UNIT X 162 | UNIT 4 Publish A Rewrite a final copy of your opinion text in your best handwriting. You can also use a computer. B Draw one or more pictures to illustrate your opinion text. C Work with a classmate. Read your opinion text aloud to each other. Be sure to read with appropriate expression. D Talk about each other’s story. Tell your classmate: the opinion one reason or fact you remember what you like best BIG Idea People can work together to help their community. What is one way people can work together in their community? Can one person make a change in their community? How? CONNECT TO Writing UNIT 4 162 CON22_3_SE_U04_160-163_CWM.indd 162 30/10/2020 13:43 Publish A Create a final copy Provide access to computers if students choose this method for publishing. B Illustrate the text Direct students to review their writing and identify sections that might benefit from illustrations. Emphasize that illustrations should serve a specific purpose (to help communicate a point) rather than be decorative. C Practice presenting Give students time to practice reading their texts before presenting to partners. Then pair students with different levels of proficiency to read their writing aloud. Direct presenters to read with appropriate volume, rate, and expression. Listeners should listen actively. D • Provide positive feedback Echo read the expectations in Activity D. Then model giving and receiving feedback with a student with greater proficiency. Direct students to provide positive feedback to their partners. • Home-School connection Have students share their published writing with family members. Then students can write brief summaries of feedback they receive and share them with the class. • BIG Idea: People can work together to help their community. • Engage in conversational exchanges Arrange students in groups. Read aloud the prompt and ask students to discuss the questions. Check in to ensure students are participating equally, taking turns, and following rules for discussion. • Revisit familiar texts Direct students to revisit texts from the unit to support their responses during discussion. Provide students with self-evaluation sheet from the online teacher resources. Practice Book p. 87 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT What I learned in this unit: How communities work together Write an informational paragraph about how communities work together. Draw and label a picture of helpers in your community. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold In order to build fluency and confidence, give students plenty of time to practice reading their writing aloud before sharing it with their peers. Provide feedback and support with pronunciation, volume, and pace as needed. Amplify Have students take notes on their discussions about the Big Idea and turn those notes into written statements. Tell students to restate the questions in their responses to reinforce writing complete, thorough sentences. Post written statements around the room and have the class do a gallery walk to read them. UNIT 4 / CONNECT TO WRITING COMMUNICATE
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