- Bridge Valley ES
- Reading
- LEAD 21: Unit 2
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Week 1Focus Questions: What motivates explorers to find new places?Whole Group Text: Questions! Questions! Questions! (non-fiction: informational text)
- How Do I Get Home from Here?
- Is My Life Better with Inventions?
- What Can We Disocovers When We Work Together?
- What Questions Will I Answer
Discoveries Through Time Discoveries Near and Far Text Selection: Fossil Hunters
(Biography)
VocabularyText Selection: "Because It's There":
The Everest Quest
(Informational Text)VocabularyWeek 2Focus Questions: How does science help us understand and live in our world?
Whole Group Text: Questions! Questions! Questions! (continued)Discoveries Through Time Discoveries Near and Far Text Selection: Hibernation: The Cold Sleep(informational Text)
Vocabulary
Text Selection: Exploring the Deep Ocean
(informational text)Vocabulary
Week 3Focus Questions: What happens when scientists make discoveries?
Whole Group Text: I, Matthew Hension: Arctic ExplorerDiscoveries Through Time Discoveries Near and Far Text Selection: Back on Track
(realistic fiction)Vocabulary
Text Selection: An Extreme Expedition
(realistic fiction)Vocabulary
Week 4Focus Questions: What discoveries might be made in our future?
Whole Group Text:Discoveries Through Time Discoveries Near and Far Text Selection: The Time Hold
(science fiction)
VocabularyText Selection: Ambassador 1
(informational text)
Vocabulary
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Comprehension Strategies and SkillsDetermine Importance
- Distinguish fact from opinion
- Identify main idea and supporting details
Summarize and Synthesize
Make PredictionsLiteary Elements- Mood and Tone
Fluency, Vocabulary, and Word Study
- Greek and Latin Roots
- Inflected Endings
- Antonyms
- Idioms
- Metaphors
Text Features
- Captions
- Index