WIT & WISDOM™ - Student Edition - Grade 5 Module 1

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Grade 5 Module 1 “Cultures in Conflict” in the Great Minds® WIT & WISDOM™ Student Edition includes a set of handouts for reading, writing, speaking, and vocabulary study. Materials cover informational texts such as the Lewis and Clark Expedition, culture and family study tools, graphic organizers (webs, story maps, and boxes-and-bullets), and multiple writing models including informative/explanatory and comparison-contrast pieces. The module also provides checklists, peer feedback forms, fluency homework, and guidance for sentence expansion and punctuation.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPaper Templates

FormatPDF

Pages143

Reading Time50 min

AccessFree to download

Handouts and Reading Materials

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Vocabulary and Culture Study Guides

Reading and Summary Models

Writing Models and Planning Tools

Speaking, Listening, and Collaboration Tools

Fluency Homework and Paragraph Practice

GREAT MINDS® WIT & WISDOM Grade 5 Module 1: Cultures in Conflict Student Edition Copyright © 2016 Great Minds® G5 Module 1 WIT & WISDOM™ COPYRIGHT STATEMENT Published by Great Minds® Copyright ©2016 Great Minds®. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means—graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying or information storage and retrieval systems—without written permission from the copyright holder. ISBN: 978-1-68386-037-2 Copyright © 2016 Great Minds® G5 M1 WIT & WISDOM™ STUDENT EDITION GRADE 5 MODULE 1 Handout 1A: The Lewis and Clark Expedition Handout 1B: Family and Culture Web Handout 1C: Frayer Model: Culture Handout 1D: Assessed Vocabulary Study Guide Handout 2A: “The Indian Country, 1800: A Brilliant Plan for Living” Handout 2B: Boxes and Bullets Organizer Handout 2C: Word Line: Values Handout 3A: Informational Text Summary Model Handout 3B: “A New Nation Comes to the Indian Country” Handout 3C: Boxes and Bullets Organizer Handout 3D: Identifying and Sorting Prepositional Phrases Handout 4A: Focusing Question Task 1 Checklist Handout 5A: “Nimiipuu Homeland” and “Legend Times” Handout 5B: Exemplar Informative Paragraph Handout 5C: Fluency Homework Handout 6A: Food and Drink Handout 6B: Clothing Handout 6C: Shelter—The Tipi Handout 6D: Getting Around Handout 6E: Spirituality Handout 6F: Transport and Trade Handout 6G: Model for an Informative/Explanatory Paragraph Handout 6H: Experiment with a Topic Statement Handout 6I: Expanding Sentences with Prepositional Phrases Handout 7A: Children’s Play Handout 7B: Evidence Organizer for Nez Perce Lifestyle and Culture Texts Handout 7C: Expanding Sentences with Prepositional Phrases Handout 8A: Oral Rehearsal Peer Feedback Form Handout 8B: Focusing Question Task 2 Checklist Handout 9A: Norms for Speaking Collaboratively Handout 9B: Story Map for “Coyote and the Monster” Handout 10A: Fluency Homework Copyright © 2016 Great Minds® G5 M1 WIT & WISDOM™ Handout 11A: Comparing Roles of Stories in Nez Perce Culture Handout 11B: Notice and Wonder About Titles Handout 11C: Capitalizing and Punctuating Titles Handout 12A: Ways to Participate in a Collaborative Conversation Handout 13A: Examine an Exemplar Paragraph Handout 13B: Fluency Homework Handout 14A: Speaking and Listening Process Checklist Handout 14B: Nez Perce – U.S. Government Conflict Events Handout 14C: Experiment with a Focus Statement for a Comparison-Contrast Paragraph Handout 14D: Identify Comparison and Contrast Transitions Handout 15A: Evidence Organizer for Focusing Question Task 4 (Nez Perce) Handout 16A: Evidence Organizer for Focusing Question Task 4 (U.S. Government and Settlers) Handout 16B: Contrast Paragraph Planner for Focusing Question Task 4 Handout 16C: Focusing Question Task 4 Checklist Handout 17A: Notice and Wonder about Portraits Handout 18A: Analyze a Character’s Words and Actions Handout 18B: Evidence-Elaboration Guide for Chief Joseph and Sound of Running Feet Handout 18C: Fluency Homework Handout 18D: Interpret Figurative Language Handout 19A: Story Map for Thunder Rolling in the Mountains Handout 19B: Readers’ Theater Script Handout 20A: Frayer Model: Truce Handout 21A: Fluency Homework Handout 21B: Word Line: Suffer Handout 22A: Story Map for Thunder Rolling in the Mountains Handout 22B: Painted Essay® Template Handout 22C: Using Context Clues Handout 23A: Model for an Informative/Explanatory “Painted” Essay Handout 23B: Experiment with a Comparison-Contrast Essay Handout 23C: Comparison-Contrast Essay Pieces Handout 24A: Story Map for Thunder Rolling in the Mountains Handout 24B: Frayer Model: Surrender Handout 25A: Sound of Running Feet’s “Aha Moment” Handout 25B: Fluency Homework Handout 25C: Experiment with Repeated Words, Phrases, and Ideas Handout 27A: Essay Plann

FAQs

What is included in Grade 5 Module 1 of WIT & WISDOM™ Student Edition?

It includes multiple handouts for informational reading, vocabulary study, graphic organizers, writing models, and speaking/listening routines, along with fluency homework and checklists.

How does the module support students’ reading comprehension?

It uses informational text directions, informational text summary models, story maps, and organizer tools that guide evidence collection and interpretation.

What writing types are practiced in this module?

Students practice informative/explanatory writing and comparison-contrast writing using templates such as Painted Essay® and various planning/organizing handouts.

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