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ORAL LANGUAGE
VOCABULARY
COMPREHENSION
FLUENCY
SOCIAL STUDIES
Target Skill
STRATEGY CONTEXT CLUES Context clues are words and sentences around a word whose meaning you aren't sure you know. Sometimes you come across a familiar word that doesn't make sense in the sentence. The word may have more than one meaning. Look for context clues that can help you figure out which meaning is the right one for the sentence.
LESSON VOCABULARY
celebrate medals
continued stirred
current strokes
drowned  
Target Skill SKILL FACT AND OPINION A fact is a statement that
tells something that can be proved true or false.
You can prove a fact by reading or asking an expert.
An opinion is a statement that tells someone's
ideas or feelings. Words that tell feelings, such
as should or best, are clues to opinions.
Target Skill STRATEGY MONITOR AND FIX UP To monitor means to
stop reading occasionally, and check to be sure
you understand what you're reading. Fix up means
to do something if you don't understand or are
confused about what you're reading. For example,
sometimes you may be confused by facts you
don't understand. You can ask an expert or use reference books to check whether a fact is true.
SKILL APPROPRIATE PHRASING Appropriate phrasing means reading groups or "chunks" of words that go together, rather than reading word for word. Appropriate phrasing also means pausing at the right places when you read. Punctuation marks, such as commas and periods, signal the right places to pause.
ASSESS
  • Selection Test Use the Selection Test to determine students' understanding of the lesson vocabulary words. DAY 3
ASSESS
  • Check Fluency WCPM Do a one-minute timed reading, paying special attention to this week's skill—appropriate phrasing. Provide feedback for each student. DAY 5 111a
PRACTICE/APPLY
  • Choral Reading Read aloud selected
    paragraphs from "One Giant Leap," grouping
    words and reading phrases. Then practice as
    a class by doing three choral readings of the
    paragraph.     DAY 2 111a, DAY 3 111a
  • Paired Reading Have partners practice reading aloud with appropriate phrasing and offering each other feedback. As students reread, monitor their progress toward their individual fluency goals.
    DAY 4 111a
  • Listening Center Have students follow along with the AudioText for this week's selections. ANY DAY 86j
  • Reading/Library Center Have students reread a selection of their choice. ANY DAY 86j
  • Fluency Coach Have students use Fluency Coach to listen to fluent readings or practice reading on their own. ANY DAY
Concept Development
How might it feel to be the first to do something?
TEACH
  • Vocabulary Strategy LessonWords to Know Give students the opportunity to tell what they already know about this week's lesson vocabulary words. Then discuss word meaning.
    DAY 1     88b
  • Vocabulary Strategy Lesson
    Use the vocabulary strategy lesson in the Student
    Edition to introduce and model this week's
    strategy, context clues.     DAY 2 88–89
PRACTICE/APPLY
  • Leveled Text Read the
    lesson vocabulary in the
    context of leveled text.
    DAY 1     LR28–LR36
  • Words in Context Read
    the lesson vocabulary
    and apply context clues
    in the context of America's
    Champion Swimmer:
    Gertrude Ederle.
    DAY 2 90–97,
    DAY 3         98–106
  • Vocabulary Center
    Make flashcards to help
    you learn story words.
    ANY DAY         86j
  • Homework Practice Book 3.2 pp. 34–35.
     DAY 1 88b, DAY 2 89
  • Word Play Have partners make lists of words that refer to swimming. Students can use their words to describe any experiences they have had with swimming. ANY DAY 111c
Leveled Readers
Main Selection—Nonfiction
CONCEPT VOCABULARY
magnificent
 propellers
suspended
TEACH
  • Skill/Strategy Lesson
    Use the skill/strategy
    lesson in the Student
    Edition to introduce
    and model fact and
    opinion     and monitor
    and fix up    .     DAY 1 86–87
  • Extend Skills Teach author's
    viewpoint.     ANY DAY 111b
Skill/Strategy Lesson
PRACTICE/APPLY
  • Leveled Text Apply fact
    and opinion     and monitor
    and fix up     to read leveled
    text.     DAY 1 LR28–LR36
  • Skills and Strategies in
    Context     Read America's
    Champion Swimmer:
    Gertrude Ederle    , using
    the Guiding
    Comprehension questions
    to apply fact and opinion
    and monitor and fix up.
     DAY 2 90–97,
    DAY 3         98–106
  • Skills and Strategies in
    Context     Read "Women
    Athletes," guiding students
    as they apply fact and
    opinion     and monitor
    and fix up    . Then have
    students discuss and write
    across texts.     DAY 4 108–111
  • Homework Practice Book 3.2
    pp. 33, 37, 38     DAY 1 87, DAY 3 105, DAY 5 111b
  • Fresh Reads for Differentiated Test
    Practice     Have students practice fact and opinion with a new passage. DAY 3
Leveled Readers
Main Selection—Nonfiction
Paired Selection—Nonfiction
ASSESS
  • Selection Test Determine students'
    understanding of the selection and their
    use of fact and opinion.     DAY 3
  • Retell Have students retell America's
    Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle    .
     DAY 3 106–107
RETEACH/REVIEW
  • Reteach Lesson If necessary, use this lesson to reteach and review context clues. DAY 5 111c
BUILD
  • Question of the Week Introduce and discuss the question of the week. This week students will read a variety of texts and work on projects related to the concept being first. Post the question for students to refer to throughout the week. DAY 1 86d
  • Read Aloud Read aloud "One Giant Leap: The Story of Neil Armstrong." Then begin a web to build concepts and concept vocabulary related to this week's lesson and the unit theme, One of a Kind. Introduce the concept words magnificent, propellers, and suspended and have students place them on the web. Display the web for use throughout the week. DAY 1 86l–86m
Concept Vocabulary Web
DEVELOP
  • Question of the Day Use the prompts from the Weekly Plan to engage students in conversations related to this week's reading and the unit theme. EVERY DAY 86d–86e
  • Concept Vocabulary Web Revisit the Being First Concept Web and encourage students to add concept words from their reading and life experiences. DAY 2 97, DAY 3 105
CONNECT
  • Looking Back/Moving Forward Revisit the Being First Concept Web and discuss how it relates to this week's lesson and the unit theme. Then make connections to next week's lesson. DAY 5 111c
CHECK
  • Concept Vocabulary Web Use the Being First Concept Web to check students' understanding of the concept vocabulary words magnificent, propellers, and suspended. DAY 1 86l, DAY 5 111c
TEACH
  • Read Aloud Model fluent reading by rereading "One Giant Leap: The Story of Neil Armstrong." Focus on this week's fluency skill, appropriate phrasing. DAY 1 86l–86m, 111a
RETEACH/REVIEW
  • Reteach Lesson If necessary, reteach and review fact and opinion. DAY 5 111b