Module 34: ou, ow- Language Arts 1 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will explore the vowel patterns ou and ow by blending sounds to form words, identifying the middle vowel sound, recognizing rhyming pairs, and reading sentences with accuracy and fluency. Students will also expand their vocabulary by defining words using categories and key attributes, and by changing words through adding or substituting sounds. Alongside phonics practice, students will learn how to read and understand persuasive texts. They will identify an author’s purpose, recognize persuasive arguments with supporting details, and determine the purpose of a persuasive paragraph. Students will then use this knowledge to plan, draft, revise, and publish their own persuasive writing, paying special attention to subject-verb agreement, capitalization, and punctuation. With the help of a rubric, students will complete a final revision and add a digital image to their published work.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 34.1 ou, ow Spelling Notebook
Journal Notebook
Sound Notebook
Words of the Week Notebook
scissors
glue
crayons or colored pencils (assorted colors)
2 34.2 ou, ow Journal Notebook
green crayon or pencil
3 34.3 ou, ow Spelling Notebook
Journal Notebook
modeling clay
4 34.4 ou, ow Journal Notebook
scissors
glue
magnetic letters
cookie sheet
5 34.5 ou, ow Spelling Notebook
Journal Notebook

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 34.1 ou, ow
  1. Construct words by blending 3 or 4 sounds to make an ou or ow word.
  2. Identify ou, ow and tell the sound.
  3. State what an author is trying to persuade the audience to do.
  4. Formulate ideas for a persuasive paragraph.
2 34.2 ou, ow
  1. Name the middle phoneme or vowel sound in an ou or ow word.
  2. Recognize and read words containing ou or ow.
  3. Define words by category and one key attribute.
  4. Revise and edit sentences to correct subject-verb agreement, capitalization, and punctuation errors.
  5. Construct a rough draft of a persuasive paragraph.
  6. Recognize a persuasive argument and supporting details.
3 34.3 ou, ow
  1. Modify a word by adding a sound to the end of the word, making a new word.
  2. Modify a word by adding a sound to the end of the word, making a new word.
  3. Define words by category and multiple key attributes.
  4. Revise and edit a persuasive paragraph.
  5. Determine the purpose of a persuasive paragraph.
4 34.4 ou, ow
  1. Modify a word by substituting a sound at the end of the word, making a new word.
  2. Recognize, decode, and read ou and ow words with accuracy and fluency.
  3. Determine whether a sentence is missing a noun, a verb, or an adjective.
  4. Use a rubric to do a final revision of a persuasive paragraph.
  5. Organize the parts of a persuasive paragraph.
5 34.5 ou, ow
  1. Identify rhyming words with short ou or ow.
  2. Read and show comprehension of simple sentences containing ou, ow words.
  3. Create and publish a persuasive paragraph and add a digital image.

Module Key Words:

Key Words Words of the Week Spelling Words Vocabulary Words
phoneme /ow/
graphemes ou,ow
evidence
topic sentence
graphemes ou and ow
key attributes
grapheme ou and ow
decoding
phonemes
decode
rhyme
fluency
comprehension
simple sentence
 give
old
were
small
search
 loud
cloud
mouse
owl
down
how
rice
dish
cookie
noon
 denied
sob
sprinkle
grin
lively

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 34.1 ou, ow In this module, students will focus on the /ow/ sound spelled with ou and ow, like in the words cow and out. Help your learner distinguish between this sound and /oo/ like in book, /long u/ like in moon, and /long o/ like in note. Later in the module, students will learn when the ow and ou spellings are used. Your learner may need reinforcement with these vowel pairs because these same vowel pairs can make the other sounds listed above.
2 34.2 ou, ow In this lesson, students will recognize and decode words with the /ow/ sound. If your learner is having trouble distinguishing between /ow/ and the other o sounds, it is important to stop and practice the /ow/ sound before proceeding. Have your learner isolate the vowel sound in short words like now, how, and out and then compare the sounds to the sound in no, go, and you. Demonstrating the position of the lips and tongue while speaking the words can help your learner recognize that the /ow/ is a diphthong sound, starting with /ah/ and moving to /long o/.
3 34.3 ou, ow In this lesson, students will practice decoding words with the /ow/ sound spelled with ou and ow. They will recognize the vowel team and decode and build words using digraphs and blends. Students will also practice determining the main idea of a story and identifying key details that support the main idea.
4 34.4 ou, ow In this lesson, students will manipulate sounds in words with the /ow/ sound spelled with ou and ow. Reinforce the importance of finding the vowel team first before attempting to decode a word. Pay attention to your learner’s performance on the first activity because identifying the phoneme change in the word is necessary to advance to phoneme manipulation. If your learner struggles with the concept, have them listen to two words and identify which phoneme changed.
5 34.5 ou, ow When reading simple sentences with decodable words, encourage your learner to read the sentence multiple times until they become fluent. Breaking the sentence into phrases for them can help to make the task more manageable. During the rhyming activities, students will be asked to distinguish between words that sound close to rhyming words. If your learner struggles with the activity, encourage them to pronounce and look closely at each word to find which one does not rhyme.

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
34.1 ou, ow
  1. What sound do the graphemes ou and ow make?
34.2 ou, ow
  1. How do you edit sentences?
34.3 ou, ow
  1. What is persuasive writing?
34.4 ou, ow
  1. Can you identify the different parts of speech?
34.5 ou, ow
  1. What do you include in a published writing piece?

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
1 Little Cloud Eric Carle 470L
2 Mouse Paint Ellen Stoll Walsh AD370L
3 In a People House Dr. Seuss NP
4 The Cow Said Neigh! Rory Feek
5 The Little White Owl Tracey Corderoy 500L

Module Outing:

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

# Outing