1. Unit 5-Week 4 Day 1 Theme Question: What makes the Central Region special? How are geography and economy connected in the Midwest? (Wk 1) How are geography and economy connected in the South Central States? (Wk 2) What is life like in in the Midwest? (Wk 3) What is life like in the South Central States? (Wk 4)

2. Theme Vocabulary basin transport delta stretch glide landform flourish diverse mutter

3. Reading Skim and Scan pp. 253-314 Purpose Find text evidence to answer Focus Question 1: How are geography and economy connected in the Midwest?

4. Suffixes “-ful”, “-less”, “-ness”, and “-ment” -ful (full of) -less (without) -ness (quality or state of) -ment (act of, result of, state of or condition of) colorfulEndlessFondnessmovement truthfuluselessweaknesstreatment

5. Unit 5-Week 4, Day 2 Theme Question: What makes the Central Region special? How are geography and economy connected in the Midwest? (Wk 1) How are geography and economy connected in the South Central States? (Wk 2) What is life like in in the Midwest? (Wk 3) What is life like in the South Central States? (Wk 4)

6. Theme Vocabulary basin transport delta stretch glide landform flourish diverse mutter

7. Determine Important Information page # Important IdeasSupporting Details p. 280 p. 281

8. Reading Preview and Predict pp. 272-314: A Tour of the Central Region AND Marven of the Great North Woods Purpose Record text evidence as the selections are reread. Answer Focus Question 2: How are geography and economy connected in the South Central States?

9. Unit 5-Week 4, Day 3 What is the Theme Question? Name the theme vocabulary words and their meanings?

10. Review Using antonyms Using a thesaurus Using similes

11. Identify Cause and Effect page #CauseEffect p. 286Influenza is spreading through Duluth and making a lot of people very ill. Marven’s family sends him to a logging camp for the winter. p.292 p.298 p. 300

12. Reading Reread (pp. 260-314) Purpose Reread to find text evidence and also think about the author’s purpose. Answer Focus Question 3: What is life like in the Midwest?

13. Determine Important Information page # Important IdeasSupporting Details pp. 278-279 pp. 280-281

14. Word Study Greek and Latin Words root wordwordmeaning phon-phonographsound photo-photographlight mot-motionmove spec-spectatorlook vid-videographersee sign-signaturesign graph-graphicswrite

15. Unit 5-Week 4, Day 4 What is the Theme Question? Name the theme vocabulary words and their meanings. What’s the first word that comes to mind when you hear each word?

16. Theme Vocabulary basin transport delta stretch glide landform flourish diverse mutter

17. Sort the words “Content”, “Both”, and “Everyday”

18. Reading Skim and Scan pp. 273-284 Purpose Find text evidence to answer Focus Question 4: What is life like in the South Central States?

19. Word Study Greek and Latin Roots root wordwordmeaning phon-phonographsound photo-photographlight mot-motionmove spec-spectatorlook vid-videographersee sign-signaturesign graph-graphicswrite