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Theme: Transitions
Lesson OneCareer Focus: Education
Tutor Read Aloud: Short story “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros (narrative)
Graphic Organizers: “Transitions” semantic map, vocabulary chart, anticipation guide
Lesson Two
Language Pattern Alert: Contractions
Shared Reading: Ending to “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros (narrative)
Graphic Organizers: “Transitions” semantic map, vocabulary chart, anticipation guide
Post-Reading Activity: Note of apology
Theme: Making a Difference—Then
Lesson Three
Career Focus: Aviation
Shared Reading: Flying High with Ellision Onizuka
(biography) Graphic Organizer: Vocabulary chart Post-Reading Activity: Application Letter
Lesson Four
Career Focus: Health Sciences and Human Services Language Pattern Alert: Pictures and Captions Tutor Read Aloud: Clara Barton: Angel of the
Battlefield, Time for Kids (biography)
Tutee Read Aloud: “Help from the Red Cross” (informational)
Graphic Organizers: Vocabulary chart,
advertisement planning grid Post-Reading Activity: Volunteer recruitment
advertisement
Lesson Five
Career Focus: Law Enforcement and Public Safety Language Pattern Alert: Quotations
Tutor Read Aloud:Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Pioneer, Time for Kids (biography)
Tutee Read Aloud: “Move to the Back of the Bus” (Claudette Colvin biography) Graphic Organizers: Vocabulary chart, reading/
thinking chart Post-Reading Activity: Incident Report
Lesson Six
Career Focus: Sports and Recreation
Language Pattern Alert: Review of contractions and quotations
Tutor Read Aloud:Roberto Clemente
Tutee Read Aloud:Roberto Clemente
Graphic Organizers: Vocabulary chart, know/want to know chart
Post-Reading Activity: Strike Out Unkindness writing activity
Lesson Seven
End-of-Theme Review: Making a Difference—Then
Graphic Organizers: Reading Connections, Career Connections, Personal Interest Survey, Language Pattern Review, Journal Writing
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Theme: Learning How
Lesson Eight
Career Focus: Maintenance, Installation and Repair Language Pattern Alert: Action verbs
Tutor Read Aloud: How to Change a Tire (procedural) Tutee Read Aloud: “Diary of a Pioneer Teenager”
(narrative)
Graphic Organizers: Semantic map, vocabulary chart, flow chart
Post-Reading Activity: Writing directions for “Best Game Ever”
Lesson Nine
Career Focus: Information Technology Language Pattern Alert: Subheadings
Shared Reading: By the Thumbs: Text Messaging (informational)
Graphic Organizers: Vocabulary chart, K-W-L chart Post-Reading Activity: Designing new technology
Lesson 10
Career Focus: Recycling
Language Pattern Alert: Context Clues Shared Reading: “Recycling: The Three R’s”
(informational) Graphic Organizer: Vocabulary chart Post-Reading Activity: Writing a summary
Lesson 11
End-of-Theme Review: Learning How
Graphic Organizers: Reading Connections, Career Connections, Personal Skills Survey, Vocabulary Connections, Journal Writing
Theme: Disasters: Past, Present and
Future
Lesson 12
Career Focus: Science and Technology Language Pattern Alert: Root Words
Tutor Read Aloud: Rumbling Beneath Our Feet (informational)
Tutee Read Aloud: The Great San Francisco Earthquake (informational)
Graphic Organizers: Vocabulary chart, Semantic map, K-W-L chart, Pre-planning chart Post-Reading Activity: Writing a Newspaper article
Lesson 13
Career Focus: Energy
Language Pattern Alert: Fact/Opinion Clue Words Shared Reading: The Big Spill (informational) Graphic Organizers: Vocabulary chart, Cause and
effect organizer
Post-Reading Activity: Fact or opinion organizer
Lesson 14
Career Focus: Travel and Hospitality
Language Pattern Alert: Verbs in Present and Past Tense
Shared Reading: Titanic: The Disaster that Shocked the World(informational)
Graphic Organizer: Vocabulary chart
Post-Reading Activity: Cause and effect organizer, designing a ship
Lesson 15
End-of-Theme Review: Disasters: Past, Present and Future
Graphic Organizers: Reading Connections, Career Connections, Leadership Survey, Vocabulary Connections
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Theme: Decisions We Make
Lesson 16
Career Focus: Education
Language Pattern Alert: Point of view
Tutor Read Aloud: Chapter 8, We Beat the Street, Drs. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt (biography)
Tutee Read Aloud: Sampson Davis letter (biography) Graphic Organizers: Semantic map, vocabulary chart,
decision-making chart Post-Reading Activity: Decision-making chart
Lesson 17
Career Focus: Health Sciences, Dentistry Language Pattern Alert: Quotations
Tutor Read Aloud: Chapter 6, We Beat the Street, Drs. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt (biography)
Tutee Read Aloud: Rameck Hunt letter (biography) Graphic Organizers: Semantic map, vocabulary chart,
anticipation guide Post-Reading Activity: Tooth anatomy chart
Lesson 18
Career Focus: Human Services Language Pattern Alert: Dialect
Tutor Read Aloud: Chapter 3,We Beat the Street, Drs. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt (biography)
Tutee Read Aloud: George Jenkins letter (biography) Graphic Organizers: Semantic map, vocabulary chart Post-Reading Activity: Cause and effect chart
Lesson 19
End-of-Theme Review: Decisions We Make
Graphic Organizers: Reading Connections, Career Connections, Personal Decisions chart, Journal Writing
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Theme: Learning What Matters
Lesson 20
Career Focus: Transportation and Infrastructure Language Pattern Alert: Dialect
Shared Reading: “Grandmother and the Workmen,” Anthony Quinn (narrative)
Graphic Organizer: Vocabulary chart
Post-Reading Activity: Cause and effect chart
Lesson 21
Career Focus: Transportation Language Pattern Alert: Suffixes Shared Reading: The Aging of America
Tutee Reading: “Grandfather and His Little Grandson” Graphic Organizer: Vocabulary chart
Post-Reading Activity: Planning sheet for providing service to the elderly
Lesson 22
Career Focus: Environmental Science
Language Pattern Alert: Independent and Dependent Clauses
Tutor Read Aloud: “Birdfoot’s Grampa by Joseph Bruchac” (poetry)
Tutee Read Aloud: “Save the Frogs” (informational) Graphic Organizer: Vocabulary chart
Post-Reading Activity: Writing a summary
Lesson 23
End-of-Theme Review: Learning What Matters
Graphic Organizers: Reading Connections, Career Connections, Volunteer Activity chart, Vocabulary Connections, Journal Writing
Theme: Our Difficult History
Lesson 24
Career Focus: Law
Language Pattern Alert: Common and Proper Nouns Shared Reading: “Camp Amache: Life Behind
Barbed Wire”
Graphic Organizers: Vocabulary chart, Planning a letter
Post-Reading Activity: Writing an invitation
Lesson 25
Career Focus: Government and Public Administration Language Pattern Alert: Using an Index
Shared Reading: The Navajo
Graphic Organizer: Vocabulary chart, Venn Diagram Post-Reading Activity: Venn Diagram
Lesson 26
Career Focus: Government and Public Administration Language Pattern Alert: Making Plural Nouns Shared Reading: If Your Name Was Changed
at Ellis Island
Graphic Organizer: Vocabulary chart Post-Reading Activity: Diary entry
Lesson 27
End-of-Theme Review: Our Difficult History
Graphic Organizers: Reading Connections, Career Connections, Character Strengths Survey, Vocabulary Connections, Journal Writing
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Theme: Making a Difference—Now
Lesson 28
Career Focus: Performing Arts
Language Pattern Alert: Imperative Verbs Shared Reading: We Beat the Street
Graphic Organizer: Vocabulary Chart
Post-Reading Activity: Advice from the three doctors
Lesson 29
Career Focus: Printing and Publishing Language Pattern Alert: Adjectives
Shared Reading: Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change
Selections:Comic Book Hero & Early Warning System Graphic Organizer: Vocabulary Chart
Post-Reading Activity: Writing a cover blurb
Lesson 30
Career Focus: Journalism and broadcasting Language Pattern Alert: Dashes
Shared Reading: Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change
Selections:When Small Voices Unite & From Rug Maker to
Rescuer Graphic Organizer: Vocabulary Chart Post-Reading Activity: Organize and write a
newspaper article
Lesson 31
Career Focus: Agriculture
Language Pattern Alert: Transition Words
Shared Reading: Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change
Selections:The Longest Walk & Sow What You Reap Graphic Organizer: Vocabulary Chart
Post-Reading Activity: Challenges chart, Speech Planning
Lesson 32
End-of-Theme Review: Making a Difference—Now
Graphic Organizers: Reading Connections, Career Connections, Giving & Receiving chart, Vocabulary Connections, Journal Writing
Theme: Everyday Choices
Lesson 33
Career Focus: Agriculture Language Pattern Alert: Poetry
Poem: “Good Hot Dogs” by Sandra Cisneros Shared Reading: “The Truth About Teen Nutrition,”
“Fast Food Fever” Graphic Organizer: Vocabulary Chart Post-Reading Activity: Writing a poem
Lesson 34
Career Focus: Information Technology Language Pattern Alert: Prepositions Shared Reading: “An End to Bullying”
Graphic Organizers: Prepositions, Vocabulary chart Post-Reading Activity: Diary entry
Lesson 35
Career Focus: Finance and Investments
Language Pattern Alert: Introductory phases and clauses
Shared Reading: “Teens and Money” Graphic Organizer: Vocabulary chart
Post-Reading Activity: Organizing and writing an advice column
Lesson 36
End-of-Theme Review: Everyday Choices
Graphic Organizers: Reading Connections, Career Connections, Respectful Actions Survey, Vocabulary Connections, Budget Planning,
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Students will be exploring the media center, previewing books and judging them on interest and text levels, and then checking out a biography to read at home. Phase III ends with students making a presentation to their peers and evaluating the tutoring experience.
Lesson 37
• Reading Interest Survey
• Exploring Books— Students pick three books (fiction, information and procedural). They preview the books on interest (based on book jacket and author) and difficulty of text (based on skimming a few pages with the Rule of Five). • Selecting a book— Students select a biography to read
independently. The book will form the basis on the next two lessons, which including writing and presenting about the selection.
• Checking it out— Students review the rules for checking out and returning books.
Lesson 38
• Check in on reading progress— Tutors are provided with two script options, depending on whether the tutee has finished or not finished reading the biography he or she selected.
• Planning a presentation— Tutees use the book review and personal skills graphic organizer to begin planning a poster presentation.
• Completing the poster— Tutees will create a poster to use as a prompt for making a brief presentation to the tutoring class, or another tutor/tutee pair.
Lesson 39
• Making a presentation— Tutees will present to either another pair or the entire group.
Lesson 40
• Check in on reading progress— Tutors are provided with two script options, depending on whether the tutee has finished or not finished reading the biography he or she selected.
• Post-reading activity— Tutees will plan and write a letter to the subject of the selected biography.