1. Day 1
Gold

2. 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

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

4. 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

5. Concept Web Resources Discuss how the words connect Minerals Forests
Water

6. 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.

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

8. 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

9. 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.

10. gold
Story Vocabulary

11. Words to Know
characteristic corrode engulfed exploit extract hoard

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

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

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

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

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

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

18. Read Aloud “ all that glitters”
Cloze Read

19. 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

20. 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.