UNIT x 146 | UNIT 4 Instructional Routine: Language Arts p. Txxix Essential Question: How can families help each other be healthy? Ask the Essential Question and give students a chance to discuss their ideas in pairs before sharing with the whole group. ANSWERS Sample answers: They can find recipes for healthy foods the family can eat. They can go for a walk together. Drama • Understand genre Review the definition of a drama and the descriptors. Ask students if the boldface words are familiar to them and if so, why. • Match words to pictures to reinforce comprehension Display a photo of actors in a play on stage before an audience. Ask: What do you see? What are they doing? Have students identify as many elements of drama as they can. • Compare and contrast two texts Ask groups of students to compare and contrast this reading about healthy foods with “Fresh Finds at the Farmers Market.” They should talk about the title, the format, and the content. Students can represent the information in a Venn diagram. A • Use text features to recognize genre Say: We’re going to read a play. How do we know this is a play? Prompt with descriptor questions, such as Does it have acts? and have students match descriptors to the features of the text. • Preview and predict Have students preview the title, photo, and text. Ask: What do you think this play is about? Discuss the meaning of bites in this context as a small piece. Tell students that they will listen to the play more than once so they can check and confirm their predictions. Then play the audio, asking students to listen for the general idea before looking at the words. • Listen actively Play the audio a second time, this time asking students to read along silently and check their predictions. Have volunteers share whether their predictions were correct. B Identify the text structure problem/solution Read aloud the questions. Then have students work in pairs to use information from the play to complete Activity B. ANSWERS Sample answer: Jared and his grandpa discuss how to make their snacks healthier and how to get Jared to try more foods. Two solutions are to eat multigrain chips and exercise. EXPLORE AND LEARN PRACTICE DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Provide students with sentence stems to respond to Activity B. Model how to find information from the play and make notes. Then use the stem and your notes to answer the question. Support students as they continue with remaining questions and stems. Jared and his grandpa talk about _____. The problem is _____. One solution is _____, and another solution is _____. Amplify Have students work in pairs to dramatize how to solve a problem with healthy habits with a friend or family member. Students should jot down notes about the problem and use their notes and the genre descriptors to write a scene. Ask pairs to present their scenes to a small group. UNIT 4 / CONNECT TO LANGUAGE ARTS Drama A Read the play. Healthy Bites Act I Scene 1 [Jared and his grandpa are at a kitchen counter at home. Jared’s grandpa is pouring chips from a bag into a bowl.] GRANDPA: Hey, Jared. Time for an afternoon snack! JARED: [looks at the chips and frowns] Did you know those chips aren’t very healthy? GRANDPA: [surprised] Really? JARED: Really! It’s not rocket science. We should buy healthier snacks, like multigrain chips. GRANDPA: Interesting. Do you have any other tips? JARED: Well, fruits and vegetables are good for your body. Apples and pears are good for your teeth, and carrots are good for your eyes. [Actors are dressed as fruits and vegetables. They dance across the stage.] Scene 2 [Jared and his grandpa are at a grocery store.] GRANDPA: I am happy to buy healthier food, Jared. But there’s one problem . . . you! You’re a picky eater! JARED: I’ll try new things because a healthy diet is very important. We tried some different berries in class today, and I really liked them. GRANDPA: [happy] That’s music to my ears! JARED: Let’s plan a hike this weekend. We also need to exercise more to be healthy! [Actors run, jump rope, and skip across the stage.] GRANDPA: This will help both of us, Jared. We’ll feel as right as rain. B Talk about it What problem do Jared and his grandpa discuss? What are two solutions? How can families help each other be healthy? ? ESSENTIAL QUESTION TEXT GENRE Drama A drama (or play) is a story people perform for an audience. The script tells the actors what to say and do. When you read the play Healthy Bites, you will find: • an act is a part of a play • scenes are parts of an act • dialogue is what the characters say • stage directions show setting, character movements, character feelings CONNECT TO Language Arts UNIT 4 146
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