Proper Note-Taking and Categorization Lesson for 4th Grade

4th Grade Month 5 Lesson 3

elementarylibrarian.com GRADE 4th MONTH 5 WEEK 3 DATE Learning Objective/s At the end of the lesson, students should be able to do proper note-taking and categorizing information. I can Statement I can do proper note-taking and categorizing information. CCSS within this Lesson RI 4. 8 Reading: Informational Text: Integration of Knowledge & Ideas: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text. W 4.8 Writing: Research to Build & Present Knowledge: Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources. AASL within this Lesson AASL.I.A.2 Think: Inquire: Competency 2: Learners display curiosity and initiative by recalling prior and background knowledge as context for new meaning. AASL.II.B.2 Create: Include: Competency 2: Learners adjust their awareness of the global learning community by evaluating a variety of perspectives during learning activities. AASL.VI.A.3 Think: Engage: Competency 3: Learners follow ethical and legal guidelines for gathering and using information by evaluating information for accuracy, validity, social and cultural context, and appropriateness for need. PROCEDURE 1. The students read an informational text about African Americans in revolutionary times. They tell the main point of the author and find evidence to this main point. 2. The students list down at least five essential questions about women s oppression during the American Revolution that they want to be answered. 3. These questions are answered by researching with a peer. They also list down their sources. 4. Using the key details the students gathered, they write an informational text. ACTIVITIES/ASSESSMENT Activity 1: Think: Reading a text to discover the main point/s by the author Activity 2: Think: Looking for evidence to support the main point Activity 3: Create: Listing essential questions Activity 4: Share: Researching and making a list of resources with a peer Activity 5: Grow: Writing an informational text ADDITIONAL RESOURCE Note-taking and Categorizing Information Presentation Betwixt and Between - https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts/betwixt-between *Texts and photos are not created or maintained by Elementary Librarian. Check them before presenting them your class. 2

elementarylibrarian.com NAME ACTIVITY # DATE SCORE THINK TASK 1 Read the informational text below. Answer the questions afterward. Betwixt and Between Growing up African American in Revolutionary Times (Adapted) What is the author s main point? __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ In the 1700s, what was it like to be an African American? There was a lot that depended on where you lived. The life of an enslaved African who was one of 300 on a Virginia tobacco plantation was not the same as his brother, who was the lone slave owned by a New York shoemaker. Men and women of color worked in a variety of trades and industries. In 1770, one out of every five Americans was of African ancestry. Buildings would not have been constructed, fields would not have been managed, and merchants would not have prospered without them. In the fields, kitchens, stables, and stores, children worked alongside adults. Even children had jobs to complete and little free time. They managed to live in a society where children might be sold for $4,500. Slavery was despised by African Americans, who attempted to flee whenever they could. Slaves who were fleeing enslavement joined the British army. In exchange for their work, they hoped to win freedom. Ralph and Nancy Henry, for example, fled slavery and gave birth to a free daughter, Molly, on British soil. What evidence can support your answer on the author s main point? Circle them in the text. Do you agree with the author s main point in the text? Why or why not? Some enslaved men and women were paid a pittance by their masters. They had been saving for years to buy freedom for themselves, their families, and their friends. However, it was a difficult battle. Moreover, 750,000 African Americans were enumerated in the first US Census in 1790. Only approximately 60,000 people were freed. Adults educated youngsters about their African background history, rituals, songs, and talents whether they were slaves or free. It did not matter where in Africa you and your ancestors came from. What counted was freedom, whether it was the freedom you had experienced in Africa or the freedom you hoped to achieve in America. __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ 3

elementarylibrarian.com NAME ACTIVITY # DATE SCORE THINK TASK 1 Using the same informational essay in Task 1, note down the essential details in the text. Betwixt and Between Growing up African American in Revolutionary Times (Adapted) In the 1700s, what was it like to be an African American? There was a lot that depended on where you lived. The life of an enslaved African who was one of 300 on a Virginia tobacco plantation was not the same as his brother, who was the lone slave owned by a New York shoemaker. Men and women of color worked in a variety of trades and industries. In 1770, one out of every five Americans was of African ancestry. Buildings would not have been constructed, fields would not have been managed, and merchants would not have prospered without them. In the fields, kitchens, stables, and stores, children worked alongside adults. Even children had jobs to complete and little free time. They managed to live in a society where children might be sold for $4,500. Slavery was despised by African Americans, who attempted to flee whenever they could. Slaves who were fleeing enslavement joined the British army. In exchange for their work, they hoped to win freedom. Ralph and Nancy Henry, for example, fled slavery and gave birth to a free daughter, Molly, on British soil. Key Detail 1) ______________ ______________ Key Detail 2) ______________ ______________ Key Detail 3) ______________ ______________ Key Detail 4) ______________ ______________ Key Detail 5) ______________ ______________ Some enslaved men and women were paid a pittance by their masters. They had been saving for years to buy freedom for themselves, their families, and their friends. However, it was a difficult battle. Moreover, 750,000 enumerated in the first US Census in 1790. Only approximately 60,000 people were freed. Adults educated youngsters about their African background history, rituals, songs, and talents whether they were slaves or free. It did not matter where in Africa you and your ancestors came from. What counted was freedom, whether it was the freedom you had experienced in Africa or the freedom you hoped to achieve in America. African Americans were How do we know if a sentence is relevant to a text? ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ 4

elementarylibrarian.com NAME ACTIVITY # DATE SCORE CREATE During the American Revolution, women were not permitted to vote or serve in the army; thus, some were even enslaved. What things do you want to know about this part of American history? List at least five essential questions that you would like to know about it. 1) ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 2) ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 3) ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 4) ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ My questions are 5) ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 5

elementarylibrarian.com NAME ACTIVITY # DATE SCORE SHARE Share your work in Create with a peer. Research together to seek answers to the questions you have listed. Do not forget to indicate your sources. Follow the guideline below. Guide in Listing Sources Author s Last Name, Author s First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Book Book with Two Authors Author s Last Name, Author s First Name and Author Last Name, Author First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Magazine Author s Last name, Author s First Name. Title of Article . Magazine Title. Date: Page Number. Encyclopedia Article "Title of Article." Name of the Encyclopedia. Volume Number. City where the book was published: Name of the publisher, Year book was published. Website Author s Last Name, Author s First Name. Title of Article . Title of the Website. Date you visited. <Website URL> Women During the American Revolution Key Detail 1) __________________________________ __________________________________ Source ______________________________ ______________________________ Key Detail 2) __________________________________ __________________________________ Source ______________________________ ______________________________ Key Detail 3) __________________________________ __________________________________ Source ______________________________ ______________________________ Key Detail 4) __________________________________ __________________________________ Source ______________________________ ______________________________ Key Detail 5) __________________________________ __________________________________ Source ______________________________ ______________________________ 6

elementarylibrarian.com NAME ACTIVITY # DATE SCORE GROW Using your works in Create and Share, write an informational text about the status of women during the American Revolution. Women During the American Revolution ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Sources: 7