UNIT X 318 | UNIT 8 Instructional Routine: Music p. Txxxiii Essential Question: How can you be an explorer? Have students read the Essential Question. Then have students say their answers as you write them on the board. ANSWERS Sample answer: You can be an explorer by being courageous and searching out new things and new information. Listen and Sing A • Match oral to written words Have students listen to the song once without looking at the lyrics. Then replay it, asking students to follow along silently. • Listen and repeat Replay the first stanza, stop the audio, and have students repeat the stanza, matching pronunciation and tempo. Repeat with the second stanza. B • Ask and answer Ensure students understand the term explorer. Then have students ask and answer the questions in pairs. When they have finished discussing, ask a volunteer to share answers with the class. • Understand prepositional phrases Ask students to point out prepositional phrases in the song (for knowledge, on their quest). Remind students that prepositional phrases show direct objects, directions, and locations. ANSWERS 1. To hunger means to want something very much. 2. Explorers must be courageous and careful observers. C • Make connections Discuss the questions with students. Then have students work in pairs to answer them. ANSWERS Sample answers: I explored my school when I first came. I learned that the lunchroom is big and the gym smells funny. In a couple of years, I can explore the high school. Practice Book p. 173 PRACTICE COMMUNICATE EXPLORE AND LEARN FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Say and write: Being an explorer An explorer must be _____. An explorer must be _____. An explorer learns new _____. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold • Discuss the meaning of explorer. Then write the first stanza on the board and ask a volunteer to underline the qualities an explorer must have. (courageous, skilled, determined) • Review that adjectives are words that describe nouns. Say: Courageous is an adjective. Pantomime being courageous. Then have students name adjectives and write them on the board. Revisit the song and ask students to identify adjectives they see. Provide comprehensible input by gesturing or pantomiming the adjectives. Amplify Have students write additional stanzas of the song. First have them revisit the texts from the unit and take notes about ways people explored and were innovative. Explorers, Explorers Explorers, they search and discover, They’re very courageous indeed. They have to be skilled and determined, Or else they will never succeed. Explorers, explorers, They search and discover new things, new things. Explorers, explorers, New knowledge and riches they bring. Explorers all hunger for knowledge, They’re eager to go on their quest. They have to be careful observers, Or else they will not pass the test. Explorers, explorers, They search and discover new things, new things. Explorers, explorers, New knowledge and riches they bring. Listen and Sing A Listen to the song. Then, sing the song. B Answer the questions. 1. What does it mean to hunger for something that isn’t food? 2. What kind of people do explorers need to be? C Making connections What have you explored before? What did you learn? What could you explore in the future? How can you be an explorer? ? ESSENTIAL QUESTION CONNECT TO Music UNIT 8 318 UNIT 8 / CONNECT TO MUSIC
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