2nd 3 Week Days Date MCGRAW HILL ACADEMIC WRITING AND INSTRUCTIONAL ESSENTIAL CONTENT READING FOCUS 25 3 02/16/15 Unit 4 Week 4 Text Based Writing Prompt: Informative/Explanatory – Instructional Focus Standard: 02/20/15 Topic: Folktales About Nature Recount stories, including LAFS.2.RL.1.2 fable and folktales, from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, You have read two folktales about lesson, or moral. (3) nature. Write an explanatory essay to explain the lesson you learned. Use Reading/Writing Workshop: Why the Sun evidence from text to so support your and the Moon Live in the Sky answer. Literature Anthology: How the Beetle Got Her Colors Writing Trait: Ideas: Develop Character Paired Selection: the Finch Got its Grammar Skill: Irregular Verbs ”How Colors” Grammar Mechanics: Letter Punctuation Essential Question: How can we understand nature? Comprehension Strategy: Visualize Comprehension Skill: Theme Vocabulary Strategy: Root Words 26 5 02/23/15 Unit 4 Week 5 Text Based Writing Prompt: Opinion – Topic: Poems About Nature Instructional Focus Standard: 02/27/15 LAFS.2.RL.1.2 Recount stories, including You have read several poems about fable and folktales, from diverse cultures, nature. Write an opinion essay telling and determine their central message, which poem is your favorite. Include lesson, or moral. (3) how the author uses sensory words. Use evidence from the texts to support Reading/Writing Workshop: your answer. “Snow Shape,” Walk,” the Sky” “Nature “In Writing Trait: Word Choice: Sensory Traits Literature Anthology: Rain,” “Rain Grammar Skill: Contractions Poem” Grammar Mechanics: Contractions/ Paired Selection: “Helicopters,” “Windy Apostrophes Tree” Essential Question: What excites us about nature? Comprehension Strategy: Visualize Comprehension Skill: Theme Vocabulary Strategy: Similes
2nd 3 Week Days Date MCGRAW HILL INSTRUCTIONAL READING FOCUS ACADEMIC WRITING AND ESSENTIAL CONTENT 25 3 02/16/15 – 02/20/15 Unit 4 Week 4 Instructional Focus Standard: LAFS.2.RL.1.2 Recount stories, including fable and folktales, from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. (3) Reading/Writing Workshop: Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky Literature Anthology: How the Beetle Got Her Colors Paired Selection: ”How the Finch Got its Colors” Essential Question: How can we understand nature? Comprehension Strategy: Visualize Comprehension Skill: Theme Vocabulary Strategy: Root Words Text Based Writing Prompt: Informative/Explanatory Topic: Folktales About Nature You have read two folktales about nature. Write an explanatory essay to explain the lesson you learned. Use evidence from text to so support your answer. Writing Trait: Ideas: Develop Character Grammar Skill: Irregular Verbs Grammar Mechanics: Letter Punctuation 26 5 02/23/15 – 02/27/15 Unit 4 Week 5 Instructional Focus Standard: LAFS.2.RL.1.2 Recount stories, including fable and folktales, from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. (3) Reading/Writing Workshop: “Snow Shape,” “Nature Walk,” “In the Sky” Literature Anthology: Rain,” “Rain Poem” Paired Selection: “Helicopters,” “Windy Tree” Essential Question: What excites us about nature? Comprehension Strategy: Visualize Comprehension Skill: Theme Vocabulary Strategy: Similes Text Based Writing Prompt: Opinion Topic: Poems About Nature You have read several poems about nature. Write an opinion essay telling which poem is your favorite. Include how the author uses sensory words. Use evidence from the texts to support your answer. Writing Trait: Word Choice: Sensory Traits Grammar Skill: Contractions Grammar Mechanics: Contractions/ Apostrophes
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