Unit 2: Story 1
My Brother Martin by Christine King Farris
Oral Language
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5- REVIEW
Focus Question:
Why is it important for all
people to have the same
rights?
Focus Question:
What does Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.’s sister
want you to know about
him?
Focus Question:
Compare the experiences of
Thurgood Marshall and Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. How
did segregation affect both
men?
Focus Question:
Think about what you
learned from My Brother
Martin about Martin
Luther King, Jr. How are
he and Barbara Jordan
alike?
Focus Question:
If you wanted to describe
an injustice you saw or
heard about, how would
you write about it? As an
essay? A play? A short
story? A letter? Explain
your answer.
Day 4
Day 5- REVIEW
Build Background pg 136
Read Aloud:
I Have a Dream
pg 137A – 137B
Summarize pg 155
Word Study
Day 1:
Spelling:
Spelling Strategy
Prefixes 161E
Pretest –
Spelling PB pg 31
Practice
Spelling PB pg 32
Vocabulary:
Introduce Words
(Text pg 138 - 139 and TE
161C )
PB pg 47
Strategy
Prefixes and Suffixes
Text pg 138
Day 2
Morphology:
Prefixes 137C – 137D
PB pg 46
Day 3
Spelling:
Word Meanings 161F
Phonics/Spelling PB pg 34
Spelling:
Proofread 161F
Phonics/Spelling Book 35
Vocabulary:
Review Words
Related Words 161D
Vocabulary:
Content Vocabulary – 156
Spelling:
Post Test 161F
Phonics/Spelling PB 36
Spelling:
Word Sorts 161E
Phonics/Spelling PB pg 33
Vocabulary:
Review Words
Prefixes and Suffixes
Pg 1140, 161C
PB pg 53
Review Words
Morphology 161D
Vocabulary:
Assess Words
Connect to Writing 161D
Unit 2: Story 1
My Brother Martin by Christine King Farris
Reading
Day 1
Day 2
Read
It Took Courage
Text pgs 138-139
Read
My Brother Martin
Text pgs 140 – 153
Comprehension
Strategy: Monitor
Comprehension
139A- 139B
Comprehension
Strategy: Monitor
Comprehension
pg 140 - 153
Skill – Author’s Purpose
PB pg 48
Skill: Author’s Purpose
PB pg 49
Fluency
Repeated Reading:
Intonation/Expression
155A
Fluency
Model Fluency 137B
Day 3
Read
Continue - My Brother
Martin
pg 140 - 153
Comprehension Check
pg 155
Skill:
Sequence 155B
PB pg 51
Fluency
Repeated Reading:
Intonation/Expression
155A
PB pg 50
Day 4
Read
“Barbara Jordan”
pg 156 - 159
Comprehension
Social Studies: Expository
Text Feature
Time Lines pg 156
PB pg 52
Fluency
Repeated Reading:
Intonation/Expression
155A
Day 5-REVIEW
Read
Self-Selected Reading 136K
PB pg 54
Comprehension
Connect and Compare 159
Fluency
Practice 136K
Writing
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5- REVIEW
Daily Writing:
Think of someone who has
made a difference in your
life. Write an e-mail to that
person to tell how your life
has been changed by him or
her.
Daily Writing:
What are some examples of
things you would like to
change in the world? Write
a paragraph describing
them.
Daily Writing:
Write a short news article
describing how volunteers
can help in other parts of
the world.
Daily Writing:
Write a diary entry about a
time when you made a
difference in someone
else’s life.
Trait: Word Choice
Describe Words and
Phrases, 161A
Daily Writing:
Write a paragraph about a
character from a book or
movie who made a
difference in some way.
Trait: Ideas
Showing
159A – 159B
Grammar:
DLA: 161G
Common/Proper Nouns
161G
Gram. PB pg 26
Reading/Writing
Connection
160 - 161
Grammar:
DLA: 161G
Common/Proper Nouns
161G
Gram. PB pg 27
Trait: Ideas
Showing, 161A
Grammar:
DLA: 161G
Mechanics and Usage 161H
Gram. PB pg 28
Grammar:
DLA: 161G
Common/Proper Noun
161H
Gram. PB pg 29
Conferencing:
161B
Grammar:
DLA: 161G
Common/Proper Nouns
161H
Gram. PB pg 30