Unit 5-Week 1 Day 1Theme Question: What makes the Central Region special?• How are geography and economy connected

in the Midwest? (Wk 1)• How are geography and economy connected

in the South Central States? (Wk 2)• What is life like in in the Midwest? (Wk 3)• What is life like in the South Central States? (Wk 4)

Theme Vocabulary

Theme vocabulary •basin• landform•transport•flourish

Reading

Preview and Predict•pp. 256-264

Purpose• Find answers to the Theme

Question.• Set your own purpose.

“k”, “ng” and “kw” sounds“k” sound “ng” sound “kw” sound

risky blanket question

Unit 5-Week 1 Day 2Theme Question: What makes the Central Region special?• How are geography and economy connected

in the Midwest? (Wk 1)• How are geography and economy connected

in the South Central States? (Wk 2)• What is life like in in the Midwest? (Wk 3)• What is life like in the South Central States? (Wk 4)

Theme Vocabulary

Theme vocabulary •basin• landform•transport•flourish

Visualize

Midwest

waving grasses

Reading

Preview and Predict• Chapter 2 (pp. 265-271): A Tour of the

Central States

Purpose• Find answers to the Theme Question.• Set your own purpose.

Unit 5-Week 1, Day 3

What is the Theme Question?

Name the four theme vocabulary words and their meanings?

AntonymsWords from the text antonyms

important unimportant

Prefixes that tell wherePrefix Meaning Example

mid- Middle Midwest

ex- Out, away, from Explode

intro- Between Introduce

a- In, on, at Afire

re- Back Return

trans- Across Transport

Reading

Reread•Pp. 258-271

Purpose• Focus on how text features provide

important information about the text and help them answer the Theme Question.

Word StudyPrefixes that tell When

after-(later)pre-(before)post-(later)pro-(earlier)

1. If pre- means before, what does pretest mean?2. If post- means later, what does postwar mean?3. If pro- means earlier, what does proactive mean?

Week 1, Day 4

What is the Theme Question?

•Name the four theme vocabulary words and their meanings.•What’s the first word that comes to

mind when you hear each word?

p. 260

p. 266

p. 270

What makes the central region special?

Reading

Reread•pp. 258-271

Purpose• Find text evidence to answer the

Theme Question.

Word StudyPrefixes that tell “where”Prefix Meaning Examples

mid-intro-ex-a-