UNIT X 162 | UNIT 5 Connect to the Theme • Activate prior knowledge Say: Tales About the Universe. Ask: What are tales about the universe? Cue students by displaying a photo of Orion or other constellations. • Use a semantic organizer Sketch an idea map on the board. Write tales about the universe in the center circle. Elicit that the universe is everything that exists, including the stars, and a tale is a fictional story. Ask: What is another name for a tale about the universe? What are some examples of tales about the universe? In the outer circles, draw and label what students name. Guide students to understand that tales about the universe are often myths. Connect to THE THEME Play the Connect to the Theme video. Ask students to describe what they see. This will help you assess what vocabulary terms students already know. Theme-related Vocabulary Use pictures to identify theme Direct students’ attention to the photo. Ask: What do you see? Let students discover the following terms in context as they come up: night sky, objects, stars, constellations, trees, land, mountains. Ask students to talk about what the constellations in the picture look like. (bird, bear, cat.) Assess Language Levels Related to the Theme Answer questions Hold up the book and do a picture walk of Unit 5. Have students identify elements connected to myths. For example, point to the dragon and the text on page 182. Ask: Do you think “The Candle Dragon” is a myth? If students respond easily to yes/no questions, progress to simple who, what, and where questions that can be answered with one or two words. For example: What is this? What is he doing? Finally, ask more advanced, open-ended questions that allow discussion. Ask: What is this story about? What kind of characters are in a myth? What is the purpose of a myth? Connect to the BIG Idea Develop prior knowledge Say: Myths explain why things happen in the world and the universe. What does that mean? Connect this idea to nature on Earth. Remind students of the myth they read in Level 4 called “Why We Have Hurricanes.” Say: That myth is about hurricanes. It explains why hurricanes happen on Earth.” Extend this idea to myths that explain the constellations and other objects and events in the wider universe. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold As you introduce the concept of myth, provide comprehensible input for new vocabulary. Display images of concepts such as nature, Earth, world, night sky, universe, Sun, Moon, stars, and constellation. Use photos to indicate the places and objects as you discuss. Guide students to use the new vocabulary as they point out the objects and places in the illustrations. Amplify Have students say more about myths: describing myths they have read or know about and the elements that make the stories myth. Example: Myths are often about gods and goddesses, but they are usually about powerful forces. The main character in “Why We Have Hurricanes” is a little butterfly. I think this story is a myth because it explains how a powerful force in nature was created. UNIT 5 Tales About the Universe BIG Idea Myths explain why things happen in the world and the universe. UNIT 5 Unit 5 162
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