English Language Arts
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt JOURNEYS COMMON CORE
Grade: / Unit: / Lesson:6 / 4 / 16
Essential Question: / Anchor Text:
How can learning about history help people today? / The Real Vikings
Informational Text / Poems that Boast
Poetry
Writing: / Reading Literature & Informational Text: / Foundational Skills:
Informative Writing: Compare and Contrast Essay
Focus Trait: Word Choice / Comprehension Skills and Strategies
Target Skill
· Compare and Contrast
· Author’s Purpose
· Main Idea and Details
Target Strategy
· Summarize / Fluency
· Phrasing: Punctuation
Decoding
· Comparing Related Words
Language:
Target Vocabulary: majestic, ruthless, ancestral, saga, destiny, recreational, artistry, unearthed, forge, embodied
Spelling: Suffixes –ent, -ant: confident, confidence, fragrant, fragrance, excellent, excellence, decent, decency, truant, truancy, brilliant, brilliance, resident, residence, evident, evidence, occupant, occupancy, reluctant, reluctance
Grammar: Principal Parts of Verbs
Vocabulary Strategies: Greek Roots
Planning for English Language Development:
Begin with High-Utility Words Tier 1 Words *=Spanish cognates
High-Utility Words craftsman, merchant, town, trade, voyage*
· Language Support Card 16
· Building Background Videos
· Teacher’s Edition p. E2
· Oral Language Chant, Blackline Master ELL16.1
Move on to Developing Vocabulary Tier 2 &3 Words *=Spanish cognates
Target Vocabulary ancestral*, artistry, destiny*, embodied, forge*, majestic*, recreational*, ruthless, saga*, unearthed
Vocabulary in Context Cards
Reading/Language Arts Terms adjective*, base word*, compare*, contrast*, compare-contrast essay, derivative*, differences*, Greek roots, informational text*, noun*, past*, past participle, poetry*, present participle*, similarities, suffix*, summarize, summary, transitions, verb*
· Teacher’s Edition pp. E2, E6
Scaffolding Comprehension
Building Background
· Language Support Card 16
· Building Background Videos
· Selection Blackline Master ELL 16.2
Comprehension
· Teacher’s Edition pp. E3, E4, E7, E8, E10
Compare and Contrast
· Teacher’s Edition pp. E3, E7
Scaffolding Writing
Informative Writing
Compare-Contrast Essay, pp. T50-T53
· Teacher’s Edition p. T11
· Common Core Writing Handbook, Compare-Contrast Essay
Scaffolding Grammar
Grammar: Principal Parts of Verbs, pp. T46-T49
· Teacher’s Edition P. E9
o Language Transfer Issue: Verb Tense
· Language Support Card 16: Irregular Past-Tense Verb Had; Comparative Adjectives
Whole Group
Reading
60 Minutes / __:__-__:__ / Language Arts / Oral/Vocab
60 Minutes / __:__-__:__
Foundational Skills:
Fluency
Punctuation
IV-R-4: HI-1: reading aloud passages from unfamiliar content area text, observing phrasing, punctuation and expression.
Decoding
Comparing Related Words
IV-L-2 (Vocab): HI-7: analyzing the effect of affixes on base/root words (e.g., adding -ful to beauty makes it an adjective).
IV-R-2: HI-11: applying knowledge of affixes to base words in context. / Grammar
60 Minutes / __:__-__:__ / Writing
60 Minutes / __:__-__:__ / Target Vocabulary: majestic, ruthless, ancestral, saga, destiny, recreational, artistry, unearthed, forge, embodied
IV-L-2 (Vocab): HI-4: explaining the meaning and usage of grade-specific academic vocabulary and symbols.
Spelling: Suffixes –ent, -ant: confident, confidence, fragrant, fragrance, excellent, excellence, decent, decency, truant, truancy, brilliant, brilliance, resident, residence, evident, evidence, occupant, occupancy, reluctant, reluctance
IV-L-2 (Vocab): HI-7: analyzing the effect of affixes on base/root words (e.g., adding -ful to beauty makes it an adjective).
Grammar: Principal Parts of Verbs
IV-L-1 (V): HI-13: differentiating between past, present, and future verb tenses by responding to a prompt.
IV-L-1 (V): HI-9: producing declarative, negative, and interrogative sentences using simple past tense regular verbs with subject-verb agreement.
IV-L-1 (V): E-2: defining past, present, and future verb tenses.
Vocabulary Strategies: Greek Roots
IV-L-2 (Vocab): HI-14: using reference materials, print and/or electronic, to identify meanings, spelling, pronunciation, and usage of words.
Students learn about principal parts of verbs through reading and writing sentences about world history.
IV-L-1 (V): HI-13: differentiating between past, present, and future verb tenses by responding to a prompt.
IV-L-1 (V): HI-9: producing declarative, negative, and interrogative sentences using simple past tense regular verbs with subject-verb agreement.
IV-L-1 (V): E-2: defining past, present, and future verb tenses. / Students write a compare-contrast essay, using “The Real Vikings: Craftsmen, Traders, and Fearsome Raiders” as a model for implementing varied and interesting word choice.
IV-W-1: HI-4: writing essays and reports, based on a synthesis of research, using topic sentences, main ideas, relevant facts, details, and concluding statements.
IV-W-4: HI-2: writing paragraphs that use a structure that fits the type of writing, smooth and effective transitions, and a conclusion that provides a sense of resolution.
The Real Vikings: Craftsmen, Traders, and Fearsome Raiders
Realistic Fiction
Students will read “The Real Vikings: Craftsmen, Traders, and Fearsome Raiders” to
· compare and contrast facts and legends
IV-R-4: HI-29: HI-16: comparing, contrasting, and describing the connections between two characters within a fictional text.
· identify the author’s purpose for writing
IV-R-4: HI-12: determining the author's stated or implied purpose (e.g., to inform, to persuade, to entertain).
· recognize main ideas and details
IV-R-4: HI-8: summarizing the main idea and supporting details from text using academic vocabulary.
Poems That Boast
Poetry
Students will read “Poems That Boast” to:
· analyze the structure of various poems
IV-R-4: HI-2: identifying forms of literature (e.g., poetry, novel, short story, biography, autobiography, drama) based upon their characteristics.
IV-R-4: HI-32: identifying the types of poetry by characteristics and structural elements.
· identify and analyze imagery that appeal to the five sense
IV-R-4: HI-32: identifying the types of poetry by characteristics and structural elements.
ELL Whole Group / Additional Whole Group Resources
Point-of-Use Scaffolded Support
· Use Visuals
· Use Gestures
· Comprehensible Input
· Peer-Supported Learning
· Language Issues
· Idiomatic Language
· Use Sentence Frames
· Expand Language Production
Vocabulary in Context Cards
(front and back) / Progress Monitoring
Assess and monitor students’ progress to determine who is on track and who needs help. Clear prescriptions identify targeted instruction to address the students’ needs and get them back on track.
Respond to Assessment
· Vocabulary, T54
· Comprehension, T54
· Decoding, T55
· Fluency, T55
· Language Arts, T55
ELL Small Group
ELL Leveled Reader
· Contains the same content as the On-Level Reader but uses more accessible language
· ELL Leveled Reader Lesson Plan
· ELL Blackline Masters
/ Small Group Planner
Teacher-Led
Vocabulary Reader The Viking Longship, Differentiate Instruction, p. T61
Differentiate Comprehension: Compare and Contrast; Summarize, p. T63
Leveled Reader Monsoons of India, p. T67
Differentiate Vocabulary Strategies: Greek Roots, p. T69
Options for Reteaching: pp. T70-T71
What are my other children doing?
Reread The Viking Longship
Listen to Audio of “The Real Vikings”; retell and discuss
Vocabulary in Context Cards 151-160 Talk It Over Activities
Partners: Reread for Fluency: The Lost Comic Book
Complete Leveled Practice ELL 16.1
Reread Monsoons of India or “The Real Vikings”
Complete Literacy Centers
ELL Extra Support / Go Digital
ELL Lesson 16 Resources
· Daily Lessons to support the core
· Language Support Card 16
· ELL Blackline Masters
· ELL Teacher’s Handbook
o Professional Development
o Peer Conference Forms
o Cooperative Learning Guidelines
/ For Students:
· ELL Leveled Reader Online
· Vocabulary Reader Online
· Cross-Curricular Activity Bank
· Multimedia Grammar Glossary
· Picture Card Bank Online
For Teachers:
· ELD Station Online
· Leveled Readers Database
· Leveled Reader Teacher’s Guide
Grab and Go
· ELL Blackline Master
Assessment & Additional Resources
Weekly Tests
Observation Checklists
Fluency Tests
Periodic Assessments
Reading Log
Vocabulary Log
Listening Log
Proofreading Checklist
Proofreading Marks
Writing Conference Form
Writing Rubric
Instructional Routines
Graphic Organizer Blackline Masters
Standards