ELA Grade 4 Unit1 lesson5

1. Keeping Track of How it All Fits
Together:
Making Connections
Grade 4: Unit 1A: Unit 1:
Lesson5
R. Medina

2. Learning Targets
• I can make connections between texts, ideas,
cultural perspectives, personal events and
situations. (RL.4.11)
• I can paraphrase information presented in
diverse media and formats. (SL.4.2) “I can
reread to find specific details.”
• I can engage effectively in a collaborative
discussion. (SL.4.1)
• I can plan a symbol for my wampum belt.

3. • In a few days we will be creating our own
wampum belts that represent an event from
our family, school, or community that is
important to us. In order to help our thinking,
lets start by looking at what is important to
the Haudenosaunee people for inspiration.

4. Vocabulary
• You will be writing about the texts we have
read in this unit/module and in order to be
able to write about the texts, you need to
make sure that you have an understanding of
the difficult vocabulary.

5. Word Association
principles address confederacy succumbed
consensus
1. When people from different areas form a group with a
common purpose, it is called a
____________________________.
2. When you give in to temptation, you have
___________________________.
3. If you and I agree to work together through a tough
problem, it is called ______________________.
4. If I have certain beliefs that guide my life, I have a set
of _______________________.
5. If you give an important speech to a group, you are
giving an __________________.

6. Word Association
Definitions for each word:
1. Principles – certain beliefs that guide one’s life.
2. Address – ?
3. Confederacy - people from different areas form a group with
a ____________.
4. Succumbed – to give in
5. consensus – to all ________

7. Word Carousel
• There are words on chart paper around the
room.
• In pairs/triads come up with a sentence for
each word and write it on the chart paper.
• There are a total of 5 words
• End up at your original word. Highlight the
sentence that you feel best defines the word.

8. Making Connections Group
Presentation
• NOTE CATCHER
• Talk with your groups about any ideas that
appear in both texts, and how they know.
• Use the graphic organizer to organize your
ideas and supporting details
• Share your graphic organizer with the class

9. Debrief and Reflections
• “What do these texts tell you about the
Haudenosaunee people?”
• Write a paragraph using your notes on the
note catchers. Identify one trait of the
Haudenosaunee based on what you have read
so far. Include 2-3 pieces of textual evidence
to support your claim about the
Haudenosaunee.

10. Democracy
• A system where many people come together
to make important decisions. These people
are equal to each other as well.

11. Unity
• Working together as one
Union
• agreement

12. Bound
• Tie something firmly together; wrap tightly
Council
• A group of people who are in charge of
making decisions