1. My Brother Martin by Christine King Farris
Unit 2: Story 1
My Brother Martin by Christine King Farris
Oral Language
Day 1
Focus Question:
Why is it important for all people to have the same rights?
Build Background pg 136
Read Aloud:
I Have a Dream
pg 137A – 137B
Day 2
Focus Question:
What does Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s sister want you to know about him?
Day 3
Focus Question:
Compare the experiences of Thurgood Marshall and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. How did segregation affect both men?
Summarize pg 155
Day 4
Focus Question:
Think about what you learned from My Brother Martin about Martin Luther King, Jr. How are he and Barbara Jordan alike?
Day 5- REVIEW
Focus Question:
If you wanted to describe an injustice you saw or heard about, how would you write about it? As an essay? A play? A short story? A letter? Explain your answer.
Word Study
Day 1:
Spelling:
Spelling Strategy
Prefixes 161E
Pretest –
Spelling PB pg 31
Practice
Spelling PB pg 32
Vocabulary:
Introduce Words
(Text pg and TE 161C )
PB pg 47
Strategy
Prefixes and Suffixes
Text pg 138
Day 3
Day 4
Day 2
Day 5- REVIEW
Spelling:
Post Test 161F
Phonics/Spelling PB 36
Morphology:
Prefixes 137C – 137D
PB pg 46
Spelling:
Word Meanings 161F
Phonics/Spelling PB pg 34
Spelling:
Proofread 161F
Phonics/Spelling Book 35
Spelling:
Word Sorts 161E
Phonics/Spelling PB pg 33
Vocabulary:
Assess Words
Connect to Writing 161D
Vocabulary:
Review Words
Prefixes and Suffixes
Pg 1140, 161C
PB pg 53
Vocabulary:
Review Words
Related Words 161D
Vocabulary:
Content Vocabulary – 156
Review Words
Morphology 161D

2. My Brother Martin by Christine King Farris
Unit 2: Story 1
My Brother Martin by Christine King Farris
Reading
Day 1
Read
It Took Courage
Text pgs
Comprehension
Strategy: Monitor Comprehension
139A- 139B
Skill – Author’s Purpose
PB pg 48
Fluency
Model Fluency 137B
Day 2
Read
My Brother Martin
Text pgs 140 – 153
Comprehension
Strategy: Monitor Comprehension pg
Skill: Author’s Purpose
PB pg 49
Fluency
Repeated Reading: Intonation/Expression 155A
Day 3
Read
Continue - My Brother Martin pg
Comprehension Check
pg 155
Skill:
Sequence 155B
PB pg 51
Fluency
Repeated Reading: Intonation/Expression
155A
PB pg 50
Day 4
Read
“Barbara Jordan” pg
Comprehension
Social Studies: Expository
Text Feature
Time Lines pg 156
PB pg 52
Fluency
Repeated Reading: Intonation/Expression 155A
Day 5-REVIEW
Read
Self-Selected Reading 136K
PB pg 54
Comprehension
Connect and Compare 159
Fluency
Practice 136K
Writing
Day 1
Daily Writing:
Think of someone who has made a difference in your life. Write an to that person to tell how your life has been changed by him or her.
Trait: Ideas
Showing
159A – 159B
Grammar:
DLA: 161G
Common/Proper Nouns 161G
Gram. PB pg 26
Day 2
Daily Writing:
What are some examples of things you would like to change in the world? Write a paragraph describing them.
Reading/Writing Connection
Grammar:
DLA: 161G
Common/Proper Nouns 161G
Gram. PB pg 27
Day 3
Daily Writing:
Write a short news article describing how volunteers can help in other parts of the world.
Trait: Ideas
Showing, 161A
Grammar:
DLA: 161G
Mechanics and Usage 161H
Gram. PB pg 28
Day 4
Day 5- REVIEW
Daily Writing:
Write a diary entry about a time when you made a difference in someone else’s life.
Trait: Word Choice
Describe Words and Phrases, 161A
Grammar:
DLA: 161G
Common/Proper Noun 161H
Gram. PB pg 29
Daily Writing:
Write a paragraph about a character from a book or movie who made a difference in some way.
Conferencing:
161B
Grammar:
DLA: 161G
Common/Proper Nouns 161H
Gram. PB pg 30