UNIT X UNIT 6 | 203 DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold • Solidify new vocabulary by frequently pointing to and labeling depictions of building a country in your idea map and throughout this unit. Direct students to point to and talk about the images after you. • Have students create their own word banks and add new vocabulary to them. Then ask students to use these words in a discussion that reinforces the meaning of building a country as a complex combination of rules, people, laws, and documents. Amplify Ask students to write and say more about how people who help build countries write important documents and laws. Ask follow-up questions to prompt more relevant details about what they and their classmates already know about American history and building a nation. Critical Viewing • Generate content vocabulary Give students time to closely view the images and think of words to describe them. • Use visuals to develop vocabulary Point to vocabulary already on the word wall. Spiral back to words students have already used: flag, document, declaration. Have students repeat each word and point to where they see it shown in the image. • Ask and answer Read each question aloud. Guide students to answer in complete sentences. • Ask and answer Direct students’ attention to aspects of the photo by pointing to the flag, the Declaration of Independence, and the constitution. Show students images of flags, documents, and laws. Ask: Which country are they from? How are they connected? You may wish to begin a class mural and add to it as students learn more about countries and laws throughout the unit. ANSWERS Sample answers: 1. I think it means all of the common people, or people who are not rulers. 2. Everyone has to follow the laws in the United States. 3. I know that it is against the law in the United States to rob a bank or break into a computer. MY GOALS for this unit • Preview In this unit, students will use viewing, active listening, oral language, math, and reading and writing to the explore the concept of building a country. They will read the biography of three famous Americans who helped build the U.S. They will also read an informational text about a woman who helped the American Revolution and a text about the people who lived in North America before Europeans arrived. They will watch a video about the Museum of the American Revolution. They will also sing the anthem and draw a portrait. Finally, students will write a poem about someone they admire. • Match icons with ideas Have students closely view the unit goals. Point out each icon and name it. Have students repeat each term. CONNECT TO THE THEME The Constitution of the United States was written in 1787. It tells the laws of the country. It begins with “We the People.” 1. What do you think “We the People” means? 2. Who has to follow the laws in the United States? 3. What are some US laws that you know? MY GOALS for this unit Reading • Read a biography • Ask questions Language Arts • Use figurative language • Identify rhyme schemes Science Analyze the influence of astronomy Social Studies Recognize contributions to the American Revolution Math Evaluate units of measurement Music Listen and sing Art Discover portraits Writing Write a poem UNIT 6 203 UNIT 6
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