3. Student Learning Map

  • Topic:10: Patterns over Time and Place
  • Subject(s):English Language Arts
  • Days:10
  • Grade(s):5
Key Learning:

While patterns in language and vocabulary change over time, there are themes in literature that transcend time.
Unit Essential Question(s):
 
 

How are readers able to make connections to stories related to other times and places?
   
Concept:

Mythology: Learning about the Past from their Stories

LA.5.2.2.5   LA.5.2.1.9   LA.5.2.1.5   LA.5.2.1.4   LA.5.2.1.2   LA.5.2.1.1   LA.5.1.7.6  
Concept:

Historical Fiction: Learning about the Past through Fictional Characters in Historic Settings

LA.5.2.1.9   LA.5.2.1.2   LA.5.1.7.5   LA.5.1.7.4  
Concept:

Vocabulary across Time and Place

LA.5.3.4.4   LA.5.2.1.8   LA.5.2.1.7   LA.5.1.6.11   LA.5.1.6.10  
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How do different cultures influence mythological themes?

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Lesson Essential Question(s):

What impact does history have on impact fictional writing?

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How can we compare and/or contrast themes across historical fiction and historical nonfiction?

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Lesson Essential Question(s):

How can we use root words and Greek and Latin affixes to determine the meaning of new words?

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How can a thesaurus/dictionary be a helpful tool when reading mythological or historical fiction?

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How do we correctly use the possessive form of nouns?

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Vocabulary:

myth, foreshadowing, cultures

Vocabulary:

historical fiction

Vocabulary:

singular possessive, plural possessive, etymology

Concept:

Discovering Patterns

LA.5.1.7.6   LA.5.3.3.2  
Concept:
Concept:
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How can a compare/contrast essay be used to show that while stories are different, there are themes that transcend time and place? (Compare/Contrast)

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How can writers revise for clarity of content and organization?

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Lesson Essential Question(s):
Lesson Essential Question(s):
Vocabulary:

theme, clarity, organization, transitional phrases

Vocabulary:

Vocabulary:

Additional Information:

Harcourt Trophies

Week 33, May 3 - 7, 2010, Teacher Discretion: Trade books relating to mythological characters in different cultures

Week 34, May 10 - 14, 2010, Distant Voyages: Look Inside - "Sees Behind Trees" by Michael Dorris

Resources:

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Know - Understand - Do Organizer
Student Learning Map
Vocabulary Report

Acquisition Lesson:

1. What are some of the characteristics that can be found in mythological stories?2. How is foreshadowing identified and used in a mythological story? 5. How does historical fiction incorporate true life events as well as fabricated details?6. How are readers able to make connections to characters who lived in different times and places? 7. How does the dialogue or voice of historical fiction compare or contrast with modern day language?8. What are some of the words we use today that are derived from Greek and Latin affixes?

Extending Thinking Lesson:

Vocabulary Report

  • myth -

    a story told over time by a group of people (culture) to explain what they did not understand in nature

  • theme -

    reoccurring universal major ideas or topics found in literature (truth; good versus evil; honesty)

  • historical fiction -

    a story based on historical facts (true events or people) set in a particular time period but enhanced with imaginative details (The Three Musketeers)

  • foreshadowing -

    the technique of giving clues to coming events in a narrative

  • clarity -

    quality of being clear and understandable

  • organization -

    the act of putting in order

  • cultures -

    the behaviors and beliefs that are characteristic of a particular social, age, or ethnic group.

  • singular possessive -

    one owner (child's)

  • transitional phrases -

    phrases that help the reader understand the relationship between ideas

  • plural possessive -

    multiple owners (children's)

  • etymology -

    the study of base or root words including countries from which the words originated