Grade 5 Unit 1 Weeks 1 and 2 by JG

Strategies

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Author's Purpose

Determining Important Information

Skills

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Synonyms

Context Clues

1 - Back to School Around the World

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These photos and captions show the first day of school for students around the world.

1. What is the most important thing to know about each photo?

2. What is the author's main purpose in showing and describing these photos?

3. Consider the theme question. What are some similarities between the photos? What are some differences? Are there different ways that you could group the photos?

2 - Hispanic Heritage Month

jg1746 — 2014-09-15 01:48:37 UTC

This video describes Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States.

1. What is the author's main purpose for making this video?

2. What details show that the author is proud of the contributions of Hispanic Americans?

3. What is the most important thing to know about why Hispanic Heritage Month starts when it does?

4. Why does this video fit with the theme question? Provide evidence and make connections between this video and what you are reading in reading class.

4 - A Tasty Tradition

jg1746 — 2014-09-15 01:52:35 UTC

This tells about one family's baking tradition.

1. You will receive a copy of this article for a close read. First, the teacher will read the article to you.

2. Read the article again to yourself, circle any unfamiliar words. Discuss these words with your group. Could you use any context clues to figure out what the words mean or did you need to look them up or ask someone? Once you figured out the meaning of the word, could you think of a synonym for the word?

3. Read the article a third time. Put an ! by ideas that you think are important. Put a ? by ideas that confuse you or that you have a question about.

4. What is the author's main purpose for writing this article?

5. What details show that Jennifer Roth works very hard on her gingerbread buildings?

6. Watch the slide show. Did the author present any new details to support the idea that Jennifer Roth works very hard on her gingerbread buildings?

7. Consider the theme question. How does this bring the family together?

3 - Hello Navi

jg1746 — 2014-09-15 01:58:54 UTC

This tells about the winners of an app contest.

1. Consider the theme question. How did this contest bring people together?

2. What is the author's main purpose for making this video?

3. What details support the author's main purpose?