1. The Unsinkable Wreck of the R. M. S. Titanic by Robert D
The Unsinkable Wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic by Robert D. Ballard and Rick Archbold
Summary: Dr. Robert Ballard takes students onto the submarine Alvin as he becomes the first person to explore the wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic. Dr. Ballard describes some of the tragic events that led to the sinking of the ship while showing students what he finds on this incredible voyage.
Reading Goal: Problem and Solution
Team Cooperation Goal: Active Listening

2. Vocabulary Rate and review the vocabulary words independently
Review Vocabulary

3. pierced: Made a hole through
Crystal got her ears pierced so she could wear ear ri

4. cramped:
Small, tight
Lorena crawled into a cramped space in back of the closet while she was playing hide and seek

5. effortlessly:
easily
Carlos did the skate board trick effortlessly because he practiced so many times.

6. luxurious:
fancy
Amairani’s family won the lottery and they know live in a luxurious mansion in Beverly Hills.

7. paused: Stopped for a moment
Isela paused the video game so she could get a snack and start the game again.

8. gently:
softly
Denise handled the baby gently because they are so delicate.

9. Partner Rate & Review-5 mintues
Divide your words between you and your partner and test each other on the vocabulary.
If your partner doesn’t know the word read them the definition and meaningful sentence.

10. Build Background- 10 minutes
Reading goal: Cause and Effect
What causes and car to stop? What allows the car to go through? What causes the car to slow down
Use think-pair-share to find the cause for these situations
A cause makes something happen
Effect is something that happens because of the cause

11. Cause and Effect
Aunt Franny was walking down the steps when she tripped over her cat, Slinky. Slinky slept on the stairs sometimes and this time Aunt Franny stepped on her and fell all the way down the stairs. For a week Aunt Franny was on crutches with a sprained ankle, and Slinky had to sleep in the garage.

12. Listening Comprehension- 15 minutes
Read pages
Clarify words
Retell story
Discuss the cause and effect

13. Teamwork-15 minutes
Take 2 minutes to survey the text and pick 2 words you want to clarify
Partner read 543 aloud
Identify the cause and effect
Discuss and Answer team talk questions
Answer questions 2 and 4 in your journals

14. Adventures in Writing-10 minutes
Writing prompt:
If you could visit a famous place or thing, which one would you pick? Describe the place or thing and explain why you would pick it.

15. Vocabulary Activity-5 minutes
Pick three words and write a meaningful sentence for the word
Read sentences.

16. Fluency – 10 minutes Read page 543
Rate your partner’s fluency based on fluency rubric.
Make sure you comment on expressiveness,
smoothness, and rate and correctness.
Be positive and constructive.