UNIT X UNIT 3 | 121 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Talk and write: Growing Gold Summarize the video. Include the Useful Vocabulary words. Write three sentences describing the sons’ attitudes at the beginning, the middle, and the end of the story. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Have students watch the video again while you provide language to describe the events. Pause at strategic points and explain how to refer to the Useful Vocabulary. Once students are able to retell the events, have them work together to answer the questions. Amplify Tell students to write a script for a sequel to “Growing Gold.” It should teach a lesson about how the three sons’ children learn to be connected to their land, their family, and their roots. Instructional Routine: Media p. Txxxvii Growing Gold This short video is about a family of farmers. Viewing Strategy: Sequence • Discuss the Strategy Review the sequence words you learned earlier in this unit (pp. 85, 98, 100). Then read the viewing strategy aloud. • Build vocabulary Use the vocabulary routine to introduce the Useful Vocabulary. Then explain that to sow is to put seeds into the ground. Before Viewing Activate prior knowledge Clarify unfamiliar terms in the questions. Then give small groups time to discuss their answers. Sample answers: 1. I know that farmers have to prepare the soil and plant in the spring. They harvest in summer and fall. 2. I am motivated to work hard so I will make my parents proud. 3. Yes, I think motivation is important because it gives people a reason to push themselves and make progress. During Viewing Watch the video Read the questions aloud. Remind students to look for answers to the questions as they watch the video closely. Sample answers: 1. She tells them there is treasure in the field to get them to start working. 2. They water the field so that roots grow and bring up the gold they think is in the field. 3. The sons were lazy and then they started to work hard. After Viewing Answer questions Have students work in pairs to answer the questions. Then arrange pairs together to share their answers. ANSWERS Sample answers: 1. The gold in the title of the story is wheat. 2. The mom is unhappy that the sons are lazy. She tells them there is gold in the field so that they work the field to find the gold. After a lot of hard work, they realize they love farming. In the end, they reap a very golden harvest and are happy. 3. The sons learn hard work is more rewarding than gold. Practice Book p. 66 Assessment Program Unit Test pp. 51–58 Proficiency Assessment: End-of-Unit Exam EXPLORE AND LEARN PRACTICE COMMUNICATE UNIT 3 / CONNECT TO MEDIA Before Viewing This is a story about a family of farmers. The clever mother motivates her three lazy sons to work hard. 1. What do you know about farming? 2. What motivates you to work hard? 3. Do you think motivation is important? Explain. During Viewing Watch the video. Look for answers to these questions. 1. Why does the mother tell her sons that there is treasure in the field? 2. Why do the sons work hard to bring water to the field? 3. What changes do you see in the sons? After Viewing Answer the questions. 1. What is the gold in the title of the story? 2. What is the sequence of the main events in the story? 3. What lesson do you think the sons learn? USEFUL VOCABULARY dawn ≠ dusk f ield grain harvest motivate plow roots scold seeds sow stalk treasure VIEWING STRATEGY Sequence The sequence is the order of events. Watch for the sequence of events in the story. Growing Gold CONNECT TO Media UNIT 3 121
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