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BEFORE READING
Tech Files ONLINE
For Web sites that explore food in Mexico, use the keywords Mexican food.
ELL
Build Background Use ELL Poster 24 to build background and vocabulary for the lesson concept of food from other cultures.
ELL Poster 24
ELL Poster 24
Lesson Vocabulary
WORDS TO KNOW
Tested Word bakery a place where bread,
pies, cakes, and pastries are made or sold
Tested Word batch a quantity of something
made at the same time
Tested Word boils causes liquid to bubble
and give off steam by heating it
Tested Word braided woven or twined
together
Tested Word dough a soft, thick mixture of
flour, liquid, and other things from which bread, biscuits, cake, and pie crusts are made
Tested Word ingredients the parts of a
mixture
Tested Word knead to press or mix together
dough or clay into a soft mass
Tested Wordmixture a mixed condition
MORE WORDS TO KNOW
especially in particular
international having to do with nations all over the world
Tested Word= Tested Word
Practice Book
Practice Book 3.2 p. 84
with | without Answers
Build Background
ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
BEGIN A KWL CHART about Mexican food.
  • Give students two to three minutes to write what they know about Mexican food. Record students' answers on the KWL chart.
  • Give students two minutes to write three questions they would like to find out about Mexican food. Write several of them on the KWL chart.
  • Remind students to read for answers to their questions. Later, they can add what they learned to the L column of the chart.
Graphic Organizer 3
BACKGROUND BUILDING AUDIO This week's audio presents a visit to a bakery. After students listen, discuss what they learned about the steps involved in baking and selling bagels.
Audio CD Background Building Audio
Introduce Vocabulary
WORD RATING CHART
Create word rating charts using the categories Know, Have Seen, and Don't Know. Use the word rating chart (Graphic Organizer 4).
Read each word to students and have them mark one of the three columns: Know (know
and can use); Have Seen (have seen or heard the word; don't know meaning); Don't Know
 (don't know the word).
Activate Prior Knowledge
Have students share where they may have seen some of these words. Point out that some
words may be unfamiliar and require students to use context clues to determine meaning.
(For additional practice with context clues, see p. 243c.)
Unfamiliar Words • Context Clues
Check charts with students at the end of the week and have them make changes to their ratings.
Discuss the meanings of some vocabulary words with students. Ask the following questions
to clarify word meanings.
  • What ingredients did you put in this cake to make it taste so good?
  • Were these pancakes made with a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk?
  • If you walk past the bakery, will you stop and buy me an apple pie?
Use the Multisyllabic Word Routine on p. DI•1 to help students read multisyllabic words.