Curriculum / ELA / 5th Grade / Unit 6: Adapting to Survive: Short Stories and Poems / Lesson 7
ELA
Unit 6
5th Grade
Lesson 7 of 18
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Explain how the events on pp. 80–81 contribute to the overall structure of the story.
Book: Endangered by Eliot Schrefer (pp. 76–83, 90–95, 98–103) pp. 76 – 83
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How does the scene on p. 76 through the top of p. 78 best contribute to the story?
Explain how the events on pp. 80–81, particularly Sophie and Anastasia’s interaction, contribute to the overall structure of the story.
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Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
submissively
adv.
to do something in a way that shows a willingness to obey someone else
ineptitude
n.
a lack of skill or ability
foraging
v.
searching for food or supplies
adrenaline
a substance released in the body of someone feeling strong emotion that causes the heart to beat faster and give more energy
tentative
adj.
something done without confidence or with hesitation
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RL.5.3 — Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
RL.5.5 — Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
RL.5.6 — Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.5.4 — Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
L.5.6 — Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition).
RF.5.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.5.4 — Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
RL.5.1 — Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RL.5.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
RL.5.10 — By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4—5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
SL.5.1 — Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
W.5.10 — Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Lesson 6
Lesson 8
Explain what steps can be taken to prepare for a wilderness emergency.
RL.5.2
Describe what makes the tundra a unique habitat, why the author includes so much description about the tundra, and how it contributes to the overall structure of the story.
RL.5.3 RL.5.5
Compare and contrast Miyax’s actions with those of the wolves and analyze how Miyax was able to integrate herself into the pack.
Discussion & Writing
Write a summary of the excerpt from Julie of the Wolves that includes the theme of the excerpt.
RL.5.2 RL.5.3 RL.5.5 W.5.1 W.5.9
Identify and explain the speaker’s perspective on choices in life by analyzing how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic.
Compare and contrast the perspective on choices of the speaker in the poem with Miyax from Julie of the Wolves.
RL.5.2 RL.5.5 RL.5.9
Describe bonobos.
RL.5.3
RL.5.3 RL.5.5 RL.5.6
Analyze how each interaction between Anastasia and Sophie contributes to the overall structure of the story.
RL.5.5
Summarize the excerpt from Endangered by identifying a theme and explaining how the characters in the story respond to the main challenges.
Compare and contrast the excerpts from Julie of the Wolves and Endangered by analyzing the way they both approach the theme and topic of survival.
RL.5.2 RL.5.9
Describe Brian’s current predicament and how he responds.
RL.5.2 RL.5.3
Analyze how Brian’s “figuring out food” contributes to the structure of the story.
RL.5.2 RL.5.5
Analyze how the author builds suspense and how it contributes to the structure of the story.
Writing
Summarize the excerpt from Hatchet.
Identify and explain the speaker’s perspective on choices in life.
Compare and contrast the perspectives on choices of the speaker in the poem and Brian.
Discussion
Compare and contrast the excerpts from Hatchet, Julie of the Wolves or Endangered by analyzing the way they both approach the theme and topic of survival.
RL.5.2 RL.5.9 SL.5.1 SL.5.3 SL.5.6
Writing – 2 days
Write a multiple-paragraph essay that compares how Brian, Sophie, and/or Miyax approached survival.
L.5.2.d RL.5.2 RL.5.3 RL.5.9 W.5.1 W.5.9
Assessment
Narrative Writing – 4 days
Write a continuation of one of the stories from the unit.
W.5.3 W.5.3.a W.5.3.b W.5.3.c W.5.3.d W.5.3.e
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