| Objectives | (1) define roots; (2) deduce word meanings; (3) use in sentences. |
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| Materials | Root anchor chart, dictionaries. |
| Key vocabulary | Latin root, aud, struct, vis, construct, vision |
| Engage (starter) | (10 min) Audio, audience, auditorium. What do they have in common? (Hear). |
| Develop (main) | (35 min) Define roots (hear, build, see). Brainstorm words. Complete fill-in-the-blank sentences using root words. |
| Plenary (close) | (10 min) Discuss how knowing roots helps reading. |
| Assessment | Correct word usage in sentences. |
| Teacher notes | Link to Greek roots from week 1. |
| Objectives | (1) define correlative conjunctions; (2) use pairs (either/or, neither/nor, both/and); (3) write sentences. |
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| Materials | Sentence strips, correlative pair cards. |
| Key vocabulary | correlative conjunction, pair, either/or, neither/nor, both/and |
| Engage (starter) | (10 min) "You can have EITHER cake OR ice cream." Notice they work as a team. |
| Develop (main) | (35 min) Teach the pairs. Practice combining sentences using correlative pairs. Worksheet: fill in the missing conjunction pair. |
| Plenary (close) | (10 min) Share combined sentences. |
| Assessment | Correct pairing and sentence structure. |
| Teacher notes | Watch for subject-verb agreement with either/or. |
| Objectives | (1) locate evidence in text; (2) use quotation marks correctly; (3) explain how evidence supports a point. |
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| Materials | Informational texts, highlighters. |
| Key vocabulary | quote, text evidence, cite, support, quotation marks |
| Engage (starter) | (10 min) "Prove to me the sky is blue. You need evidence!" |
| Develop (main) | (35 min) Read text. Ask a question. Model finding the answer, quoting it exactly, and explaining it (RACE strategy). Students practice quoting evidence to answer 3 questions. |
| Plenary (close) | (10 min) Share quoted answers. |
| Assessment | Accurate quoting and punctuation. |
| Teacher notes | Crucial skill for middle school readiness. |
| Objectives | (1) group research notes; (2) create an outline with intro, 3 body paragraphs, conclusion; (3) plan topic sentences. |
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| Materials | Research notes, outline templates. |
| Key vocabulary | outline, subtopic, topic sentence, organize |
| Engage (starter) | (10 min) "A house needs a blueprint. An essay needs an outline." |
| Develop (main) | (35 min) Model grouping facts into 3 subtopics. Students group their notes. Fill out outline template, writing a topic sentence for each body paragraph. |
| Plenary (close) | (10 min) Peer review outlines. |
| Assessment | Logical grouping of facts into subtopics. |
| Teacher notes | Teacher must approve outline before drafting. |
| Objectives | (1) define roots; (2) use conjunction pairs; (3) cite evidence. |
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| Materials | Review quiz. |
| Key vocabulary | review |
| Engage (starter) | (10 min) Conjunction pair matching game. |
| Develop (main) | (35 min) Independent review quiz. Early finishers continue research. |
| Plenary (close) | (10 min) Grade quiz. |
| Assessment | Quiz score. |
| Teacher notes | Check text evidence citation formatting. |