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Unit 4
My Community
110c
U N I T P L A N N E R
Lessons
Key
Vocabulary
Language
Functions
Instruction
Civil War
indigo
majestic
oak
Savannah
the Union
throughout
Yamacraw
Thematic
Library
About the Author and
Illustrator
LITERARY
RESPONSE
Frontload Vocabulary
VOCABULARY
DEVELOPMENT
Activating Prior Knowledge
READING
COMPREHENSION
Literary Elements
LITERARY
RESPONSE
Author’s Purpose
LITERARY
RESPONSE
Reading Options
READING
COMPREHENSION
Literary Response
LITERARY
RESPONSE
Day
1
U
n
i
t
community
historic
locations
volunteering
Lesson 1
Spotlight
on Reading
Q
Describing actions
Q
Identifying community
locations
Q
Identifying community
workers
Introduce the Theme
ORAL
LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT
Theme-Related Vocabulary
VOCABULARY
DEVELOPMENT
In My Community
WRITING
STRATEGIES
Lend a Hand
ORAL
LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT
Day
2
Multiple Intelligences
Verbal/Linguistic
community
history
library
local
mayor
patrol
reporter
theater
torn down
town hall
traffic
train station
Lesson 2
Spotlight
on Reading
Q
Describing places and
things
Q
Identifying community
locations
Q
Retelling/relating
events
Frontload Vocabulary
VOCABULARY
DEVELOPMENT
Predicting
ORAL
LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT
Targeting Proficiency Levels
Meeting Individual Needs
Read and Discuss the Story
READING
COMPREHENSION
Beyond Words
LITERARY
RESPONSE
Confirm Predictions
READING
COMPREHENSION
Problem Solved
READING
COMPREHENSION
Day
3
Dictionary Tips
Reading Comprehension
Skills and Strategies
Reading an Image
Spotlight Online
Reading Comprehension:
Sequencing: Level 3: Vol.1
Literary Elements
Home Connection
Multiple Intelligences
Logical/Mathematical
community
library
mayor
theater
town hall
Lesson 3
Spotlight
on Reading
Q
Describing community
locations
Q
Identifying cause-and-
effect relationships
Q
Sequencing events
Echo Read
ORAL
LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT
Checking
READING
COMPREHENSION
Targeting Proficiency Levels
Meeting Individual Needs
Act It Out
LITERARY
RESPONSE
Sound It Out
PHONEMIC
AWARENESS
Day
4
Spotlight Online
Phonics: Syllabication:
Level 3: Vol.1
Multiple Intelligences
Visual/Spatial
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MINIMIZE PLANNING
AND MAXIMIZE
INSTRUCTION!
Every lesson
in each unit
includes activities that target
all
three proficiency levels
—
beginning, intermediate, and
advanced—plus
Meeting
Individual Needs
(Universal
Access) and
Multiple
Intelligence
activities.
Teacher’s Guide Level 4
Proficiency Levels
In every Santillana
Spotlight on English
lesson, teachers will find strategies and
activities that target three levels:
Lesson 2
Have students explain
the meaning of the
title. Then, help them
answer question 1.
Remind them what
a clue is, and elicit
predictions from the
Key Words definitions.
Finally, help them fill in
the Prediction Chart.
Have each student
write the answers
to the Predicting
questions. Then,
ask them to fill in
the Prediction Chart
explaining what
clues they found in
the Student Book to
help them make such
predictions.
Have students work
in pairs to discuss the
meaning of the title,
illustrations, and Key
Words in relation to the
prediction questions.
Ask the pairs to answer
the questions in
complete sentences,
and then fill in the
Prediction Chart.
Beginning
Intermediate
Advanced
Targeting Proficiency Levels
Universal Access
Santillana
Spotlight on English
utilizes
Universal Access activities embedded in
the lessons under the section
Meeting
Individual Needs.
Lesson 2
Meeting Individual Needs
You may simplify instruction for students who exhibit difficulty with making
predictions by asking them probing questions, such as
What is a title? What’s an
example of a title? What’s the relationship between a title and a story?
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