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Unit:

Information Literacy SkillsTheme: Investigations

Theme Information Literacy Skills

ResearchOpportunities

Week 1Group:The Strongest One: A Zuni Play

Approaching:How Fly Saved the River

On Level:Clever John

Beyond:Dorje and the Lost Treasures

ELL:John’s Plan

Putting on a Performance

Vocabulary/Comp.“The Wind and the Sun,” an Aesop’s Fable

Genre: Photo Essay“Behind the Scenes at a Play”

Comprehension Strategy: o Generate questions

while reading Comprehension Skill:o Summarizeo Problem and solutiono Connect and compareo QAR—On my own

Fluencyo Repeated readingo Punctuationo Partner reading

Literatureo Fableso Photo essayo Author: Joseph

Bruhaco Illustrator: Lucia

Angel Perezo Stage directionso Informational text

Information Literacy Skillso Photos with captions

Graphic Organizerso Story map 155Bo Writer’s Checklist 177o Support the main idea

177o Opinion and reason

chart 177Ao Persuasive writing

opinion rubric 177Bo Vocabulary

brainstorm web 177F

Main Writing:Persuasive Paragraph 176-177; 177 A-B

Other: Make a three picture storyboard to summarize a story.

Write a persuasive paragraph about why you would be the best person to play a favorite book or play character on stage.

Write a paragraph in which you give your opinion about a movie or television show you have recently seen.

Research aerobic activities in a health book or on the internet. Make a list of them.

Find out about different jobs in the theater. Write a paragraph about a job you would enjoy doing in the theater. Explain why you would like to do this job.

Research popular

3 2

plays for children 175

Week 2Group:Wolf!

Approaching:Running with Wolves

On Level:Katie and the Wolf

Beyond:A Dog’s Life

ELL:The Wolf

WolvesVocabulary/Comp.The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Genre: Nonfiction ArticleThe Truth About Wolves

Comprehension Strategy: o Generate questions

while reading

Comprehension Skill:o Fantasy and Realityo Character and ploto Informational text:

scienceo Headings and italicso Connect and compare

Fluencyo Repeated readingo Partner reading

Literatureo Informational text:

scienceo Distinguish between

fantasy and reality in a fairy tale.

o Acrostic poemso Wolf storieso Peter and the Wolfo Author/ Becky Bloomo Illustrator/Pascal Biet

Reference/Research Skills

o Dictionary: find definitions of multiple meaning words in a dictionary.

o Use of sources: encyclopedia and internet.

o Take notes

Graphic Organizerso Fantasy and Reality

Chart 181Bo Question and answer

chart 211Ao Writer’s Checklist 211o Scoring rubric 211Bo Vocab. Brainstorming

chart 211F

Technologyo Meet the

Author/Illustratoro Computer Literacy

Lessonso Research and Inquiry

Lessons

Main WritingoPersuasive Poster:

Wildlife protection. 210-211B

oWord choice

Othero Should wolves be

protected? Write a persuasive paragraph to make people agree with your answer.

o Research the gray wolf or the red wolf of North America. Use the encyclopedia or the internet. Take notes. Write a paragraph about the wolf you have researched.

o Learn more about dogs that work using an encyclopedia, book, or the internet. Take notes on your findings. Make a magazine cover about a job that dogs do.

o Misunderstood animals: groups research animals using several sources to look for positive aspects of the animals’ behavior. Each group orally presents its information discussing the animals’ bad reputation versus its good qualities. Have student

o Oral Language Activitieso Vocab and spelling

activities.o Interneto Composing/writing on a

computer.

create illustrations or use photos as part of the presentation.

Week 3

Group:What’s In Store for the Future?

Approaching:Incredible Inventions: Everyday Wonders

On Level:Incredible Inventions: Computers

Beyond:Incredible Inventions: On the Move

ELL:The Incredible Invention

Past, Present, and FutureVocabulary/Comp.“Where Did the First Americans Live?”

Test Strategy: Author and Me“Will Robots Do All the Work?”

Comprehension Strategy o Summarizeo Test strategy:

Author and Me

Comprehension Skill:o Fact and Opiniono Main idea and details

o Skimming and scanning reference books for information.

Fluencyo Repeated Readingo Partner reading

Literatureo Informational text

Reference/Research Skillso Parts of a book 219Bo Generate questionso Use reference bookso Table of Contentso Indexo Evaluating sourceso Paraphrase

informationo Creating an outline

Graphic Organizerso Timeline 215o Fact and Opinion

Chart 218o Idea web 223A

Technologyo Meet the

Author/Illustratoro Computer Literacy

Lessonso Research and Inquiry

Lessonso Oral Language

Main Writingo Expository Writing:

Article 223 A-B

Othero Read a nonfiction

article with opinions and facts from a newspaper or magazine. List the facts. List the opinions. Choose one opinion from the article and write one sentence telling why you agree or disagree with it.

o Write a one paragraph personal narrative about your experience with an important invention.

o Choose an invention from your kitchen. Write a paragraph telling at least two ways this invention helps people.

o Research how a bicycle works using an encyclopedia, book, or the internet. Take notes. Use them to create titles for chapters in an imaginary book about bicycles.

Activitieso Vocab. and spelling

activities.

Week 4Group:The Planets in Our Solar System

Approaching:What’s in the Sky?

On Level:The International Space Station

Beyond:Exploring Space

ELL:Living on a Space Station

Out in SpaceVocabulary/Comp.Constellations: Pictures in the Sky

Genre: Nonfiction ArticleStar Research

Comprehension Strategyo Generate

questions while reading

o Using context clueso SQ3R p. 231o Think and Search

Comprehension Skill:o Summarizeo Fact and Opiniono Connect and compare

Fluencyo Repeated Readingo Partner reading

Literatureo Informational text:

scienceo Internet article text

features o Author/Franklyn

Branleyo Illustrator/ Kevin

O’Malley Reference/Research

Skillso Use a dictionary to

find word meanings and related words.

Graphic Organizerso Main idea/detail chart

227Bo Diagrams 239o Writer’s Checklist 255o Scoring rubric 255Bo Semantic web 255F

Technologyo Internet article text

Main Writingo Radio Ad: Voice 254-

255B

Othero Find an article about

a planet in a science magazine or on the internet. Draw a picture to show what you learned about the planet. Write the most important facts about the planet on your picture.

o Use a dictionary to find and write down the meaning for solar system. List “solar system” words and write a sentence using context clues.

o Write a persuasive paragraph telling people why they should come to live with you on Mars.

o Read about the first person to walk on the moon from an encyclopedia article or internet article. Write a paragraph about his life.

o Find a picture of the Big Dipper and draw a copy. Label the stars in the Big Dipper.

o Research what astronauts do and write a short diary entry about a day at the astronaut’s work.

features.o Using the computer to

compose texto Create a timeline

showing the important events in space exploration.

o KWL chart on NASA

Week 5Group:Author: A True Story

Approaching:Laura Ingalls Wilder

On Level:E.B. White, Writer

Beyond:Sequoyah: The Gift of Writing

ELL:A Great Writer

Being a WriterVocabulary/Comp.Talking to Lulu Delacre, children’s author

Genre: PoetryWhere I Sit Writing

Comprehension Strategyo Summarizeo Context clues

Comprehension Skillo Author’s Purposeo Right there questions

Fluencyo Repeated Readingo Choral reading

Literatureo Poetry: Repetition and

alliterationo Autobiography

Reference/Research Skillso Finding information in

an encyclopediao Finding information in

a science book. o Creating a chart.

Graphic Organizerso Creating a chart 256Jo Author’s Purpose

Chart 259Bo Writer’s Checklist 277o Fact and opinion chart

277A

Technologyo Research how word

processors work.o Using “print preview”o Semantic word web

277F

Main Writingo Book Review 276-

277B

Othero Read an

autobiography and write a sentence telling why you think the author wrote it.

o Choose one of your favorite authors. Write a persuasive paragraph telling why you like this author’s books. Use details and examples.

o Write a persuasive letter to your favorite author telling him/her why his/her next book should be about you.

o Draw a picture to illustrate a story about your life. Write a caption under the picture.

o Research what causes rain.

o Write a poem about rain that uses one simile.

o Research 4 jobs to see how much training is needed for each one. Make a chart listing each job and the training needed.

o Research how word processors work. Create a promotional

ad for computers that describes the many ways computer functions can help writers.

Browse poetry books to find a poem to memorize and recite.

Week 6 Review and Assess

Genre: Informational WritingVenus Flytraps: The Plant with Bite!

Test Strategyo QAR—Author and me

278-281

Comprehensiono Summariz

eo Generate

Questionso Fantasy

and Realityo Fact and

Opiniono Author’s

Purpose

Information Literacy Skillso Photos

with Captionso Italicso Headings

and subheadso Bold and

Colored Typeo Pronuncia

tion Keyso Internet

Articleo Parts of a

Book

Writing Workshopo Persuasive Letter

281A-E

Unit Theme: InvestigationsProject: Multimedia presentationStudent Questions: What investigations would you make if you were a detective? A

scientist? A historian?Research

ComponentActivities Skills Materials

Appreciation Unit stories and discussion.

Recognizing the need for information.

Unit stories

Pathways to Knowledge Vocabulary.

Presearch Have conversations and browse materials to find topics the students would like to investigate.

Create a KWL chart to guide them in question generation.

Use the “W” section

Brainstorming

Creation and use of KWL chart.

Question generation.

Keyword identification.

Books and magazines for browsing.

KWL graphic organizer.

Pathways to Knowledge Vocabulary

to generate research questions.

Identify keywords for research.

Search Have students name the kinds of resources in which they can find information about their topic. Help them get started by posing questions using their topics such as: Where could you find a picture of Mars?

Have students use the resources that they identified to locate information that answers their research questions.

Record information using a teacher selected means of taking notes.

Record the sources of information used.

Identifying possible sources of information.

Locating sources.

Finding information that answers questions.

Taking notes.

Ethical use of information.

Creating a citation.

Class chart to list information sources.

Teacher-Librarian for help in resource location and research skills.

Pathways to Knowledge Vocabulary

Note taking graphic.

Interpretation Paraphrase notes and write into the “L” section of their KWL chart.

Create categories for the information and list information in the appropriate categories.

Paraphrasing

Categorization of information.

Pathways to Knowledge Vocabulary

KWL chart

Category sheet

Communication Create a multimedia presentation using pictures, posters, speaking, or technology familiar to the students.

Make an oral presentation of the information to the class.

Choosing the best means of communication information to your audience.

Public speaking.

Pathways to Knowledge Vocabulary

Materials for chosen presentations.

Evaluation Use the teacher and student checklists provided to assess the research process at each step.

Use the teacher and student checklists to assess the presentation.

Use the rubric provided to score the presentations.

Evaluation of process and product.

Use of checklist.

Use of rubric.

Teacher checklist: 281K

Student checklist 281K

Rubric: 281L

Task Skills Procedures/ProductsSearch the internet for information.

Vocabulary Class discussion: How does a computer make it easier to search for information? What type of research is easier to do on a computer? What type of research is easier to do without using a computer?

Introduce lesson vocabulary: search engine, key words

Explore search engines. Using a URL to get to an internet site.

Entering key words for a search.

Using a search

Show students how to open a search engine. Provide URLs for a few search engines they can try.

Show students how to

engine to find information.

enter a key word and begin searching.

Use key words to research specific topics.

Identifying key words.

Tell students that search engines produce better results when key words are used.

Brainstorm a few different key words that could be used to search a given topic.

Using citations Ethical use of information.

Creating a citation.

Post an example of a correct URL citation for students.

Ask students to create a citation of one site they find.