LOYALTY AND RESPECT

Unit 1: Week 2

Why should we care about people we don’t know?

DAY 1: Concept Talk: Activate Prior Knowledge Concept Talk Video Week 2

Why care about people we don’t know?

Think about the following: In what ways can we help people who are in

need? What community-service opportunities are

available at your school?

Anchored Talk

Using the pictures on pages 50-51, answer the following questions: How are the women in green helping the

others that they don’t know?

Are the students in red helping others?

What are the people in the large photo doing?

Why should we care about people we don’t know?

Concept Map

Community

People Places Buildings

Oral Vocabulary-Amazing Words

Neighbor Benefited Bounty Mayor

Let’s listen to “Both sides of the Fence” What context clues do you hear that helps

determine what BENEFITED means? How have people in the community

BENEFITED from Alberto’s apple tree? How had Juan BENEFITED from the tree?

Skill and Strategy: Character, Theme, Inferring

Envision it Video Week 2 Student Book page 52-53 Go over Character, Theme, and Inferring Read and listen to “Linda and Val” as a group

HOMEWORK: Complete worksheet page 51 on Character and Theme

Why should we care about people we don’t know?

DAY 2: Open to page 50-51 and go over Question of

the Week and Amazing Words

Bell Ringer: Talk about the following questions with a partner. In what ways does a MAYOR show concern for

people in his or her community? Discuss times when you or your family BENEFITED

from another’s BOUNTY. How do you interpret the phrase, “being a good

NEIGHBOR”.

Concept Map

Community

People

Mayor

Neighbor

Benefited

Places Buildings Objects

Bounty

Oral Vocabulary-Amazing Words

Participation Diversification

Discuss these words and provide examples of each as a group.

Comprehension Skills

Symbolism: A character, object, or idea, that not only has a meaning in itself but also suggests or stands for something else. The AMERICAN FLAG is a symbol of what?

Story Structure: Character People that are part of the story. They have a

specific role in the story.

Read “Saving the Past” Lets look for an example of Symbolism in “Saving

the Past”. Look for characters, objects, or ideas that stand for or symbolize something else?

Main Selection: Mother Fletcher’s Gift

Today, we will be reading pages 56-63 from the main selection of Mother Fletcher’s Gift.

Why should we care about people we don’t know?

Day 3: Open to page 63 and go over Question of the Week

and Amazing Words.

BELL RINGER Officer O’Brien’s PARTICIPATION allow Mother

Fletcher to get to the hospital. How has your PARTICIPATION in an event helped others?

Officer O’Brien may have been uncomfortable with people of different races because he came from a community with little cultural DIVERSIFICATION. What does the word DIVERSIFICATION mean in your

own words?

Concept MapCommunity

Objects

Bounty

Places People

Mayor

Neighbor

Benefited

Buildings Actions

Participation

Diversification

Oral Vocabulary-Amazing Words

Residential Urbanization

Discuss these words and provide examples of each as a group.

Main Selection: Mother Fletcher’s Gift

Today, we will be reading pages 64-71 from the main selection of Mother Fletcher’s Gift.

HOMEWORK: Think Critically page 73 # 5 in student text book on loose leaf paper.

Comprehension Check

Comprehension Check: (If time as a whole group) Realistic Fiction: In what way do the illustrations add

to your understanding of “Mother Fletcher’s Gift”? Theme: : On what you have read so far, what do you

think is the “Big Idea” of “Mother Fletcher’s Gift” is? Inferring: How do you predict O’Brien’s relationship

with Mother Fletcher might interfere with his holding fast to the motto Eight and Straight?

Greek and Latin Roots: Look for Greek and Latin roots for the word ambulance? You can use a dictionary for help.

Connect Text to Self: If you met Mother Fletcher, would you like to develop a friendship with her? What qualities does she posses that you admire.

Community

Objects

Bounty

Places

Urbanization

People

Mayor

Neighbor

Benefited

Buildings

Residential

Actions

Participation

Unity

Diversification

Wrap it up Day

Day 5: Bell Ringer

Discuss with partners about examples of how one demonstrates ways people protect those they love.

Discuss Concept Map. Test

Community

Objects

Bounty

Sweater

Scarf

Places

Neighborhood

Urbanization

People

Mayor

Neighbor

Benefited

Kinship

Buildings

Residential

Shelter

Apartment

Actions

Participation

Unity

Diversification