1. Must cultural differences lead to conflict?
Get Ready to Read
Must cultural differences lead to conflict?
What are some examples of cultural differences? Why might these differences cause conflicts between groups?
How do cultural differences cause conflicts in the world today?
Look at pages
What two groups might be meeting?
What does this pyramid reveal about the people who built it?
What items might be used in the trading session in the picture?

2. Get Ready to Read
Amazing Words
Listen for the following amazing words as I read Hernando Cortes and the Conquest:
Empire
Alliances
Mercenaries
Flourished

3. Alliances - Unions or agreements between groups
Get Ready to Read
Amazing Words
Alliances - Unions or agreements between groups
Would you form an alliance with a friend or an enemy?
With which countries does the United States have alliances?
Empire – a group of countries or states under one ruler or government
The Spanish empire sent explorers to the New World.
Give examples of places the Spanish empire sent its explorers.
Mercenaries – soldiers or other who work primarily for pay
The mercenaries were paid to fight in another country.
Consider the etymology of mercenary – which means “for wages”
Flourished – something thrived or did well
The roses flourished in my uncles’ backyard.
Give an example of something that would flourish.

4. Do the facts and details in the text support my conclusion?
Read and Comprehend
Draw Conclusions
Questions you can ask yourself to evaluate whether a conclusion is valid:
Do the facts and details in the text support my conclusion?
Is my conclusion based on logical thinking and common sense?
Read The Conquistadores.
Based on the fact that the conquistadores were mostly interested in fighting and searching for gold, I can conclude that conquistadores were feared in the Americas.
Create a graphic organizer like the one on page 420.
List several important ideas from the selection.

5. Read and Comprehend
Fluency Practice

6. Use the following vocabulary words in sentences: Benefits Campaigns
Read and Comprehend
Vocabulary
Use the following vocabulary words in sentences:
Benefits
Campaigns
Comrades
Enrich
Foreigners
Invaders

7. Language Arts
Spelling Pre-test

8. Quotations and Quotation Marks
Language Arts
Quotations and Quotation Marks
Direct quotation: a speaker’s exact words
Indirect quotation: speech that has been reworded instead of quoted exactly
Quotation marks: punctuation marks that enclose words in a direct quotation

9. Reports information about an event, idea or person
Language Arts
Writing – News Article
Key features:
Reports information about an event, idea or person
Tells who, what, where when and why
Includes direct quotations
Includes interesting information to capture a reader’s attention
Write a news article about an important event in your school or community, using facts and details