1. Reading Objectives: Close Reading
Unit: 1 Lesson: 8
Module: B
Objectives:
Use details in the organizational structure to understand and explain text. RI.4.1
Recognize the use of a summary. RI.4.5
Understand and use an index. RI.4.5, RI.4.7
Today we will be doing a
Close Reading
of pp. 30 and 32.
Essential Questions:
How do readers summarize ideas by using clues from both text and supporting visuals?
How do authors research and use ideas from informational texts?

2. Enduring Understanding:
Building Understanding
Let’s Set the Purpose!
Enduring Understanding:
Authors use organizational structure, specific word choice, and evidence when explaining a topic.
We are going to read to understand the overall structure of the text, as well as to find evidence to explain the topic.

3. Let’s Get Engaged!
Preview the section ”Skeletons All Over” on p. 30 and the Index on p. 32.
In this lesson we are going to learn how readers can use details from the Index and Summary to understand the text.

4. Reading Routine Turn and Talk:
You should be reading for an understanding of what the text is mainly about.
Turn and Talk:
Turn to a partner and discuss these questions using examples from the text:
Based on evidence from the summary, explain the importance of skeletons.

5. Close Read
Remember to focus on key details included in the summary and
index. We’ll use these questions to guide the discussion.
Support your answers with evidence.
1. According to the summary on page 30, what key idea about skeletons is presented in the book?
2. Look at the text and photo on p. 30. How does the photo with the boy and the turtle support the text?
3. How would you use the index to write a report about insect and arachnid skeletons?

6. Find and read sentences from the text with the above vocabulary words.
Benchmark Vocabulary
Vocabulary
• survive, p. 11
• ability, p. 14
Find and read sentences from the text with the above vocabulary words.
Vocabulary Quick Check 
Practice:
Use p. 72 in the Reader’s and Writer’s Journal to show contextual understanding of the Benchmark Vocabulary.

7. Text Talk
Index
Authors may choose an organizational structure that incorporates an index. Model using the index to locate information, noting the page number. Show how the author’s organizational structure helps readers understand the information.

8. Text Talk
Index
Let’s look at the index on page 32. I will write Index in the center circle of the graphic organizer. The index is used to locate information about topics. I see that information about sea urchins is on page 22. Let’s reread that page. In one circle of the web, I will write Sea Urchin and the information I learned.

9. Discussion Routine Reading Quick Check 
Discuss The details and examples from the text that support their ideas.

10. Small Group Time STEP 1: Focused Independent Reading
It’s time to prepare to read your self-selected texts. Let’s take a look
at the two focus points and make a plan for your reading.
You will apply both focus points to your self-selected texts.

11. Small Group Time
STEP 1: Focused Independent Reading
Select an informational text that you are very familiar with or have read several times.
We learned that looking at the organizational structure of a
book helps us to locate and understand information. Today
as you begin reading, locate the table of contents and index.
Find topics you are most interested in reading, and use the
organizational pages to help you locate where to find the
information. Write page numbers on sticky notes, and mark
the sections you choose to read.

12. Small Groups Small Group Options Activity
STEP 2: Based on formative assessments of your progress, we’ll use the following options to provide additional instruction, practice, or extension as needed.
Small Group Options
Activity
WORD ANALYSIS:
For students who need support with this week’s Word Analysis skill.
UNLOCK THE TEXT:
For children who need support in accessing key ideas, key language, and key structures.
CONFERENCE:
With two or three children to discuss self-selected texts.
FLUENCY:
For fluent reading accountability.
READING ANALYSIS SUPPORT:
For students who struggle with using the index in Skeletons Inside and Out.
READING ANALYSIS EXTENSION:
For students who can easily explain an author’s purpose for including an index in Skeletons Inside and Out.

13. Informative/Explanatory Writing
Establish a Purpose
Objectives:
Write to establish a purpose W.4.2.a

14. Writing Let’s Set a Purpose!
When writing, a writer establishes a purpose and makes his or her purpose clear from the beginning to the end of the piece. The writer’s purpose may be to entertain, persuade, or inform.
Good writers clearly establish a purpose for their writing. This helps readers understand what they are supposed to learn from a text.

15. Elements of strong informative/explanatory writing:
• tells about real people, places, or events
• includes facts, details, and descriptions
• uses visuals, such as illustrations, diagrams, or photographs
• contains an introduction, body, and conclusion

16. Writing Teach and Model
When writers write informative/explanatory texts, their purpose is to inform readers about a particular topic. Recall how writers may include text features and visuals to direct readers to pertinent information in the text.

17. Look at the following model:

18. PREPARE TO WRITE
Create an infographic to inform readers about how to care for a pet. Show several infographic designs and discuss the purpose for each. Point out that in an infographic, most of the details will be visual.

19. PREPARE TO WRITE Continued…
An infographic design can be created with photos, words, and images that will communicate the purpose. Authors signal their purpose by providing facts, details, and visuals that clearly relate to their topic. Consider these guiding questions as you prepare your infographic:
•What kind of pet do I want to write about?
•What are some key words or phrases that relate to the topic?
•What visuals could be useful to enhance the readers’ understanding?
•How can I organize my infographic to communicate its purpose?

20. RESEARCH AND TAKE NOTES
Conduct Internet research to learn about the proper care of a pet. As you research, you should pinpoint what kind of animal you want to write about. you should take notes on the care of that pet. As you research, you should look for interesting images to illustrate your topic. Be sure to use reputable websites and other resources.

21. BRAINSTORM
You should brainstorm an effective way to present your instructions. An introductory statement can be used to clearly signal to readers their purpose for writing: to explain how to care for a pet. Think about what kind of visual, such as a drawing or a photograph of the pet, could be added to the paragraph.

22. Independent Writing Practice
Create an infographic to show readers how to take care of a pet. Focus on establishing a clear purpose for your writing. First locate, and then assemble, the content for your topic. The information you choose, and how you decide to arrange it, will determine whether your purpose is clearly communicated to your readers.