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Unit Six: 

Unit Six Expository Text

Unifying Focus TEXAS HISTORY: 

Unifying Focus TEXAS HISTORY Social Studies Text and Other Related Readings

Looking at the Lessons: 

Looking at the Lessons Unit 6: Expository Text

Looking at the Lessons: 

Looking at the Lessons Lesson 1 Expository Text Structure Expository Text Features Context Clues

Reading Selections: 

Reading Selections Social studies textbook Encyclopedia articles (from the library or online) Web sites Trade books

Early Explorers of Texas: 

Early Explorers of Texas Based on Fourth Grade CLEAR Social Studies Syllabus Compare and contrast Cause and effect Adapt as needed to correlate with your social studies instruction.

Independent Reading: 

Independent Reading Limited choice Sources Online resources Encyclopedias Trade books Textbook material Partners

Looking at the Lessons: 

Looking at the Lessons Lesson 2 Maps Pre- and During Reading Skills Ideas for Writing

Lesson Adaptation: 

Lesson Adaptation Read the sample think-aloud found in Unit 6, A6. Read an alternative selection provided in your handout. Work with your group to write a think-aloud based on the selection in which you focus on the reading skills identified in Lesson 2. Be prepared to share your think-aloud.

Looking at the Lessons: 

Looking at the Lessons Lesson 3 Cause and Effect Visual Media

What Is Visual Media?: 

What Is Visual Media? Photographs Drawings, graphics, and/or illustrations (traditional illustrations, graphic representations, graphs, text types, cartoons, websites Television and film

Creating a Personal Timeline: 

Creating a Personal Timeline Look at the examples of timelines provided. Create a timeline. Use scale. Add significant events. Illustrate a few events.

Looking at the Lessons: 

Looking at the Lessons Lesson 4 Cause and Effect Note Taking Main Idea/Details Descriptive Writing

Descriptive Writing: 

Descriptive Writing Select an event from your timeline. Brainstorm sensory details about the event. Write a short narrative about the event using sensory details.

Looking at the Lessons: 

Looking at the Lessons Lesson 5 Note Taking Main Idea/Details Prepositional Phrases

Looking at the Lessons: 

Looking at the Lessons Lesson 6 Summarization Note Cards Oral Retells Strong lead

Looking at the Lessons: 

Looking at the Lessons Lesson 7 Summarization Revise: topic sentence, organization, extraneous material Edit, proofread Oral Retells

Looking at the Lessons: 

Looking at the Lessons Lessons 8-9 Text Coding  ? * ! Reading Response

Looking at the Lessons: 

Looking at the Lessons Lesson 10 Literature Circles Unit Test

Assessment Opportunities: 

Assessment Opportunities Ongoing informal assessment Personal timelines Summaries (B12) Oral retells (B9) Unit test (A16, B17)

Assessment Opportunities: 

Assessment Opportunities My Writing/Notebook (B18) Reading response (B13) Student self-evaluations (B16) Other practice activities Additional options: lesson/unit review questions and other social studies resource material

Major Concepts and Skills: 

Major Concepts and Skills Reading and Comprehending Expository Text Using Visual Media

Major Concepts and Skills: 

Major Concepts and Skills Identifying Main Idea/Details Note Taking Summarizing Speaking Skills

Major Concepts and Skills: 

Major Concepts and Skills Descriptive Writing imagery/sensory details Grammar/Conventions prepositional phrases reteach/reinforce those needed by your students (Lessons 8 and 9)

Adaptations: 

Adaptations Limited Resources Using the Basal

Limited Resources: 

Limited Resources Assign small groups sections of the textbook to read. Have students write a think-aloud, summarize, and/or answer text-provided questions. Have students 'teach' the class by presenting a think-aloud on the section.

Using the Basal : 

Using the Basal Choose a selection for instruction/concept development. Pre- and during reading skills Main idea and details Note taking Summarization

Using the Basal: 

Using the Basal Choose selection(s) for students to read independently and complete practice activities. Identification of main idea/details Note taking Summarization Illustration Oral retell

Using the Basal: 

Using the Basal Illustration and Oral Retell Accompany summary Most interesting Surprising Favorite part Think-Aloud as an Alternative

Using the Basal: 

Using the Basal Text Coding/Reading Response/Literature Circles Select related article(s). Magazine Web site: www.timeforkids.com; www.sikids.com; www.nationalgeographic.com/ngforkids.com Newspaper Classroom subscriptions Use basal selection and Post-it notes.