Day 1 Gold

Outcomes Build vocabulary by finding words related to the lesson concept Identify main idea and supporting details Use text structure to help identify main ideas Build background using a web Define lesson vocabulary words

How do we decide the value of different resources? Question of the Week How do we decide the value of different resources?

READ ALOUD “Children of the goldrush” Why do the Andersons move to the Klondike? How did the narrator’s experiences during the gold rush affect the rest of her life? Pair-Share

Concept Web Resources Discuss how the words connect Minerals Forests Water

Concept Vocabulary Log cabin- a small roughly-built house made of logs They used the cut down trees to build the log cabin in the field. Lumber- timber that has been roughly cut into boards and prepared for use They used the lumber from the cut down trees to build houses. miners- people who work in a mine The miners had to work in the mine for a period of two weeks. Prospect- to explore a region for oil, gold, or other minerals I would love to prospect for oil or gold if I thought I would actually find them.

Word Sort Sort the following words on the concept web log cabin lumber miners prospect

Main idea Bullet one: teacher Bullet two: choral read Bullet three: teacher Strategy: cloze read Good readers use text structure in non-fiction articles to find the main idea. TAKING NOTES

metals Paragraph 1: Boys Paragraph 2: Girls Paragraph 3: Cloze **Complete write to read activity. Make a graphic organizer to organize the main idea and 3 supporting details. Use your graphic organizer to write a short summary.

gold Story Vocabulary

Words to Know characteristic corrode engulfed exploit extract hoard

Guess the word I am thinking of a word that means “ to save and store away” hoard purge

Guess the word I am thinking of a word that means “ something that distinguishes one person or thing from another” character characteristic

Guess the word I am thinking of a word that means “to pull or draw out.” extract give

Guess the word I am thinking of a word that means “to wear or eat away gradually” build corrode

Guess the word I am thinking of a word that means “ to make use of” exploit discard

Guess the word I am thinking of a word that means “ swallowed up; overwhelmed” died out engulfed

Read Aloud “ all that glitters” Cloze Read

Day 1 Agenda English Read Aloud Chapter Book Writing Introduce concept/skill for the week Power teach concept/skill to partner Practice concept/skill Read Aloud Chapter Book Pair-share 2-3 times Writing

EXIT SLIP: context clues Find and write the sentence with the context clue that helps define the vocabulary word. Silver will corrode. It is necessary to extract them from the Earth. Gold and silver miners hope to exploit the rich veins of metal. People have wanted to gather hoards of the stuff.