Unit 4: Story 1The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden

Day 1Focus Question:

In what ways do friends work together and help

one another?

Build Background pg 406

Read Aloud: Darkness Is My Friend

pg 407A – 407B

Day 2Focus Question:

What happens when a country cricket winds up in

a big city?

Day 5- REVIEWFocus Question:

Life in the city can be surprising and dangerous. Write a short story or essay

showing how life in the country maybe seem to someone from the city.

Oral Language (Listening/Speaking/Viewing)

Day 3Focus Question:

How is Country Mouse’s experience similar to Chester’s? How is it

different? Use details from both selections to explain

your answer

Summarize pg 429

Day 4Focus Question:

How have bats in Austin and Tucker and Harry in

New York, adapted to living in a city?

Day 1Pretest – Spelling PB pg 97PracticeSpelling PB pg 98

Vocabulary:Review WordsGreek an d Latin RootsPg 410, 435CPB pg 143 Vocabulary:

Assess Words – Connect to Writing 435D

Word Study (inflected endings )

Vocabulary:Review Words, Related Words 435D

Vocabulary:Content Vocabulary – 430Review Words, Morphology 435D

Spelling:Word Sorts 435EPhonics/Spelling Book 93

Spelling:Word Meanings, 435FPhonics/Spelling Book 94

Spelling:Proofread, 435FPhonics/Spelling Book 95

Spelling:Post Test 435FPhonics/Spelling Book 96

MorphologyInflectional Endings 407C-407DPB pg 136

Vocabulary: Introduce Words (pg 409 SE and TE 435C)PB pg 137

Strategy Context Clues / Paragraph CluesPg 408

Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5- REVIEW

Day 1ReadThe Country Mouse and the City Mouse pg 408 - 409

Comprehension Strategy: Visualize409A-409B

Skill – Theme PB pg 138

FluencyModel Fluency 407B

Reading (Visualize/Theme)

Day 1Daily Writing:Write a list of things that a wild bird might see in the city that it would not see on a farm.

Trait Ideas: Word Choice- Create Dialogue433A-433B

Grammar:DLA: 435GPronouns/Antecedents 435GGram. PB pg 76

Day 5- REVIEW

Writing TRAIT: Voice / Create Dialogue)

Day 3Daily Writing:Write a paragraph comparing and contrasting the lives of a wild animal and a house pet. Trait Ideas: Voice- Replacing Telling Statements with Dialogue 435A

Grammar:DLA: 435GMechanics and Usage 435HGram. PB pg 78

Day 4

Day 2ReadThe Cricket in Times Squarepg 410 - 427

Comprehension Strategy: Visualize pg 410 - 427

Skill: ThemePB pg 139

FluencyRepeated Reading: Intonation/Expression 429A

Day 3ReadContinue - The Cricket in Times Squarepg 410 – 427Comprehension Check pg 429Review Skill: Character, Setting, Plot 429BPB pg 141FluencyRepeated Reading: Intonation/Expression 429APB pg 140

Day 4ReadA Chance of a Lifetime pg 430 – 433

Comprehension Science: ExpositoryText Feature Advertisements– pg 430PB pg 142

FluencyRepeated Reading: Intonation/Expression 429A

Day 5-REVIEWReadSelf-Selected Reading 406K

PB pg 144

Comprehension Connect and Compare 433

FluencyPractice 406K

Day 2Daily Writing:Imagine you are a cricket who is far from home. Make a list of adjectives describing how you would feel.

Reading/Writing Connection434-435

Grammar:DLA: 435GPronouns/Antecedents 435GGram. PB pg 77

Daily Writing:Think about different wild animals. Which animal would you most like to be? Write a paragraph telling why you would like to be that animal.Trait Ideas: Word ChoiceUse Effective Dialogue 435AGrammar:DLA: 435GPronouns/Antecedents 435HGram. PB pg 79

Daily Writing:Write a review of a book or movie about a wild animal. Include a brief description and explain whey you would or would not recommend it.

Conferencing:435B

Grammar:DLA: 435GPronouns/Antecedents 435HGram. PB pg 80

Unit 4: Story 1The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden