English Language Arts Houghton Mifflin Harcourt JOURNEYS COMMON CORE

Grade: Unit: Lesson: 1 2 7Essential Question: Anchor Text:How do animals communicate? How Animals Communicate

Informational TextInsect MessagesInformational Text

Writing: Reading Literature & Informational Text: Foundational Skills:Informative Writing: PoetryFocus Trait: Word Choice

Comprehension Skills and Strategies TARGET SKILL • Main Idea and Details• Text and Graphic FeaturesTARGET STRATEGY • Infer/Predict

HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDSaway, call, come, every, hear, saidPhonics Review Words with Short iBlends with r Phonogram -ipFluencyRate

Language:Spelling: Short i an, bad, can, had, cat, ran Grammar: Commas in a SeriesVocabulary Strategies: Using a Glossary

Planning for English Language Development:Begin with High-Utility Words Tier 1 Words *=Spanish cognatesHigh-Utility Words buzz, grab, smell, touch, tug, bear, mouth, paw

Language Support Card Building Background Videos Teacher’s Edition p. E2 Oral Language Chant, Blackline Master ELL .5

Move on to Developing Vocabulary Tier 2 &3 Words *=Spanish cognatesWords to know of, how, make, some, why, animal

Vocabulary in Context CardsReading/Language Arts Terms vowel*, informational text*, infer*, predict*, details*, glossary*, alphabetical order*, consonant*, sentence, noun, verb*, poetry*, describe*, adjective*

Teacher’s Edition pp. E12, E14, E16, E18, E20Scaffolding ComprehensionBuilding Background

Language Support Card Building Background Videos Selection Blackline Master ELL .6

Comprehension Teacher’s Edition pp. E13, E14, E15, E18, E20

Main Idea and Details Teacher’s Edition pp. E13, E15, E20

Scaffolding WritingInformative WritingPoetry (that describes and informs), pp. T172-T173

Teacher’s Edition p. E21 Common Core Writing Handbook: Poetry That Describes and Informs

Scaffolding GrammarGrammar: Commas in a Series, pp. T170-T171

Teacher’s Edition P. E19o Language Transfer Issue: Commas in a Serieso Language Support Card 7: Prepositional Phrases Using With

Whole GroupReading 60 Minutes

__:__-__:__ Language Arts Oral/Vocab60 Minutes

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HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDSaway, call, come, every, hear, saidII-R-2: HI-13: reading high frequency words and irregular sight words fluently.Phonics Review Words with Short iBlends with r Phonogram -ipII-R-2: B-9: reading regularly spelled one-syllable words by applying the most common letter-sound correspondences, including the sounds represented by single letters with instructional support.II-R-2: LI-9: reading regularly spelledtwo-syllable words by applying the most common letter-sound correspondences, including the sounds represented by single letters, consonant blends, consonant/vowel digraphs (th, sh, ck).FluencyRateII-R-3: HI-1: reading aloud (including high frequency/sight words) with fluency demonstrating automaticity.

Grammar60 Minutes

__:__-__:__ Writing60 Minutes

__:__-__:__ Spelling: Short i an, bad, can, had, cat, ran Grammar: Commas in a SeriesVocabulary Strategies: Using a GlossaryII-R-2: B-9: reading regularly spelled one-syllable words by applying the most common letter-sound correspondences, including the sounds represented by single letters with instructional support.II-W-2: HI-7: using periods, question marks,exclamation points, commas for items in aseries (e.g., eggs, milk, bread, bananasetc.), and apostrophes (possessives, contractions). II-L-2 (Vocabulary): HI-4: using grade specific academic vocabulary and symbols within context.II-R-4: HI-19: locating specific information by usingorganizational features (e.g., titles, table of contents, heading captions, bold print, glossary,indices) in expository text.

Children learn about commas in a series through writing sentences and adding commas to a series of words. II-W-2: HI-7: using periods,question marks,exclamation points,commas for items in aseries (e.g., eggs,milk, bread, bananasetc.), and apostrophes(possessives, contractions).

Children write a poem, using How Animals Communicate as a model for writing with detail. II-W-1: HI-2: writing simplerhymes, chants andpoetry.

How Animals CommunicateInformational TextChildren will read How Animals Communicate to

Understand how details support the main idea.

Learn about text and graphic features, including headings.

II-R-4 HI-15: locating information from a completed graphic organizer. II-R-4: HI-7: summarizing the main idea and details from text, using complete sentences.II-R-4: HI-2: comparing a prediction about anaction or event to what actually occurred within a

text.Insect MessagesInformational TextChildren will read Insect Messages to

Find how insects communicate. Learn how labels can provide information.

ELL Whole Group Additional Whole Group ResourcesPoint-of-Use Scaffolded Support

Use Visuals Use Gestures Comprehensible Input Peer-Supported Learning Language Issues Idiomatic Language Use Sentence Frames Expand Language Production

Vocabulary in Context Cards

(front and back)

Decodable Readers Brad and Cris, pp. 27-32 What Did Dad Get?, pp. 33-38 Crabs, pp. 39-44 The Big Job, pp. 45-50

Progress MonitoringAssess and monitor children’s progress to determine who is on track and who needs help. Clear prescriptions identify targeted instruction to address children’s needs and get them back on track. Respond to Assessment

Vocabulary, T174 Phonics, T175 Comprehension, T175 Language Arts, T175 Fluency, T175

ELL Small GroupELL Leveled Reader- Busy Animals at Night

Contains the same content as the On-Level Reader but uses more accessible language

ELL Leveled Reader Lesson Plan ELL Blackline Masters

Small Group PlannerTeacher-LedVocabulary Reader Animal Talk, Differentiated Instruction, p. T183Differentiate Words to Know using Context Cards, p. T181Differentiate Comprehension: Main Idea and Details; Infer/Predict Strategy, p. T185Reread Busy Animals at Night, p.T191Leveled Reader Go Turtle! Go Hare!, p. T93Differentiate Fluency: Rate, p. T187Differentiate Vocabulary Strategies: Using a Glossary, p. T193Reread The Big Job, p. T159Options for Reteaching: pp. T194-T195Reread One of this week’s Decodable Reader selections. What are my other kids doing?Listen to Audio of How Animals CommunicateComplete Leveled Practice, ELL 7.1-ELL 7.2Listen: Follow along with Audio of How Animals CommunicateRetell: Partners retell How Animals Communicate using Retelling CardsComplete Leveled Practice, ELL7.3Reread Partners read Busy Animals at NightListen to Audio of Insect MessagesComplete Leveled Practice, ELL 7.4Listen to Audio of Insect MessagesReread: Partners reread CrabsReread: Choose among this week’s stories

Complete and share Literacy Center activitiesELL Extra SupportELL Lesson 7 Resources

Daily Lessons to support the core

Language Support Card 7 ELL Blackline Masters ELL Teacher’s Handbook

Building BackgroundVideo Clip for Lesson 7: Animals Bringing Comfort

o Professional Development o Peer Conference Formso Cooperative Learning Guidelines

AssessmentWeekly TestsObservation ChecklistsFluency Tests Periodic AssessmentsReading LogVocabulary LogListening LogProofreading ChecklistProofreading MarksWriting Conference FormWriting RubricInstructional RoutinesGraphic Organizer Blackline MastersHandwriting Model

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