EXPLORERS COME TO CALIFORNIA

Spanish Literacy through Content

TEXT:

Reflections: Grade 4, Unit 2, Chapter 3, Lesson 1 “Explorers come to California”

Big Idea:

Explorations led to interactions between Europeans and California Indians.

Common Core 4th Grade Reading Standards for Informational Text

1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

2. Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.

3. Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.

4. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain- specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.

7. Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.

3 Moment Lesson Design

Preparing Learners

Interacting with Texts

Extending Understanding

Scaffolding Tasks:

Content and Language Learning

Preparing Learners

Goals: Activate prior knowledge Focus attention on key concepts Introduce key vocabulary

Preparing LearnersAnticipatory Guide

1. Independently read each statement and mark whether you agree or disagree. Provide a reason.

2. With a partner discuss your responses.

Preparing LearnersAnalyzing Maps

With a partner, discuss what you see and any questions you may have.

I see…

I notice…

This map is showing…

One question I have is…?

Why…?

Interacting with Text

Goals: Deconstruct the text Interact with the text and each

other Reconstruct the text

Interacting with Texts:Listening with a Focus

Page 111 Why did conquistadors travel to New Spain?

___traveled to ___ to/in search of___The text states…

Pages 112-113What did the explorers discover and learn during their search of the Anián Strait?

The ___ discovered/learned ___ When ___ searched ___ for ___, they discovered/learned___

Pages 114-115What do you learn about the galleons? I learned…I now understand…

Interacting with TextsExplorers Graphic Organizer

1.With a partner, complete the graphic organizer.

2.Use pages 110-115 for support.Explorer Country of

OrigenArea Explored

Other Information

Hernán Cortés

Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

Francis Drake

Sebastián Rodríguez Cermeño

Sebastián Vizcaíno

Interacting with TextsDeveloping Vocabulary

1.With a partner, complete the graphic organizer.

2.Use pages 110-115 for support.Vocabulary

Picture Definition Source Sentence

conquistador p.111

benefit p.111

peninsula p.112

galleons p.114

Extending UnderstandingGoals: Apply new learning to novel

situations Re-present the text in a new way Take a critical stance Evaluate learning

Extending Understanding

“I Am” Poem

Each student selects one of the early explorers who visited California.

Using the Explorers Graphic Organizer and the text, students write an “I Am” poem to demonstrate what they learned about the selected explorer.