Elementary Library

Unit 6 K-5

Descriptive Writing How does food connect people?

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

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Students will use adjectives in descriptive writing. Students will identify how food is part of culture and identity. Students will respect other ideas, opinions, and cultures.

I can describe the connection between food and culture with descriptive writing.

RESOURCES & MATERIALS

VOCABULARY

Culture - the way of life that a group of people share, including their beliefs, values, and traditions Identity - the sense of who you are, including your unique qualities and how you fit into the world Cuisine - a special style of cooking from a particular place Adjective - a word that describes a noun, such as a person, place, or thing Descriptive writing - to describe a person, place or thing in such a way that a picture is formed in the reader's mind

Poster/White board My Family Food Worksheet Pencils Coloring Materials Lined paper

Choose1 book per grade: ●​ Tomatoes for Neela by Padma Lakshmi ●​ Home in a Lunchbox by Cherry Mo ●​ Berry Song by Michaela Goade ●​ Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Kat Zhang

●​ Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed ●​ Fry Bread by Keven Noble Maillard ●​ Hot Pot Night by Vincent Chen ●​ When Lola Visits by Michelle Sterling

STANDARDS 1.1 Gain understanding and make connections while reading and interacting with text. Demonstrate perseverance and stamina when reading or listening to a variety of texts.

2.2 Recognize literary style (prose or verse) and differences in artistic expression. CROSS-CURRICULAR INTEGRATIONS USBE English Language Arts Grade 2

Standard 2.R.8: Explain how specific words and phrases express emotion, appeal to the senses, or determine the meaning of content specific words within a text. (RL & RI)

USBE Social Studies Grade 3

Standard 3.2.3: Define their own cultures or the cultures of their communities (for example, art, music, food, dance, system of writing, architecture, government to which they are regularly exposed or of which they are part). within a text. (RL & RI) 185