The ESL Area
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  ass= objectives that will be assessed on the unit test
Unit 5: From Sea to Shining Sea

Erosion Canyonass Vocabulary: Key Words
after T259
Take a speed test on key words for Unit 5(The ESL Area)

Take a speed test on key words for Unit 5 with pictures(The ESL Area)

Play a memory game with key words for Unit 5(The ESL Area)

Illustrated Glossary of Landforms and Bodies of Water(Enchanted Learning)

Learn about different types of land(Harcourt)

English-Spanish vocabulary list for terrain(Language Learning Playground)

Hiking vocabulary in English and Japanese(ANPIE)

Do a word search with geography words(John's ESL Community)

Learn about Waterfall Classification(Robert Glaubitz)

Read How do waterfalls form?(The Paleontological Research Institution)

See different landforms in the United States(McDougal Littel)

Learn about different landforms at Yellowstone National Park(National Museum of Wildlife Art)
 		Erosion


Grammar Focus: Adjectivesass Grammar: Adjectives
after T260d
Make a sentence and learn where to put the adjectives(Between the Lions)

Take a quiz about adjectives(Houghton Mifflin)

Take a quiz on basic adjectives(The Language Project)

Put descriptive adjectives into categories(Oswego City School District)
 Adjectives


Greetings from America

Tour national parks according to their landforms(National Park Service)
Niagara Falls
after T263
Visit Niagara: a history of the falls(The History Channel)

Read Facts about Niagara Falls(Niagara Falls Live.com)

View Niagara Falls right now!

Click on an interactive map of Niagara Falls(Niagara Falls Live.com)

See how a river can create a waterfall(McDougal Littel)
 		Niagara Falls


Mammoth Cave
after T265
Visit Mammoth Cave(National Park Service)

See how caves are formed(McDougal Littel)

Take a tour of Carlsbad Caverns(U.S. Geological Survey)
 		Cave

Grammar: Adjectives that Compare ass Written Conventions: Grammar (comparative adjectives)
after T270

Take a test on comparative adjectives(Grammar Monster)

Write the comparative form of the adjectives(A Byte of Language)

Practice using comparative adjectives(A Byte of Language)

Choose the correct comparative adjective(My English Lessons)

Choose the correct comparative adjective(English-Zone.com)

Practice comparative adjectives with a basketball game(MES) 		Compare items


Yellowstone National Park
after T271

Learn how a geyser erupts(National Park Service)

Watch another geyser erupt(McDougal Littel)

Watch Old Faithful right now!(National Park Service)

Learn about different geysers at Yellowstone National Park(Wyoming's Official State Travel Website)
 		Geyser

Bryce Canyon
after T273
See a panoramic view of Bryce Canyon(Utah Travel & Adventure)

Explore an interactive map of Bryce Canyon(National Park Service)

The Geology of the Grand Canyon(Grand Canyon Explorer)

Read, listen to, and watch the story "Grand Canyon Growing," then complete the activities(Western/Pacific Literacy Network)



Make Comparisonsass Comprehension: Make Comparisons
after T277
Read a story and answer questions(Palma Sola Elementary School)

Compare characters

Learn how to write a compare and contrast paragraph(Writing Den)


The Bunyans
 after T286j

Listen to a Paul Bunyan story(Animated Tall Tales)
 Paul Bunyan

Write to Entertainass Development of Ideas: Elaboration
after T307d
Learn how to develop your ideas with description(Writing Den)

Read the story "Grand Canyon Crowding" then click on Your Turn to write your ideas(Western/Pacific Literacy Network)

Read the story "National Parks Crumbling?" then click on Your Turn to write your ideas(Western/Pacific Literacy Network) 		Write to entertain



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