Instructional Plan
9 Units • 4 Weeks Per Unit • 36 Weeks of Instruction Weekly Plan
Week 1 Lesson 1:
Context Clues Strategies
Week 2 Lesson 2:
Latin and Greek Roots
Week 3 Lesson 3:
Reference Skills Example Daily Plan Unlock the Meaning
Students take a pretest and then unlock the meanings of new words in context with key strategies. This example is from Week 1 of a unit (context clues strategies).
Day 1 Name Unit 8 • Lesson 1 PRETEST
Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the vocabulary word. Write the letter for your answer on the line provided.
1 ______ conserve A give
B control
C save D serve
2 ______ siege A sight B a supply C a performance D an attack
3 ______ reassure A restore
confidence C say again
4 ______ invade A avoid
seeing
B enter by D suggest force
5 ______ assume A promote C make B suppose D choose
B rest quietly D restore service
Unit 8 Good and Bad weather
Carcassonne Context CluesLesson 1
How Wisdom Defeated an Army
In the south of France there is an ancient city that is now a major tourist attraction. The following legend tells about the early days of Carcassonne (pronounced /kär•kä•sônƍ/) and how it got its name.
M 158 UNIT 8 Good and Bad | Lesson 1
ore than 1,000 years ago, the land that is now France was a wild, untamed place. Charlemagne, a fierce leader, tried to conquer many people. His armies roamed the country invading villages, entering, and fighting for control. It is said that Charlemagne’s soldiers arrived at a walled castle. The people within the walls had drawn up the gate. Charlemagne’s soldiers laid siege to the castle, but its walls were well defended. The soldiers decided that if they waited long enough, the people in the castle would starve or surrender.
The people in the castle knew they would need to conserve their supplies of food and grain to make them last until the siege was over. They were determined not to give up their castle. Weeks passed and then months and then years. Within the castle walls, the people were growing hungry. They knew they would be desperate for food soon.
A woman named Madame Carcas
tried to reassure the people. “I have a plan,” she calmly announced. “We need not give in to our misfortune.” She asked the people to bring her their last bits of grain. The people were astonished when Madame Carcas ordered that the grain be fed to a pig! Then she ordered that the pig be thrown over the castle wall. It landed near the soldiers, who saw that it was fat with grain. The soldiers assumed that if the people of the castle had enough food to be able to feed their animals, the people must be well supplied indeed! It could be many more years before the people would have to surrender. The soldiers finally gave up and left. To celebrate, Madame Carcas ordered that the bells of the castle tower be rung. In French, the word sonne means “ring” as in “ring the bells.” That is how the city of Carcassonne got its name. Carcas sonne means “(Madame) Carcas rings (the bells).”
CHECK THINK
7 ______ conquer A depend B build
C D
6 ______ misfortune A bad taste C B bad
D
bad luck bad movie
C invite
8 ______ determined A stubborn B different
9 ______ astonish A arrive B permit
C helpful D damp
C accept D surprise
10 ______ desperate A excited B without hope C careful D comfortable
EXAMPLE CLUE
Context Clues Strategy Look for How Something Is Done
The people clapped and cheered loudly as they rejoiced.
The words clapped and cheered loudly tell how the people rejoiced.
Here is another strategy for using context clues to understand new words. We use it here to understand reassure from the essay.
READ
defeat confuse
LOOK
Read the sentence with the unknown word. Read a sentence or two around it.
Unlock the Meanings
Practice the Strategy The boldfaced word below is from the essay on page 158. Use the context clues strategy on page 159 to figure out
A woman named Madame Carcas tried to reassure the people. “I have a plan,” she announced calmly.
Look for context clues. What clues showing how something is done can you find?
the meaning of the word. Answers will vary.
The words calmly announced tell how Madame Carcas reassured the people.
invading THINK
READ LOOK
PREDICT
Think about the context clues and other information you already know.
When I feel scared and someone talks to me in a calm voice, I feel less nervous.
Read the sentence that uses the word invading. Read some of the sentences around the word.
Look for context clues. What clues showing how something is done can you find?
The words entering, and fighting for control tell how invading is done. Predict a meaning for the word.
The word reassure probably means “to make others feel better about something.”
Check the dictionary in the back of this book to be sure of the meaning.
I’ve heard of troops invading countries during war. The word reassure means “to restore confidence.”
Think about the context clues. What other helpful information do you know?
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2 3 4 5 6 7 8
PREDICT Predict a meaning for the word invading. Lesson 1 | Good and Bad UNIT 8 Invading must mean “going into a place to take over.” CHECK
Check the dictionary in the back of this book to be sure of the meaning of the word invade. Which of the meanings for the word invade fits the context?
Invade means “to enter by force to attack.” 51 159
Vocabulary Word
conquer siege conserve determined desperate misfortune astonish assume Your Prediction Answers will vary. Answers will vary. Answers will vary. Answers will vary. Answers will vary. Answers will vary. Answers will vary. Answers will vary.
Dictionary Says
to defeat
the surrounding of a town or fortress; a lengthy attack
to use carefully and without wasting
firm; stubborn
nearly hopeless; showing despair
bad luck to surprise or amaze to suppose
Use Context Clues You have been introduced to two vocabulary words from the essay on page 158. Those
words are checked in the word list. Under “Vocabulary Word” write the other eight words from the word list. Predict a meaning for each word under “Your Prediction.” Then look up the meanings in the dictionary in the back of this book and write the definition under “Dictionary Says.”
Day 2 Day 3 WORD LIST
conquer invade
siege conserve determined
desperate reassure
misfortune astonish assume
WORD LIST
conquer invade siege conserve determined desperate reassure misfortune astonish assume
Process
Students process new words through activities that reinforce meanings.
Day 4 Process the Meanings
Complete the Story Write the best word from the word list to go in each blank. You will have to add an ending to one word.
The racer was 1 ____________________________ to ski down the steep slope without falling. She had promised herself that she would 2 ____________________________ her fear of hurting herself. Last season, she had the 3 ____________________________ of breaking her leg. Now she tried to 4 ____________________________ herself that she would not be hurt again.
determined conquer misfortune reassure At the bottom of the slope, she was 5 _________________________ astonished
when she saw her time on the race clock. She had skied without falling, and she had won!
Use the Clues Choose the word from the word list that matches each clue. Write the word on the line.
6 This is how you may feel when you are very anxious about something. ________________________________
desperate
7 This is what you do so that you won’t run out of something. ________________________________
conserve
8 This is what you do when you believe something without making sure that it is true. ________________________________
assume
9 This is what armies at war do to countries they want to defeat. ________________________________
invade
10 This is another name for an attack. ________________________________
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4 When have you ever been desperate for some water? __________________________________________________________________________________
The last time I ate a lot of salty pretzels, I needed water very badly.
5 Would you be astonished if a clown jumped out of a big cake? __________________________________________________________________________________
Not really; I’ve seen tricks like this before.
6 How could you conserve your energy if you got lost outdoors? __________________________________________________________________________________
I could leave markers on my trail, so I wouldn’t end up walking in circles.
7 What would you do if an army of ants invaded your picnic? __________________________________________________________________________________
I would move the picnic to another spot.
8 If you were afraid of snakes, how could you conquer that fear? __________________________________________________________________________________
I could read about snakes to learn which ones are dangerous.
9 How would you reassure a young child who had a scary dream? I would talk in a quiet voice and tell him or her that the dream wasn’t real.
Name __________________________________________________________________________________
10 When have you assumed something but were wrong? __________________________________________________________________________________
Write the letter of the best meaning for the boldfaced word.
1 ______ will astonish A worry
161 162 UNIT 8 Good and Bad | Lesson 1 B surprise
C frighten D cure
2 ______ before the siege A silence B attack
C visit D feast
3 ______ conquer his worry A defeat B study
C accept D show
4 ______ avoid misfortune A bad advice B traffic
C bad luck D noise
I thought I wasn’t invited to my friend’s party. Then I found out that she had mailed the invitation to the wrong address.
5 ______ reassure everyone A supply B disturb
6 ______ felt desperate A needed B tired
C dismiss D encourage
C hopeless D pleased
7 ______ assume it is correct A say
B suppose
C admit D ask if
Unit 8 • Lesson 1 POSTTEST Lesson 1 | Good and Bad UNIT 8 B angry
8 ______ invade the area A take over B clean
Apply
Students apply new words through activities that access higher-level thinking skills and then take a posttest.
Day 5 Apply What You've Learned
Demonstrate Word Knowledge Answer the questions. 1 What kind of misfortune has a friend experienced? __________________________________________________________________________________
Answers will vary. Jason broke his arm while climbing a tree.
2 Has your bedroom ever looked as if a siege had taken place? __________________________________________________________________________________
Yes. After I had two friends sleep over, it was a real mess.
3 When was a time when you were very determined? __________________________________________________________________________________
I really wanted to make the basketball team, so I practiced for many hours. Week 4
Review and Practice Test
C leave 51
C firm
D inspect
9 ______ determined voice A soft
D friendly
10 ______ conserve energy A use
B waste
C measure D save
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