My ELD Companion...Text: Aung San Suu Kyi: Freedom Fighter Strategy: Monitor and Clarify by Paraphrasing Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time Assignments Independent Reading

Planning and Pacing Guide

Lesson 1 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time Assignments

Independent ReadingOops!: Nouns Without Plurals Word Study: Related Words

Small Group: Related WordsWord Study: Related Words Activity: Interactive Reader

Lesson 2 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation

Vocabulary words: artillery, civilian, futility

ELD Academic Language words: fades, models, real, reliable

Text: He Stood Alone Strategy: Make Connections


Independent ReadingOops!: Nouns Without Plurals

Word Study: Structure for Parts of Speech

Small Group: Structure for Parts of Speech


Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: oppression,

transformation ELD Academic Language words:

insisted, judge, status, unique

Text: The Meaning of Courage Strategy: Monitor and Clarify by

Paraphrasing


Independent ReadingWord Study: Related Words; Structure

for Parts of SpeechWord Study Reader: The Secrets of

CavesWord Study: The Secrets of Caves


Independent ReadingOops!: Pronouns as Subjects and

Objects Word Study: Suffixes -ion, -ity, -ive

Small Group: Suffixes -ion, -ity, -iveWord Study: Suffixes -ion, -ity, -ive

Activity: Interactive Reader

Lesson 7 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: enlist, yearning,

compensationELD Academic Language words:

operation, policy, procedure, terminology

Text: Deborah Sampson: America's First Known War Hero

Strategy: Ask Questions to Make Inferences



Objects Word Study: Multisyllabic Words

Small Group: Multisyllabic Words Word Study: Multisyllabic Words

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: incarcerated,

oppressors ELD Academic Language words:

archetype, threatened, truly

Text: Aung San Suu Kyi: Freedom Fighter

Strategy: Monitor and Clarify by Paraphrasing


Independent ReadingWord Study: Suffixes -ion, -ity, -ive;

Multisyllabic WordsWord Study Reader: Boyan Slat Word Study: Boyan Slat


Independent ReadingOops!: Noun-Pronoun Agreement

Word Study: Multiple Meaning WordsSmall Group: Multiple Meaning Words

Word Study: Multiple Meaning Words

Activity: Interactive ReaderLesson 12 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation

Vocabulary words: engulfed, foundation

ELD Academic Language words: adversities, discipline, netted,

precision

Text: Ex-Child Soldier Raps About Hellish Life

Strategy: Summarize


Independent ReadingOops!: Noun-Pronoun Agreement Word Study: Prefixes en-, re-, in-

Small Group: Prefixes en-, re-, in- Word Study: Prefixes en-, re-, in-

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: swaddled,

smuggled, couriers ELD Academic Language words: receiver, similar, statistics, typical

Text: Irena Sendler: The Smuggler

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Multiple Meaning Words;

Prefixes en-, re-, in-Word Study Reader: Outdoor Art Word Study: Outdoor Art

My ELD Companion

Unit 1 Theme: Forging a Hero: Warriors and Leaders Essential Question: What makes a hero?Grade 12 Unit 1


Lesson 1 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Possessive Pronouns

Word Study: ConnotationsSmall Group: Connotations Word Study: Connotations Activity:

Interactive ReaderLesson 2 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation

Vocabulary words: disposable, contaminating

ELD Academic Language words: definitely, injured, visions

Text: Why I Lived With My Garbage for a Year


Word Study: Word FamiliesSmall Group: Word Families Word Study: Word Families

Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: exposure, digital,

rationales ELD Academic Language words: increase, inflate, intend, interfere

Text: Cracking the Desire Code Strategy: Make Connections

Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Connotations; Word

FamiliesWord Study Reader: Video Games Word Study: Video Games

Lesson 6 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Articles with Singular Nouns

Word Study: Acronyms and InitialismsSmall Group: Acronyms and Initialisms Word Study: Acronyms and Initialisms


Vocabulary words: industrialization, consumption

ELD Academic Language words: affect, certain, relation, variable

Text: The Birth of Consumerism in the United States

Strategy: Preview and Set a Purpose for Reading


Independent ReadingOops!: Articles with Singular Nouns Word Study: Influence of Arabic on

English

Small Group: Influence of Arabic on English

Word Study: Arabic Words

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: sequel, debut ELD Academic Language words:

apply, balance, inclined, probe

Text: The Ultimate Merchandising Vehicle

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Acronyms and Initialisms;

Influence of Arabic on EnglishWord Study Reader: Real-World

ReadingWord Study: Real-World Reading

Lesson 11 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Articles with Plural Nouns

Word Study: ConnotationsSmall Group: Connotations Word Study: Connotations Activity:


Vocabulary words: pursuedELD Academic Language words:

detect, exert, resists, specific

Text: The Happy Man's Shirt Strategy: Connect Text to Experience


Word Study: Greek RootsSmall Group: Greek Roots Word Study: Greek Roots

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: intertwining,

elaborate ELD Academic Language words:

calculated, instantaneous, navigate, stationary

Text: Animals and Self-Expression Strategy: Analyze Text Structure and

Organization

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Connotations; Greek

RootsWord Study Reader: Mario Molino Word Study: Mario Molino


My ELD Companion Grade 12 Unit 2Unit 2 Theme: Reflecting on Society: Argument, Satire, and Reform Essential Question: How do people come to have different views of society?


Independent ReadingOops!: Articles with Proper Nouns

Word Study: Related WordsSmall Group: Related Words

Word Study: Related Words Activity: Interactive Reader

Lesson 2 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: transcends,

tormentorELD Academic Language words:

civil, concept, discrimination, individual

Text: The Kingdom of Night Strategy: Make Connections


Independent ReadingOops!: Articles with Proper Nouns Word Study: Multisyllabic Words


Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: nomadic, girth,

enlightened ELD Academic Language words:

demonstration, logic, scheme, strategy

Text: Wake Up Strategy: Paraphrasing


Independent ReadingWord Study: Related Words;

Multisyllabic WordsWord Study Reader: The Science of

BasketballWord Study: The Science of

BasketballLesson 6 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time Assignments

Independent Reading Oops!: Forms of To Be Word Study: Compound Words

Small Group: Compound Words Word Study: Compound Words Activity: Interactive Reader

Lesson 7 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: prevail,

abolished, divisiveELD Academic Language words:

method, principle, route, technique

Text: Slavery and Anti-Slavery Movement Strategy: Make Inferences

Lesson 8 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Forms of To Be

Word Study: CollocationsSmall Group: Collocations Word Study: Collocations


Vocabulary words: distinction, indigenous

ELD Academic Language words: culture, income, issue, passively

Text: Protecting Human Rights Strategy: Synthesize Information and

Ideas from Text

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Compound Words;

CollocationsWord Study Reader: Mapping Our

WorldWord Study: Mapping Our World


Independent ReadingOops!: Past Tense Verbs

Word Study: Closed Syllable PatternsWord Study: Closed Syllable Patterns


Lesson 12 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: embedded,

skepticismELD Academic Language words:

estimate, lecture, potential, responsive

Text: That's Advertainment… Strategy: Evaluate Sources of

Information

Lesson 13 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Past Tense Verbs

Word Study: Open Syllable PatternsSmall Group: Open Syllable Patterns Word Study: Open Syllable Patterns

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: discrimination,

affects ELD Academic Language words:

achievement, confirmation, establish, submit

Text: The Persistence of African-American Poverty

Strategy: Connect Text to Experience and Knowledge

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Closed Syllable Patterns;

Open Syllable PatternsWord Study Reader: Cameras

Through TimeWord Study: Cameras Through Time


My ELD Companion Grade 12 Unit 3Unit 3 Theme: Facing the Future, Confronting the Past: Shakespeare Extended Study Essential Question: How do attitudes towards the past and future shape our actions?

Lesson 1 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Progressive Tense

Word Study: Structure for Parts of SpeechSmall Group: Structure for Parts of

SpeechWord Study: Structure for Parts of Speech


Vocabulary words: indifference, embody, grudgingly

ELD Academic Language words: creative, distribute, evidence,

primary

Text: The Price and the Promise


Independent ReadingOops!: Progressive Tense Word Study: Latin Roots

Small Group: Latin Roots Word Study: Latin Roots

Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: sophisticated,

option, maimed ELD Academic Language words:

promote, resolution, restraint, survive

Text: Should Military Recruiters Be Allowed in High Schools?


Independent ReadingWord Study: Structure for Parts of Speech;

Latin RootsWord Study Reader: Lasers Word Study: Lasers


Independent ReadingOops!: Subject-Verb Agreement

Word Study: Multiple Meaning WordsSmall Group: Multiple Meaning

WordsWord Study: Multiple Meaning Words


Lesson 7 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: diagnosis,

duplicatesELD Academic Language words:

grant, major, project, reject

Text: The Future Is Now Strategy: Connect to Prior Experience or

Knowledge

Lesson 8 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Subject-Verb Agreement

Word Study: Suffixes -ful, -ic, -istSmall Group: Suffixes -ful, -ic, -ist Word Study: Suffixes -ful, -ic, -ist

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: globalization,

drawbacks ELD Academic Language words:

contact, impact, label

Text: The Computer and Technology Revolutions

Strategy: Analyze the Development of a Central Idea


Suffixes -ful, -ic, -istWord Study Reader: Comics and

CartoonsWord Study: Comics and Cartoons

Lesson 11 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Time, Money, Distance, and Weight



Vocabulary words: breadthELD Academic Language words:

access, contrary, despite, instance

Text: How Do I Love Thee and On Love Strategy: Monitor and Clarify by

Paraphrasing


Word Study: Related WordsSmall Group: Related Words Word Study: Related Words

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: obscene,

legislation ELD Academic Language words: capacity, parallel, range, uniformity

Text: Is There Law in Cyberspace? Strategy: Analyze Author's Purpose

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Word Families; Related Words Word Study Reader: Jacob

LawrenceWord Study: Jacob Lawrence


My ELD Companion Grade 12 Unit 4Unit 4 Theme: Seeing Things New: Visionaries and Skeptics Essential Question: Why are both vision and disillusion necessary?

Lesson 1 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Prepositions with Time

Word Study: Mulitsyllabic WordsSmall Group: Mulitsyllabic Words Word Study: Mulitsyllabic Words


Vocabulary words: endurance, forebearance

ELD Academic Language words: behalf, display, federal, and reveal

Text: But Since You Finally Asked Strategy: Monitor and Clarify by Paraphrasing


Word Study: Multiple Meaning WordsSmall Group: Multiple Meaning Words Word Study: Multiple Meaning

WordsLesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation

Vocabulary words: canvasses, limbo, adreneline

ELD Academic Language words: chapter, process, remove, transport

Text: Communication Strategy: Make Inferences, Summarize


Independent ReadingWord Study: Mulitsyllabic Words; Multiple

Meaning WordsWord Study Reader: Chess Word Study: Chess


Independent ReadingOops!: Prepositions with Location

Word Study: The Influence of Arabic on English

Small Group: The Influence of Arabic on English

Word Study: The Influence of Arabic on English


Vocabulary words: profundity, jibeELD Academic Language words:

aspect, furthermore, nevertheless, structure

Text: Alice and the Fawn and Human Family Strategy: Synthesize

Lesson 8 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Prepositions with Location

Word Study: Prefixes con-, dis-, trans-Small Group: Prefixes con-, dis-, trans- Word Study: Prefixes con-, dis-,

trans-Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation

Vocabulary words: improvisation, quell, transient

ELD Academic Language words: channel, incentive, role, technically

Text: Why I Write Strategy: Make Logical Inferences


Independent ReadingWord Study: The Influence of Arabic on

English; Prefixes con-, dis-, trans-Word Study Reader: Arabic to English Word Study: Arabic to English

Lesson 11 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: More Prepositions with Location



Vocabulary words: traversing, quaint, broth

ELD Academic Language words: appropriate, consulting, instructions,

selective

Text: The Last Leaf, Part 1 Strategy: Visualize the Action


Independent ReadingOops!: More Prepositions with Location

Word Study: Influence of Spanish on EnglishSmall Group: Influence of Spanish on

EnglishWord Study: Influence of Spanish on

EnglishLesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation

Vocabulary words: wielded, morbid, acute

ELD Academic Language words: accommodations, acknowledge,

legislative, schedule

Text: The Last Leaf, Part 2 Strategy: Summarize

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Greek Roots; Influence of

Spanish on EnglishWord Study Reader: Guitars Word Study: Guitars


My ELD Companion Grade 12 Unit 5Unit 5 Theme: Discovering the Self: Individual, Nature, and Society Essential Question: How do we define ourselves?

Lesson 1 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Question Word Order

Word Study: ConnotationsSmall Group: Connotations Word Study: Connotations



Vocabulary words: distended, alliance, electrified

ELD Academic Language words: contribute (to), participate,

transform, unaware

Text: An Odd Pair Strategy: Make, Review, and Modify Predicitions


Word Study: Suffixes -ence, -ment, -nessSmall Group: Suffixes -ence, -ment, -

nessWord Study: Suffixes -ence, -ment, -ness


Vocabulary words: envelops, moot, smoldered

ELD Conversational Fluency words: creepy, grouch, growly, prickly

Text: A Runners Conscience Strategy: Make, Review, and Modify Predictions

Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading

Word Study: Connotations; Suffixes -ence, -ment, -ness

Word Study Reader: Famous Paintings

Word Study: Famous Paintings

Lesson 6 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Adverbs in Sentences




Vocabulary words: diverse, apartheid

ELD Academic Language words: conductor, conference, goal, publish

Text: Struggles in Africa


Word Study: Prefixes per-, pro-Small Group: Prefixes per-, pro- Word Study: Prefixes per-, pro-


Vocabulary words: corny, devastated ELD Academic Language words:

coordinating, equal, illegal, register

Text: I Can't Snap Out of My Depression and To My Daughter

Strategy: Compare and Contrast


Independent Reading Word Study: Word Families; Prefixes per-, pro- Word Study Reader: Ice Hockey Word Study: Ice Hockey

Lesson 11 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Order of Adjectives

Word Study: Acronyms and InitialismsSmall Group: Acronyms and

InitialismsWord Study: Acronyms and Initialisms


Lesson 12 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: integrated, strife,

famineELD Academic Language words: ethnicity, immigrant, labor, version

Text: Social Issues in a Global World Strategy: Connect Text to Prior Experience and

Knowledge




Vocabulary words: pesticides, precipitation

ELD Academic Language words: complex, financial, sum, traditionally

Text: Development and Environment Strategy: Synthesize Information and Ideas


Independent ReadingWord Study: Acronyms and Initialisms;

ConnotationsWord Study Reader: Four Teens

Who Made a DifferenceWord Study: Four Teens Who Made a

Difference


My ELD Companion Grade 12 Unit 6Unit 6 Theme: Finding a Home Essential Question: What does it mean to call a place home?


Independent ReadingOops!: Nouns Without Plurals Word Study: Related Words

Small Group: Related WordsWord Study: Related Words Activity: Interactive Reader

Lesson 2 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: clandestine,

virtualELD Academic Language words:

considered, image, judgment, repeated

Text: Dear Birth Mother, Please Hit Reply, Part 1

Strategies: Preview; Connect Text to Experience and Knowledge


Oops!: Nouns Without Plurals Word Study: Multisyllabic Words


Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: obssessive,

tantalizing ELD Academic Language words: concern, mentioned, occasionally,

occurred

Text: Dear Birth Mother, Please Hit Reply, Part 2


Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Related Words;

Multisyllabic WordsWord Study Reader: What Are Stars? Word Study: What Are Stars?



Objects Word Study: Compound Words

Small Group: Compound WordsWord Study: Compound Words


Lesson 7 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: loftily,

nonchalantly, exponentiallyELD Academic Language words:

confines, committed, debated, searched

Text: The Fun They Had and The Khan Academy: The School of the Future




Objects Word Study: Collocations

Small Group: Collocations Word Study: Collocations

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: melancholy,

aloof, empathy ELD Academic Language words:

approaching, construction, extended, strength

Text: Furball Therapy Strategy: Ask Questions to Monitor

Comprehension


Independent ReadingWord Study: Compound Words;

CollocationsWord Study Reader: Where Do

Words Come From?Word Study: Where Do Words

Come From?Lesson 11 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time Assignments


Word Study: Open Syllable PatternsSmall Group: Open Syllable Patterns

Word Study: Open Syllable Patterns


Vocabulary words: genetic, traitsELD Academic Language words: avoided, controlled, description,

informed

Text: Genetic Information and Its Uses Strategy: Monitor and Clarify by

Paraphrase



Word Study: Closed Syllable PatternsSmall Group: Closed Syllable

PatternsWord Study: Closed Syllable

PatternsLesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation

Vocabulary words: anguish, preening

ELD Academic Language words: assigned, assumed, continued,

emerge

Text: Million Man March Strategy: Identify Theme

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Open Syllable Patterns;

Closed Syllable PatternsWord Study Reader: Staying

GroundedWord Study: Staying Grounded

My ELD Companion

Unit 1 Theme: Writing Freedom: Words That Shaped a Nation Essential Question: What is the meaning of freedom?Grade 11 Unit 1



Word Study: Latin RootsSmall Group: Latin Roots Word Study: Latin Roots


Vocabulary words: lethargic, confinement, altruistic

ELD Academic Language words: advanced, fabricated, peformance,

surveyed

Text: A Boy Named Lucas and a Stranger

Strategy: Examine Cause-and-Effect Relationships


Word Study: Prefixes un-, ex-, subSmall Group: Prefixes un-, ex-, sub Word Study: Prefixes un-, ex-, sub

Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: stanzas

ELD Academic Language words: content, introduced, ritual, sensitive

Text: All Good People Strategy: Read Closely

Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Latin Roots; Prefixes un-,

ex-, subWord Study Reader: All About

SubmarinesWord Study: All About Submarines


Word Study: Suffixes -ly, -able, -estSmall Group: Suffixes -ly, -able, -est Word Study: Suffixes -ly, -able, -est


Vocabulary words: deploys, portableELD Academic Language words:

abandoned, alternative, dissatisfactions, negative

Text: What Will They Think of Next? Strategy: Preview and Set a Purpose

for Reading


Independent ReadingOops!: Articles with Singular Nouns

Word Study: Influence of Spanish on English

Small Group: Influence of Spanish on English

Word Study: Influence of Spanish on English

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: sustain, proximity

ELD Academic Language words: natural, noted, position, speculated

Text: What are Friends For? A Longer Life

Strategies: Preview; Make Connections

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Suffixes -ly, -able, -est;

Influence of Spanish on EnglishWord Study Reader: Public Spaces Word Study: Public Spaces


Word Study: Multiple Meaning WordsSmall Group: Multiple Meaning Words Word Study: Multiple Meaning Words


Vocabulary words: essentialELD Academic Language words: ascertained, attempted, involved,

possess

Text: Brothers and Someone Who Used to Have Someone Strategy: Visualize



Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: havoc, toxic

ELD Academic Language words: conclusion, distorted, expanded,

reflection

Text: Young Environmentalists Strategy: Synthesize Information


Word FamiliesWord Study Reader: Drums Word Study: Drums


My ELD Companion Grade 11 Unit 2Unit 2 Theme: The Individual and Society: Fitting In, or Standing Out? Essential Question: What role does individualism play in American society?



Word Study: Related WordsSmall Group: Related Words

Word Study: Related Words Activity: Interactive Reader

Lesson 2 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: innovation,

amplifyingELD Academic Language words: complicated, concentrate, hostile,

prediction

Text: Occupy Wall Street Strategy: Paraphrase to Clarify

Understanding


Independent ReadingOops!: Articles with Proper Nouns Word Study: Structure for Parts of

Speech

Small Group: Structure for Parts of Speech


Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: mundane

ELD Academic Language words: attract, security, urban, vague

Text: That Looks Like Garbage Strategy: Recognize Author's Purpose


Independent ReadingWord Study: Related Words; Structure

for Parts of SpeechWord Study Reader: The Secrets of

CavesWord Study: The Secrets of Caves


Word Study: Suffixes -ion, -ity, -iveSmall Group: Suffixes -ion, -ity, -ive Word Study: Suffixes -ion, -ity, -ive


Vocabulary words: smear, implications

ELD Academic Language words: adjusting, cue, erupted, unplanned

Text: The Microscope and World Changers


Lesson 8 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Forms of the Verb Be

Word Study: Multisyllabic WordsSmall Group: Multisyllabic Words Word Study: Multisyllabic Words

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: disorientation,

endeavor ELD Academic Language words:

enable, exist, independence, migrate

Text: John F. Kennedy's Remarks in San Antonio at the Dedication of the

Aerospace Medical Health Center Strategy: Monitor and Clarify by

Paraphrasing

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Suffixes -ion, -ity, -ive;

Multisyllabic WordsWord Study Reader: Boyan Slat Word Study: Boyan Slat




Word Study: Multiple Meaning Words Activity: Interactive Reader

Lesson 12 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: contemporary,

fundamental, collaboratingELD Academic Language words: conduct, encouraged, preferable,

superior

Text: Empowering a Community


Word Study: Prefixes en-, re-, in-Small Group: Prefixes en-, re-, in- Word Study: Prefixes en-, re-, in-

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: anthem, prodigy ELD Academic Language words:

challenges, included, obstacle, previous

Text: We Shall Overcome and Battling Violence with Violins

Strategy: Preview and Set a Purpose for Reading


Prefixes en-, re-, in-Word Study Reader: Outdoor Art Word Study: Outdoor Art


My ELD Companion Grade 11 Unit 3Unit 3 Theme: Power, Protest, and Change: A Spirit of Reform Essential Question: In what ways does the struggle for freedom change with history?




Vocabulary words: conventional, visonary

ELD Academic Language words: imposed, purpose, realize,

recognize

Text: Ahead of the Curve Strategy: Compare and Contrast


Independent ReadingOops!: Progressive Tense


Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: scenario

ELD Academic Language words: appreciation, comprises, practice,

resources

Text: Me and My Robot Strategy: Author's Purpose


Independent Reading Word Study: Connotations; Word Families Word Study Reader: Video Games Word Study: Video Games



Word Study: Acronyms and InitialismsSmall Group: Acronyms and

InitialismsWord Study: Acronyms and Initialisms


Lesson 7 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: society, manualELD Academic Language words:

leaders, limited, planned

Text: Becoming a Melting Pot, Part 1 Strategy: Preview and Set a Purpose


Word Study: Influence of Arabic on EnglishSmall Group: Influence of Arabic on

EnglishWord Study: Influence of Arabic on English

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: endurance,

dormitory ELD Academic Language words:

featuring, performed, results, returned

Text: Becoming a Melting Pot, Part 2 Strategy: Determine Author's Viewpoint

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Acronyms and Initialisms;

Influence of Arabic on EnglishWord Study Reader: Real-World

ReadingWord Study: Real-World Reading




Vocabulary words: widespreadELD Academic Language words: absolute, benefits, desirable, tend

Text: A Growing Thirst Strategy: Identify Cause-and-Effect

Relationships



Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: ceded, commonwealth, variation

ELD Academic Language words: demand, maintain, rely, required

Text: Puerto Rico: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Strategy: Make Generalizations and Draw Conclusions

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Connotations; Greek Roots Word Study Reader: Mario Molino Word Study: Mario Molino


My ELD Companion Grade 11 Unit 4Unit 4 Theme: Grit and Grandeur: The Importance of Place Essential Question: What is the relationship between literature and place?




Vocabulary words: blight, stricken, stark

ELD Academic Language words: local, needed, observation, whole

Text: A Fable for Tomorrow and Silent Spring Morning

Strategy: Visualize


Word Study: Multisylllabic WordsSmall Group: Multisylllabic Words Word Study: Multisylllabic Words

Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: constructive,

suffice ELD Academic Language words:

exceed, interested, periodic, understand

Text: Weapons of the Spirit Strategy: Ask Questions to Understand Ideas


Independent ReadingWord Study: Related Words; Multisylllabic

WordsWord Study Reader: The Science of

BasketballWord Study: The Science of

BasketballLesson 6 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time Assignments

Independent Reading Oops!: Prepositions with Location Word Study: Compound Words

Small Group: Compound Words Word Study: Compound Words Activity: Interactive Reader

Lesson 7 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: preventable,

lobbied, adversityELD Academic Language words:

changing, important, mean, shape

Text: Concussions Impact US Teen Athletes, Death of an Olympian, and It Should Have

Been Me Strategy: Synthesize Ideas



Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: catastrophic,

renewable, dependency ELD Academic Language words:

formula, imagination, mental, stronger

Text: On Global Warming Strategy: Summarize


Independent Reading Word Study: Compound Words; CollocationsWord Study Reader: Mapping Our

WorldWord Study: Mapping Our World


Independent ReadingOops!: More Prepositions with Location Word Study: Closed Syllable Patterns

Small Group: Closed Syllable Patterns

Word Study: Closed Syllable Patterns


Vocabulary words: interdependent, replenishes, embedded

ELD Academic Language words: intense, measuring, practically,

symbol

Text: How to Become an Environmentalist Strategy: Synthesize Information


Independent ReadingOops!: More Prepositions with Location Word Study: Open Syllable Patterns

Small Group: Open Syllable Patterns Word Study: Open Syllable Patterns

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: perspectives,

wanly ELD Academic Language words:

analyzed, familiar, improved, modification

Text: Schooled Strategy: Compare and Contrast Characters

and Text Structure

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Closed Syllable Patterns; Open

Syllable PatternsWord Study Reader: Cameras

Through TimeWord Study: Cameras Through Time


My ELD Companion Grade 11 Unit 5Unit 5 Theme: Facing Our Fears: Victims and Victors Essential Question: How do we respond when we are challenged?


Independent ReadingOops!: Question Word Order

Word Study: Structure for Parts of SpeechSmall Group: Structure for Parts of

Speech



Vocabulary words: appalling, clamor, grimaced

ELD Academic Language words: conceal, normally, recovering,

regular

Text: Fish Cheeks Strategy: Ask Questions to Make Inferences



Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: skulked,

unimaginable ELD Academic Language words:

couple, explain, question

Text: Anything Can Happen


Word Study: Structure for Parts of Speech; Latin Roots

Word Study Reader: Lasers Word Study: Lasers




Vocabulary words: staunchest, egotism

ELD Academic Language words: admitting, attitude, presence,

requested

Text: After Twenty Years Strategy: Monitor and Clarify Understanding


Word Study: Suffixes -ful, -ic, -istSmall Group: Suffixes -ful, -ic, -ist Word Study: Suffixes -ful, -ic, -ist

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: harassment,

conscience ELD Academic Language words: allowed, invent, presents, protect

Text: Haroon Strategy: Ask Questions to Infer and Predict


Independent ReadingWord Study: Multiple Meaning Words;

Suffixes -ful, -ic, -istWord Study Reader: Comics and

CartoonsWord Study: Comics and Cartoons




Vocabulary words: audible, purifyingELD Academic Language words: invisible, noticed, switched, weak

Text: American Primitive



Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: refugees,

permanent ELD Academic Language words:

acting, likely, single, situation

Text: Suzy and Leah Strategy: Compare and Contrast Characters

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Word Families; Related Words Word Study Reader: Jacob Lawrence Word Study: Jacob Lawrence


My ELD Companion Grade 11 Unit 6Unit 6 Theme: Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Tales: The American Short Story Essential Question: What do stories reveal about the human condition?

Lesson 1 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Nouns Without Plurals

Word Study: Irregular PluralsSmall Group: Irregular Plurals Word Study: Irregular Plurals


Vocabulary words: persistent, pandemonium

ELD Academic Language words: traditionally, preliminary, expression,

adjust

Text: Early Warning System Strategy: Cause and Effect



Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: adherents,

attribute ELD Academic Language words:

change, compartment, hypothetically

Text: Afghan Girls Stay in School Despite Attacks

Strategy: Draw Conclusions

Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Irregular Plurals;

ConnotationsWord Study Reader: Myths Word Study: Myths



Objects Word Study: Possessives

Small Group: PossessivesWord Study: Possessives


Lesson 7 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: routine, enclosed

ELD Academic Language words: defense, evidence, judge, minor

Text: Phobias: Beyond Fear



Objects Word Study: Suffixes

Small Group: Suffixes Word Study: Suffixes

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: expectations,

response ELD Academic Language words: complicated, episode, recognize,

reflection

Text: Got Butterflies: Find Out Why

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Possessives; Suffixes Word Study Reader: Murals Word Study: Murals

Lesson 11 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Noun-Pronoun Agreement



Vocabulary words: infects, transmitted

ELD Academic Language words: applicant, certain, comment,

container

Text: Preparing for the Flu Strategy: Summarize



Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: evolved,

adaptions ELD Academic Language words:

device, international, member, result

Text: Reptile Adaptations

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Multisyllabic Words; Latin

RootsWord Study Reader: The Human

Nervous SystemWord Study: The Human Nervous

System

My ELD Companion

Unit 1 Theme: Inside the Nightmare Essential Question: What is the allure of fear?Grade 10 Unit 1



Word Study: Compound WordsSmall Group: Compound Words Word Study: Compound Words


Vocabulary words: rank, lollingELD Academic Language words: dominance, fracture, significant,

survival

Text: The Wendigo Strategy: Analyze Word Choice


Word Study: AnalogiesSmall Group: Analogies Word Study: Analogies

Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: incapable,

unintentional ELD Academic Language words: military, onward, region, success

Text: Kathrine Switzer: Breaking Barriers

Strategy: Recognize Generalizations


AnalogiesWord Study Reader: Computers Word Study: Computers


Word Study: Inflected EndingsSmall Group: Inflected Endings Word Study: Inflected Endings


Vocabulary words: isolation, vertigoELD Academic Language words:

directions, programmed, task, technology

Text: Almost Astronauts, Part 1 Strategy: Retell



Word Study: Suffixes -ion, -ation, -sionSmall Group: Suffixes -ion, -ation, -sion Word Study: Suffixes -ion, -ation, -sion

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: exceptional,

affirm ELD Academic Language words:

classification, function, specific, unit

Text: Almost Astronauts, Part 2 and Sally Ride


Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Inflected Endings; Suffixes

-ion, -ation, -sionWord Study Reader: All About

AdvertisingWord Study: All About Advertising


Word Study: Prefixes re-, un-Small Group: Prefixes re-, un- Word Study: Prefixes re-, un-


Vocabulary words: monsoon, agriculture

ELD Academic Language words: feature, migrate, scale, structure

Text: Challenges in Bangladesh



Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: exhortation,

resigned ELD Academic Language words:

embed, identify, natural, period

Text: Dutiful Strategy: Theme

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Prefixes re-, un-; Related

WordsWord Study Reader: Amazing

ArchitectureWord Study: Amazing Architecture


My ELD Companion Grade 10 Unit 2Unit 2 Theme: Outsiders and Outcasts Essential Question: Do people need to belong?




Word Study: Multiple Meaning Words Activity: Interactive Reader

Lesson 2 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: suffrage,

conventionELD Academic Language words:

compete, prefer, simple

Text: Changing Times: Women in the Early Twentieth Century, Part 1

Strategy: Text Structure



Word Study: Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes

Small Group: Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes

Word Study: Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes

Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: opportunities,

pioneers ELD Academic Language words:

resist, critical, submit, consequences

Text: Changing Times: Women in the Early Twentieth Century, Part 2



Independent ReadingWord Study: Multiple Meaning Words;

Greek and Latin Roots and AffixesWord Study Reader: Careers in

LanguageWord Study: Careers in Language


Word Study: HomographsSmall Group: Homographs Word Study: Homographs


Vocabulary words: child labor, sweatshops

ELD Academic Language words: information, reliability, superiors

Text: Danger! Children at Work, Part 1 Strategy: Support Facts with Evidence


Word Study: HomonymsSmall Group: Homonyms Word Study: Homonyms

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: reformer,

minimum ELD Academic Language words: expert, voluntarily, accumulated

Text: Danger! Children at Work, Part 2 Strategy: Text Structure

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Homographs; Homonyms Word Study Reader: Purchasing

PowerWord Study: Purchasing Power


Word Study: Syllable Pattern CV/VCSmall Group: Syllable Pattern CV/VC Word Study: Syllable Pattern CV/VC


Vocabulary words: prominence, alienation

ELD Academic Language words: current, widespread, emerged

Text: Marching to Their Own Beat and The Freedom Writers' Diary



Word Study: Syllable Patterns VC/CCV and VC/CV

Small Group: Syllable Patterns VC/CCV and VC/CV

Word Study: Syllable Patterns VC/CCV and VC/CV

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: chromosome,

intellectual disability ELD Academic Language words:

polar, strength, residence

Text: I Have Down Syndrome Strategy: Evaluate Sources

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Syllable Pattern CV/VC;

Syllable Patterns VC/CCV and VC/CVWord Study Reader: Environmental

DisastersWord Study: Environmental Disasters


My ELD Companion Grade 10 Unit 3Unit 3 Theme: Extending Freedom's Reach Essential Question: What is the relationship between power and freedom?


Word Study: Greek Word PartsSmall Group: Greek Word Parts Word Study: Greek Word Parts


Vocabulary words: specializes, interact

ELD Conversational Fluency words: seized, sense of urgency,

predicament

Text: Telemedicine


Independent ReadingOops!: Progressive Tense Word Study: Synonyms

Small Group: Synonyms Word Study: Synonyms

Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: depend,

psychologists ELD Academic Language words:

democracy, diplomat, refugee

Text: Hooked on Cell Phones Strategy: Main Idea and Supporting Details


Independent Reading Word Study: Greek Word Parts; Synonyms Word Study Reader: Ancient Greece Word Study: Ancient Greece



Word Study: PrefixesSmall Group: Prefixes

Word Study: Prefixes Activity: Interactive Reader

Lesson 7 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: friction,

gravitational forceELD Academic Language words: practical, navigate, approaching

Text: The Effect of Forces, Part 1 Strategy: Preview and Set a Purpose


Word Study: ContractionsSmall Group: Contractions Word Study: Contractions

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: acceleration,

momentum ELD Academic Language words: oppression, scarce, resistance,

colleague

Text: The Effect of Forces, Part 2 Strategy: Preview and Set Purpose

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Prefixes; Contractions Word Study Reader: Designing for

AllWord Study: Designing for All


Word Study: AbbreviationsSmall Group: Abbreviations Word Study: Abbreviations


Vocabulary words: cell, nucleusELD Academic Language words:

designed, reduced, frequently

Text: Classifying Plants and Animals, Part 1 Strategy: Preview and Set a Purpose


Word Study: AntonymsSmall Group: Antonyms Word Study: Antonyms

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: vertebrates,

invertebrates ELD Academic Language words:

discussion, gradually, expected

Text: Classifying Plants and Animals, Part 2 Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Abbreviations; Antonyms Word Study Reader: Speeches That

InspireWord Study: Speeches That Inspire


My ELD Companion Grade 10 Unit 4Unit 4 Theme: All That Glitters Essential Question: What do our possessions reveal about us?




Vocabulary words: numerous, shielding

ELD Academic Language words: traditional, demonstration, restricted

Text: We Shall Overcome, Part 1 Strategy: Main Idea and Supporting Detail


Word Study: Multisylllabic WordsSmall Group: Multisylllabic Words Word Study: Multisylllabic Words

Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: minister,

ancestors ELD Academic Language words:

committed, doubt

Text: We Shall Overcome, Part 2 Strategy: Evaluate Language Choices


Independent ReadingWord Study: Related Words; Multisylllabic

WordsWord Study Reader: What Are Stars Word Study: What Are Stars




Vocabulary words: reclaim, retrieveELD Academic Language words: calculations, capable, abandoned

Text: The Charge of the Light Bridade and Dieppe: A Doomed Mission

Strategy: Paraphrase



Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: vagrant, whetted ELD Academic Language words:

instantly, mentioned, analyzedText: Sea Fever


Independent Reading Word Study: Compound Words; CollocationsWord Study Reader: Where Do

Words Come From?Word Study: Where Do Words

Come From?


Independent ReadingOops!: Pronouns in Prepositional Phrases

Word Study: Open Syllable PatternsSmall Group: Open Syllable Patterns

Word Study: Open Syllable Patterns Activity: Interactive Reader

Lesson 12 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: eerie,

accusationsELD Academic Language words:

continuous, manageable, exhausting

Text: Nicholas Townshed, Period 6, Room 236 Strategy: Make Connections



Word Study: Closed Syllable PatternsSmall Group: Closed Syllable

PatternsWord Study: Closed Syllable

PatternsLesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation

Vocabulary words: inherit, shuffling ELD Academic Language words:

addressed, coordinated, motivation

Text: Famous Strategy: Visualize

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Open Syllable Patterns; Closed

Syllable PatternsWord Study Reader: Staying

GroundedWord Study: Staying Grounded


My ELD Companion Grade 10 Unit 5Unit 5 Theme: Virtue and Vengeance Essential Question: What motivates us to forgive?




Vocabulary words: isolated, cultureELD Academic Language words:

unfold, uncontrolled, unique

Text: New Country, New School Strategy: Make Inferences


Word Study: Prefixes un-, ex-, sub-Small Group: Prefixes un-, ex-, sub- Word Study: Prefixes un-, ex-, sub-

Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: refuge, obscurity ELD Academic Language words:

trained, rigorous, sustain

Text: Privacy Strategy: Theme


Word Study: Latin Roots; Prefixes un-, ex-, sub-

Word Study Reader: All About Submarines

Word Study: All About Submarines


Word Study: Suffixes -ly, -able, -estSmall Group: Suffixes -ly, -able, -est Word Study: Suffixes -ly, -able, -est


Vocabulary words: prism, gravityELD Conversational Fluency words:

organized, exploration, conquer

Text: Newton and Gravity, Part 1 Strategy: Preview and Set a Purpose


Independent ReadingOops!: Adverbs in Sentences

Word Study: The Influence of Spanish on English

Small Group: The Influence of Spanish on English

Word Study: The Influence of Spanish on English

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: tides, ellipitical ELD Academic Language words:

disadvantage, globally, quality, conservation

Text: Newton and Gravity, Part 2 Strategy: Visualize


Independent ReadingWord Study: Suffixes -ly, -able, -est; The

Influence of Spanish on EnglishWord Study Reader: The Influence of

Spanish on EnglishWord Study: The Influence of Spanish

on EnglishLesson 11 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time Assignments

Independent Reading Oops!: Order of Adjectives Word Study: Multiple Meaning Words

Small Group: Multiple Meaning Words Word Study: Multiple Meaning Words Activity: Interactive Reader

Lesson 12 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: velocity, forceELD Academic Language words:

scientific, discoveries, achievement

Text: Forces in Motion, Part 1 Strategy: Text Structure



Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: equilibrium,

inertia ELD Academic Language words: cause, experience, contribution

Text: Forces in Motion, Part 2 Strategy: Preview and Set a Purpose

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Multiple Meaning Words; Word

FamiliesWord Study Reader: Drums Word Study: Drums


My ELD Companion Grade 10 Unit 6Unit 6 Theme: Blindness and Sight Essential Question: What does it mean to see?


Word Study: Regular Plural NounsSmall Group: Regular Plural Nouns Word Study: Regular Plurals


Vocabulary words: elite, heritageAcademic Vocab words: realize,

character, description, claim

Text: Many Worlds, One Team Strategy: Compare and Contrast



Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: burden,

fearsome Academic Vocab words: report, notice, access

Text: An Awful Lot to Live For: The Story of the Iron Horse

Strategy: Author's Purpose

Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Regular Plural Nouns;

AntonymsWord Study Reader: Managing

MoneyWord Study: Managing Money



Objects Word Study: Vowel Patterns ei, eigh

Small Group: Vowel Patterns ei, eighWord Study: Vowel Patterns ei,

eigh Activity: Interactive Reader

Lesson 7 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: accompanied,

detectELD Academic Language words:

practically, directly, figure

Text: The Circuit by Francisco Jimenez, Part 1

Strategy: Excerpt from a Novel



Objects Word Study: Irregular Plurals

Small Group: Irregular Plurals Word Study: Irregular Plurals

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: vineyard, jotted ELD Academic Language words:

reflected, probably, familiar


Strategy: Visualize

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Vowel Patterns ei, eigh;

Irregular PluralsWord Study Reader: Earth's Moons Word Study: Earth's Moons


Independent ReadingOops!: Noun-Pronoun Agreement Word Study: Connotations and

Denotations

Small Group: Connotations and Denotations

Word Study: Connotations and Denotations


Vocabulary words: savoring, hesitant

ELD Academic Language words: conflict, destruction, continue


Strategy: Make Inferences


Word Study: HomographsSmall Group: Homographs Word Study: Greek Word Parts

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: debated, impact ELD Academic Language words:

managed, expected, protect, surprised

Text: Old Enough to Vote? Strategy: Evaluate Sources

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Connotations and

Denotations; HomographsWord Study Reader: People in

PicturesWord Study: People in Pictures

My ELD Companion

Unit 1 Theme: American Voices Essential Question: What does it mean to be American?Grade 9 Unit 1



Word Study: Latin RootsSmall Group: Latin Roots Word Study: Latin Roots Activity:


Vocabulary words: frigid, energeticELD Academic Language words:

switch, subject, shifted, expressed

Text: Lake Ontario Crossing: Donations Kept Swimmer Annaleise Carr Going Strategy: Preview and Set a Purpose


Independent ReadingOops!: Possessive Pronouns

Word Study: Final Syllables -ion, -tion, -sion

Small Group: Final Syllables -ion, -tion, -sion

Word Study: Final Syllables -ion, -tion, -sion

Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: distracted,

mentally ELD Academic Language words:

assembly, attendance, fraction, improve

Text: It Could Happen To You Strategy: Recognize Author's Purpose

Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Latin Roots; Final

Syllables -ion, -tion, -sionWord Study: Newspapers


Word Study: AbbreviationsSmall Group: Abbreviations Word Study: Abbreviations


Vocabulary words: summit, lacksELD Academic Language words: appearance, portable, separated,

substitute

Text: Into the Death Zone: A Mount Everest Adventure Strategy: Visualize


Word Study: Vowel Sound in ballSmall Group: Vowel Sound in ball Word Study: Vowel Sound in ball

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: fatal,

unsuccessful ELD Academic Language words:

concealing, contact, decision, response

Text: Bahia Bakari, The Miracle Girl Strategy: Author's Point of View

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Abbreviations; Vowel

Sound in ballWord Study Reader: Civil Rights

LeadersWord Study: Civil Rights Leaders




Vocabulary words: photosynthesis, chlorophyll

ELD Academic Language words: collection, focused, intensified

Text: How Plants Grow and Change, Part 1




Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: fertilization,

dormant ELD Academic Language words: advantage, anticipation, question,

rejection

Text: How Plants Grow and Change, Part 2

Strategy: Understand Connecting Words

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Inflected Endings; Greek

Word PartsWord Study Reader: Heat and Energy Word Study: Heat and Energy


My ELD Companion Grade 9 Unit 2Unit 2 Theme: Survival Essential Question: What does it take to survive?

Lesson 1 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Articles with Proper Nouns

Word Study: SynonymsSmall Group: Synonyms Word Study: Synonyms


Vocabulary words: scam, plungedELD Academic Language words: achieved, embodiment, qualified,

supportive

Text: Can You Believe It?! Strategy: Preview and Set a Purpose


Word Study: Multiple-Meaning WordsSmall Group: Multiple-Meaning Words Word Study: Multiple-Meaning Words

Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: sculptures, target

ELD Academic Language words: academy, expensive, participate,

reasonable

Text: When Small Voices Unite Strategy: Main Idea and Supporting

Details


Independent ReadingWord Study: Synonyms; Multiple-

Meaning WordsWord Study Reader: Music in Movies Word Study: Music in Movies

Lesson 6 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Forms of the Verb be



Vocabulary words: oblivious, inequality

ELD Academic Language words: opposing, perfect, powerful,

previous

Text: Cyberbullying: Social Media Becomes the New School; Inequality in

America Strategy: Summarize

Lesson 8 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Forms of the Verb be


Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: indicate,

confident ELD Academic Language words:

assisting, concerned, created, practice

Text: The Word on Bullying Strategy: Ask Questions

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Analogies; Related Words Word Study Reader: All About English Word Study: All About English




Vocabulary words: devastation, abyss

ELD Academic Language words: famous, spectactular

Text: Gaming and "What's for Real?" Strategy: Theme


Word Study: Prefixes re-, in-Small Group: Prefixes re-, in- Word Study: Prefixes re-, in-

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: flexibly,

distracted ELD Academic Language words: acquired, examined, exchanged,

thoroughly

Text: Video Games Are Good For You Strategy: Make Connections

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Contractions; Prefixes re-,

in-Word Study Reader: Science Fiction Word Study: Science Fiction


My ELD Companion Grade 9 Unit 3Unit 3 Theme: The Literature of the Civil Rights Essential Question: How can words inspire change?


Independent ReadingOops!: Time, Money, Distance, and Weight Word Study: Vowel Patterns -augh, -ough

Small Group: Vowel Patterns -augh, -ough

Word Study: Vowel Patterns -augh, -ough Activity: Interactive Reader

Lesson 2 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: exclusive,

mayhemELD Academic Language words: populated, completely, recover,

signaling

Text: In the Shadows by Gloria Skurzynski, Part 1 Strategy: Make

Predictions


Independent ReadingOops!: Time, Money, Distance, and Weight

Word Study: Final Syllables -ic, -fySmall Group: Final Syllables -ic, -fy Word Study: Final Syllables -ic, -fy

Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: choreographed,

triumphant ELD Academic Language words: assigned, correcting, introduced,

learn

Text: In the Shadows by Gloria Skurzynski, Part 2 Strategy:

Compare and Contrast


Independent ReadingWord Study: Vowel Patterns -augh, -ough;

Final Syllables -ic, -fyWord Study Reader: Guitars Word Study: Guitars


Independent ReadingOops!: Prepositions with Time

Word Study: Vowel Sounds in moon and foot

Small Group: Vowel Sounds in moon and foot



Vocabulary words: consumed, devoured

ELD Academic Language words: explained, frequent, solution,

unfamiliar

Text: My Computer Ate My Homework Strategies: Paraphrase; Identify Theme


Word Study: Latin AffixesSmall Group: Latin Affixes Word Study: Latin Affixes

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: shallow,

emptiness ELD Academic Language words:

common, important, process, survive

Text: I Want to Unplug and Computer Strategies: Ask Questions, Make

Connections

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Vowel Sounds in moon and

foot; Latin AffixesWord Study Reader: Eating for

EnergyWord Study: Eating for Energy




Vocabulary words: devoted, fetchingELD Academic Language words:

cycle, distinctive, guided, reproduced

Text: Autistic Teens Hoop Dreams Come True

Strategy: Make Connections


Word Study: Prefixes pre-, mis-Small Group: Prefixes pre-, mis- Word Study: Prefixes pre-, mis-

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: budget,

monitored ELD Academic Language words: allow, controlled, false, receiving

Text: Helping Hands and Black Days for Blue Whales

Strategy: Recognize Author's Purpose

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Compound Words; Prefixes

pre-, mis-Word Study Reader: The American

Civil WarWord Study: The American Civil War


My ELD Companion Grade 9 Unit 4Unit 4 Theme: Star-Crossed Romances Essential Question: Do we determine our own destinies?

Lesson 1 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Pronouns in Prepositional Phrases



Vocabulary words: encourage, severely

ELD Academic Language words: communication, inventions, located,

provide

Text: Showing the Way Strategy: Ask Questions



Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: wisp, shroud

ELD Academic Language words: article, economics, printer, university

Text: What's Down There? Strategy: Setting and Mood

Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Irregular Plurals; Connotations Word Study Reader: Myths Word Study: Myths


Word Study: PossessivesSmall Group: Possessives Word Study: Possessives


Vocabulary words: wildlife, aviationELD Academic Language words:

catalog, diversity, exist, recommend

Text: Canada Geese Gassed Strategy: Paraphrase


Word Study: SuffixesSmall Group: Suffixes Word Study: Suffixes

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: exposed,

immigrant ELD Academic Language words:

future, partition, prepare

Text: Japan Nuke Workers Risk Their Lives, Garner Nation's Respect

Strategy: Summarize

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Possessives; Suffixes Word Study Reader: Murals Word Study: Murals




Vocabulary words: paleontology, quarry

ELD Academic Language words: challenge, development, independent, population

Text: Fossil Detectives Strategy: Preview and Set a Purpose



Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: extinct, anatomy ELD Academic Language words:

aid, electronics, extract, lecture

Text: Fossil Detectives Strategy: Summarize

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Multisyllabic Words; Latin Roots Word Study Reader: The Human

Nervous SystemWord Study: The Human Nervous

System


My ELD Companion Grade 9 Unit 5Unit 5 Theme: Journeys of Transformation Essential Question: What can we learn from a journey?




Vocabulary words: convection current, air mass

ELD Academic Language words: organization, permitted, concentrate

Text: Changing Weather, Part 1 Strategy: Text Structure



Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: barometer,

climate ELD Academic Language words:

computer, geometry, three-dimensional, visualization

Text: Changing Weather, Part 2 Strategy: Text Structure

Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Compound Words; Analogies Word Study Reader: Computers Word Study: Computers




Vocabulary words: razing, innovative

ELD Conversational Fluency words: tag along, stick out, hooligan, stump

Text: Art's Inspiration, Part 1 Strategy: Text Structure



Word Study: Suffixes -ion, -ation, -tion, -sionSmall Group: Suffixes -ion, -ation, -tion, -

sionWord Study: Suffixes -ion, -ation, -tion,

-sion

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: intricate, facade ELD Academic Language words:

skeptical, social, status, vision

Text: Art's Inspiration, Part 2 Strategy: Analyze Visual Information

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Inflected Endings; Suffixes -ion, -

ation, -tion, -sionWord Study Reader: All About

AdvertisingWord Study: All About Advertising

Lesson 11 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Pronouns as Subjects and Objects

Word Study: Prefixes re-, un-Small Group: Prefixes un-, re- Word Study: Prefixes re-, un-


Vocabulary words: transparent, opaque

ELD Academic Language words: documentation, individual, security,

warrant

Text: Light, Part 1 Strategy: Main Ideas and Supporting

Details (text structure)

Lesson 13 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Pronouns as Subjects and Objects


Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: lenses, spectrum

ELD Academic Language words: review, degree, absently, avoiding

Text: Light, Part 2 Strategy: Analyze Visual Information

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Prefixes re-, un-; Related Words Word Study Reader: Amazing

ArchitectureWord Study: Amazing Architecture


My ELD Companion Grade 9 Unit 6Unit 6 Theme: World's End Essential Question: Why do we try to imagine the future?




Vocabulary words: captivity, grooming

ELD Academic Language words: computer, technical

Text: Waikiki's Story Strategy: Preview and Set a Purpose



Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: sizable,

enthusiasm ELD Academic Language words:

assume, transfer

Text: Gabriel Angelo: A 12-Year Old and His Trumpet

Strategy: Make Connections


ConnotationsWord Study Reader: Creating Ads Word Study: Creating Ads



Objects Word Study: Silent Consonants

Small Group: Silent ConsonantsWord Study: Silent Consonants


Lesson 7 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: founder,

individualELD Academic Language words:

annual, convinced, theme

Text: Skateboarders and Douglas's Win Sends Message to Kids

Strategy: Preview



Objects Word Study: Multisyllabic Words


Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: exclamation,

straddling ELD Academic Language words:

match, predict

Text: The Ride Strategy: Analyze Theme

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Silent Consonants;

Multisyllabic WordsWord Study Reader: Mystery Writing Word Study: Mystery Writing


Word Study: Negative PrefixesSmall Group: Negative Prefixes Word Study: Negative Prefixes


Vocabulary words: musicians, brilliant

ELD Academic Language words: interpret, mental

Text: The Chance Strategy: Compare and Contrast



Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: deliberate,

means ELD Academic Language words:

monitor, project, research, strategically

Text: Do You Think As an Economical Person?

Strategy: Ask Questions

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Negative Prefixes;

AntonymsWord Study Reader: Ancient Rome Word Study: Ancient Rome

My ELD Companion

Unit 1 Theme: Rites of Passage Essential Question: What are some milestones on the path to growing up?Grade 8 Unit 1



Word Study: Consonants /s/ and /k/Small Group: Consonants /s/ and /k/ Word Study: Consonant Spellings


Vocabulary words: prehistory, nomads

ELD Academic Language words: concerned, preparedness, scheme

Text: Discovering the Old Stone Age, Part 1

Strategy: Preview and Set a Purpose



Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: artifacts, carbon

dating ELD Academic Language words:

definition, necessary

Text: Discovering the Old Stone Age, Part 2

Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Consonant /s/ and /k/;

Inflected EndingsWord Study Reader: Immigration to

the United StatesWord Study: Immigration to the

United StatesLesson 6 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time Assignments


Word Study: Closed Syllable Patterns: CV/C, VC/CV

Small Group: Closed Syllable Patterns: CV/C, VC/CV

Word Study: Syllable Patterns: CV/C, VC/CV


Vocabulary words: pharoah, shrineELD Academic Language words:

argument, conversation

Text: Ideas that Shaped Egyptian Life, Part 1

Strategy: Preview and Set Purpose


Word Study: Meaning RelationshipsSmall Group: Meaning Relationships Word Study: Meaning Relationships

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: tomb, pyramids ELD Academic Language words:

intentionally, mandatory

Text: Ideas that Shaped Egyptian Life, Part 2


Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Closed Syllable Patterns:

CV/C, VC/CV; Meaning RelationshipsWord Study Reader: Our North

American NeighborsWord Study: Our North American

NeighborsLesson 11 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time Assignments

Independent Reading Oops!: Articles with Plural Nouns Word Study: Words with Schwa

Small Group: Words with Schwa Word Study: Words with Schwa Activity: Interactive Reader

Lesson 12 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: honor, guidanceELD Academic Language words:

category, upgrade

Text: Greek Myths, Part 1 Strategy: Preview and Set a Purpose



Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: aqueducts,

content ELD Academic Language words:

avoid, code, subject, survey

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Words with Schwa; Multiple

Meaning WordsWord Study Reader: Taking Care of

the Human BodyWord Study: Taking Care of the

Human Body


My ELD Companion Grade 8 Unit 2Unit 2 Theme: The Holocaust Essential Question: How do we remember the past?




Vocabulary words: opposed, racismELD Academic Language words:

calculate, directions

Text: The King of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt Takes a Stand and

Marian Anderson Strategy: Synthesize Info and Ideas



Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: legal,

entertainment ELD Academic Language words:

advise, compare

Text: Taking a Stand for Civil Rights Strategy: Cause and Effect

Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Latin Roots; Synonyms Word Study Reader: Volcanoes Word Study: Volcanoes

Lesson 6 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Forms of "to be"

Word Study: Plural NounsSmall Group: Plural Nouns Word Study: Plurals


Vocabulary words: nervous, banELD Conversational Fluency words:

slog, wobble

Text: Ban the Bottle Strategy: Draw Conclusions


Word Study: r-Controlled VowelsSmall Group: r-Controlled Vowels Word Study: r-Controlled Vowels

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: equal, homeless ELD Academic Language words:

appreciation, precisely

Text: Inequality in America and Nicholas Cobb


Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Plural Nouns; r-Controlled

VowelsWord Study Reader: The Internet Word Study: The Internet


Word Study: Prefixes re- and pre-Small Group: Prefixes re- and pre- Word Study: Prefixes re- and pre-


Vocabulary words: artery, veinELD Academic Language words:

expand, method, prime

Text: Human Body Systems, Part 1 Strategy: Text Structure



Word Study: Open Syllable Patterns CV, C + y

Small Group: Open Syllable Patterns CV, C + y

Word Study: Open Syllable Patterns

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: trachea,

esophagus ELD Academic Language words:

accurate, data, negative

Text: Human Body Systems, Part 2 Strategy: Text Structure

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Prefixes re- and pre; Open

Syllable PatternsWord Study Reader: Wind and Solar

EnergyWord Study: Wind and Solar Energy


My ELD Companion Grade 8 Unit 3Unit 3 Theme: What Matters Essential Question: When is it right to take a stand?


Word Study: Latin RootsSmall Group: Latin Roots Word Study: Latin Roots Activity:


Vocabulary words: autism, audacious

ELD Academic Language words: creative, illegal

Text: Computer Unlocks Autistic Teen's Exceptional Voice

Strategy: Make Inferences


Word Study: Suffixes -ible and -ableSmall Group: Suffixes -ible and -able Word Study: Suffixes -ible and -able

Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: conducting,

sculpt ELD Academic Language words:

contributed, major

Text: The Magic of Special Effects Strategy: Visualize

Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Latin Roots; Suffixes -ible

and -ableWord Study Reader: Fashion Word Study: Fashion


Word Study: Consonant DigraphsSmall Group: Consonant Digraphs Word Study: Consonant Digraphs


Vocabulary words: democracy, architecture

ELD Academic Language words: cycle, portion, transport

Text: Ancient Greece and Modern Culture, Part 1




Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: ideal, empire

ELD Academic Language words: channel, constantly

Text: Ancient Greece and Modern Culture, Part 2

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Consonant Digraphs; Greek

Word PartsWord Study Reader: Art and

TechnologyWord Study: Art and Technology


Independent ReadingOops!: Time, Money, Distance, and

Weight Word Study: Suffixes -al, -ion, and -tion

Small Group: Suffixes -al, -ion, and -tionWord Study: Suffixes -al, -ion, and -tion


Lesson 12 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: towed, giggled

ELD Conversational Fluency words: feature, layer, similar

Text: 2012 Sportskids of the Year: Connor and Cayden Long




Weight Word Study: Vowel Sound in ball

Small Group: Vowel Sound in ball Word Study: Vowel Sound in ball

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: habitats, species

ELD Academic Language words: inferences, symbol

Text: Bird Watching Strategy: Author's Purpose

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Suffixes -al, -ion, and -tion;

Vowel Sound in ballWord Study Reader: The Origins of

SportsWord Study: The Origins of Sports


My ELD Companion Grade 8 Unit 4Unit 4 Theme: Human Intelligence Essential Question: In what different ways can people be intelligent?


Word Study: Regular PluralsSmall Group: Regular Plurals Word Study: Regular Plurals


Vocabulary words: sensor, progressELD Academic Language words:

equation, ethnic, goal, grade

Text: How Smart Are Your Clothes? Strategy: Ask Questions



Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: portable, kinetic ELD Academic Language words: authoritatively, indicate, reluctantly,

version

Text: Tech Innovations Strategy: Evaluate Sources

Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Regular Plurals; Antonyms Word Study Reader: Managing

MoneyWord Study: Managing Money


Word Study: Vowel Patterns ei, eighSmall Group: Vowel Patterns ei, eigh Word Study: Vowel Patterns ei, eigh


Vocabulary words: traditional, discipline

ELD Academic Language words: circumstances, decline, generation,

option

Text: Secrets of Karate




Vocabulary words: straining, tension ELD Academic Language words:

acquire, convention, panel, promoteText: The Mystery of Sound

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Vowel Patterns ei, eigh; Irregular

PluralsWord Study Reader: Earth's Moons Word Study: Earth's Moons



Word Study: Connotations and DenotationsSmall Group: Connotations and

Denotations

Word Study: Connotations and Denotations


Vocabulary words: reunite, permanent

ELD Conversational Fluency words: bellow, roar, shriek, stammer

Text: Hi-Tech Pets Strategy: Paraphrase


Word Study: HomographsSmall Group: Homographs Word Study: Homographs

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: explorer, colonies

ELD Academic Language words: acknowledge, apparently, assign,

comment

Text: Adventure in the Americas Strategy: Preview and Set Purpose

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Connotations and Denotations;

HomographsWord Study Reader: People in

PicturesWord Study: People in Pictures


My ELD Companion Grade 8 Unit 5Unit 5 Theme: Invention Essential Question: Are inventions realized through inspiration or perspiration?



Word Study: Consonant DigraphsSmall Group: Consonant Digraphs

Word Study: Consonant Digraphs Activity: Interactive Reader

Lesson 2 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: illnesses,

thoughtfulELD Academic Language words:

devoted, discovered

Text: We Need to Go to School and Justice Speaks







Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: raise, peak

ELD Academic Language words: rapid, unknown, unprepared

Text: Extraordinary Athletes Strategy: Visualize

Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Consonant Digraphs; Vowel

Sounds in moon and footWord Study Reader: Oceans Word Study: Oceans



Objects Word Study: Inflected Ending

Small Group: Inflected EndingsWord Study: Inflected Ending Activity: Interactive Reader

Lesson 7 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: top-notch, villains

ELD Academic Language words: allowed, banned

Text: Singing Big and Loud Strategy: Ask Questions



Objects Word Study: Consonant Sound /j/

Small Group: Consonant Sound /j/ Word Study: Consonant Sound /j/

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: composes,

attitude ELD Academic Language words: interrupted, appearance, expected

Text: The Music Connection Strategy: Clarify by Paraphrasing

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Inflected Endings;

Consonant Sound /j/Word Study Reader: Our National

GovernmentWord Study: Our National

GovernmentLesson 11 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time Assignments


Word Study: Vowel Patterns augh, oughSmall Group: Vowel Patterns augh,

ough

Word Study: Vowel Patterns augh, ough Activity:


Vocabulary words: recite, locationELD Academic Language words:

concern, encouraging

Text: Sports Reporting: The Real Scoop Strategy: Make Connections



Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: talented,

opponent ELD Academic Language words:

interfere, discrimination

Text: Venus and Serena: Champion Sisters

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Vowel Patterns augh, ough;

Multisyllabic WordsWord Study Reader: Many Ways to

CommunicateWord Study: Many Ways to

Communicate

My ELD Companion

Unit 1 Theme: Generations Essential Question: What can one generation learn from another?Grade 7 Unit 1



Word Study: Syllable Pattern VC/CVWord Study: Syllable Pattern VC/CV


Vocabulary words: companions, satellites

ELD Academic Language words: unacceptable, inexperienced,

performance

Text: Robot Explorers Strategy: Author's Purpose


Word Study: Syllable Pattern V/CVSmall Group: Syllable Pattern V/CV Word Study: Syllable Pattern V/CV

Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: assemble,

industrial ELD Academic Language words:

unappreciated, demanding

Text: Robots at Work Strategy: Paraphrase to Clarify

Understanding

Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Syllable Pattern VC/CV;

Syllable Pattern V/CVWord Study Reader: What Is

Adventure Writing?Word Study: What Is Adventure

Writing?Lesson 6 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time Assignments

Independent Reading Oops!: Articles with Singular Nouns Word Study: Contractions

Small Group: Contractions Word Study: Contractions Activity: Interactive Reader

Lesson 7 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: impact, habitatsELD Academic Language words:

alternative, anticipated

Text: Human Impact! Strategy: Recognize Related Words



Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: close-up,

wingspan ELD Academic Language words:

appearance, resolve

Text: Midway Atoll: The Pacifice Garbage Patch

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Contractions; Synonyms Word Study Reader: What Is an

Invention?Word Study: What Is an Invention?


Word Study: Suffixes for PeopleSmall Group: Suffixes for People Word Study: Suffixes for People


Vocabulary words: magma, lavaELD Academic Language words: organized, improvement, normally

Text: Changes on Earth Strategy: Preview and Set a Purpose


Word Study: Suffixes -al, -ly, -tionSmall Group: Suffixes -al, -ly, -tion Word Study: Suffixes -al, -ly, -tion

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: imagine,

developing countries ELD Academic Language words:

capacity, introduced

Text: If You Could Change the World Strategy: Identify Main Idea and

Supporting details

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Suffixes for People;

Suffixes -al, -ly, -tionWord Study Reader: Jazz Begins Word Study: Jazz Begins


My ELD Companion Grade 7 Unit 2Unit 2 Theme: A Starry Home Essential Question: Should we make a home in space?




Vocabulary words: inspirations, swank

ELD Academic Language words: decision, threatening

Text: Behind Taylor Swift's Songs Strategy: Evaulate Sources


Word Study: Greek and Latin RootsSmall Group: Greek and Latin Roots Word Study: Greek and Latin Roots

Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: awful, notice

ELD Academic Language words: expression, participate

Text: A Boy and His Dog Strategy: Cause and Effect

Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Antonyms; Greek and Latin

RootsWord Study Reader: Egypt in Ancient

TimesWord Study: Egypt in Ancient Times


Word Study: Vowel Patterns ei, eighSmall Group: Vowel Patterns ei, eigh Word Study: Vowel Patterns ei, eigh


Vocabulary words: claim, repairedELD Academic Language words: understand, authentic, interesting

Text: Under Attack Strategy: Paraphrase and Identify

Theme


Word Study: Prefixes re-, in-Small Group: Prefixes re-, in- Word Study: Prefixes re-, in-

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: cells, nourishing ELD Academic Language words:

expert, prepare

Text: Your Incredible Growing Body Strategy: Paraphrase

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Vowel Patterns ei, eigh;

Prefixes re-, in-Word Study Reader: Exercise and

Your BodyWord Study: Exercise and Your Body


Word Study: Plural NounsSmall Group: Plural Nouns Word Study: Plural Nouns


Vocabulary words: motionless, fragments

ELD Academic Language words: education, award

Text: A Matter of Time Strategy: Make Inferences


Word Study: Schwa SoundSmall Group: Schwa Sound Word Study: Schwa Sound

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: sparks, gap

ELD Academic Language words: worked, studying, cooperation

Text: A Matter of Time Strategy: Cause and Effect

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Plural Nouns; Schwa Sound Word Study Reader: Masks Through

TimeWord Study: Masks Through Time


My ELD Companion Grade 7 Unit 3Unit 3 Theme: Turning Points Essential Question: What can cause a sudden change in someone's life?


Word Study: Long Vowel DigraphsSmall Group: Long Vowel Digraphs Word Study: Long Vowel Digraphs


Vocabulary words: irrigated, pesticides

ELD Academic Language words: journal, discussed

Text: Chapter from Save Our Earth: We Need Water to Live

Strategy: Paraphrase


Word Study: DiphthongsSmall Group: Diphthongs Word Study: Diphthongs

Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: glaciers, dynamic

ELD Academic Language words: population, government

Text: Living With Weather and Climate Strategy: Ask Questions

Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Long Vowel Digraphs;

DiphthongsWord Study Reader: Posters Word Study: Posters



Word Study: Long and Short Vowel Sounds

Small Group: Long and Short Vowel Sounds

Word Study: Long and Short Vowel Sounds


Vocabulary words: manifest destiny, blazed

ELD Academic Language words: powerful, leader

Text: The Growing United States, Part 1 Strategy: Compare and Contrast


Word Study: Final Syllables -le, -el, -alSmall Group: Final Syllables -le, -el, -al Word Study: Final Syllables -le, -el, -al

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: annexed,

prospectors ELD Academic Language words:

suggested, inventor

Text: The Growing United States, Part 2 Strategy: Use Greek and Latin Roots

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Long and Short Vowel

Sounds; Final Syllables -le, -el, -alWord Study Reader: Word Play Word Study: Word Play



Weight Word Study: Compound Words



Lesson 12 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: combustion,

reactantELD Academic Language words:

growing, owned

Text: Changing Matter Strategy: Preview and Set a Purpose



Weight Word Study: Homographs

Small Group: Homographs Word Study: Homographs

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: antibiotics,

disinfectants ELD Academic Language words:

published, attracted

Text: Changing Matter Strategy: Text Structure


HomographsWord Study Reader: Earthquakes Word Study: Earthquakes


My ELD Companion Grade 7 Unit 4Unit 4 Theme: The People and the Planet Essential Question: What effects do people have on the environment?



Activity: Interactive ReaderLesson 2 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud

Vocabulary words: vast, cruisedELD Academic Language words:

creative, degrees, instant, promptly

Text: The Hardest Lap Strategy: Visualize



Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: surgery, sensitive

ELD Academic Language words: language, monopoly, uniform,

definition

Text: Beating the Odds Strategy: Cause and Effect

Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Compound Words; Connotations Word Study Reader: Creating Ads Word Study: Creating Ads


Word Study: Silent ConsonantsSmall Group: Silent Consonants Word Study: Silent Consonants


Vocabulary words: justice, outrageELD Academic Language words: assignment, pretest, procedures,

subject

Text: One Among Many Strategy: Main Idea and Supporting Details



Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: lightning fast,

attending ELD Academic Language words: connecting, detective, embodies,

modern

Text: Rudolph Ran and the World Went Wild Strategy: Summarizing

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Silent Consonants; Multisyllabic

WordsWord Study Reader: Mystery Writing Word Study: Mystery Writing


Word Study: Negative PrefixesSmall Group: Negative Prefixes Word Study: Negative Prefixes


Vocabulary words: desire, lessonELD Academic Language words:

period, perfect, historical, disrupted

Text: An Amazing Act of Friendship Helps Blind Girl Drive

Strategy: Summarize



Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: shaft, reunited ELD Academic Language words:

individual, conference, rich, arrange

Text: Shake it Off and Take a Step Up Strategy: Preview and Set Purpose

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Negative Prefixes; Antonyms Word Study Reader: Ancient Rome Word Study: Ancient Rome


My ELD Companion Grade 7 Unit 5Unit 5 Theme: Facing Adversity Essential Question: How do we overcome obstacles?


Word Study: Short Vowels CVCSmall Group: Short Vowels (CVC) Word Study: Short Vowels CVC


Vocabulary words: clutch hitter, fall apart

ELD Academic Language words: display, section, specifically

Text: Clutch Hitter and Winners Strategy: Compare and Contrast Poetry


Word Study: Comparative EndingsSmall Group: Comparative Endings Word Study: Comparative

EndingsLesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation

Vocabulary words: quarrel, slight ELD Academic Language words:

whole, ground, judge

Text: The Quarrel Strategy: Compare and Contrast

Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Short Vowels CVC;

Comparative EndingsWord Study Reader: Cars Then and

NowWord Study: Cars Then and Now



Objects Word Study: Compound Words



Lesson 7 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: illustrations,

traditionELD Academic Language words:

finally, adult

Text: I Think I Can Strategy: Make Connections



Objects Word Study: Long Vowels CVCe

Small Group: Long Vowels CVCe Word Study: Long Vowels CVCe

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: overcome,

translator ELD Academic Language words:

select, positive

Text: A Shooting Star from China Strategy: Evaluate Sources

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Compound Words; Long

Vowels CVCeWord Study Reader: Do Animals

Talk?Word Study: Do Animals Talk?


Word Study: Vowel Sound in ballSmall Group: Vowel Sound in ball Word Study: Vowel Sound in ball


Vocabulary words: mortified, disappointment

ELD Academic Language words: for instance, because, even though

Text: The New Neighbor Strategy: Make Connections


Word Study: Long e Spelling PatternsSmall Group: Long e Spelling

PatternsWord Study: Long e

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: twirled, ruined ELD Academic Language words:

direction, reason

Text: The New Neighbor Strategy: Recognize Author's Purpose

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Vowel Sound in ball; Long e

Spelling PatternsWord Study Reader: National

SymbolsWord Study: National Symbols

My ELD Companion

Unit 1 Theme: Childhood Essential Question: What are some of the challenges and triumphs of growing up?Grade 6 Unit 1



Word Study: Consonant BlendsSmall Group: Consonant Blends Word Study: Consonant Blends


Vocabulary words: trotted, anxiousELD Conversational Fluency Words:

kind of, really, probably, seemedText: Black Beauty by Anna Sewell



Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: shrink, appear ELD Academic Language words:

figure, mean, daily

Text: Living with Urban Wildlife Strategy: Cause and Effect

Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Consonant Blends;

ContractionsWord Study Reader: Forces Around

usWord Study: Forces Around Us




Vocabulary words: signals, trackELD Academic Language words:

manufactured, concentrateText: Animals in Our World



Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: independent,

interests ELD Academic Language words:

civil, chapter

Text: Puppy Raisers

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Multisyllabic Words;

SynonymsWord Study Reader: Money Word Study: Money




Vocabulary words: trait, vertebrateELD Conversational Fluency words:

time after time, on account of

Text: Animals Ways of Life, Part 1 Strategy: Text Structure


Independent ReadingOops!: Articles with Plural Nouns Word Study: Words with Silent

Consonants

Small Group: Words with Silent Consonants

Word Study: Silent Consonants

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: adaptation,

inherited ELD Academic Language words:

false, criminal

Text: Animals Ways of Life, Part 2 Strategy: Preview and Set a Purpose

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Consonant Digraphs;

Words with Silent ConsonantsWord Study Reader: Writing About

OneselfWord Study: Writing About Oneself


My ELD Companion Grade 6 Unit 2Unit 2 Theme: Animal Allies Essential Question: How can people and animals relate to each other?


Word Study: Prefix un-Small Group: Prefix un- Word Study: Prefix un-


Vocabulary words: audience, advertising

ELD Academic Language words: task, predict

Text: It's a Mean, Mean World and Speaking of the Media Strategy: Summarize



Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: tragedy, stranded

ELD Academic Language words: pathological, argue

Text: Japanese Tsunami: Stories of Survival


Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Prefix un-; Antonyms Word Study Reader: From Book to

MovieWord Study: From Book to Movie


Word Study: Plural NounsSmall Group: Plural Nouns Word Study: Plural Nouns


Vocabulary words: magma, lavaELD Academic Language words:

myth, settle

Text: Changes on Earth Strategy: Preview and Set a Purpose


Word Study: r-Controlled VowelsSmall Group: r-Controlled Vowels Word Study: r-Controlled Vowels

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: funnel, moisture ELD Academic Language words:

surprised, grown

Text: What Are Tornadoes? Strategy: Cause and Effect

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Plural Nouns; r-Controlled

VowelsWord Study Reader: Wearable Art Word Study: Wearable Art



Word Study: Final Syllable Consonant + le

Small Group: Final Syllable Consonant + le

Word Study: Final Syllable Consonant + le


Vocabulary words: massive, surrounded

ELD Academic Language words: substantial, engage, current

Text: Teenage Girl Found Alive 15 Days After Haiti Earthquake



Word Study: Syllable Pattern V/CVSmall Group: Syllable Pattern V/CV Word Study: Syllable Pattern V/CV

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: consequences,

bully ELD Academic Language words:

occasional, avoid, threatening, approach

Text: What Would You Do? Strategy: Preview and Set a Purpose

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Final Syllable Consonant +

le; Syllable Pattern V/CVWord Study Reader: Water Word Study: Water


My ELD Companion Grade 6 Unit 3Unit 3 Theme: Modern Technology Essential Question: How is modern technology helpful and harmful to society?

Lesson 1 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Progressive Tense Verbs

Word Study: Greek and Latin RootsSmall Group: Greek and Latin Roots Word Study: Greek and Latin Roots


Vocabulary words: jubilant, refinedELD Academic Language words:

environment, limited, source, local

Text: Suppose Strategy: Ask Questions

Lesson 3 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Oops!: Progressive Tense Verbs


Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: extraterrestrial,

soaring ELD Academic Language words: consuming, sequence, privilege

Text: Give Me Books, Give Me Wings Strategy: Ask Questions

Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Greek and Latin Roots;

Inflected EndingsWord Study Reader: How the News

Gets to YouWord Study: How the News Gets to

YouLesson 6 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time Assignments


Word Study: Vowel Patterns for Long a and Long o Sounds

Small Group: Vowel Patterns for Long a and Long o Sounds

Word Study: Long a and Long o Activity: Interactive Reader

Lesson 7 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: request,

discouragedELD Academic Language words:

control, stem, nest

Text: Olympic Champions


Word Study: Long i Vowel PatternsSmall Group: Long i Vowel Patterns Word Study: Long i

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: amputated,

setbacks ELD Academic Language words:

contain, define, interaction

Text: Try It! Strategy: Author's Purpose


Independent ReadingWord Study: Vowel Patterns for Long a

and Long o Sounds; Long i Vowel Patterns

Word Study Reader: Dance Word Study: Dance



Weight Word Study: r-Controlled Vowels

Small Group: r-Controlled VowelsWord Study: r-Controlled Vowels


Lesson 12 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: culture,

hereditaryELD Academic Language words: group, common, depend, cycle

Text: The Chumash People of California Strategy: Text Structure



Weight Word Study: Suffixes -ful and -ly

Small Group: Suffixes -ful and -ly Word Study: Suffixes -ful and -ly

Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: mission,

missionaries ELD Academic Language words:

feature, trait, develop

Text: The Chumash People of California

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: r-Controlled Vowels;

Suffixes -ful and -lyWord Study Reader: Popular Foods in

the U.S.Word Study: Popular Foods in the

U.S.


My ELD Companion Grade 6 Unit 4Unit 4 Theme: Imagination Essential Question: Where can imagination lead?



Activity: Interactive ReaderLesson 2 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud

Vocabulary words: environmentalist, apparatus

ELD Academic Language words: central, initial, appropriately,

probability

Text: Jacques Cousteau: Ocean Pioneer Strategy: Make Inferences


Independent ReadingOops!: Prepositions with Time




Lesson 4 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: paleontology,

migrate ELD Academic Language words: mention, authentic, demonstrate,

fulfillment

Text: Fossil Seakers by Laura Butler Strategy: Ask Questions

Lesson 5 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Consonant Digraphs; Vowel

Sounds in moon and footWord Study Reader: Oceans Word Study: Oceans




Vocabulary words: sundown, originELD Academic Language words:

identify, consider, relative, exchange

Text: Remember Strategy: Recognize Author's Purpose


Word Study: Consonant Sound /j/Small Group: Consonant Sound /j/ Word Study: Consonant Sound /j/

Lesson 9 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: lot, wake

ELD Conversational Fluency words: suckered, slick, wheelie, flunk

Text: Wayfarer: There is No Path and This Short Life

Strategy: Clarify by Restating

Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Inflected Endings;

Consonant Sound /j/Word Study Reader: Our National

GovernmentWord Study: Our National

GovernmentLesson 11 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time Assignments

Independent ReadingOops!: Pronouns in Prepositional

Phrases Word Study: Vowel Patterns augh, ough

Small Group: Vowel Patterns augh, ough

Word Study: Vowel Patterns augh, ough


Lesson 12 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: environment,

ecosystemELD Academic Language words:

suggest, defense, thought, question

Text: Earth's Ecosytem, Part 1 Strategy: Text Structure


Independent ReadingOops!: Pronouns in Prepositional

Phrases Word Study: Multisyllabic Words


Lesson 14 Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud Classroom Conversation Vocabulary words: tundra, wetland ELD Academic Language words:

generally, doubled, recovered, position

Text: Earth's Ecosytem, Part 2 Strategy: Text Structure

Lesson 15 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time AssignmentsIndependent Reading Word Study: Vowel Patterns augh, ough;

Multisyllabic WordsWord Study Reader: Many Ways to

CommunicateWord Study: Many Ways to

Communicate


My ELD Companion Grade 6 Unit 5Unit 5 Theme: Exploration Essential Question: What drives people to explore?

Documents

My ELD Companion...Text: Aung San Suu Kyi: Freedom Fighter Strategy: Monitor and Clarify by Paraphrasing Lesson 10 Time to Read Vocabulary Work Time Assignments Independent Reading