UNIT X 306 | UNIT 8 Instructional Routine: Grammar p. Txxviii Grammar in Action A • Understand language expressions Read aloud the title of the text. Display a map of the United States and point out the Louisiana Purchase. Say: Northwest. Where is the Northwest on this map? Guide students to understand that northwest is a location that is both north and west of a place. It is also what the states of Washington and Oregon are called. (the Northwest) • Use text features to predict Have students preview the text, focusing on the title, the words in bold type, and the picture. Ask: What do you see in the picture? Direct students to describe the picture, using examples or gestures to explain what they do not have language for. Supply missing vocabulary. Say: Think about the title and the picture. What do you predict this text is about? • Understand genre Write Informational Text on the board. Ask students to share what they remember about informational texts. • Listen for understanding Play the audio, directing students to listen for general understanding. Play it again, asking students to read silently and pay attention to the words in bold type and how context sometimes reveals their meaning. B • Use vocabulary Repeat to the students that the words in bold type in the text are important words. Echo read the directions and the sentences, and ensure all students are familiar with the new vocabulary. Remind students that prepositions show location, direction, possession, or connection to the indirect object. • Exchange ideas On the board, write Fifty men went on an expedition to try to find a Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean. Have students discuss in pairs which places they would like to go to on an expedition and what the purpose of the expedition would be. ANSWERS 1. The purpose was to find a Northwest Passage and explore the land. 2. The Northwest Passage was a water route to the Pacific Ocean. A water passage would make travel faster. 3. They collected valuable information about wildlife and the land. They did not find a Northwest Passage. EXPLORE AND LEARN DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Provide visuals to help students understand unfamiliar vocabulary, including the words in bold type. You may wish to bring in photos and illustrations of historic expeditions (Roald Amundsen’s expedition to the South Pole; Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary’s first expedition to the summit of Everest) to solidify understanding. Amplify Have students write an expedition proposal for a place they would like to explore. The proposal should include the location, the purpose of the expedition, and what the student hopes to learn. Allow students to research unfamiliar locations. Choose a familiar place and write a model to share with students. I propose an expedition of the city center to discover which restaurants serve the best dessert. My research shows there are more than 100 restaurants in the city center. My expedition will take several months to complete. PRACTICE Grammar in Action A Read the informational text. Exploring THE Northwest In 1803, the United States bought 828,000 square miles of land from France. This event was called the Louisiana Purchase. The land doubled the size of the new country. Thomas Jefferson was the president. He wanted a team of people to go on an expedition of the Louisiana Territory. The purpose was to find a Northwest Passage, a water route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Another purpose was to explore the land. The new settlers didn’t know what was there. The expedition of more than 50 men left St. Louis, Missouri, in May 1804. The group sailed up the Missouri River. They explored the land, and they made maps of the land. The team reached the Pacific Ocean in the winter of 1805. Along the way, they found many plants and animals. These plants and animals were unknown to them. The group saw bears, hundreds of bird species, and a variety of other animals. The group of explorers never met their goal. They did not find the Northwest Passage. But they collected valuable information about wildlife and the land. B Use the vocabulary 1. What was the purpose of the expedition? 2. What was the Northwest Passage? Why was it important for the new settlers to find it? 3. What was successful about the expedition? What was not successful? Tutorial CONNECT TO Grammar UNIT 8 306 UNIT 8 / CONNECT TO GRAMMAR
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