Fifth Grade Unit 5 The American


Fifth Grade Unit 5 The American West
Enduring Understanding: *The development of the American West played a large role in the history of the United States.* Essential Question: *How did the American West change during our country's early years?*
Inquiry and Research Project / Week 1/ Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4 / Week 5
Week 1: Valley of the Moon: The Diary of Maria	Teacher Resources	Student Resources
"I Can" Statements: I can determine the cause and effect relationships within a passage. Standards: RL 5.3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text. RL 5.6 Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.	Vocabulary: Valley of the Moon Vocabulary Introduce new vocabulary to students. PowerPoint includes teacher notes for each word. Valley of the Moon Story Resources Summary of the book from scholastic, including Book Talk and Discussion Guide links and an interview with the author. Pioneer Research: Bear Flag Revolt Video Build background knowledge about The Bear Flag Revolt with this six minute video. Note: If the link does not open, login to aacps.discoveryeducation.com Pioneer Life See how settlers moved to the MidWest. *Note: If the link does not open, login to aacps.discoveryeducation.com* Moving West in the Late 1700's Discovery Education teacher created board. Note: If the link does not open, login to aacps.discoveryeducation.com	Vocabulary: Valley of the Moon Vocabulary Review Unit 5 Week 1, Vocabulary Game I can review vocabulary words. Suffix Game 1 Suffix Game 2 I can sort words by suffixes. Author Study: Interview with the Author Sherry Garland Homepage I can read an interview with author Sherry Garland from Scholastic and explore the author's website. Extension: I can read another book by the author and explain how the author's books are alike. Thinking Map: Multi-Flow Map Use this Multi-Flow thinking map on the SMARTboard to show how the author's feelings effected the events in the story. Pioneer Study: Dear Diary Rubric I can think about life as a pioneer moving out west and write a journal entry about what life was like. Use the rubric to help guide your writing. (Social Studies connection)
Week 2: Black Cowboy Wild Horses	Teacher Resources	Student Resources
"I Can" Statements: I can identify details in the story to help make an inference. I can analyze facts and clues given in a story in order to make an inference. Standards: RI 5.1 Quote accurately froma text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. RI 5.7 Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, deminstarting the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.	Vocabulary: Black Cowboy Wild Horses Vocabulary Introduce new vocabulary to students. PowerPoint includes teacher notes for each word. Background Information: African- American Cowboys This five minute video explains how about 1/3 of the early cowboys were either Mexican or African-American. Note: If the link does not open, login to aacps.discoveryeducation.com Inferences & Poetry: Practice Inferencing through Poetry! Using these links to choose a "What Am I? poem. Scaffold instruction and differentiate instruction by clicking on this SmartBoard presentation. Thinking Map: Multiflow Map How can drawing conclusions help you identify incidents that advance the story? 1. Make an inference about something that happened in the story. Write in center box. 2. How did you make that inference? What happened before you made this inference that helped you come to that conclusion? Write those events or hints in previous 4 boxes. 3. Did anything happen as a result of that inference that you made? Write these effects of your inference in the last 4 boxes.	Vocabulary: Vocabulary Review Vocabulary Practice Vocabulary Game 1 I can review key vocabulary for this week's story. Homophones Game 1 I can match words with homophones. Author's Study: Meet the Author and Illustrator I can learn about Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney and take an online poll about whether it is fair to tame and herd wild horses. Character Development: Black Cowboy, Wild Horses: Character Development I can identify cause and effect relationships related to self-discipline. Black Cowboy Wild Horses: BioCube I can read about Bob Lemmons and use the information to create a BioCube. Character Trading Cards Pixie Option Character Trading Cards Online Option Readwritethink.org I can create a character trading card for Bob Lemmons, the main character in the story. Inferences & Poetry: What Am I? I can write my own What Am I? Poem to practice my inferencing skills. Poetry Inference I can use the document in order to type on Office365/OneDrive or Google Drive and share with the teacher.
Week 3: A Historic Journey	Teacher Resources	Student Resources
"I Can" Statements: I can analyze how the organization of the text influences the relationship among ideas. Standards: RI 5.2 Determine two or more main ideas of a text and expalin how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. RI 5.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, evetns, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific or technical text based on specific information in the text. RI 5.5 Compare and contrast the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts or information in two or more texts.	Vocabulary: A Historic Journey Vocabulary Introduce new vocabulary to students. PowerPoint includes teacher notes for each word. Sequencing Events: Practice Sequencing Events with students using this SmartBoard Presentation. Then them complete the activitiy to the right based on the passage this week. Thinking Map: Flow Map Use this Flow Map on the SMARTboard to sequence the events of the selection. Lewis & Clark Research: Lewis and Clark and the Louisiana Purchase Learn about the Louisiana Purchase and Thomas Jefferson's role. Connection to Go West activity in the notebook. Lewis and Clark Expedition Extend student learning of the Lewis and Clark expedition through this online investigation. Teacher guides are included for a variety of levels. Discovery Education Videos Select from one of the following: Lewis and Clark Expedition Video Learn about Lewis and Clark's Expedition of 1804 in this 8 minute video selection. Early Explorers: Lewis and Clark 5 minute section of a video - students try to emulate what it was like for explorers back in the 1800s. The Expedition of Lewis and Clark 16 minute video just on Lewis and Clark Note: If the links do not open, be sure to login to aacps.discoveryeducation.com	Vocabulary: A Historic Journey Vocabulary Review A Historic Journey Vocabulary Practice Vocabulary Game I can review key vocabulary for this week's story. Prefix Game 1 Prefix Game 2 I can fill in the blanks using prefixes. Sequencing Events: Sequencing Events I can sequence the events in A Historic Journey. Lewis & Clark Research: Lewis and Clark Expedition Timeline I can explore the events of Lewis and Clark's Expedition Go West with Lewis and Clark I can travel on the expedition with Lewis and Clark. Lewis and Clark Expedition I can learn an abundance of additional fact about the expedition. Learn how to make a specimen box and see if you would have passed inspection for what to pack. Scavenger Hunt Students will use power point to complete a scavenger hunt using online resources to learn about Lewis and Clark. Use this recording sheet to keep track of your answers.
Week 4: Davy Crockett Saves the World	Teacher Resources	Student Resources
"I Can" Statements: I can analyze how the setting effects the events of the plot. I can identify the details about the setting and main events that effect the plot of the story. Standards: RL 5.3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama drawing on specific details in the text. RL 5.5 Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fit together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem RL 5.9 Compare and contrast stories in the same genre on their approaches to similar themes and topics.	Vocabulary: Davy Crockett Saves the World Vocabulary Introduce new vocabulary to students. PowerPoint includes teacher notes for each word. Davy Crockett: Davy Crockett Video based on the tall tale of Davy Crockett. (30 minutes) Narrated by Nicholas Cage Note: If the link does not open, login to aacps.discoveryeducation.com Halley's Comet Learn about the real Halley's Comet in this two minute video. Note: If the link does not open, login to aacps.discoveryeducation.com	Vocabulary: Vocabulary Game 1 Davy Crockett Saves the World Vocabulary Review Powerpoint Vocabulary Review Online Vocabulary Practice I can review key vocabulary for this week's story. Unit 5 Week 4, Spelling Game 1 Unit 5 Week 4, Spelling Game 2 Unit 5 Week 4, Spelling Game 3 I can sort words with the suffixes -less, -ness. Davy Crockett: Change the Setting I can imagine how the story of Davy Crockett would be different if it was set in another time and place. Newspaper Articles: Legend Newspaper Article I can imagine I am a reporter telling the story about the greatest legend: ME! I can create this Pixie activity reporting on what I do best! Narrative Story Elements I can use the notebook to help consider the elements of writing a Narrative Story for the Legend Narrative Article.
Week 5: When Esther Morris Headed West	Teacher Resources	Student Resources
"I Can" Statements: I can distinguish between facts and opinions based on the text. Standards: RI 5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. RI 5.7 Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently. RI 5.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which points.	Vocabulary: When Esther Morris Headed West Vocabulary Introduce new vocabulary to students. PowerPoint includes teacher notes for each word. Facts and Opinions: Thinking Map: Double Bubble Use this blank Double Bubble map on the SMARTboard to show the differences between facts and opinions. Women's Suffrage: Women's Suffrage Learn about the Women's Suffrage movement. Teacher's guide included. I Could do That!: Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote This seventeen minute video provides a biographical narrative on the life of Esther Morris. Note: If the link does not open, login to aacps.discoveryeducation.com Women's Suffrage Article Article that describes some of the hardships that women went through during the time of suffrage.	Vocabulary: Vocabulary Practice Vocabulary Quiz PowerPoint Check your vocabulary skills with this quiz. Vocabulary Challenge Vocabulary Game 1 I can review vocabulary. Women's Suffrage: Women's Suffrage Movement: When Did Women Vote? I can conduct research to answer questions. Woman's Suffrage I can learn more about the struggles of women through-out history as they fought for equal rights through this powerpoint presentation.
Inquiry and Research Project	Teacher Resources	Student Resources
Enduring Understanding: The development of the American West played a large role in the history of the United States. Essential Question: How did the American West change during our country's early years? "I Can" Statement I can evaluate how the American West changed during our country's early years.	Pioneer Life Students will work in small groups to research various topics about pioneers. Oregon Trail: Learn about Pioneer Life: This video introduces the reasons why pioneers decided to expand westward across America, and reveals how the Oregon Trail became one of the main routes for settlers. The program also looks at the route of the Oregon Trail, reveals the challenges faced by pioneers on the journey, and looks at life after the Oregon Trail. Note: If the link does not open, login to aacps.discoveryeducation.com	Going West Research Students will research reasons for going west, modes of transportation, and life on the trail. ( Edited )Pioneer Post Card Students will imagine that they are a pioneer moving west and write a post card to their family members to tell about their journey in this publisher template.

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Common Core Standard: RI.5.7. Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently. Technology Standard: 3- Technology for Learning and Collaboration	Bear Flag Revolt Video Dear Diary African- American Cowboys Lewis and Clark Expedition Video Halley's Comet I Could do That!: Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote Interview with the Author Wonderful Women! Meet the Author and Illustrator Lewis and Clark Expedition Timeline Go West with Lewis and Clark Online Time for Kids Article: A Historic Journey Lewis and Clark and the Louisiana Purchase Oregon Trail: Learn about Pioneer Life Women's Suffrage Article Davy Crockett
Common Core Standard: W.5.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences Technology Standard: 3 - Technology for Learning and Collaboration	Dear Diary Write a newspaper article
Common Core Standard: RL.5.3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact Technology Standard: 3 - Technology for Learning and Collaboration	Change the setting
Common Core Standard: L.5.6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships Technology Standard: 3- Technology for Learning and Collaboration	Valley of the Moon Vocabulary Review Unit 5 Week 1, Vocabulary Game 1 Valley of the Moon Vocabulary Black Cowboy White Horses Vocabulary Review Black Cowboy Wild Horses Vocabulary Vocabulary Practice(Black Cowboy Wild Horses) Unit 5 Week 2, Vocabulary Game 1 Unit 5 Week 2, Vocabulary Game 1 A Historic Journey Vocabulary Review
Common Core Standard: L.5.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Technology Standard: 3- Technology for Learning and Collaboration	Animated Phonics and Word Study Lessons: Suffixes Unit 5 Week 1, Spelling Game 1 Unit 5 Week 1, Spelling Game 2 Animated Phonics and Word Study Lessons: Homophones Unit 5 Week 2, Spelling Game 1 Animated Phonics and Word Study Lessons: Prefixes Unit 5 Week 3, Spelling Game 1 Unit 5 Week 3, Spelling Game 2 Unit 5 Week 3, Spelling Game 1 Unit 5 Week 3, Spelling Game 2 Animated Phonics and Word Study Lessons: Suffixes Unit 5 Week 4, Spelling Game 1 Unit 5 Week 4, Spelling Game 2 Unit 5 Week 4, Spelling Game 3 Unit 5 Week 5, Spelling Game 1 Unit 5 Week 5, Spelling Game 2
Common Core Standard: RL.5.1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. Technology Standard: 3- Technology for Learning and Collaboration	Animated Comprehension Lessons: Make Inferences Selection Reading Guide Animated Comprehension Lessons: Character/Setting/Plot
Common Core Standard: RL.5.2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. Technology Standard: Standard 5.0 – Technology for Information Use and Management: Use technology to locate, evaluate, gather, and organize information.	Thinking Map: Cause and Effect Thinking Map: Multiflow Map Thinking Map: Flow Map Thinking Map: Double Bubble
Common Core Standard: RI.5.5. Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts. Technology Standard: 3- Technology for Learning and Collaboration	Animated Comprehension Lessons: Cause and Effect Animated Comprehension Lessons: Fact and Opinion

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August 2016