Rutherford County Schools – Learning Guide

Grade Course 5 ELA

Unit Focus Topic – Inventions That Changed People’s Lives Guiding Questions:

• How do new or improved technologies meet societal needs? Big Idea: New or improved technologies are developed to meet societal demands.

• How do authors structure text and use visual elements to engage and support readers’ understanding of complex ideas?

Week of April 13th - 17th

Standards 5.RI.KID.1 - I can quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. 5.RI.KID.4 - I can determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases including figurative language such as metaphors and similes. 5.RI.KID.3 - I can explain the relationship between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a scientific text based on specific information in the text.

5.RI.CS.5 - I can compare and contrast the structure of information in two or more texts. 5.W.TTP.1 - I can write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

a. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically

grouped to support the writer’s purpose.

b. Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Resources Text: “The Electric Motor” Text: “Ingenious Inventions by Women: The Windshield Wiper and Paper Bag Machine” Text: “Dr. James Naismith, Inventor of Basketball.” Text: “First College Basketball Game” Text: “Big Thinkers: Was Steve Jobs This Generation’s Thomas Edison?” Text: “Steve Jobs”

Tasks Day 1 - Read the text “First College Basketball Game”. Place events in sequential order and use quotes from the text. Day 2 – Revisit all articles. Read “Big Thinkers: Was Steve Jobs This Generation’s Thomas Edison?” - Using Quotes to Explain Relationships and Support an Opinion

Day 3- Read “Steve Jobs”. - Using Quotes to Explain Relationships and Support an Opinion/Comparing and contrasting two informational articles Day 4 – Revisit all articles. Plan opinion writing piece - Using Quotes to Explain Relationships and Support an Opinion in Our Writing Day 5 - Revisit all articles. Write opinion piece - Using Quotes to Explain Relationships and Support an Opinion in Our Writing

Choose an assignment from iReady Reading each day!

Expected Outcomes Students will continue to build their understanding of how informational texts are structured and inventions were developed to meet societal needs. At the conclusion of the tasks outlined above, students should be able to use quotes (evidence) to support statements and explain relationships from texts. Lastly, students will use all texts to write an opinion piece.

References

Texts from Week One

***You will need these texts to help you with writing assignments throughout the week.

Kansas Heritage Group

Day 1 – Sequential Order and Using Quotes

Step One: Read the text “First College Basketball Game”. What’s the gist (central idea) of the article?

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"First College Basketball Game." First College Basketball Game. 10 Dec. 2013.

Step Two: Revisit “First College Basketball Game”. Follow the instructions:

• Independently reread only the second and third paragraphs of the article “First College Basketball Game.”

• As you read, circle the key words: replaced, open-ended, broadcast, and ranked. Try to determine the meaning of each word by using a variety of strategies, including context, reference materials, and your understanding about parts of words.

• Locate three to five quotes that explain how the game of basketball was developed over time. Then record the quotes (text evidence) in sequential order.

Step Three: Revisit “Dr. James Naismith, Inventor of Basketball” (from Week One) and “First College Basketball Game”

to complete the Venn diagram: comparing and contrasting structure.

Step Four: Answer the Questions:

What is the structure of the article “Dr. James Naismith, Inventor of Basketball”? What is the purpose of the article?

What is the structure of the article “The First College Basketball Game”? What is the purpose of the article?

How did reading two different types of articles help you better understand the invention of the game of basketball?

Day Two - Using Quotes to Explain Relationships and Support an Opinion

Step One: Think about the articles read about inventions. Determine which invention met the greatest societal need:

– Basketball met the greatest societal need.

– Windshield wipers met the greatest societal need.

– The paper bag machine met the greatest societal need.

– The electric motor met the greatest societal need.

Using the RACE method of organizing your writing, support your opinion on which particular

invention met the greatest societal need.

Our Turn: Review the model below. It has been created to show what your response should look like.

(restate) In my opinion, the paper bag machine met the greatest societal need because (answer) it provided a cheap and

easy way for people to carry their purchased items. (cite evidence) The text about inventions by women stated, “At the

time, most people could only afford large wooden crates or poorly crafted envelope-shaped bags to transport their

goods from the grocery store to their homes.” (explain)This evidence shows how people carried groceries before the

plastic bag, and today we are able to transport them much easier. (elaborate) I can’t imagine how hard it would be to

help my family carry in groceries without this amazing invention.

Your Turn: Pick one of the other three inventions and answer the question above using the same format as the model.

(restate) I believe that ______________________ met the greatest societal need because (answer) __________

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(cite evidence) The text about _________________ states, “_________________________________________

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(explain) This evidence shows ________________________________________________________________.

Optional Challenge: Write a sentence that would elaborate on the information you provided in your paragraph.

Remember, this is your chance to add what you know based on personal experience!

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R=Restate A= Answer C= Cite Evidence E=Explain or Elaborate

Restate the question and make it into a statement.

Answer the question. Often you can add a ‘because’ statement after you restate

Give a quote from the text that provides evidence to support your answer. You could also paraphrase.

Explain your evidence or elaborate on the evidence using what you know from your own experience.

Step Two: Read “Big Thinkers: Was Steve Jobs This Generation’s Thomas Edison?” Consider the gist (central idea).

What’s the gist (central idea) of the article?

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When Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, died on October 5 at age 56, countless tributes cited his achievements. Many put his name alongside that of another great achiever. One obituary said of Jobs, "The 20th century's Thomas Edison has stepped from the stage." Is the comparison an apt one?

Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), the world's most famous inventor, created or improved devices that revolutionized the way people lived. His work brought electricity and electric-powered devices into people's homes and everyday lives for the first time.

Jobs is cited as the inventor or co-inventor on 313 U.S. patents. By contrast, Edison's name is on 1,093.

Though he may not be Edison's equal in terms of patents, Jobs is clearly one of the world's great innovators. Other people invented the computer mouse and the MP3 player; Jobs found ways to make such devices sleeker, more versatile, and easier to use.

Jobs founded Apple Computer in 1976 with a high school friend. "We worked hard," he told students at Stanford University in 2005, "and in 10 years Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company with over 4,000 employees."

In 1984, Apple introduced the Macintosh. Macs were the first "user-friendly" computers. They let people do what we now take for granted: interact with computers with on-screen images and a mouse rather than by typing in long, tedious commands. Other popular Apple innovations include the iPhone, the first touch-screen cell phone; the iPad, the leading touch-screen tablet; and iTunes, a cheap--and legal--way to buy music online. "A lot of times," Jobs once said, "people don't know what they want until you show it to them."

From Junior Scholastic, November 21, 2011. Copyright © 2011 by Scholastic Inc.

Reprinted by permission of Scholastic Inc.

Step Three: Answer questions. Be sure to refer back to the text.

Day Three - Using Quotes to Explain Relationships and Support an Opinion

Step One: Read “Steve Jobs” Consider the gist (central idea).

What’s the gist (central idea) of the article?

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Step Two: Answer questions. Be sure to refer back to the text. Answer short-response questions in complete sentences.

Part A:

Part B: Using the texts, “Big Thinkers” and “Steve Jobs”, complete the Venn diagram to show:

Part C: Short Constructed Response Using RACE

You have now read two articles about Steve Jobs

• “Big Thinkers”

• “Steve Jobs”

What is one word you would use to describe Steve Jobs? Provide one piece of evidence from each of the texts to

support your answer.

RACE Checklist- check them

off as you include them in

your writing on the other side.

RACE Response- record your RACE response on the lines below:

o Restate the question

o Answer the question

o Cite Evidence from

“Big Thinkers”

o Explain Evidence from

“Big Thinkers”

o Cite Evidence from

“Steve Jobs”

o Explain evidence from

“Steve Jobs”

o Optional Challenge:

Elaborate to add in

your personal

experience.

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Day Four - Using Quotes to Explain Relationships and Support an Opinion in Our Writing

For the past two weeks you have been gathering information about various types of inventions that have addressed

societal needs. You have also learned how to use the RACE method to respond to questions about what you are reading.

Today you are going to use all that you have learned to plan for a focused and organized piece of writing that develops

an opinion.

Step One: Review the inventions below and record 2-3 reasons that invention was important to our society.

Invention Texts Read How is this invention important to society?

The electric motor “The Electric Motor”

The game of basketball “Dr. James Naismith, Inventor of Basketball” and “First College Basketball Game”

Apple computers “Steve Jobs” and “Big Thinkers”

Step Two: Given what you know about how these inventions met people’s needs, which one of the three do you think

has been the most important to people? Complete the organizer below to organize and develop your thoughts. Support

your opinion with two reasons, and each reason should be supported by evidence and an explanation.

Opinion Organizer

State Your Opinion:

Reason #1:

Cite Evidence from text: (you can pull a direct quote from a text OR paraphrase)

Explanation: (how does your evidence support your reason, this is just brainstorming)

Reason #2:

Cite Evidence from text: (you can pull a direct quote from a text OR paraphrase)

Explanation: (how does your evidence support your reason, this is just brainstorming)

Day Five - Using Quotes to Explain Relationships and Support an Opinion in Our Writing

You have now read five texts about inventions:

o “The Electric Motor” o “Dr. James Naismith, Inventor of Basketball” o “First College Basketball Game” o “Big Thinkers” o “Steve Jobs”

The Prompt:

Write multiple paragraphs that give your opinion on which invention has been the most important to people.

Use your notes from the ‘opinion organizer’ from Day 4 to organize your paragraphs.

Your writing should be 2 paragraphs long and include the following:

• In your first paragraph, you should begin with your opinion and state your first reason. Follow the

reason with evidence from the texts. You can directly quote the evidence or put it in your own words

(paraphrasing). Finish your paragraph by explaining your evidence and why it supports your opinion.

• In your second paragraph, you should begin with your second reason. Follow the reason with evidence

from the texts. You can directly quote the evidence or put it in your own words (paraphrasing). Explain

your evidence and why it supports your opinion. In your final sentence, restate your opinion.

***Write your paragraphs on the next provided page. ***

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