Unit 5-Week 4 Day 1Theme Question: What makes the Central Region special?• How are geography and economy

connected in the Midwest? (Wk 1)• How are geography and economy

connected in the South Central States? (Wk 2)

• What is life like in in the Midwest? (Wk 3)• What is life like in the South Central States? (Wk 4)

Theme Vocabulary

•basin • transport•delta•stretch•glide

• landform•flourish•diverse•mutter

Reading

Preview and Predict•pp. 253-314

Purpose• Find answers to the Theme

Question.• Set your own purpose.

Suffixes “-ful”, “-less”, “-ness”, and “-ment”

-ful -less -ness -ment

colorful endless fondness movement

truthful useless weakness treatment

Unit 5-Week 4, Day 2Theme Question: What makes the Central Region special?• How are geography and economy

connected in the Midwest? (Wk 1)• How are geography and economy

connected in the South Central States? (Wk 2)

• What is life like in in the Midwest? (Wk 3)• What is life like in the South Central

States? (Wk 4)

Theme Vocabulary

•basin • transport•delta•stretch•glide

• landform•flourish•diverse•mutter

Determine Important Information

page #Important Ideas Supporting Details

p. 280

p. 281

Reading

Preview and Predict• pp. 272-314: A Tour of the Central Region

AND Marven of the Great North Woods

Purpose• Find answers to the Theme Question.• Record text evidence as the

selections are reread.

Unit 5-Week 4, Day 3

What is the Theme Question?

Name the theme vocabulary words and their meanings?

Review

•Using antonyms

•Using a thesaurus

•Using similes

Identify Cause and Effectpage # Cause Effect

p. 286 Marven’s family takes a logging camp for the winter.

They are trying to keep him safe from the influenza that is spreading through their city.

p.292

p.298

p. 300

Reading

Reread• (pp. 260-314)

Purpose•Reread to find text evidence and

also think about the author’s purpose.

Determine Important Information

page #Important Ideas Supporting Details

pp. 278-279

pp. 280-281

Word StudyGreek and Latin Words

root word word meaning

phon- phonograph sound

photo- photograph light

mot- motion move

spec- spectator look

vid- videographer see

sign- signature sign

graph- graphics write

Unit 5-Week 4, Day 4

What is the Theme Question?

•Name the theme vocabulary words and their meanings.

•What’s the first word that comes to mind when you hear each word?

Theme Vocabulary

•basin • transport•delta•stretch•glide

• landform•flourish•diverse•mutter

Sort the words “Content”, “Both”, and “Everyday”

Reading

Reread•pp. 273-284

Purpose• Find text evidence to answer the

Theme Question.

Word StudyGreek and Latin Words

root word word meaning

phon- phonograph sound

photo- photograph light

mot- motion move

spec- spectator look

vid- videographer see

sign- signature sign

graph- graphics write