Content Frame

Backpack 5
Scope & Sequence
Unit 1		The Family Circle
	Theme families (relationships & events)
	Communication Objectives to identify family members to talk about physical characteristics to talk about family events
	Language Objectives simple present tense recycling of past tense, regular and irregular verbs recycling of comparative and superlative with -er and -est descriptive adjectives
	Learning Strategies/Thinking Skills to use prior knowledge, to make predictions, to compare and contrast, to figure out meaning from context, to use graphic organizers, to make inferences
Unit 2		What's on TV?
	Theme TV program genres TV viewing habits program preferences
	Communication Objectives to identify and describe TV program genres to express opinions about likes/dislikes and tell why to talk about viewing habits
	Language Objectives simple present tense like and don't like recycling of adverbs of frequency (I) think (it's exciting) adjectives
	Learning Strategies/Thinking Skills To use prior knowledge, to make predictions, to figure out meaning from context, to summarize information, to identify main idea and details, to use graphic organizers
Unit 3		Hands On!
	Theme arts and crafts around the world making things learning new crafts
	Communication Objectives to identify and describe crafts and craft materials to learn about crafts popular in other countries to talk about crafts
	Language Objectives simple present tense could to talk about possibility gerunds: Weaving is fun. verb + gerunds: She enjoys weaving.
	Learning Strategies/Thinking Skills to use prior knowledge, to make predictions, to compare and contrast, to categorize, to sequence information, to figure out meaning from context
Unit 4		I'll Take It!
	Theme shopping, outdoor markets products advertising
	Communication Objectives to compare and describe clothing to express sufficiency to talk about prices and preferences
	Language Objectives simple present tense comparatives and superlatives with more … than and the most sufficiency words (enough, too much, etc.)
	Learning Strategies/Thinking Skills To use prior knowledge, to make predictions, to figure out meaning from context, to identify main idea and details, to use graphic organizers, to rank
Unit 5		Travel Trouble
	Theme good and bad travel experiences weather conditions vacation activities and tips Murphy's Law
	Communication Objectives to talk about good and bad travel experiences to talk about the weather to ask and answer questions about past experiences
	Language Objectives recycling of past tense, regular and irregular verbs the past progressive tense when and while clauses adjectives that describe the weather superlatives (best and worst)
	Learning Strategies/Thinking Skills to use prior knowledge, to make predictions, to figure out meaning from context, to summarize, to identify main idea and details, to use graphic organizers, to rank
Unit 6		In Touch
	Theme verbal and non-verbal communication communication technology animal communication
	Communication Objectives to talk about ways to communicate to talk about the future (make predictions) and future events to learn the parts of an online magazine to produce an online magazine page
	Language Objectives simple present tense future tense with will recycling of Wh questions and How questions will and won’t to make predictions indefinite pronouns (anyone, someone, no one, everyone)
	Learning Strategies/Thinking Skills to use prior knowledge, to make predictions, to figure out meaning from context, to do research, to identify main idea and details, to use graphic organizers, to rank
Unit 7		Put on Your Thinking Cap
	Theme inventions and inventors what things are made of how things are used
	Communication Objectives to ask and answer questions about what something's used for to ask and answer questions about what something's made of
	Language Objectives made of + materials (plastic, wood, metal) modals of speculation: What might it be used for? be used + infinitive
	Learning Strategies/Thinking Skills to use prior knowledge, to make predictions, to figure out meaning from context, to do research, to focus on main ideas, to summarize, to use graphic organizers, to rank
Unit 8		Product and Process
	Theme countries and their products natural resources how things are made recipes
	Communication Objectives to talk about countries and the products associated with them to compare the qualities of objects to follow steps in a process (sequence)
	Language Objectives equative comparatives, as (expensive) as recycling of comparatives using passive voice (present tense) past participles adjectival form of country names, Mexico→Mexican
	Learning Strategies/Thinking Skills to use prior knowledge, to make predictions, to sequence information, to figure out meaning from context, to do research, to use graphic organizers, to rank
Unit 9		And the Beat Goes On
	Theme world music genres singers and musicians musical instruments
	Communication Objectives to ask and answer questions about life experiences to ask and answer questions to talk about preferences with would rather to talk about the manner in which things are done (slowly, loudly) to talk about different kinds of music
	Language Objectives present perfect have you ever? adverbs of manner (quickly, loudly) would rather to express preferences
	Learning Strategies/Thinking Skills to use prior knowledge, to make predictions, to figure out meaning from context, to do research, to classify, to use graphic organizers