UNIT X 10 | UNIT 1 Reading • Understand genre Review the term interview with students. Remind students that in interview texts, there are questions from the writer and answers from the expert. Help students identify the question words. Note how the expert supports the information with evidence and examples. This helps with comprehension. • Follow the instructional routine for reading. The following strategies are a sample routine. • Listen actively Remind students to listen actively as you play the audio for pages 10–11. Help students set a purpose for listening, such as to learn from the expert. • Match oral to written words Replay the audio, this time asking students to read along silently. Model how to track the text with your finger as you listen. • Build oral fluency Remind students that reading smoothly and with expression comes with practice. Play the audio a final time, asking students to follow along in a whisper read to imitate intonation, phrasing, and pacing. Repeat as necessary until students demonstrate confidence. Direct students who have demonstrated proficiency to read passages of the text out loud. Provide encouragement and feedback on students’ oral reading fluency. • Use a glossary Ask a volunteer to identify the word in bold type (humidity). Then point out the glossary. Ask: Have you experienced humidity? Is humidity experienced in hot or cold places? Instruct students to use the word in a sentence to show understanding. • Understand illustrations Ask volunteers to present the weather for each day of the week. In groups of three, volunteer students present the weather for each day of the week. Ask: Which day is the warmest? (Sunday) Which day is the coldest? (Wednesday) Which days are similar? (Monday and Tuesday; rain is expected both days) Which days are different? (Sunday and Wednesday) • Background knowledge Explain to students that some countries use different measurements for temperature. In the U.S., the temperature is recorded in degrees Fahrenheit, but in other parts of the world, it is recorded in degrees Celsius. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold To support students’ understanding, reread the text. Have students draw a Venn diagram to compare and contrast weather and climate using the information in the text. Students can include the definitions. If possible, allow students to research further to deepen their understanding. Amplify In pairs or groups, students first write a dialogue, then create a short video or song where they demonstrate, through actions, illustrations, and speech, the difference between weather and climate. Ask students to research further and make it relevant. They can present their videos to the class. Q: A lot of people confuse weather and climate. What’s the difference? A: Weather is the combination of events that happen in our atmosphere. Things like wind, temperature, and humidity determine weather. It’s different in different places, and it changes all the time. This morning it was rainy and cold. Now it’s sunny and warm. Climate describes what weather is like in one area for a long time. For example, Houston, Texas, has hot and humid summers. That’s the climate. It’s raining and cloudy in Houston right now. That’s the weather. 7-Day Forecast Houston, Texas Sunday Monday 74°F HIGH Tuesday Friday 72°F HIGH Wednesday 67°F HIGH Thursday 70°F HIGH Saturday 74°F HIGH 56°F LOW 57°F LOW 76°F HIGH 54°F LOW 49°F LOW 70°F HIGH 55°F LOW 48°F LOW 52°F LOW GLOSSARY humidity the amount of water in the air Reading 10 UNIT 1 A Meteorologist Talks Weather UNIT 51 / CREOANDNINECGT TO THE THEME
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