Wonders
ELA Curriculum
ELA Curriculum
Unit 1 Week 3
Key Concept: Landmarks
Essential Question: How do Landmarks Help Us Understand Our Country's Story?
Anchor Text: Protecting Our Parks
Week at a Glance:
Reading Informational Text
Text features: captions, maps, and sidebarks
Central Idea and Relevant Details
Author's Claim
Fluency
Accuracy and Phrasing
Vocabulary Strategy
Multiple meaning words
Grammar
Simple and Compound Sentences
Mechanics and Proofreading
Punctuate simple and compound sentences
Structural Analysis
Compound words
Writing
Opinion Writing
Research
Create a Postcard
Spelling (Long o):
coast
float
toad
coal
soak
gold
sold
scold
slope
broke
note
bone
slow
show
foe
snail
same
weigh
bowl
program
Vocabulary:
landmark - an important building, structure, or place
carved - cut something into a shape
clues - hints that help solve a problem or a mystery
grand - great or large
massive - very, very large
monument - a building, statue, or other object made to honor a person or event
national - something that has a characteristic or has to do with a country
traces - small bits or signs left behind that show that something was there