Scott Foresman Reading Street

Unit 5

Concept Wrap-Up

Students are ready to express their understanding of the unit concept question through discussion and wrap-up activities and to take the Unit 5 Benchmark Test.

What happens
when two ways
of life come
together?

Unit Poetry

Use the poetry on pp. 276–279 to help students appreciate poetry and further explore their understanding of the unit theme, Cultures. It is suggested that you

read the poems aloud
discuss and interpret the poems with students
have students read the poems for fluency practice
have students write interpretive responses

Unit Wrap-Up

Use the Unit Wrap-Up on pp. 280–281 to discuss the unit theme, Cultures, and to have students show their understanding of the theme through cross-curricular activities.

Unit Project

On p. 145, you assigned students a unit-long inquiry project, researching the ethnic groups that make up their state. Students have investigated, analyzed, and synthesized information during the course of the unit as they researched. Schedule time for students to present what they have learned about these groups and how their numbers have changed over time. The project rubric can be found to the right.

Research is accurate and highly detailed. Sources are relevant to inquiry question.
List of resources is useful and organized for finding out the past and present cultural makeup of the state.

Research is accurate but not as thorough. Most sources are relevant to inquiry question.
List of resources is useful but not organized for finding out the past and present cultural makeup of the state.

Research is not accurate and has little information that is relevant to inquiry question.
List of resources is not well-organized and not always helpful for finding out the past and present cultural makeup of the state.

Research is not accurate and does not include information that is relevant to inquiry question.
List of resources is incomplete and not useful or helpful for finding out the past and present cultural makeup of the state.