UNIT X UNIT 8 | 309 DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Provide a graphic organizer for sequence. Using examples from the text, place journal events in chronological order in the graphic organizer. Amplify Have students work in pairs. Have them exchange the journal entries they wrote about Dana. Then direct them to place the events from their partner’s journal entry in correct sequence in the graphic organizer. COMMUNICATE B Demonstrate understanding by responding to questions Clarify unfamiliar vocabulary by revisiting it in context. Have pairs use information from the text to complete the activity. ANSWERS 1. two trips, two trips; 2. 10:35, 12:00, 3. 300 or 400 feet; 59 seconds. TEXT ELEMENTS: Sequence of Text Understand and analyze genre Remind students that journal entries contain dates, times, and events in the order they happened. Review sequence words (later, after, when, first). A Recognizing chronological order Read aloud the directions. Discuss the first item. Have students work in pairs. ANSWERS 1. December 17, 1903; 2. later that day; from the text: After the first trial, at 10:35 for the first trial, then they tried again, After repairs, at 20 min. after 11 o’clock, At about 20 minutes till 12 o’clock, At just 12 o’clock, on the fourth and last trip B Use support from peers to confirm understanding Direct students to work together in pairs and refer to the sequence clues in the pictures to complete Activity B. ANSWERS Sample answers: 1. 10:55; Dana opens her mailbox. 2. 11:00; She reads a letter. 3. 11:15; She writes a letter. 4. 12:30; She mails a letter. C Write a journal entry Give students a chance to discuss their ideas about Dana’s letter. Instruct students to put today’s date at the top of the journal entry. ANSWERS Sample answer: At 10:55, I went to check the mail. There was one letter, and it was for me. It was from my cousin. She invited me to come visit. I read her letter at 11:00. Then I went inside to write her back. By 11:15, I was writing to tell her I would like to visit her. After writing the letter, I mailed my response around 12:30. Practice Book p. 168 Assessment Program p. 146 EXPLORE AND LEARN PRACTICE PRACTICE A Discuss how each sentence uses chronological order. Then, find other examples of chronological order in the text on page 308. 1. On December 17, 1903, they tested the plane. 2. Orville wrote about the experience later that day. B Look at the pictures and put them in the correct order. Talk about Dana’s experience. C Write a journal entry from Dana’s point of view. B Talk about it 1. How many times did Orville go up in the plane? How many times did his brother go? 2. What time did the first trial start? What time did the last one start? 3. How far did the plane go on the fourth trial? How long was it in the air? TEXT ELEMENTS Sequence of Text A journal is usually written in chronological order. This is a time sequence, or the order things happen. Here are some words from the text that show chronological order. later that day after when 10:35 fi rst 1 309 UNIT 8 UNIT X8 / CONNECT TO LANGUAGE ARTS
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