What ideas did you find interesting or challenging? Were

Lesson Plan

Advanced Fluent reading stage

Levels Q–S (40)

PERSPECTIVES

Is vaccination important?

List of texts • A world without polio • Measles keep Kelcey away from school • What’s the risk? • The question of rights • Going, going, gone!

Paired connected texts

Polio: A Frightening Disease outlines the history of polio. It explains what polio is and how it is caught, treated, and prevented Tessa is injured and might miss her dance concert. But Tessa’s battle is nothing compared to her grandma’s tragic story.

Content vocabulary allergic reaction antibiotics bacterial disease cholera contagious diagnosed diphtheria encephalitis herd immunity immunization infectious outbreak pertussis rubella scarlet fever tuberculosis typhoid fever unvaccinated vaccination virus

Correlations with Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

Reading 4(6) (E) Make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society. 4(6) (H) Synthesize information to create new understanding. 4(9) (E) Recognize characteristics and structures of argumentative text. 4(8) (A) Infer basic themes supported by text evidence.

Writing 4(12) (C) Compose argumentative texts using genre characteristics and craft. Speaking and Listening 4(6) (B) Generate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information.