1. Do Now 02/12
SWBAT: Identify cause and effect relationships in a science text.

2. Agenda 02/12 Do now: Invader plants
Anchor video: “America’s Least Wanted”
Revisit vocab: Invader
Scaffolded Reading
Key Idea
Target Vocab
Partner read
React and Write
Rotations: p. 185
Agenda 02/12

3. Prereading Revisit Vocab
It might be difficult to control invader species because_______.
Prereading

4. Scaffolded Reading Key Idea Vocab Target Word: Responsible
This science text is mostly about______.
Vocab Target Word: Responsible
I would feel_____if I were responsible for_____.
Who should be responsible if a team loses a game: the team or the coach? The ____should be responsible if a team loses a game because_____.
Scaffolded Reading

5. If someone planted a kudzo bush in a park near my home, I would______.
React and Write

6. Rotations Small group Jeremiah Nate GiGi Computers AJ Alexis
Independent Reading
John
Richie
Michael
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7. Wrap-Up

8. Do Now 02/13

9. Agenda 02/13 Do Now: learn more Prereading p. 186 Scaffolded Reading
Revisit Vocab: invader, method
Scaffolded Reading
Active reading
Vocab Target Word: Capable
React and Write
Summarize
Rotations: P. 187
Agenda 02/13

10. Prereading Revisit Vocab: Method, Invader
One method for controlling invader species is______.
Prereading

11. Scaffolded Reading p. 186 Active reading Target word: Capable
* Star what species is invading the food chain in the Great Lakes?
Target word: Capable
A good basketball player is capable of making many baskets.
What is a newborn baby capable of doing? A newborn baby is capable of _____. (verb+ing)
Scaffolded Reading p. 186

12. Scientists could spread the word about invader species by______
Scientists could spread the word about invader species by______. (verb+ing)
React and Write

13. Summarize the topic and important details in the science text, “America’s Least Wanted.”

14. Rotations Small group John Richie Michael Computers Jeremiah Nate GiGi
Independent Reading AJ
Alexis
Rotations

15. Wrap Up

16. Do Now 02/14
SWBAT: Identify the meanings of idioms and new words.

17. Agenda 02/14 Do now: Agree or Disagree Teach:Idioms Practice
Use a dictionary
Rotations: p. 189
Wrap-up
Agenda 02/14

18. IDIOM: My dad asked me to keep an eye on my little brother.
Clarify expression: The phrase keep an eye on is an idiom. When you “keep an eye” on something you don’t actually put your eye on it. It is another way of saying to watch something closely.
Teach: Idioms

19. Use a dictionary Basketball players move rapidly across the court.
Based on what I know about basketball, I can infer that rapidly means to move quickly.
Look up the word in the dictionary to check.
Use a dictionary

20. In item 8, write down what you think the underlines word means and then check by looking it up in the dictionary.
Practice

21. Rotations Small group AJ Alexis Computers John Richie Michael
Independent Reading
Jeremiah
Nate
GiGi
Rotations

22. Small Group p. 189

23. Small Group p. 189

24. Wrap-Up

25. Spelling Bee
Rotations
02/15 Agenda

26. In-Service
2/16 Agenda