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GRADE
4 MULTI-GENRE TEXT SETS
Module 9 Global Guardians
Essential Question: What can people do to care for our planet? Science Connection: Conservation
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Title
• Get Curious Video: Young Guardians
• The Lifecycle of Trash, Read Aloud
• The Eco Guardians
• Luz Sees the Light by Claudia Dávila
Title
• On Sea Turtle Patrol and Saving the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle
by Nancy Dawson—video from Texas Parks and Wildlife
• How Can We Reduce Household Waste? by Mary K. Pratt
Title
• Seeds of Change by Jen Cullerton Johnson
• The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees by Sandra Markle, Trade Book Writing Focal Text
Genre
VIDEO INFORMATIONAL TEXT LETTERS
GRAPHIC NOVEL
Genre
REALISTIC FICTION
AND INFORMATIONAL VIDEO
ARGUMENTATIVE TEXT
Genre
BIOGRAPHY INFORMATIONAL TEXT
Module 10 Communication Nation
Essential Question: What forms can communication take? Social Studies Connection: Communication
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Title
• Get Curious Video: Born to Communicate
• The Unbroken Code of the Navajo Code Talkers, Read Aloud
• How Technology Has Changed Communication
• The History of Communication with illustrations by Danny Schlitz DO NOT EDIT--Changes must be made through “File info”
Genre
VIDEO INFORMATIONAL TEXT TIMELINE INFORMATIONAL TEXT
Genre
NARRATIVE NONFICTION INFORMATIONAL VIDEO
Genre
REALISTIC FICTION INFORMATIONAL TEXT
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Title
• A New Language—Invented by Kids! by Charnan Simon
• Dolphin Dinner from National Geographic Kids
Title
• Cooper’s Lesson by Sun Yung Shin
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• The Museum Book by Jan Mark and Richard Holland, Trade Book Writing Focal Text
READ-ALOUD TEXT
The Unbroken Code of the Navajo Code Talkers by CATHERINE RIPLEY
World War II began in September 1939 when Germany, under the control of Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland. The United States entered the war on December 7, 1941, when Japan bombed the US Navy in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. At this point, Japan had formed an alliance with Germany.
It’s August 7, 1942, in the middle of World War II, and a huge battle is unfolding on Guadalcanal Island in the Pacific Ocean. Hidden in the steamy jungle, two Japanese soldiers watch American Marines roll out wire from one battle patrol to the next. In the distance, gunfire rattles and bombs blast. When the Americans are gone, the soldiers creep out to tap into the newly laid communication line. Both understand English well and hope to eavesdrop on what the Americans are planning. The first Japanese soldier listens, and a look of surprise crosses his face. He hears a sing-song “mumbling” and some throaty gurgles and clicks. The second soldier also listens and recognizes that it isn’t English. It’s like nothing they’ve ever heard before!
What do they hear? Two Navajo code talkers on their field telephones. The code talkers enabled Americans to communicate secretly and speedily in the heat of battle and were critical to winning the war in the Pacific. Their code was never broken by the Japanese. A
Why Navajo?
The idea for using Navajo code talkers was suggested by the son of a missionary, Philip Johnston, who had grown up on the Navajo Reservation. Johnston knew that Navajo was an unusual language that few people outside the tribe could understand, and he also knew how important it was for the
Marines to be able to communicate quickly without using cumbersome decoding machines or codebooks that could fall into enemy hands. B