Ghost Towns of the American West

Reading Goal: Cause and EffectTeam Cooperation Goal: Completing TasksGenre: Expository

Day : 3

1.On what page does Chapter 7 begin?

2.What is the title of Ch. 16?

3.How many parts are contained in this table of contents?

Review Vocabulary independently – 5 minutes

Can you pronounce itCan you give the definitionCan you use it in a sentence

Vocabulary Vault

Listening ComprehensionTrail of Tears

What is the Cause and Effect?

By Joseph Burchak

Building Background

Why did people go west to start new lives?

Ghost Towns of the American West

Partner Read- 15 minutesSurvey the pages

Pictures, subtitles, headingsMake predictions

Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to youRead and restate pages 616-617Clarify as you readDo RT

Team Discussion-15minutes

• Discuss answers to team talk questions• Write answers to questions 1 and 3

Class Discussion

• Describe the typical western town.• You can conclude from the text that railroads

were• Why did Garland City, Colorado, move thirty

miles west?• How many more men were there than women

in the western towns

Writing Adventures- 15 min

Look at the picture of Cabezon, new Mexico, on page 619. Imagine you area newspaper

reporter writing a story on the ghost town

Vocabulary Practice-10 min

• Divide your words with partner. Choose a word from your list to use in a meaningful sentence.

Fluency – 5 min

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