Grade: Unit:

Information Literacy Skills

Theme: Take a Stand

Theme Information Literacy Skills

ResearchOpportunities

Week 1

Approaching: Wilma Rudolph- A True WinnerOn Level: Determined to Win: Babe Didrikson Zaharias Beyond: Champion Athlete: Babe Didrikson ZahariasMain Selection Mighty Jackie the Strikeout KingVocabulary/Comprehension: Women Pick Up the Ball Social Studies Link: Baseball Greats Read Aloud: Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Baseball Comprehension Strategy:

Make Inferences & Analyze Author’s Purpose Comprehension Skill:Point of View FluencyRepeated ReadingModel FluencyPartner Reading LiteratureInformational TextHistorical FictionBiographyLyricsGenre- Almanac p. 170 Reference/Research

Skills

Dictionary- Word Origins 207D & T6Almanac p. 170- read a table Graphic OrganizersPersuasive Organizer trans. 22 p. 175A Technology

Main Writing:Write a persuasive letter (focus on voice) p. 175A Other: Research famous athletes p. 173

Author and Illustrator Marrissa Moss and C.F. Payne 168

Week 2

Approaching: Lili KiatOn Level: PaoloBeyond: JinMain Selection My Diary from Here to ThereVocabulary/Comprehension: Mexico: My New Home Social Studies Link: Immigrants in the NortheastRead Aloud: Lily and Miss Liberty

New Places, New Faces

Comprehension Strategy:

Generate Questions Comprehension Skill:Make InferencesAnalyze character

FluencyRepeated Reading Partner ReadingModel Fluency LiteratureInformational Text-Genre- Textbook

Main WritingPersuasive Writing Radio or TV Ad p. 207A OtherResearch about Immigrants coming to America p. 205Keep a Diary p. 184

Social Studies: Culture

Author and Illustrator: Amada Irma Perez & Maya Christina Gonzalez

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Excerpt p. 202Realistic FictionHistorical FictionBiography Reference/Research

SkillsPrimary Sources (personal account) T10Dictionary- word origins 207C & p. 184 & T6Use of dictionary- find word meaning p. 198 Graphic Organizers Word Web (writing Trans. 26) Technology

200

Strategy: Author and Me

Week 3

Approaching: The Bamboo EatersOn Level: The Story of SilkBeyond: Three Gorges DamMain Selection Stealing BeautyVocabulary/Comprehension: Welcome to China Test Strategy: Author and Me So Far From HomeRead Aloud: Erh-Lang and the Suns

Focus on China

Comprehension Strategy

Make Inferences & Analyze Comprehension Skill:Fact and Opinion FluencyRepeated ReadingModel FluencyPartner reading LiteratureJournaling p. 218Nonfiction ArticleBiographyInformational NonfictionFolk Tale Reference/Research

SkillsUsing Parts of a Book p. 215B T11Using reference materials p. 219APathway Terms/Fits:Evaluating Sources Synthensize & write 219BPublishing Graphic

OrganizersCreate an outline p. 219KWL p. 219A TechnologyUse of key words for internet searching p. 219ANarrowing searches (ex. Of using quotation marks) 219A

Main WritingWrite to a prompt 218Expository Writing: Report 219aResearch an invention from ancient China and write an expository report 219A OtherWriting prompts 218 (journaling)

Week 4

Approaching: Clara Barton

Bright Ideas

Comprehension Strategy

Generate Questions p. 223A

Main WritingPersuasive Writing/Book Review p. 246

On Level: Thomas Alva EdisonBeyond: Alexander Graham BellMain Selection How Ben Franklin Stole the LighteningVocabulary/Comprehension: He Made the World Brighter Genre (Poem): Lightening Bolt/Light BulbRead Aloud: What REA Service Means to Our Farm Home

Comprehension Skill:Problem & Solution p. 223A FluencyRepeated Reading LiteraturePoetry p. 244Genre- Concrete FormBiographyPrimary Sources Reference/Research

SkillsDictionary- idioms p. 229, 234 (could expand to books of idioms) T8Features of a book p. 246 & T11Almanacs 229Biography- what it is p. 224 Graphic

OrganizersBook Review Chart Trans. 34 p. 247A TechnologyDictionary- Idioms p. 223

OtherAuthor and Illustrator Rosalyn Schanzer 242

Idioms

Week 5

Approaching: Snakes in the Rain ForestOn Level: Snakes in North AmericaBeyond: Snakes in Asia and AfricaMain Selection Dear Mr. WinstonVocabulary/Comprehension: Name That Reptile Science Link: SnakesRead Aloud: A Word to the Wise

Snakes Comprehension Strategy

Generate Questions Comprehension SkillMake Inferences FluencyRepeated ReadingChoral reading Partner Reading LiteratureGenre- Poetry p. 249Informational TextGenre- electronic encyclopedia p. 266Humorous FictionBiography Reference/Research

SkillsIdentify Author & Illustrator p. 264 Graphic

OrganizersLetter of Complaint Chart p. 271A TechnologyFind information on author & illustrator p. 264Electronic encyclopedia p. 266Using a Toolbar 267

Main Writing

Persuasive Writing- persuasive letter p. 270**Letter of Complaint

OtherResearch Harmful and Harmless Snakes p. 269

Author and Illustrator Ken Roberts and Nicole E. Wong 264

Strategy: Think and Search 265

Week 6 Review and Assess

All basic information found onp. 275M

Test StrategyThink & Search/On my own p. 272 ComprehensionMake Inferences &AnalyzeGenerate Questions-*Authors Purpose*Fact & Opinion*Problem & Solution*Make Inferences Refe

rence / Research Skills

DictionaryTablePrimary SourcesParts of a Book TechnologyToolbars

Formulate an answer to support “What you can do to protect our oceans.” P. 274

Persuasive Essay- Editorial

Research

Unit Theme: Take a Stand

Project: Research a person or group of people who took a stand they believed in. Write

and illustrate an article or project.

Student Questions: Students will create these questions.

Research Component Activities Skills MaterialsAppreciationStudent realizes the need for information after a viewing, reading, listening or other type of sensory experience.

Unit Stories and Discussion

PresearchStudents establish a focus by developing an overview of the topic and exploring relationships.

Brainstorm to identify different formats such as interviews, news stories and features.

SearchStudents plan and implement a search strategy by identifying information providers, selecting information resources and tools, and seeking relevant information.

Print sourcesElectronic sources

Note taking*Key Words*Headings & Subheadings* PhrasesCiting SourcesIndex & Table of Contents Key word searching on the Internet

InterpretationStudents interpret the

Organize information Organize notesIdentify Information

information they have gathered to make new meaning. They assess the usefulness of their information and reflect on the information to develop personal meaning.

Main ideasImportant details

CommunicationStudents apply their information to construct and present their new knowledge.

Write and illustrate an article or presentation. *interview*news story*featuresPresent what they’ve learned

EvaluationStudents think about and evaluate both their process and their product during research and at the conclusion of research.

Assess the Research Process p. 275KAssess the Presentation p. 275KAssess the Listener 275K

Rubric p. 275L

Task Skills Procedures/ProductsObjective: Use technology in the writing processp. 275I

Define word processor Discussion on how computers make writing of many formats easier

Review Word Processing Skillsp. 275I

Deleting, copying, cutting, pasting, altering font sizeUse:Use www.macmillanmh.com Computer Literacy Lesson Grade 4 Unit 2

Students will type something- not clear in the manual which writing.

Edit a word processing documentp. 275I

Using a thesaurus and spell check

Students will practice using the thesaurus and spell check- not clear in the manual which writing