Unit 1
Module B
ReadyGen Unit 1 Module B
The anchor text we are reading in Unit 1 Module B is Washed Up! We will also be reading two supporting texts, Pale Male and Rain Forest Food Chains.
Current Text: Pale Male
Unit 1 Module B consists of 18 lessons. We are currently on our final text of Module B, Pale Male
Current Lesson: Lesson 14 & 15
Vocabulary Words:
Students can access tools to review the vocabulary words using Quizlet through the Google Classroom or by following this link: https://quizlet.com/205650623/readygen-g5-u1mb-flash-cards/.
How can your child study vocabulary words?
1. Make flashcards using the definitions they have in their Vocabulary journal.
2. Practice using online flashcards and games:
How can parents help practice the skills we are learning in class?
It is important that your child reads at least 20 minutes each day. Once they have completed their reading, there are questions you can ask him/her to help them practice the skills we are learning with each lesson. You should ask your child to provide text evidence to back up the answer they have provided and explain why that text evidence supports their answer. Where appropriate, I will also include links to websites where your child can practice these skills.
Below is a breakdown of the standards and skills we will be learning in Unit 1 Module B for the text Pale Male.
Standards
- Determine two or more main ideas in the text and explain how they are supported by key details from the text. (RI.5.2)
- Ask Me: What is the main idea of the chapter you are reading in your book? What are the details that helped you identify that main idea?
- Practice: https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-5/determine-the-main-idea
- Explain the interactions between two or more individuals in a text based on specific information in the text. (RI.5.3)
- Ask Me: Tell me about the relationship between the characters in the current chapter of your book. What are some ways they interact with one another? What text evidence helped you determine what their relationship was like?
Vocabulary
Exclusive (p. 43) - private, only available to certain people
Synonyms: restricted, expensive
Antonyms: unfashionable, open
Morphological Links: exclusivity, exclude
Semantic Links: fashionable, swanky, chic, expensive
Substantial (p. 35) - large, important
Synonyms: sizeable, meaningful
Antonyms: small, unimportant
Morphological Links: substance
Semantic Links: solid, massive
Thrived (p. 30) - grew strong
Synonyms: succeeded, advanced
Antonyms: withered, decrease, fail
Morphological Links: thriving
Semantic Links: flourished, healthy, developed
Renovate (p. 25) - to make new again
Synonyms: rebuild, repair
Antonyms: break, destroy
Morphological Links: renovation
Semantic Links: refurbish, repair, update
Perseverance (p. 25) - determination
Synonyms: dedication, persistence, hard work
Antonyms: weakness
Morphological Links: persevere
Semantic Links: dedication, determination
Below is a breakdown of each of the lessons from Unit 1 Module B for the text Washed Up! and the skills that were learned with that lesson. Please refer to the “Ask Me” question within each lesson to see how you can help your child practice that skill with your child at home.
Lesson 1: Quote Accurately From a Text
It is important that students are able to quote directly from a text and explain what the text says or suggests (making inferences).
Ask Me: Can you tell me some of the ways the author describes the characters in your story using the words the author uses? What does that tell you about your character?
Vocabulary Words: reality (p. 4), civilization (p. 4), vied (p. 6), ultimate (p. 9)
Foundational Skill: Inflected ending -ing
Lesson 2: Compare and Contrast Elements in Text
Readers can compare and contrast characters, settings, and events to explain their understanding of a text. They can also examine interactions between characters and settings in their story.
Ask Me: Can you tell me the different characters and settings that are in your story? How are the characters similar and different? How do they interact with the various settings in the story?
Practice: https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-5/compare-and-contrast-characters
Vocabulary Words: shelter (p. 14), rations (p. 16)
Foundational Skill: Inflected ending -ing
Lesson 3: Craft and Structure
One way authors engage readers is by carefully describing characters and their actions.
Ask Me: Can you tell me some of the descriptions the author uses to describe your main character? What does that help you infer about the character?
Vocabulary Words: predicted(p. 18), teeming(p. 20)
Foundational Skill: Inflected ending -ing
Lesson 4: Developing Theme
A story's theme, or message, can be developed through the way characters respond to challenges.
Ask Me: Can you tell me about how your character responds to a challenge in your story? What does this tell you about the theme of your story?
Vocabulary Words: frugally (p. 24), windswept (p. 25), ingenious (p. 26)
Foundational Skill: Inflected ending -ing
Lesson 5: Plot/Key Events
A story's plot is the way the story develops, moving from one key event to the next. It's important to distinguish between the key events (those that are critical to the movement of the story) and the events that the author adds to make the story more interesting and add details.
Ask Me: What are the key events that have happened in the current chapter of your story? How do you know they are the key events of the story?
Vocabulary Words: glum (p. 31), yielded (p. 33)
Foundational Skill: Inflected ending -ing
Lesson 6: Characters Impact the Sequence of Events (Cause and Effect)
Readers can gain a better understanding of the plot and characters by determining how characters cause events to occur.
Ask Me: What is an example of something that your character does in the story and something that happens as a result of that action?
Vocabulary Words: murky (p. 36), squelchy (p. 36), comfort zones (p. 41)
Foundational Skill: Homographs and Homonyms
Lesson 7: Developing Theme
Readers can use story structure to find evidence of how an author presents the topics that help show and develop the theme of the story.
Ask Me: What are the problems that are presented in each of the chapters of your story? What topics are covered in each of those chapters?
Vocabulary Words: conclusions (p. 42), precisely (p. 44)
Foundational Skill: Homographs and Homonyms
Lesson 8: Determine Theme
Readers can use topics to help them determine theme.
Ask Me: What are the topics covered in the chapters of your story? How do these topics help you to determine the theme in your story?
Vocabulary Words: notoriously (p. 49), gratefully (p. 50), dramatically (p. 54)
Foundational Skill: Homographs and Homonyms