 2016 - Students continue to work in expert groups to closely reread their Web page about their expert group animal. They will reference their Expert Animal Group research journal
Jan 26, 2016 - In this lesson, students complete the Mid-Unit 2 Assessment. The texts and note-catchers used in the assessment will be used again by students in the End of Unit 2 Assessment. This mid-unit...
