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Unit 4
My Community
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Key Vocabulary
cabinet
capital
executive branch
federal government
judicial branch
legislative branch
president
Functions and Forms
Q
Describing branches of government
Courts and judges in the judicial branch decide
arguments about laws.
Q
Identifying branches of government
The three branches are executive, legislative,
and judicial.
English Language Development Skills
Listening
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Respond to questions with appropriate
elaboration.
Speaking
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Use clear and specific vocabulary to communicate
ideas and establish the tone.
Reading
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Use a dictionary to learn the meanings and other
features of unknown words.
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Use sentence and word context to find the
meaning of unknown words.
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Demonstrate comprehension by identifying
answers in the text.
Writing
+
Write descriptions that use concrete sensory
details to present and support unified impressions
of people, places, things, or experiences.
Materials
Blackline Masters 2a, 2b, and 19
dictionaries
Frontload Vocabular y
VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Read the key word list aloud. Have the class chorally read the list after
you. Ask students to look up each word in the dictionary. Have them write
the word, the definition, and the part of speech on a sheet of paper. Ask
students to share their definitions with the class.
Federal Government
READING COMPREHENSION
Student Book pages 136–137: Read the passage aloud, pointing out the
key words as you come across them in the text. Read the directions with
the class, modeling the first item in each activity. Check that students
understand the tasks. Ask students to copy and complete the activities on a
separate sheet of paper.
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Help students complete
the first two activities
as a group. As sudents
offer correct responses,
model saying the
answers in complete
sentences as students
write them on a
separate sheet of paper.
Then, work as a group
to write a paragraph for
activity C on the board
or on chart paper.
Have students copy
the paragraph on their
papers after activity B.
Have students work
independently to
complete the first
two activities, writing
complete sentences
on a separate sheet
of paper. Then, have
each student write a
paragraph for activity C
on his or her paper
after activity B.
Have students work
in pairs to complete
the first two activities,
writing complete
sentences on a separate
sheet of paper. Then,
have each pair write a
paragraph for activity C
on their paper after
activity B.
Beginning
Intermediate
Advanced
Targeting Proficiency Levels
Meeting Individual Needs
You may assist students experiencing difficulty understanding the three branches
of government by using the 3-Column Chart Graphic Organizer (Blackline Master
4) to show the relationships between the branches, the jobs and duties of each
branch, and some famous people who work in each branch.