THEME: Neighborhoods and Communities English Language Art Treasures Unit 1 Week 3: Coasting to California Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1

Writing Genre: Expository Description An expository description is a nonfiction (true) article that gives information about a real person, place, or thing. The writer’s purpose is to describe the subject to give the reader information. Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Writing W3.2.2 Write descriptions that use concrete sensory details to present and support unified impressions of people, places, things, or experiences.

Writing Genre: Expository Description For Week 3, we will concentrate on an expository description. We will revise and edit a piece of writing from our Writer’s Notebook to make it better and focused. Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Writing W3.2.2 Write descriptions that use concrete sensory details to present and support unified impressions of people, places, things, or experiences.

Daily Language Activities 1.Today is my birthday 2.When is your Birthday! 3.I hope it’s not in january. Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Writing LC1.1 Complete Sentences.

Grammar: Irregular Plural Nouns Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Writing LC3.1.2 Subject and verb agreement. Some nouns have special plural forms. They do not add –s or –es to form a plural. Their spelling may or may not change!

Grammar: Irregular Plural Nouns Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Writing LC3.1.2 Subject and verb agreement. Regular Singular NounsIrregular Plural Nouns Man Woman Child Mouse

Focus Question: How would you describe your neighborhood or community? How has it changed over time? Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Oral Language

Build Background Page 210 Chinatown is one of San Francisco’s many diverse communities. It is a lively neighborhood of Chinese stores, restaurants, and residences. San Francisco’s Chinatown in California is one of the largest in the nation. It attracts many tourists each year. Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Oral Language RC2.0 Reading Comprehension.

Build Background Page 210 Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Oral Language RC2.0 Reading Comprehension.

Vocabulary DiverseTrolleybelong Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Oral Language RC2.0 Reading Comprehension.

Build Background: Talk About It, pg 210 Look at page 210. Describe the photo to your partner. Ask your partner these questions: Is this a picture of a trolley? What do trolleys do? What are the people in the trolley doing? Where do you think they are going? Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Oral Language RC2.0 Reading Comprehension. Think-Pair-Share

Big Idea California has many diverse communities, each with special things to offer the state. What have you learned about how communities start and grow? What happens as communities grow? How do they change over time? Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Oral Language RC2.0 Reading Comprehension. Let’s write the Big Idea in our Unit Theme Foldables. Add details as you continue reading this week.

Read Aloud: “If I Built a Village” Genre: Poem Poems often express thoughts and emotions. Poets use imagery, or specific words that help readers picture the thoughts and emotions being described. Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Oral Language R3.3.1 Distinguish common forms of literature, poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction.

Read Aloud: “If I Built a Village” Many poems are organized in stanzas made up of separate lines of text. Some poems rhyme. Rhyming words end with the same sounds. Some poems have a rhythm, a beat, or a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Oral Language R3.3.1 Distinguish common forms of literature, poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction.

Vocabulary TroutDriftingfiddleheads Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Word Study R1.4 Vocabulary – Use antonyms, synonyms to determine meanings.

Listen for a Purpose: “If I Built a Village” Listen carefully as I read “If I Built a Village”, pages How does the author describe each animals? How does the author describe three different kinds of places? “I was able to picture in my mind…” Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Oral Language R3.3.1 Distinguish common forms of literature, poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction.

Reread for Fluency: Pronunciation and phrasing Pronounce the words clearly so listeners will understand and enjoy what you are reading. Pause at the commas. Stop at the period. I will listen for your pronunciation and phrasing this week. Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Oral Language R3.1.3 Read aloud narrative and expository text fluently and accurately.

Lesson Vocabulary CultureCommunitiesImmigrantsEstablishedtraditional Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Word Study R1.4 Vocabulary – Use antonyms, synonyms to determine meanings.

Lesson Vocabulary Why do you think immigrants come to America? How would you describe your school community? What is something that you think is important in American culture? Why? Which do you think was established first, this school or this neighborhood? Why? What is a traditional birthday dessert in your house? Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Word Study R1.4 Vocabulary – Use antonyms, synonyms to determine meanings.

Lesson Vocabulary Let’s do Practice Book, page 95. We will do a little bit and finish the rest during IWT. Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Word Study R1.4 Vocabulary – Use antonyms, synonyms to determine meanings.

Strategy: Context Clues and Antonyms Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. You can use antonyms near unfamiliar words to help you figure out the meaning of the unfamiliar word. A thesaurus is a big book full of synonyms and antonyms! Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Word Study R3.1.6 Use sentence and word context to find the meaning of unknown words. Let’s use page 212 to figure out the meaning of scarcity.

Spelling Pretest C onversation – No. Please spell quietly. H elp – Raise your hand if you don’t understand the word or did not hear it. A ctivity – Spell the words correctly on your list. M ovement – Stay in your seat. P articipation – I know you are on-task if I see you writing quietly. When you are done, thumbs up to show that you are ready for the next word. Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Word Study LC Spell correctly one-syllable words.

Spelling Pretest Self-Correct 1.Thread 2.Scrubs 3.Spree 4.Screams 5.Street 6.Scratch 7.spread 8.Throne 9.Three 10.Screens 11.Spray 12.Throw 13.Strong 14.scraped Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Word Study LC Spell correctly one-syllable words. 15.Strength 16.RW-sign 17.RW-wrote 18.RW-knight 19.CW-streamer 20.CW-scribble Add to your Student Planner!

Spelling Practice Strategy LOOK at the word. SAY the word aloud. STUDY the letters in the word. WRITE the word. CHECK the word. Did you spell the word right? If not, go back to step 1. Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Word Study LC Spell correctly one-syllable words.

Purpose for Reading pg What are some new things we can learn from these selections? Look for clues, such as antonyms, to help you find the meanings of unfamiliar words. You will read these words again in Coasting to California. Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Reading RC2.0 Reading Comprehension.

Reread for Comprehension Strategy: Monitor comprehension Skills: Main Idea and Details Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Reading R3.2.5 Distinguish the main idea and supporting details in expository text.

Strategy: Monitor Comprehension Monitor comprehension means that stop and check to make sure you understand what you just read. Why is it important? Monitor comprehension helps you understand what you read and clarify up confusing parts of the text. Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Reading R3.2.5 Distinguish main idea and supporting details in expository text.

Skill: Main Idea and Details The main idea is the most important point an author makes about a topic. The main idea is stated in the topic sentence. Details give more information about the main idea. Why is it important? Identifying the main idea and details helps you remember important details. Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Reading R3.2.5 Distinguish main idea and supporting details in expository text.

Skill: Main Idea and Details Let’s do Practice Book, page 96. Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Reading R3.2.5 Distinguish main idea and supporting details in expository text.

Focus Question: How would you describe your neighborhood or community? How has it changed over time? Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1 Oral Language Think-Pair-Share

Rotation/Independent Workshop Time (IWT) Students will work independently. By yourself With a partner In a group Or with the teacher. Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 2 IWT RC1.0 Reading Comprehension

Rotation/Independent Workshop Time (IWT) Green Go Time DO NOT DISTURB THE TEACHER. When you are done, read a book from inside your desk. Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 2 IWT RC1.0 Reading Comprehension

Rotation/Independent Workshop Time (IWT) MUST DO Vocabulary, Practice Book, page 95 Main Ideas and Details, Practice Book pg 96 Spelling, Practice Book pg 102 Word Squares, Finish the rest of your word squares from last week. Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 2 IWT RC1.0 Reading Comprehension