Module 4- Lessons 4.01 and 4.02

Module 4- Lessons 4.01 and 4.02

Harness

With nothing but scraps of metal, tree branches, and old, discarded parts, he discovered how to harness the power of the wind. 

Using context clues, What do you think the word harness mean?

Look at the words around the word "harness." What do these words and the picture tell you about the word? The words around the word discuss wind and power. The picture shows a windmill. The word "harness" must have something to do with using the wind to make energy.

Innovator

William Kamkwamba was able to solve many problems because he is an amazing innovator. 

Using context clues, what do you think innovator means?

The sentence describes William making something to solve a problem. The picture is a workshop with many tools and inventions. This word must tell about someone who is a problem-solver and a builder, like William. 

Module 4

In this module you will continue to learn and practice using context clues to figure out the meaning of unknown words.

Make sure you read all pages in the module to get the full lesson.

Writer's Workshop

Informative writing explains something or informs readers about a real topic. This type of writing often uses evidence from one or more texts to help explain a controlling idea.

Writer's Workshop

You will be writing an informative piece that supports your controlling idea.

Writer's Workshop

You will fill print the graphic organizer from lesson 4.01 to use throughout Module 4.

You will use your graphic organizer to plan the essay you will write, in which you will compare and contrast information from two different articles. For now, you will see an example of how to use your graphic organizer to help you plan a response. This example will use two new texts that you have not yet read. You will see them again later in the module. You will write your essay in response to a different prompt.

Reading a Prompt

In order to answer and respond to a prompt, you have to understand what the prompt is asking you to answer.

Nouns

• Underlining the nouns in a writing prompt helps you to focus on key information, like which texts you must use in your response. There are two texts that appear in the prompt, so your controlling idea will need to focus on these two texts.

Circling the verbs

Circling the verbs helps you to understand what you have to do. The prompt uses the word "support." You will have to support your controlling idea using evidence from the text, or in this case, both texts. 

• You have also underlined the words "athletes" and "experiences." Your essay will need to discuss athlete experiences, and these words should appear in your controlling idea.

Adjectives

Lastly, look at the adjectives in the writing prompt. The adjectives "similar" and "different" help you to understand that you will compare and contrast in your response to this prompt.

Now your prompt....

The text set discussed how two young boys made something out of nothing. How were their experiences similar and how were they different?

Support your response using evidence from the text.

Things to remember..

• You will need to hold onto all of your pieces from your writing.

• You will print the graphic organizer and the two passages, "Something from Nothing" and "Outsmart the Lions"

Some ideas for your controlling idea..

• William and Richard both _____ and ____, but their experiences were different because _______.

• Both William and Richard _____ and ____,  although ______ 's story is different because ______.

• Although William and Richard both _____ and _______, only ______ was able to ________.

Slide 7 in Lesson 4.01 will walk through all the steps.

Make sure to read/listen to everything on the page to help you through the writing process.

The end of 4.01 ...

You will complete a quiz that will focus on context clues.

Text Structure Lesson 4.02

When authors are writing, they are also creating and organizing. Authors will structure a text with a specific purpose to deliver certain types of information. This is called text structure, and there are different types of text structure used, depending on how the author chooses to communicate the information. Sometimes, authors will use more than one text structure to explain their information. Watch these four videos to explore the different types of text structure.

What text structure is used?

Remember timelines show dates in order.

Sequence

• Every type of text structure has its own rules about how to tell information. Authors learn the rules for every kind of text structure, but in this lesson, you will focus on chronological order. Chronological order is different than sequence, or sequential order, because it focuses specifically on events, rather than on steps in a process.

Lets move to Lesson 4.02..

You will submit your graphic organizer.