Building Knowledge Leveled readers Paired Text Supplemental Materials (Whole/Small Group, and Independent work) Paired Selection: Imagine a Recipe ELL Leveled Reader: Carlo Watches the Boys Other Resources GetEpic (fiction) (fiction) Readinga-z Vocabulary Drawn from the texts Target vocabulary: festive, ingredients, degrees, recommended, anxiously, cross, remarked, tense Domain specific vocabulary: recipe, chef, teaspoon, tablespoon, measurements Language/ Syntax Spelling and Grammar L.3.1; L.3.1e; L.3.2e; L.3.3b; L.3.5b; L.3.6 Follow the daily Grammar and Spelling sequence of activities Grammar: Verb Tenses Spelling
Building Knowledge Leveled readers Paired Text Supplemental Materials (Whole/Small Group, and Independent work) All students experience all texts and resources regardless of level Paired Selection: Finding Fossils for Fun ELL Leveled Reader: Learning from Fossils Other Resources Get Epic Video NewsELA Vocabulary Drawn from the texts Target vocabulary: fossils, clues, remains, prove, evidence, skeletons, uncovering, buried, fierce, location Language/ Syntax Spelling and Grammar RF.3.3c; RF.3.3d; RF.3.4a Follow the daily Grammar and Spelling sequence of activities Grammar What are adjectives and articles? Spelling
support or independent reading practice Writing Support Building Knowledge Leveled readers Paired Text Supplemental Materials (Whole/Small Group, and Independent work) Other Resources Get Epic News ELA Video Vocabulary Drawn from the texts Target vocabulary: fossils, clues, remains, prove, evidence, skeletons, uncovering, buried, fierce, location Domain specific vocabulary: Language/ Syntax Spelling and Grammar RF.3.3c; RF.3.3d; RF.3.4a Review Grammar and Spelling from Weeks 3-4 Grammar What are adjectives and articles? Spelling Words with /j/ and /s/ age, space, change, jawbone, jacket, giant, pencil, circle, once, large, dance, jeans, bounce, huge
Vocabulary Drawn from the texts Target/Academic Vocabulary: shelter, layer, constant, climate, wilderness, region, unexpected, gliding, overheated, colony Domain-Specific Vocabulary: equator, Fahrenheit, Celsius, precipitation Language/ Syntax Spelling and Grammar L.3.1a; RF.3.3c Follow the daily Grammar and Spelling sequence of activities Grammar: What is an adverb? Spelling: Compound Words birthday, anyone, sometimes, everything, homework, afternoon, airplane, grandmother, something, without, himself, faraway, sunburned, daylight Writing Response to text Writing Process Culminating task W.3.1a; W.3.1b; W.3.1c; W.3.1d; W.3.4; W.3.5; W.3.6; W.3.10 Complete the Writing Process (edit, revise, and publish) to answer the following prompt: Opinion Writing: Have students investigate and define desert. Ask them to compare the Poles to deserts in the United States and Mexico. After reading the anchor text () and the ELL Reader (Staying Cool in the Heat) have students write an opinion essay, “If you could live in one of the extreme climates of the Earth, which would you choose: the Poles or the hot deserts of the United States and Mexico?” Foundational Skills Fluency Decoding Word Work RF.3.3c; RF.3.4a; RF.3.4b; RF.3.4c Follow the daily Phonics and Fluency sequence of activities Phonics
Gradual Release of Responsibility Example Behaviors Teacher Student I do it Modeled Instruction Provides direct instruction Establishes goals and purpose Models the expectation Think aloud Actively listens Takes notes Asks for clarification We do it Guided Instruction / Guided Practice Interactive instruction Works with students Checks, prompts, clues Provides additional modeling Meets with needs-based groups Asks and responds to questions Works with teacher and classmates Completes process alongside others They do it together Collaborative Practice Provides feedback Moves among groups Clarifies confusion Provides support Works with classmates, shares outcome Collaborates on authentic task Consolidates learning Completes process in small group Looks to peers for clarification You do it Independently Independent Practice Provides feedback Evaluates progress toward the learning expectation Works alone Relies on notes, activities, classroom learning to complete assignment Takes full responsibility for outcome