UNIT X 48 | UNIT 2 DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold • Gather a small group of students who need additional reading support to work through the text in a guided-reading format. Read through the entire text, then together reread it in chunks, pausing to read closely and analyze questions and answers. Review the question words: who, what, where, when, how, and why and the information that they give. • For each structure, guide students to take notes on important information in a notebook, one page for each structure. They can refer to this notebook throughout the reading activities. Amplify Have students read the text aloud with a classmate, modeling pronunciation for partners to repeat and practice. Instructional Routine: Reading p. Txxv Text Genre: Informational Text • Recognize characteristics of genre Say: This text is an informational text. What do we know about informational text? (It is text that gives us facts and information on a topic.) What do you predict this text will teach us? (ancient stone structures) Read and discuss the features of an information text. • Discuss author’s purpose Ask students to think about why an author might write an informational text. Guide them to understand that an author can use this genre to inform readers and help them to understand various topics. Preview Explain how text features contribute to meaning Read the title Secrets of the Ancient World aloud and have students flip through the whole reading (pages 49–57) to observe the images and headings. Then ask them to explain how these features help them understand the text. Ask: How was stone used in ancient times? (to build structures) Why was stone used? (it is strong and long-lasting) Students read and answer the questions. ANSWERS 1. I am going to learn about Stonehenge, the Standing Stones at Al-Rajajil, the Stone Spheres of Costa Rica, and the Ifugao Rice Terraces. 2. Sample answer: I think Stonehenge will be the most interesting. 3. Sample answer: People had to work together to move stones. Essential Question: What can we learn from ancient structures? • Exchange ideas Ask students to predict the answer to the Essential Question. Note that world wonders taught us about how to lay out a city, the buildings, the roads, and agriculture. Say: As you read the text, you will confirm, or change your answer. • Activate prior knowledge Have students share how the vocabulary words on page 46 will be featured in the informational text. EXPLORE AND LEARN Preview Preview the text. Look at the title, the headings, and the photos. 1. What places are you going to learn about? 2. Which one looks the most interesting to you? 3. Predict How did people build these structures? TEXT GENRE Informational Text The text Secrets of the Ancient World is an informational text. An informational text gives true information and explains something. When you read Secrets of the Ancient World, you will find: • facts, including numbers • explanations What can we learn from ancient structures? ? ESSENTIAL QUESTION Reading UNIT 2 Secrets of the Ancient World 48 Reading UNIT 2 / READING
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