1. Theme Question: What Makes the West Exceptional? Focus Questions: Week 1: How are geography and economy connected in the Mountain states? Week 2: How are geography and economy connected in the Pacific States? Week 3: What is life like in the Mountain States? Week 4: What is life like in the Pacific States?

2. * fulfill * treasure * exchange

3. Preview and Predict * Pp. 409-423 Purpose * Fill out the Anticipation Guide- practice companion 240

4. Theme Question: What Makes the West Exceptional? Focus Questions: Week 1: How are geography and economy connected in the Mountain states? Week 2: How are geography and economy connected in the Pacific States? Week 3: What is life like in the Mountain States? Week 4: What is life like in the Pacific States?

5. * fulfill * treasure * exchange

6. Clues from the Story Prediction Juan wants to make Aracelli happy. Juan will find a solution to make both people happy. Juan does not want to disappoint his boss. Theme Reader 422-423

7. Preview and Predict * Pages 424-438 Purpose * Find answers to the Theme Question – What makes the West exceptional? * Set your own purpose.

8. Theme Question: What Makes the West Exceptional? Focus Questions: Week 1: How are geography and economy connected in the Mountain states? Week 2: How are geography and economy connected in the Pacific States? Week 3: What is life like in the Mountain States? Week 4: What is life like in the Pacific States?

9. * Helps the reader understand how things look, feel, sound, or taste. Descriptive language creates a picture in the reader’s mind. * Skim the first few pages of Juan Verdades to find examples of descriptive language.

10. * What are examples of signal words that authors use to help the reader understand order of events?

11. Un-, de-, dis-, counter-, mis- Mean “opposite” or “bad” dismounted Untied Derailed descend

12. Reread * Pp. 409-438 Purpose * Focus on how literary elements add meaning to the selection. * Examples: Plot, setting, similes, personification

13. Theme Question: What Makes the West Exceptional? Focus Questions: Week 1: How are geography and economy connected in the Mountain states? Week 2: How are geography and economy connected in the Pacific States? Week 3: What is life like in the Mountain States? Week 4: What is life like in the Pacific States?

14. Theme vocabularyRelated words fulfillHappy, dreams exchange treasure

15. * One of many strategies to use while reading * Share with your group other comprehension strategies you use while reading

16. What are the meanings? Un-, de-, dis-, counter-, mis- Deforestation Dehydration Uncover unfair

17. Reread Juan Verdades Purpose * Find text evidence to answer the Theme Question: What makes the West exceptional?