English Language Arts Houghton Mifflin Harcourt JOURNEYS COMMON CORE

Grade: Unit: Lesson: 1 1 5Essential Question: Anchor Text:What happens on the train? Gus Takes the Train

FantasyCity ZooInformational Text

Writing: Reading Literature & Informational Text: Foundational Skills:Narrative Writing: Class StoryFocus Trait: Ideas

Comprehension Skills and Strategies TARGET SKILL • Story Structure• FantasyTARGET STRATEGY • Analyze/Evaluate

HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDSfriend, full, good, hold, many, pullPhonics Words with Short uConsonant quConsonant zFluencyAccuracy: Self-Correct

Language:Spelling: Short uup, bug, mud, nut, hug, tub Grammar: AdjectivesVocabulary Strategies: Synonyms

Planning for English Language Development:Begin with High-Utility Words Tier 1 Words *=Spanish cognatesHigh-Utility Words big, can, for, kids, up, bag, train*

Language Support Card 5 Building Background Videos Teacher’s Edition p. E42 Oral Language Chant, Blackline Master ELL 5.5

Move on to Developing Vocabulary Tier 2 &3 Words *=Spanish cognatesWords to Know many, friend, full, pull, hold, good

Vocabulary in Context CardsReading/Language Arts Terms vowel*, fantasy*, analyze*, evaluate*, character, setting, events, plot, antonym*, consonant*, informationalt text*, adjective*, story*

Teacher’s Edition pp. E42, E44, E46, E48, E50Scaffolding ComprehensionBuilding Background

Language Support Card 5 Building Background Videos Selection Blackline Master ELL 5.6

Comprehension Teacher’s Edition pp. E43, E44, E45, E48, E50

Sequence of Events Teacher’s Edition pp. E43, E45, E50

Scaffolding WritingNarrative WritingClass Story, pp. T456-T457

Teacher’s Edition p. E51 Common Core Writing Handbook: Class Story

Scaffolding GrammarGrammar: Adjectives (color, number) pp. T454-T455

Teacher’s Edition P. E49o Language Transfer Issue: Adjectives for How Manyo Language Support Card 5: Present Progressive Verbs

Whole GroupReading 60 Minutes

__:__-__:__ Language Arts Oral/Vocab60 Minutes

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HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDSfriend, full, good, hold, many, pullII-R-2: HI-13: reading high frequency words and irregular sight words fluently.Phonics Words with Short uConsonant quConsonant zII-R-2: B-9: reading regularly spelled one-syllable words by applying the most common letter-sound correspondences, including the sounds represented by single letters with instructional support.FluencyAccuracy: Self-CorrectII-R-3: HI-1: reading aloud (including high frequency/sight words) with fluency demonstrating automaticity.

Grammar60 Minutes

__:__-__:__ Writing60 Minutes

__:__-__:__ Spelling: Words with Short uConsonant quConsonant zGrammar: AdjectivesVocabulary Strategies: SynonymsII-R-2: B-9: reading regularly spelled one-syllable words by applying the most common letter-sound correspondences, including the sounds represented by single letters with instructional support.II-L-1(ADJ) HI-3: using sensory/personality adjectives.II-L-2 (Vocabulary): HI-11: clarifying word meaning by applying knowledge of synonyms and antonyms to enhance vocabulary.

Children learn about adjectives by using words for number and color to describe pictures.II-L-1(ADJ) HI-3: using sensory/personality adjectives.

Children write a story using Gus Takes the Train as a model for telling a story in sequence.II-W-3: HI-1: generating ideas through student-led prewriting activities (e.g., advanced graphic organizers, etc.) and student recording of the ideas.II-W-1: HI-1: writing a narrative or short story that includes a main idea, character, setting and a sequence of events.

Gus Takes the TrainFantasyChildren will read Gus Takes the Train to

Identify the characters, setting, and plot events.

Discuss aspects of the fantasy genre, such as animal characters.

II-R-4: HI-14: identifying and describing the plot in a literary selection.II-R-4: LI-9: identifying the purpose for reading specific books.II-R-4: HI-1: Identify the differences between fiction and nonfiction.City ZooInformational TextChildren will read City Zoo to

Learn about what can be found at a zoo. Discover how to locate information on a

map. II-R-4: LI-8: locating specific information from external text features of text.II-R-4: LI-9: identifying the purpose for reading specific books.

ELL Whole Group Additional Whole Group ResourcesPoint-of-Use Scaffolded Support

Use Visuals Use Gestures Comprehensible Input Peer-Supported Learning Language Issues Idiomatic Language Use Sentence Frames Expand Language Production

Vocabulary in Context Cards

(front and back)

Decodable Readers Fun in the Sun, pp. 99-104 Yams! Yum!, pp. 105-110 Fun, Fun, Fun! pp. 111-116 Bud, pp. 117-122

Progress MonitoringAssess and monitor children’s progress to determine who is on track and who needs help. Clear prescriptions identify targeted instruction to address children’s needs and get them back on track. Respond to Assessment

Vocabulary, T458 Phonics, T458 Comprehension, T459 Language Arts, T459 Fluency, T459

ELL Small GroupELL Leveled Reader-A Cat Named Ben

Contains the same content as the On-Level Reader but uses more accessible language

ELL Leveled Reader Lesson Plan ELL Blackline Masters

Small Group PlannerTeacher-LedVocabulary Reader Trains, Differentiated Instruction, p. T471Differentiate Words to Know using Context Cards, p. T469Differentiate Comprehension: Story Structure; Analyze/Evaluate, p. T473Reread Yams! Yum!, p.T421Leveled Reader A Cat Named Ben, p. T479Differentiate Fluency: Accuracy: Self-Correct, p. T475Differentiate Vocabulary Strategies: Synonyms, p. T481Reread Bud, p. T443Options for Reteaching: pp. T482-T483Reread One of this week’s Decodable Reader selections. What are my other kids doing?Listen to Audio of Gus Takes the TrainComplete Leveled Practice, ELL 5.1-ELL 5.2Listen: Follow along with Audio of Gus Takes the TrainRetell: Partners retell Gus Takes the Train using Retelling CardsComplete Leveled Practice, ELL 5.3Reread Partners read A Cat Named BenListen to Audio of City ZooComplete Leveled Practice, ELL 5.4Listen to Audio of City ZooReread: Partners read Fun, Fun, Fun!Reread: Choose among this week’s stories

Complete and share Literacy Center activitiesELL Extra SupportELL Lesson 5 Resources

Daily Lessons to support the core

Language Support Card 5

ELL Blackline Masters

Building Background Video Clip for Lesson 5: Animals Big and Small

ELL Teacher’s Handbooko Professional Development o Peer Conference Formso Cooperative Learning Guidelines

AssessmentWeekly TestsObservation ChecklistsFluency Tests Periodic Assessments

Additional ResourcesReading LogVocabulary LogListening LogProofreading ChecklistProofreading MarksWriting Conference FormWriting RubricInstructional RoutinesGraphic Organizer Blackline MastersHandwriting Model

Standards