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DAY 4
Social Studies
in Reading
OBJECTIVES
  • Examine features of expository nonfiction.
  • Practice a test-taking strategy.
  • Compare and contrast across texts.
PREVIEW/USE TEXT FEATURES
As students preview “Clothes: Bringing Cultures Together,” have them look at the map and the Past and Present photographs. After they preview, ask:
  • How does the map help you understand what you will read? (The map tells us what items of clothing we will read about, and where they first came from.)
  • What do the Past and Present photographs compare? (They compare how each item of clothing looked long ago with how it looks today.)
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Help students use reference materials to verify where the clothing items or styles originated.
Whole Group Discuss the Question of the Day.
Read "Clothes: Brining
Cultures Together." See
pp. 146f–146g for the small
group lesson plan.
Reading
Group Time
Differentiated Instruction
Use pp. 169e–169h and 169k–169m.
Whole Group Use pp. 169a and 169j.
Language Arts
DAY 4
Grouping Options
EXPOSITORY NONFICTION
 Use the sidebar on p. 166 to guide  discussion.
  • Explain that expository nonfiction gives information on something and that it can appear in the form of an article.
  • Tell students that expository articles often begin with an introductory paragraph. This paragraph identifies the topic of the article. It also explains what kinds of information the article will contain.
  • Read aloud the introductory paragraph on p. 166. Discuss with students the topic of the article and the kinds of information they think it will provide.
Audio CDAudioText
Predict
Possible response: I think I will learn where ponchos, moccasins, and
berets were first made and worn.
ELL
Activate Prior Knowledge Preview the text, reading aloud the subtitle of each section. After you read the noun in each subtitle (Ponchos, Moccasins, and Berets), ask students if the same word or a similar one appears in their home language. If so, have students tell or demonstrate what that word means.
Social Studies in Reading
Clothes: Bringing Cultures Together
South American Ponchos
The poncho above was made
in South America more than
two thousand years ago. You
might see the ponchos below
on our streets today.
Present
Past
     During the 20th century, people
in the United States began to wear
ponchos. Americans liked their style
and warmth. Ponchos were also
adapted into rain gear. Rain ponchos
are made of waterproof material.
They often have hoods.
     Ponchos are still part of everyday
wear in many South American
countries. The style is much the
same as it was long ago.
     South American ponchos were
woven out of wool. The wool came
from llamas and other pack animals.
The ponchos were often decorated
with flowers, birds, and people.
Ponchos kept the wearers warm in
cold weather.
     Thousands of years ago, people
of South America made and wore
ponchos. A poncho is a square cloak.
It has a hole in the middle for the
wearer’s head.
It explains ideas.
Look at some current
fashions in magazines
or catalogs. What items
or styles do you see that
may have originated in
another country? Create
a poster map to show
your ideas.
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Studies
Photographs allow the
reader to see the items
discussed in the article.
Maps often add to
the information.
An introductory
paragraph explains
what is to come.
Text Features
Expository nonfiction
gives information on
a topic.
Genre
Expository
Nonfiction
     Next time you walk through
town, look at the clothes people are
wearing. You might see ponchos,
blue jeans, and sneakers. You might
see moccasins (MOK-uh-sunz),
t-shirts, and berets (bur-AYZ). Many
of the clothes we wear today are new
designs. However, some were first
made in other countries or by other
cultures long ago. They have become
part of modern American fashion.
by Elizabeth Massie
Ponchos
Berets
Moccasins
What do you think you will learn about?
Predict
 
   
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Content-Area Vocabulary: Social Studies
beret a soft, round, flat cap
moccasins soft, leather shoes without heels
poncho a cloak with a hole in the center for the head
Cultures: Music and Dance
If you were to attend a festival in the country of Ecuador, you
would very likely see ponchos twirling in motion to the rhythms of
the local music. Ecuador is located in the northwestern corner of South America. Most Ecuadorians have Native American, European, and African ancestors. As a result, Ecuadorian music is a blend of musical styles from several different cultures. El Pasillo, for example, is slow, sad music that originated from a European waltz. Its words are sung to the sounds of the guitar and a flute-like instrument called a rondin. Another popular form of Ecuadorian music and dance is called Bomba. Bomba music combines Native American, African, and European elements. Its strong rhythms are played on large barrel drums called bomba drums.
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