LESSON ONE: KWL/Vocabulary Dictionary Drill
LESSON DESCRIPTION
It is suggested that
this lesson be divided into two separate sessions. Students independently
complete part of a KWL chart and use that chart to determine additional
knowledge about communities that might be necessary to understand the
reading during this unit. In the next session, students participate in a
dictionary drill to locate and define vocabulary words.
GRADE-LEVEL
EXPECTATIONS
R1E Develop vocabulary through text
using a glossary and dictionary
R1C Apply decoding strategies
to independently problem solve unknown words when reading
W3B Identify information in written
text to complete an organizer
LESSON MATERIALS
§
Source of Literature
§
Supplies
o
Dictionary or glossary, sample
glossary page
o
Communities definition pages
o
A classroom social studies
text with a unit on communities may be used in place of the sample glossary
o
Overhead projector and markers
§
Handouts provided
o
KWL Chart
o
RIVET and RIVET
answer key
§
Words to know
o
decoding strategies
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
Students use the
KWL
chart to determine additional knowledge about communities that might be
necessary in order to understand the communities they will be reading about
during this unit. In the second session, students independently complete the
community definition page.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Session One
- Students discuss
what they know about communities.
|
Questions
for
Students |
What is the
definition of a community?
What are
some characteristics of a community?
Can you
give an example of a community/ |
- Model, using two
or three ideas, how to complete a KWL chart to determine what students
know and would like to know about communities.
- Students work with
a partner or independently to add more ideas to the K and W sections of
the chart.
|
Idea
|
Collect the
KWL charts to determine what additional knowledge about
communities might be necessary in order to have the students
understand the communities why will be reading about during this
unit. |
Session Two
- Develop new
vocabulary words dealing with communities using the RIVET strategy.
Words to decode and solve include: communities, urban, rural, and
suburban.
|
Idea |
Teacher
Instructions for RIVET
§
Choose four to
eight vocabulary words, including important names or words
likely to be difficult for your students to decode.
§
Draw lines on the
board or on the overhead to indicate the number of letters in
each word.
§
Write the letters
in each word, one at a time, pausing for a second after you
write each letter and encouraging students to guess the word,
then finish writing it.
§
When all the words
are written, students use as many of the words as possible to
make a prediction about what they will be learning about or what
will happen in a given story. Share these predictions and
record.
§
Students read the
text and determine which of their predictions really happened.
|
- Model for students
how to locate an unknown word in a dictionary or glossary.
- Students
participate as cooperative learning teams in a Dictionary Drill to
discover the meaning of the following words: community, suburban, rural,
and urban.
|
Strategy
|
A
Dictionary Drill is
done by writing the word on the board and seeing which team of
students can locate the word first in the dictionary.
student
one
>
read/call out word from the board
student
two
>
find section of dictionary with the beginning letter
student
three
>
find the word on the page
Student
four
>
check if the correct word was found and call out, “We found it!”
Switch
roles
>
one person clockwise each round
Depending
on the ability of your students, you can also have them decide
which of the given definitions best fits the content of what you
are reading. |
|
Strategy
|
Optional
activities:
Adapt
Dictionary Drill to include more resources.
student one
>
use the glossary from the social studies text
student two
>
use the dictionary
student
three
>
use a computer
Each
student will look up the word in their source (glossary,
dictionary, computer) and read it to the group.
As a group,
students will develop a definition of the term |
|
Idea
|
If
technology is available for the optional activity, have
dictionary sites ready on your favorites list for students to
access easily. One possible site is
www.rhymezone.com |
Cardinal Directions -
Community
cardinal directions
(kard' an al di rek' shenz) Cardinal directions are north, south,
east, and west. The airplane pilot used the compass rose to find the
cardinal directions on the map. (p. G8)
cause
(kaz) Something that makes something else happen. The cause of
the sunburn was too much sun. (p. 290)
channel
(chan'al) A narrow waterway between two larger bodies of water. The
ships sailed through the channel before reaching the ocean. (p. 256)
citizen
(sit' a zan) A member of a community or country. Communities need
citizens to work together to solve problems. (p. 11)
city council
(sit'e koun'sal). Group of elected people who make the laws for a
city. The city council meets in the town hall on Main Street. (p.
186)
Civil War
(siv' al war) The war between the North and the South, 1861-1865. After the
Civil War, African Americans were free from slavery. (p. 225)
classifying
(klas'a fl ing) The grouping together of similar things. The movers
classified the furniture into two groups: heavy pieces and light
pieces. (p. 216)
cliff
(klif) The high, steep face of a mountain or rock. The Anasazi lived
in homes built into the cliffs. (p. 80)
climate
(kit mit) The weather a place has I over a long period of time.
Alaska has a cold climate. (p. 39)
coast
(kost) The land next to an ocean. There are many beaches and ports along the
California coast. (p. 52)
coastal plain
(kos'tal . plan) The flat land along a coast. The settlers built farms along
the coastal plain.(p. 100)
colonist
(kol' a nist) Someone who lives in a colony. The colonists built a
community at Jamestown. .(p. 103)
colony
(kol' a ne) A place that is ruled by another, distant country. The King
of England hoped that the colony at Jamestown would provide great
riches. (p. 103)
communicate
(ka mu'ni kat) To share idea, thoughts, or information with someone.
Telephones help people communicate quickly. (p. 250)
community
(ka mu ni te) A place where people live, work, and have fun together. It is
usually made up of several different neighborhoods. Many people in
Michael's community have fun by going to the beach during the summer.
(p. 8)
Product Map – Suburb
product map
(prod'ukt map) A map that shows the places where goods are made and crops
are grown. Tanya used a product map to find different products that
are grown in Texas. (p. 302)
public property
(pub'lik prop'ar te) land that has been set aside for all people to use.
Many parks are built on public property. (p. 310)
publishing
(pub'lish ing) The making and selling of books, magazines, CD-ROMs, musical
scores, or other informational material. This book was made by a
publishing company. (p. 280)
R
Recycling
(re si'kling) Using something over again. Karen carried the bottles and cans
to the bin for recycling. (p. 48)
reference
(ref'ar ans) Type of book or other kind of stored information that contains
facts on many different subjects. Susan looked at books in the reference
section of the library for information on gardening. (p. 190)
renewable resource
(ri nu' a bal re's6rs) Things found in nature that can be replaced. Water is
a renewable resource. (p. 308)
research
(ri surch') To look for information. To do their class report, students
researched facts at the library. (p. 190)
robot
(ro'bot) Machine that does jobs instead of people. Robots are often
used to make cars and other products. (p. 314)
rural
(rur' al) A community of farms or open country where distances are far
between one place and another. Many fishing villages are located in rural
communities. (p. 19)
S
scale
(skal) A ruler on a map that measures distance. It helps you to find out the
larger, real distance on Earth. The pilot used a scale to measure the
distance between two cities on a map. (p. 22)
services
(sur'vis az) Work that helps others by providing something they need or
want. Restaurants provide a service by making food for customers. (p.
274)
slavery
(sla'va re) The practice of one person owning another. President Abraham
Lincoln wanted to end slavery. (p. 107)
South Pole
(south pol) The place farthest south on Earth. Explorers and scientists
travel to the South Pole. (p. G4)
suburb
(sub'urb) A community located near a city. People who live in suburbs
often work in nearby cities. (p. 18)
Tax – Wildlife
T
tax
(taks) Money people pay to
support the government. The colonists did not want to pay taxes to
England. (p. 150)
technology
(tek nol'a je) The use of
skills, ideas, and tools to meet people's needs. Computers are an example of a
technology that some people use every day. (p. 81)
telegraph
(tel'i graf) To send messages
long distances over wires, using special codes. The ambassador sent a
telegraph from the United States to japan. (p. 252)
time line
(tim nn) A strip marked off
evenly in periods of time that shows events in the same order as they happened.
The time line shows important events in the history of Washington, D.C.
(p. 112)
town meeting
(toun me'ting) A yearly
gathering of town people to discuss and vote on community laws, rules, and other
issues. At the town meeting, students introduced their plans for building
a new park. (p. 187)
trade
(trad) The buying and selling
of goods
and services. Different
countries around the world trade many kinds of products with each other.
(p. 320)
transportation
(trans par ta'shan) The
moving of people or goods from one place to another. Buses and trains are
important
types of
transportation. (p. 19) .
transportation map
(trans par ta'shan map) A
map that shows the routes people can use to travel from place to place. Gary
used a transportation map to locate the subway stops in the city. (p.
248)
U
urban
(ur'ban) A community that
includes the city and its surrounding areas. Many people in urban
communities live in tall apartment buildings. (p. 17)
Y
volunteer
(vol an dr') Someone who does
a job by choice, without pay. Communities need volunteers to deliver food
to people who can't leave their homes. (p. 130)
W
wildlife
(wild'nf) The animals that
live in an area. Birds and fish are two types.
Answer key for Rivet
1.
communities
2.
urban
3.
rural
4.
suburban