4th Reading/Writing Planning
May 11-15
Reading Planning - May 11-15
Comprehension
4.3.(B) use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the relevant meaning of
unfamiliar words or multiple-meaning words; 4.8.B. explain the interactions of the characters and the changes they undergo; 4.7.C use text evidence to support an appropriate response;
Text: Seeds of Change
4.6.B generate questions about text; Students will ask and answer questions as they read. Use Ask and Answer questions anchor chart. Share examples from the T.G.4.8.C analyze plot elements; Identify literary elements, such as people, events, and setting. Literary Element Questions. Use Know it, Show it p. 205
Word Work/Spelling:
4.2.B. (i) spelling multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables;
vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final
stable syllables;
4.2.B (i)- Demonstrate and Apply Spelling Knowledge -Complete the story by adding the correct spelling word to complete the story with Know It, Show it (Decoding p. 201)
4.3.B- Use the context within and beyond a sentence. Answer questions using your vocabulary words. Complete the sentence to show your definition of each vocabulary word. Use Critical Vocabulary card and and Know It, Show it (Vocabulary p. 202)
Writing Planning
4.7.A - Response skills - Write a speech. Pretend it is Earth Day. Write a speech to younger students telling them about Wangari's life.
Use p.296 from myBook for expectations of the speech.
Create a Community Flyer to remind your community to love our planet. Attached template.
1.Use strong words to state your cause.
2.Draw a picture that represents the problem(s).
3.List solutions or how people can help.
4.Write the name of your community or apartments
Social Studies
Below is the one-pager provided by the social studies department.
Fourth Grade Social Studies: Unit 6: Texas Today
Recommended Time: 3 times a week for 30 minutes.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills(TEKS):
9(A) Identify reasons why people have adapted to and modified their environment in Texas, past and present, such as timber clearing, agricultural production, wetlands drainage, energy production and construction of dams.
9(B) Identify reasons why people have adapted to and such as the use of natural resources to meet basic needs, facilitate transportation, and enhance recreational activities.
9(C) Compare the positive and negative consequences of human modification of the environment in Texas.
11(C) Give examples of the benefits of the free enterprise system.
12(A) Explain how people in different regions of Texas earn their living, past and present, through a subsistence economy and providing goods and services.
12(B) Explain how geographic factors such as climate, transportation, and natural resources have influenced the location of economic activities in Texas.
12(C) Analyze the effects of exploration, immigration, migration, and limited resources on the economic development and growth of Texas
12(E) Explain how developments in transportation and communication have influenced economic activities in Texas.
13(A) Identify ways in which technological changes in areas such as transportation and communication have resulted in increased interdependence amount Texas, the United States, and the world.
13(B) Identify oil and gas, agricultural, and technological products of Texas, that are purchased to meet needs in the United States and around the world.
20(B) Describe how scientific discoveries and innovations such as in aerospace, agriculture, energy, and technology have benefited individuals, businesses, and society in Texas.
20(C) Predict how future scientific discoveries and technological innovations might affect life in Texas.
Essential Questions:
What are the major industries and products of Texas? How does innovation and interdependence affect the Texas economy? What are the positive and negative consequences of economic development in Texas?
Vocabulary: petrochemical industry. Philanthropist, recession, aerospace, teachnology, software, interdependent, pesticide
Main Ideas:
A strong economy involves many interdependent and innovative industries.
Week 4 Lesson 1: The economy of Texas
Key Idea: Learn about the economy of Texas today.
(TEKS 9.A, 9.B, 9.C, 11.C, 12.A, 12.B, 12.C, 12.E, 13.A, 13.B, 20.B, 20.C)
Videos:
What is Nasa?
Where do we get oil from?
How do we get oil from the ground?
Past and Present Technology
Black Gold Fuels Texas Small Town Economy(You will need to add the NBC Learn App to Schoology to view)
https://alief.schoology.com/apps/639084931/run/group/598382455
Environment Still Recovering Five Years After BP Oil Spill
https://alief.schoology.com/apps/639084931/run/group/598382455
Other Stuff:
Oil Changed Texas
https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/upload/files/tg-chap11.pdf
Bullock Museum
https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/
https://www.coolkidfacts.com/texas-facts/
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