Module 11: Good Better Best-Language Arts 5 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

Module Materials:

  • Pencils
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Notebook
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Highlighter
  • Markers
  • Blank paper

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Peer Review Review
  1. Relate the purpose and process of peer review to the review of research reports.
2 Peer Closely
  1. Critique a research report written by another student.
3 Short and Simple
  1. Analyze the style of a research report, identifying sentences that could or should be combined with other sentences.
4 A Little Too Long
  1. Analyze the style of a research report, identifying sentences that could or should be separated into two or more sentences.
5 Message Received?
  1. Apply the concept of peer review, adjusting tone and style of writing or speaking to match the task of providing feedback to peers.
6 Pick and Choose
  1. Analyze feedback provided by peers and/or a teacher.
7 Plan Ahead
  1. Construct a plan for revising a research report.
8 Clearly Convincing
  1. Revise a research report, applying strategies specific to improving a draft written to deliver information.
9 Smooth Sailing
  1. Revise a report for style and clarity by expanding, combining, separating, or reducing sentences.
10 Powerful Words
  1. Define and identify examples of academic vocabulary words commonly used in research reports.
  2. Revise a report, using academic vocabulary to make the report's style more concise and formal.
11 Good GUM
  1. Edit a research report, correcting grammar, usage, and mechanics errors.
12 Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
  1. Identify conventional patterns in comma use.
  2. Revise sentences, adding punctuation to separate items in a series.
  3. Revise sentences, using a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence.
  4. Distinguish between compound and complex sentences.
13 A Proper Title
  1. Recall rules for capitalizing proper nouns correctly, including the authors and titles of works.
  2. Recall rules for underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works.
  3. Edit sentences, applying conventions related to proper nouns and titles.
14 Research Spelling
  1. Recognize misspelled academic vocabulary words.
  2. Correct misspelled academic vocabulary words.
15 Truth and Fiction
  1. Compare and contrast how fiction and nonfiction treat historical topics.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
research
peer review
style
simple sentence
combining sentences
run-on sentences
feedback
tone
evaluate
revision
research report
hyperbole
stereotypes
clarity
evidence
transitions
sentence combining
run-on sentence
academic vocabulary
concise
proofread
edit
grammar
usage
mechanics
direct quotes
quotation marks
commas
compound sentences
complex sentences
items in a series
capitalization
titles
homophones
syllables
historical fiction
nonfiction
compare
contrast

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
5 Message Received? 4 Peer Review Assignment – Section 5
10 Powerful Words 5 Revising a Research Report Assignment – Section 5
15 Truth and Fiction 5 Editing a Research Report Assignment – Section 5

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing