Into Reading

Into Reading Module Focus

Module 1

Big Question:  What Makes Us Who We Are?

Big Idea Vocabulary: identity, experience, pursuit, wisdom

Week 1:

  Text:  Flora & Ulysses

  Skill & Strategies: determine the central idea; ask &
  answer questions; determine author’s purpose;
  understand text features


Week 2:

  Text: We Are Latinos; The Year of the Rat

  Skill & Strategies: monitor & clarify; author’s
  purpose; point of view


Week 3: 

  Text:  Kitoto the Mighty

  Skill & Strategies: retell, literary elements, theme,
  author’s craft


Module 2

Big Question: How do people & animals use their senses to navigate the world?

Big Idea Vocabulary: perception, aroma, distinguish, tactile

Week 1: 


  Text: The Science Behind Sight

  Skill & Strategies: central idea; summarize; text
  features


Week 2:


  Text: Animal Senses; Blind Ambition

  Skill & Strategies: text structure; figurative language



Week 3:


  Text: The Game of Silence

  Skill & Strategies: visualization; authors craft


Module 3

Big Question: What does it take to meet a challenge?

Big Idea Vocabulary: confront, dauntless, endurance, dedication

Week 1: 


  Text: Rent Party Jazz

  Skill & Strategies: identify the argumentative claim,
  synthesize

Week 2: 


  Text: The Galveston Hurricane; Catch me if you Can

  Skill & Strategies: visualize, point of view, elements
  of drama

Week 3: 


  Text: My Diary from Here to There

  Skill & Strategies: literary elements, point of view,
  author's craft

Module 4

Big Question: What makes someone a hero?

Big Idea Vocabulary: aspire, confidence, endeavor, fearlessness

Week 1: 


  Text: Prince Charming Misplaces His Bride

  Skill & Strategies: visualize, point of view, theme;
  text features 

Week 2: 


  Text: Smokejumpers; Perseus & the Fall of Medusa

  Skill & Strategies: text structure, elements of drama

Week 3: 


  Text: The Battle of the Alamo

  Skill & Strategies: inferences, central idea, text
  structure

Module 5

Big Question: How far can your talents take you?

Big Idea Vocabulary: sculpture, creativity, inspiration, expressive 

Week 1: 


  Text: The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny)

  Skill & Strategies: ask & answer questions, monitor
  & clarify 

Week 2: 


  Text: Let's Dance Around the World

  Skill & Strategies: monitor & clarify, central idea, text
  structure 

Week 3: 


  Text: The Art of Poetry

  Skill & Strategies: elements poetry, figurative
  language, theme 

Module 6

Big Question: What makes Earth’s natural wonders exciting and unique? 

Big Idea Vocabulary: scenic, landscape, canyon, landform 

Week 1: 


  Text: Mariana Trench

  Skill & Strategies: text structure and features,
  central idea 

Week 2: 


  Text: Nature's Wonders; Weird & Wondrous Rocks

  Skill & Strategies: text structure, ask & answer
  questions; elements of poetry


Week 3: 


  Text: Grand Canyon

  Skill & Strategies: making inferences, author’s craft,
  figurative language 

Module 7

Big Question: What lessons can you learn from characters in tales?

Big Idea Vocabulary: trickster, shrewd, exaggeration, legendary 

Week 1: 


  Text: A Tale of Traditional Tales; Thunder Rose

  Skill & Strategies: central idea, figurative language,
  adages/proverbs 

Week 2: 


  Text: In the Days of King Adobe; A Pair of Tricksters

  Skill & Strategies: figurative language, predictions,
  characters 

Week 3: 


  Text: Ten Suns

  Skill & Strategies: literary elements, text & graphic
  features 

Module 8

Big Question: What can we do to make more healthful food choices? 

Big Idea Vocabulary: digest, sustainable, nutrition, compost 

Week 1: 


  Text: To Your Health; Eco-Friendly Food

  Skill & Strategies: author’s purpose; text & graphic
  features 

Week 2: 


  Text: Kids Rocks Nutrition in the Kitchen; Bug Bites

  Skill & Strategies: central idea, ask & answer
  questions 

Week 3: 


  Text: Now You're Cooking

  Skill & Strategies: predictions, point of view, text &
  graphic features 

Module 9

Big Question: What can people do to care for our planet? 

Big Idea Vocabulary: ecology, recycle, conservation, sanctuary 

Week 1: 


  Text: Luz Sees the Light

  Skill & Strategies: ideas & support, inferences,
  graphic features 

Week 2: 


  Text: On Sea Turtle Patrol; How Can We Reduce Waste

  Skill & Strategies: retell, summarize, graphic
  features 

Week 3: 


  Text: Seeds of Change

  Skill & Strategies: ask & answer questions, author’s
  craft, literary elements 

Module 10

Big Question: What forms can communication take? 

Big Idea Vocabulary: broadcast, publication, blog, correspond 

Week 1: 


  Text: The History of Communication

  Skill & Strategies: text features and structure,
  monitor & clarify, main idea 

Week 2: 


  Text: A New Language Invented by Kids; Dolphin Dinner

  Skill & Strategies: text structure, questioning, central
  idea 

Week 3: 


  Text: Cooper's Lesson

  Skill & Strategies: inferences, plot, point of view,
  author’s craft