Lesson 24

                                                                         
                                                              Owen and Mzee

This week, we’ll ask the question “How can animal behavior be like human behavior?”

In the narrative nonfiction selection Owen & Mzee, we’ll learn how environmental

changes led to an unusual bond between two very different animals. We’ll also read

the informational text Sea Sanctuary, about what we are doing to protect endangered

underwater habitats.

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hundred

supply

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pilgrim

sandwich

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monster

settle

address

farther

sample

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turtle

athlete

orchard

kingdom

Vocabulary

bond

suffered

intruder

companion

enclosure

inseparable

charged

chief

exhausted

affection

Target Skill and Strategy

Compare and Contrast

Fact and Opinion

Author's Word Choice

Analyze/Evaluate

   

Lesson 23

  Ever-Living Tree 

   by Linda Vieira

Lesson 23 
Genesis 1:29 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.

Essential Question:   How do forests and trees show change?

This week we ask the question “How do forests and trees show change?” In our informational text The Ever-Living Tree,we’ll compare the growth of a tree to events taking place throughout the world. We’ll also read Towering Trees, a poetry selection about the redwoods.

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degree gather

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rather

bracket

machine

Target Vocabulary

resources

dense

evaporate

shallow

moisture

civilized

continent 

opportunities

customs 

independent

Target Skill

Text and Graphic Features

Text Structure

Smilies

Target Strategies

Monitor/Clarify

Lesson 21

                                       

The World According to Humphrey

Essential Question: How can media be a distraction?


"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money." Luke 16:13


This week we'll begin by asking, "How can media be a distraction?" In the fantasy selection The Work According to Humphrey, we'll read about a pet hamster whol changes a family's leisure habits. We'll also read the informational advertisement Make the Switch, which persuades us to make some changes in our own leisure habits.

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Vocabulary

appreciate

blaring

combination

promptly

introduce

nocturnal

feats

effort

suggest

racket

Target Skill and Strategy

Theme

Point of View

Idioms

Summarize

Grammar

Comparative and Superlative

Adjectives and Adverbs

Lesson 19

Harvesting Hope 

by Kathleen Krull

Essential Question: Why is farming important?

Joshua 24:13 So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities you did not build; and you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’

"Why is farming important?" That's the question we'll explore this week. In the biographical selection Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez, we'll learn about the man who brought the plight of migrant farm workers to national attention. This week's informational text, The Edible Schoolyard, tells students how to become community leaders by creating a school garden.

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speechless

statement

wasteful

penniless

treatment

Vocabulary

overcome

association

capitol

drought

dedicate

publicity

violence

conflicts

horizon

brilliant

Target Skill & Strategy

Conclusions and Generalizations

Problem and Solution

Idioms

Infer/Predict

Grammar

Relative Pronouns and Adverbs

 California Gold Rush!

                                                                                       by Sid Fleischman

"The year is 1849 and the California Gold Rush is on. Together with his butler Praiseworthy, young Jack Flagg sets out to save his pretty Aunt Arabella's fortune. On a ship bound from Boston to the California gold fields, they stow away in potato barrels . . . and their wild, swashbuckling adventures begin."
From the back cover of By the Great Horn Spoon
This book takes a humorous look at the adventure of the California Gold Rush. It is an entertaining historical fiction.
Who is Sid Fleischman?


This week as part of our study of the California Gold Rush we will be reading By the Great Horn Spoon. We will be learning about two characters that set sail from Boston to California to strike it rich! We will be reading and analyzing the story together, along with doing some projects to help us understand the magnitude and effects of the Gold Rush.

What is the California Gold Rush? 
                     
What is Gold Fever?  
n 


How to pan for gold?




Early Mining Methods





Life as a 49er 

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Lesson 16

Riding Freedom

by Pam Munoz Ryan

Essential Question: "What traits do successful people have?"

1 Chronicles 22:13 (NIV)

1 Then you will have success if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws that the Lord gave Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.

This week we'll ask "What traits do successful people have?" In the historical fiction selection Riding Freedom, a young woman faces great obstacles as she pursues her dream of driving a stagecoach. We'll also read about the obstacles faced by a man who drills for oil in the informational text Spindletop.

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banker
electric
blanket
mistake
stomach

 Vocabulary
escorted 
swelled
relied
reputation
worthy
churning
situation
deserve
defended
satisfied

Target Skill and Strategy
Compare and Contrast
Monitor and clarify

Grammar
Adjectives

Lesson 12

by Laurence Yep

Essential Question: How do natural disasters affect people?

When natural forces are at work, the result can be awesome! This week we'll explore the question "How do natural disasters affect people?" The first reading selection will be The Earth Dragon Awakes, a piece of historical fiction set during the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. We'll also read an informational text, Twisters, which provides interesting facts about tornadoes.

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dimmed

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escaped

Vocabulary Words

trembles

wreckage

slab

possessions

tenement

crushing

rubble

debries

timbers

constructed

Target Skill and Strategies

Sequence of Events 

Conclusions and Generalizations

Visualize