English Language Arts Houghton Mifflin Harcourt JOURNEYS COMMON CORE

Grade:

Unit:

Lesson:

1

5

22

Essential Question:

Anchor Text:

Why do some animals have spots or stripes?

Amazing Animals

Informational Text

The Ugly Duckling

Folktale

Writing:

Reading Literature & Informational Text:

Foundational Skills:

Narrative Writing: Story Sentences

Focus Trait: Word Choice

Comprehension Skills and Strategies

TARGET SKILL

Conclusions

Using Context

TARGET STRATEGY

Visualize

HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS

baby, follow ,years, begins, learning, young ,eight, until

Phonics

r-Controlled Vowels

er, ir, ur

Fluency

Accuracy: Connected Text

Language:

Spelling: r-Controlled Vowels er, ir, ur

her, fern, girl, sir, stir, bird, fur, hurt, turn, third

Grammar: The Pronouns I and Me

Vocabulary Strategies: Using a Dictionary Entry

Planning for English Language Development:

Begin with High-Utility Words Tier 1 Words *=Spanish cognates

High-Utility Words born, hatch, newborn, protect*, duck, pond

Language Support Card 22

Building Background Videos

Teachers Edition p. E12

Oral Language Chant, Blackline Master ELL 22.5

Move on to Developing Vocabulary Tier 2 &3 Words *=Spanish cognates

Words to Know learning, begins, until, eight, young, follow, years, baby

Vocabulary in Context Cards

Reading/Language Arts Terms informational text*, conclusion*, visualize*, dictionary*, fairy tale, pronoun*, verb*

Teachers Edition pp. E12, E14, E16, E18, E20

Scaffolding Comprehension

Building Background

Language Support Card 22

Building Background Videos

Selection Blackline Master ELL 22.6

Comprehension

Teachers Edition pp. E13, E14, E15, E18, E20

Conclusions

Teachers Edition pp. E13, E5, E20

Scaffolding Writing

Narrative Writing

Story Sentences, pp. T174-T175

Teachers Edition p. E21

Common Core Writing Handbook: Story Sentences

Scaffolding Grammar

Grammar: The Pronouns I and Me pp. T172-T173

Teachers Edition P. E19

Language Transfer Issue: Subject Pronouns

Language Support Card 22: Asking and Answering Informational Questions

Whole Group

Reading

60 Minutes

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Language Arts

Oral/Vocab

60 Minutes

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HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS

baby, follow ,years, begins, learning, young ,eight, until

II-R-2: HI-13: reading high frequency words and irregular sight words fluently.

Phonics

r-Controlled Vowels er, ir, ur

II-R-2: HI-9: reading regularly spelled multi-syllable words by applying the most common letter-sound correspondences, including the sounds represented by single letters, consonant blends, consonant/vowel digraphs (th, sh, ck) and diphthongs (ea, ie, ee) and r-controlled vowels.

Fluency

Accuracy: Connected Text

II-R-3: HI-2: using punctuation, including commas, periods, question marks, and exclamation marks to guide reading for fluency.

Grammar

60 Minutes

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Writing

60 Minutes

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Spelling: r-Controlled Vowels er, ir, ur

her, fern, girl, sir, stir, bird, fur, hurt, turn, third

Grammar: The Pronouns I and Me

Vocabulary Strategies: Using a Dictionary Entry

II-R-2: HI-9: reading regularly spelled multi-syllable words by applying the most common letter-sound correspondences, including the sounds represented by single letters, consonant blends, consonant/vowel digraphs (th, sh, ck) and diphthongs (ea, ie, ee) and r-controlled vowels.

II-L-1(SVC): HI-4: producing sentences with S-V-C construction, using a pronoun as the subject, with subject-verb agreement.

II-L-1 (SVC): LI-1: using personal singular subjective pronouns (I, you, he, she, it) and plural subjective pronoun (we).

II-L-2(Vocabulary): HI-13: determining the meaning of a word by using resources.

Children learn about the pronouns I and me through reading and completing sentences that relate to animal and themselves.

II-L-1(Pronouns): LI-1: using personal singular subjective pronouns (I, you, he, she, it) and plural subjective pronoun (we).

II-L-1(Pronouns): HI-1: using personal singular subjective pronouns (I, you, he, she, it ) and plural subjective pronouns (we, they).

Children write a narrative using Amazing Animals as a model for using exact verbs.

II-W-2: HI-10: using subject-verb agreement in sentences in a variety of writing applications with instructional support.

II-W-2: HI-10: using subject-verb agreement in sentences in a variety of writing applications with instructional support.

II-W-2: HI-4: using resources to spell words.

Amazing Animals

Informational Text

Children will read Amazing Animals to

Use selection details as clues to make conclusions.

Use context clues to understand more scientific terms.

II-R-4: HI-8: extracting and interpreting specific information from external text features of text.

The Ugly Duckling

Folktale

Children will read The Ugly Duckling to

Compare real and make-believe texts.

Recognize storytelling phrases.

II-R-4: HI-14: identifying and describing the plot in a literary selection.

HI-1: identifying the differences between fiction and nonfiction.

ELL Whole Group

Additional Whole Group Resources

Point-of-Use Scaffolded Support

Use Visuals

Use Gestures

Comprehensible Input

Peer-Supported Learning

Language Issues

Idiomatic Language

Use Sentence Frames

Expand Language Production

Vocabulary in Context Cards

(front and back)

Decodable Readers

See the Birds, pp. 35-42

A Bath for Mert, pp. 43-50

Fox and Crow, pp. 51-58

Meet Gert, pp. 59-66

Progress Monitoring

Assess and monitor childrens progress to determine who is on track and who needs help. Clear prescriptions identify targeted instruction to address childrens needs and get them back on track.

Respond to Assessment

Vocabulary, p. T176

Phonics, p. T176

Comprehension, p. T177

Language Arts, p. T177

Fluency, p. T177

ELL Small Group

ELL Leveled Reader- Tiny Baby Kangaroos

Contains the same content as the On-Level Reader but uses more accessible language

ELL Leveled Reader Lesson Plan

ELL Blackline Masters

Small Group Planner

Teacher-Led

Vocabulary Reader Baby Birds, Differentiated Instruction, p. T185

Differentiate Words to Know using Context Cards, p. T183

Differentiate Comprehension: Conclusions; Visualize Strategy, p. T187

Reread A Bath for Mert, p.T139

Leveled Reader Tiny Baby Kangaroos, p. T193

Differentiate Fluency: Accuracy: Connected Text, p. T189

Differentiate Vocabulary Strategies: Using a Dictionary Entry, p. T195

Reread Meet Gert, p. T161

Options for Reteaching: pp. T196-T197

Reread One of this weeks Decodable Reader selections.

What are my other kids doing?

Listen to Audio of Amazing Animals

Complete Leveled Practice, ELL 22.1-ELL 22.2

Listen: Follow along with Audio of Amazing Animals

Retell: Partners retell Amazing Animals using Retelling Cards

Complete Leveled Practice, ELL 22.3

Reread Partners read Tiny Baby Kangaroos

Listen to Audio of The Ugly Duckling

Complete Leveled Practice, ELL 22.4

Listen to Audio of The Ugly Duckling

Reread: Partners read Fox and Crow

Reread: Choose among this weeks stories

Complete and share Literacy Center activities

ELL Extra Support

ELL Lesson 22 Resources

Daily Lessons to support the core

Language Support Card 22

ELL Blackline Masters

ELL Teachers Handbook

Professional Development

Peer Conference Forms

Cooperative Learning Guidelines

Building Background

Video Clip for Lesson 22: Wild Animals in the City

Assessment

Weekly Tests

Observation Checklists

Fluency Tests

Periodic Assessments

Reading Log

Vocabulary Log

Listening Log

Proofreading Checklist

Proofreading Marks

Writing Conference Form

Writing checkist

Writing Rubric

Instructional Routines

Graphic Organizer Blackline Masters

Handwriting Model

Standards