ELA

Unit 2

Week 1 Day 1
Objectives
I can use domain specific words to compare
and contrast text

So I can read with fluency to support

comprehension

I am successful when I use scientific

vocabulary to explain a given text
Warm-Up(3 minutes)
What does it mean
when nature is in
balance?

What do you think

happens when it is
not?
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Academic Talk text pg 70

Big Question: What happens when nature

loses its balance?

This unit is about when nature loses its balance, or has

too much or too little of something.

Let’s watch a video to find out about ecosystems and

how they maintain or fall out of balance.
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Academic Talk text pg 70

What is an ecosystem?
Ec·o·sys·tem (ēkōˌsistəm) noun
1. a biological community of interacting
organisms and their physical environment

How does change disrupt balance in

nature? (turn and tell your partner)
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Academic Talk - Ask and Answer Questions text pg 72

Turn to page 72 in your textbook.

Read along silently as we listen to Gophers
in the Garden.

When you discuss a topic with others,

check your understanding by asking
questions about what you hear. Ask for
more information, but make sure that your
questions and answers stay on the same
topic.
 S&L 10
Academic Talk - Ask and Answer Questions text pg 72

When you ask a question, you can begin with a question word
like Who, What, When, Where, Why or How.
Example: Who is Mike’s gardener?

When you answer a question, stay on topic by giving only the

details that answer the question.
Mike’s mother is the gardener.

Let’s practice!

Talk to your table team about an animal in your neighborhood.

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Vocabulary - Science Key Words text pg 73

As each key word appears, rate how well you know the word with your
fingers (1=very well; 2=a little, 3=not at all). Share what you know about the
word and then fill in any blanks in your graphic organizer.

amount: (əˈmount)noun a quantity of something

a-mount:

The sport gives an enormous amount of

pleasure to many people.
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Vocabulary - Science Key Words text pg 73

As each key word appears, rate how well you know the word with your
fingers (1=very well; 2=a little, 3=not at all). Share what you know about the
word and then fill in any blanks in your graphic organizer.

behavior: (bəˈhāvyər) noun the way a person acts

be-hav-ior:

Her bad behavior got her in

trouble.
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Vocabulary - Science Key Words text pg 73

As each key word appears, rate how well you know the word with your
fingers (1=very well; 2=a little, 3=not at all). Share what you know about the
word and then fill in any blanks in your graphic organizer.

decrease: (dəˈkrēs) verb to become less or smaller

de-crease:

When I spend money my

savings decrease.
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Vocabulary - Science Key Words text pg 73

As each key word appears, rate how well you know the word with your
fingers (1=very well; 2=a little, 3=not at all). Share what you know about the
word and then fill in any blanks in your graphic organizer.

in-crease: (inˈkrēs) verb to become or make greater in size

increase:

When I save money my

savings increase.
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Vocabulary - Science Key Words text pg 73

As each key word appears, rate how well you know the word with your
fingers (1=very well; 2=a little, 3=not at all). Share what you know about the
word and then fill in any blanks in your graphic organizer.

supply:
sup-ply: (səˈplī) verb to provide things people need

Farms supply us with

vegetables, such as lettuce.
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Grammar - Capitalization of Titles

The first word and all key words in a title begin with a capital
letter. Shorter words in the middle such as a, an, and, the, at,
for, to, of, are not capitalized.

Use underlines or italics for titles of books,

movies, plays, magazines, newspapers,
TV series and long poems.

Examples: Book - Journeying into Rain Forests

Movie - Toy Story
Magazine - National Geographic World
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Grammar - Capitalization of Titles

The first word and all key words in a title begin with a capital letter. Shorter words
in the middle such as a, an, and, the, at, for, to, of, are not capitalized.

Use quotation marks for songs, poems,

short stories, book chapters, articles and
episodes of a TV series.

Examples: Song - “Take a Perfect Photo”

Poem - “The Song of the Oak”
Article - “A Better Way”
Daily Writing Skill W 30

R.A.C.E.
Today we are going to talk about how to answer
questions and support our answers so we can become
better writers.

We are using a strategy called R.A.C.E.

Fill in the graphic organizer I gave you as we discover

the answers together. Wait to fill it in until I tell you.
Daily Writing Skill W 30

R
Restate the question using key words from the question.

A
Answer the question.

Cite evidence and give examples.

C
Explain and elaborate.
E
Daily Writing Skill W 30

R Restate the question using key words from the question.

A Answer the question.

First, we will focus on Restating and Answering

the question below.

Why am I learning R.A.C.E.?

Daily Writing Skill W 30

R Restate the question using key words from the question.

A Answer the question.

Why am I learning R.A.C.E.?

I need to find the keywords that tell me what I need to do to

answer the question.

I see the word WHY so I know I need to tell why something

is happening.
Daily Writing Skill W 30

R Restate the question using keywords from the question.

A Answer the question.

Why am I learning R.A.C.E.?

I need to find more keywords in this question to help me
restate it.

Talk to your shoulder partner and write the keywords on your

whiteboard.
Daily Writing Skill W 30

R Restate the question using keywords from the question.

A Answer the question.

Why am I learning R.A.C.E.?

Example: I am learning races to become a better writer.

Non Example: Because my teacher says its good.

What is another Non-Example?

Daily Writing Skill W 30

Tomorrow we will build on our understanding of

RESTATING and ANSWERING and learn how
to apply CITE EVIDENCE/EXAMPLES and
EXPLAIN/ELABORATE.
Power Writing W 30

Restate and answer the question.

Be ready to share.

What is your favorite animal?

Writing W 30

Compare and Contrast

We have been working on making comparisons to
identify how things have changed.
Today, we are going to build on those skills to compare
two things and identify how they are the same and how
they are different.

Compare- how they are similar

Contrast- how they are different
Writing W 30

Compare(similar) and Contrast(different)

We use a Venn-Diagram to organize our ideas.

Turn to page PM2.2.

Let’s talk about the Venn-Diagram we see.