LEAD21 Unit 2 - A Green Future
Theme Question - How can we protect Earth's resources?
Week 1
Focus Question - How can we use natural resources wisely?
Theme Vocabulary - renewable, nonrenewable, alternative
Vocabulary Strategy - Antonyms
Comprehension Strategy - Monitor Comprehension
Comprehension Skill - Draw Conclusions
Word Skill - Noun Suffixes
Week 2
Focus Question - How can we discover and use new sources of energy?
Theme Vocabulary - species, endangered, habitat
Vocabulary Strategy - Idioms
Comprehension Strategy - Monitor Comprehension
Comprehension Skill - Draw Conclusions
Word Skill - Prefixes that mean Not
Week 3
Focus Question - How can we protect Earth's plants and animals?
Theme Vocabulary - keen, rescue, cautiously
Vocabulary Strategy - Dictionary or Glossary
Comprehension Strategy - Make predictions
Comprehension Skill - Recall and Retell
Literary Element - Figurative Language
Word Skill - Noun Suffixes
Week 4
Focus Question - What can we do each day to help protect Earth?
Theme Vocabulary - Review of Week 1-3
Vocabulary Strategy - Review of Week 1-3
Comprehension Strategy - Make Predictions
Comprehension Skill - Recall and Retell
Word Skill - Prefixes that mean Not
A mid-Unit Assessment will be given at the end of week 2 to assess the first two week's skills and
strategies.
A unit test will be given at the end of the unit assessing the skills, strategies and vocabulary from the
entire unit. Differentiated group vocabulary will also be assessed.