Unit
Grade 5
Tested Standards on Weekly Assessment
Learning Targets (I can statements)
Read Aloud
Reading/Writing WorkshopComprehension
Literature Anthology Main Selection, Paired Selection
Leveled ReaderMain Selection, Paired Selection
Vocabulary Words
Phonics/Spelling
Writing
Unit 1, Week 1
Aug.17-21
RL3.3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
RL5.9. Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series).
L5.4a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
I can describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events (RL 3.3).
I can compare and contrast the ______ (themes, settings, and plots) of stories written by the same author about same or similar characters (RL 5.9).
I can use context (cause/effect and comparisons) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. (L5.4)
Title: Finding a Way
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Strategy: Reread
Short Text: A Fresh Idea
Lexile: 760
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Strategy: Reread
Skill: Character, Setting, Plot: Sequence
Strategy: Reread
Skill: Character, Setting, Plot: Sequence
Main SelectionTitle: One Hen
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Lexile: 810
Paired SelectionTitle: Banks: Their Business and Yours
Genre: Expository Text
Lexile: 850
Strategy: Reread
Skill: Character, Setting, Plot: Sequence
Main SelectionsGenre: Realistic Fiction
A: Parker's Plan Lexile: 680
O: Can-do Canines Lexile: 790
E: Can-do CaninesLexile: 570
B: Cleaning Up the CompetitionLexile: 970
Paired SelectionsGenre: Expository Text
TitlesA: Taking Care of Your Money O: You Can Bank on It E: You Can Bank on ItB: Growing Money
Vocabulary Words: afford, loan, profit, prosper, risk, savings, scarce, wages
Additional Domain Words: transport, comb, wares
Additional Academic Words: Venn diagram, descriptive details
Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues: Sentence Clues
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Short Vowels
Approaching Level: jut, nick, tent, sung, stuff, bend, damp, cot, fling, sock,
gush, scan, track, rough, stump, rust, lamp, pest, lead, dove
On Level: jut, nick, tenth, shrug, stuff, sense, damp, cot, fling, notch,
gush, scan, batch, rough, stump, tough, laugh, guess, lead, dove
Beyond: credit, summit, tenth, shrugged, slumped, sense, stranded,
orally, fling, notch, gushing, scanned, batches, roughly, stump, tougher,
blond, guess, lead, dove
Unit 1: Unit Writing Products: Autobiographical Sketch, Personal NarrativeWriting Focus: Narrative Text
Writing Trait: Ideas: Descriptive Details
Grammar Skill: Sentences
Grammar Mechanics: Punctuate sentences
Write to Sources:RWW: A Fresh IdeaLA: One HenYTPB: Building the Community
Write to Research: Write a comparison
Write About Reading: Analyze how illustrations contribute to a text’s meaning
Unit 1, Week 2
Aug. 24-28
RL 5.3. Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
RL5.9. Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series).
L5.5b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
I can compare and contrast two or more _____ (characters, settings, or events…choose 1) in a _________ (story or drama…choose 1) drawing on specific details in the text. (RL 5.3)
I can compare and contrast the ______ (themes, settings, and plots) of stories written by the same author about same or similar characters (RL 5.9).
I can recognize and explain the meaning of common _________ (idioms, adages, and proverbs…choose 1) (L5.5b).
Title: Shelter in a Storm
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Adventure
Strategy: Reread
Short Text: Whitewater Adventure
Lexile: 760
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Adventure
Strategy: Reread
Skill: Character, Setting, Plot: Problem and Solution
Strategy: Reread
Skill: Character, Setting, Plot: Problem and Solution
Main SelectionTitle: Second Day, First Impressions
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Adventure
Lexile: 800
Paired Selection
Title: Lost in the Museum Wings
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Lexile: 720
Strategy: Reread
Skill: Character, Setting, Plot: Problem and Solution
Main SelectionsGenre: Realistic Fiction
A: Dog GoneLexile: 670
O: Shhh! It's a Surprise!Lexile: 760
E: Shhh! It's a Surprise!Lexile: 520
B: Lost and FoundLexile: 860
Paired SelectionsGenre: Realistic Fiction
Titles:A: Lights Out!O: The Perfect GiftE: The Perfect GiftB: It's a Challenge
Vocabulary Words: accomplish, anxious, assemble, decipher, distracted, navigate, options, retrace
Additional Domain Words: monarchs
Additional Academic Words: suspense, solution
Vocabulary Strategy: Idioms
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Long Vowels
Approaching: paste, bride, shave, spine, leash, heat, greet, see, paid,
coach, theme, pride, oak, grow, spoke, folks, gain, gray, tow, grind
On Level: paste, bride, shave, spice, greed, plead, greet, heap, paid,
coach, theme, type, oak, growth, yolk, folks, aim, prey, tow, grind
Beyond: paste, wildcats, parade, spices, greedy, pleaded, succeed, heap,
tornado, coach, theme, lifetime, crowing, growth, yolk, upbeat, claimed,
prey, tow, grinding
WritingUnit 1: Unit Writing Products: Autobiographical Sketch, Personal NarrativeWriting Focus: Narrative Text
Writing Trait: Voice: Style and Tone
Grammar Skill: Subjects and Predicates
Grammar Mechanics: Commas
Write to Sources:RWW: Whitewater AdventureLA: Second Day, First ImpressionsYTPB: A Race Against the Clock
Write to Research: Write a comparison
Write About Reading: Analyze theme
Unit 1, Week 3
Aug. 31-Sept.4
RI5.3. Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
L5.5c. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
I can explain the relationships or interactions between ________________ (two or more individuals, ideas, or concepts in a historical scientific, or technical texts…choose 1) based on information in the text. (RI 5.3)
I can use the relationship between particular words to better understand the words (L5.5c).
Title: Capturing the Natural World
Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Short Text: A Life in the Woods
Lexile: 770
Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Text Structure: Cause and Effect
Text Features: Secondary and Primary Sources
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Text Structure: Cause and Effect
Main SelectionTitle: Camping with the President
Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
Lexile: 760
Paired SelectionTitle: A Walk with Teddy
Genre: Autobiography
Lexile: 910
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Text Structure: Cause and Effect
Main SelectionsGenre: Narrative Nonfiction
A: Save This Space!Lexile: 750
O: Save This Space!Lexile: 960
E: Save This Space!Lexile: 730
B: Save This Space!Lexile: 980
Paired SelectionsGenre: Expository Text
Titles:A: The Journey of Lewis and ClarkO: The Journey of Lewis and ClarkE: The Journey of Lewis and ClarkB: The Journey of Lewis and Clark
Vocabulary Words: debris, emphasis, encounter, generations, indicated, naturalist, sheer, spectacular
Additional Domain Words: bully, dee-lighted, day-to-day,centuries-old, cinnamon-colored, ringed, abundance, abundant
Vocabulary Strategy: Homographs
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Words with /ū/, ů, and /ü/
Approaching: tuna, duty, lose, few, choose, soon, troop, look, hood,
hooks, booth, handbook, prove, mute, amuse, cartoon, due, view, bruise,
music
On Level: tuna, duty, lose, few, doom, bamboo, soothe, crooks, hoof,
hooks, booth, handbook, prove, mute, amuse, plume, hue, view, bruise,
union
Beyond: spruce, reduce, toucan, chewy, soothe, bamboo, accuse, crooks,
statue, woodpeckers, deciduous, handbook, proved, recruit, raccoon,
plume, hue, viewpoint, bruise, union
WritingUnit 1: Unit Writing Products: Autobiographical Sketch, Personal NarrativeWriting Focus: Narrative Text
Writing Trait: Word Choice: Strong Words
Grammar Skill: Compound Sentences and Conjunctions
Grammar Mechanics: Punctuation in compound sentences
Write to Sources:RWW: A Life in the WoodsLA: Camping with the PresidentYTPB: At Home in the Desert
Write to Research: Write a description
Write About Reading: Analyze cause and effect
Unit 1, Week 4
Sept. 8-11
RI5.5. Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
RI5.9. Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
L5.4b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
I can compare and contrast the overall structure, __________ (chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem solution…choose 1), of information in two or more texts. (RI5.5)
I can integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject (RI 5.9).
I can recognize and explain the meaning of common _____ (idioms, adages, and proverbs…choose 1) (L5.4b).
Title: A Pioneer of Photography
Genre: Biography
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Short Text: Fantasy Becomes Fact
Lexile: 800
Genre: Biography
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Text Structure: Sequence
Text Features: Illustrations and Photographs
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Text Structure: Sequence
Main SelectionTitle: The Boy Who Invented TV
Genre: Biography
Lexile: 860
Paired SelectionTitle: Time to Invent
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Lexile: 770
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Text Structure: Cause and Effect
Main SelectionsGenre: Biography
A: Snapshot! The Story of George EastmanLexile: 760
O: Snapshot! The Story of George EastmanLexile: 860
E: Snapshot! The Story of George EastmanLexile: 640
B: Snapshot! The Story of George EastmanLexile: 960
Paired SelectionsGenre: Realistic Fiction
Titles:A: The Ultimate BirthdayO: The Ultimate BirthdayE: The Ultimate BirthdayB: The Ultimate Birthday
Vocabulary Words: breakthrough, captivated, claimed, devices, enthusiastically, envisioned, passionate, patents
Additional Domain Words: generator, bombarded, electron, whirl, converter, dissector
Additional Academic Words: time-order, relevant details
Vocabulary Strategy: Greek Roots
Phonics/Spelling Skill: r-controlled Vowels /är/, /âr/, /ôr/
Approaching heart: bear, roar, squares, swore, chart, scorn, starch, your,
stare, carve, thorn, marsh, force, harsh, scare, board, hairy, course, rare
On Level: heart, swear, aboard, squares, swore, chart, scorn, starch,
source, fare, barge, thorn, marsh, force, harsh, scarce, coarse, flare,
course, sword
Beyond: heartfelt, swear, aboard, awareness, explore, uproar, scorned,
starch, source, fare, barge, escorts, parched, forcefully, sparsely, scarce,
coarse, flared, portfolios, swords
WritingUnit 1: Unit Writing Products: Autobiographical Sketch, Personal NarrativeWriting Focus: Narrative Text Writing Trait: Organization: Sequence
Grammar Skill: Complex Sentences
Grammar Mechanics: Using commas
Write to Sources:RWW: Fantasy Becomes FactLA: The Boy Who Invented TVYTPB: Mary Anderson and the First Windshield Wipers
Write to Research: Write facts
Write About Reading: Analyze topic
Unit 1, Week 5
Sept. 14-18
RI 5.6. Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
RI6.6. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
L5.4b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
I can analyze multiple accounts of the same event/topic, noting similarities and differences in the point of view (RI 5.6)
I can determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text (RI6.6).
I can use Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (L5.4b).
Title: Electronic Books: A New Way to Read
Genre: Persuasive Article
Strategy: Reread
Short Text: Are Electronic Devices Good for Us?
Lexile: 900
Genre: Persuasive Article
Strategy: Reread
Skill: Author's Point of View
Text Features: Headings and Graphs
Strategy: Reread
Skill: Author's Point of View
Main SelectionTitle: The Future of Transportation
Genre: Persuasive Article
Lexile: 870
Paired SelectionTitle: Getting From Here to There
Genre: Technical Text
Lexile: 890
Strategy: Reread
Skill: Author's Point of View
Main Selections Genre: Expository Text
A: What About Robots?Lexile: 740
O: What About Robots?Lexile: 840
E: What About Robots?Lexile: 760
B: What About Robots?Lexile: 990
Paired SelectionsGenre: Persuasive Article
Titles:A: No SubstituteO: No SubstituteE: No SubstituteB: No Substitute
Vocabulary Words: access, advance, analysis, cite, counterpoint, data, drawbacks, reasoning
Additional Academic Words: fact, phrasing
Vocabulary Strategy: Greek and Latin Prefixes
Phonics/Spelling Skill: r-controlled Vowel /ûr/
Approaching: word, nerve, squirt, verb, surf, curl, work, stern, curve,
burn, blurt, thirst, spur, learn, shirt, stir, nurse, bird, swerve, learn
On Level: word, nerve, squirt, verse, surf, lurk, work, stern, spurts, lurch,
blurt, thirst, spur, learning, shirt, midterm, return, squirm, swerve, yearns
Beyond: wordsmith, earthworm, squirrel, verse, surface, lurk, working,
western, spurts, lurch, urban, thirsty, courage, learning, shirt, plural,
return, squirm, swerve, yearns
WritingUnit 1: Unit Writing Products: Autobiographical Sketch, Personal NarrativeWriting Focus: Narrative Text
Writing Trait: Sentence Fluency: Vary Sentence Structure
Grammar Skill: Run-on Sentences and Fragments
Grammar Mechanics: Correcting run-on sentences
Write to Sources:RWW: Are Electronic Devices Good for Us?LA: The Future of TransportationYTPB: Do Genetically Modified Foods Benefit the World?
Write to Research: Write an opinion
Write About Reading: Analyze point of view
Unit 1, Week 6
Review and Assess Week
Sept. 21-25
CA #1 date of closing of test window is 10/3
Review
Common Assessment (Unit Assessment #1; Give On-Demand Writing Prompt for Unit 1)
Unit 2, Week 1
Sept. 28-Oct. 2
RI5.3. Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
L5.4a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
I can explain the relationships or interactions between ________________ (two or more individuals, ideas, or concepts in a historical scientific, or technical texts…choose 1) based on information in the text. (RI 5.3)
I can use context such as _____________ (cause/effect relationships and comparisons…choose 1) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase (L5.4a).
Title: The Mayflower Compact
Genre: Expository Text
Strategy: Reread
Short Text: Creating a Nation
Lexile: 690
Genre: Expository Text
Strategy: Reread
Skill: Text Structure: Problem and Solution
Text Features: Headings, Time line
Strategy: Reread
Skill: Text Structure: Problem and Solution
Main SelectionTitle: Who Wrote the U.S. Constitution?
Genre: Expository Text
Lexile: 760
Paired SelectionTitle: Parchment and Ink
Genre: Expository Text
Lexile: 830
Strategy: Reread
Skill: Text Structure: Problem and Solution
Main Selections Genre: Expository Text
A: The Bill of RightsLexile: 820
O: The Bill of RightsLexile: 920
E: The Bill of RightsLexile: 840
B: The Bill of RightsLexile: 1000
Paired SelectionsGenre: Expository Text
Titles:A: Having Your SayO: Having Your SayE: Having Your SayB: Having Your Say
Vocabulary Words: committees, convention, debate, proposal, representatives, resolve, situation, union
Additional Domain Words: representatives, delegate, executive branch, legislativebranch, judicial branch, House of Representatives, Senate, proportional, constitution, preamble
Additional Academic Words: focus
Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues: Definitions and Restatements
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Variant Vowel /ô/; Diphthongs /oi/, /ou/
Approaching: joint, foul, coil, join, round, dawn, mouthful, counter,
brought, hawks, fountain, straws, south, sauce, sprouts, cause, turmoil,
scrawny, bounce, point
On Level: joint, foul, coil, hoist, stout, dawdle, mouthful, counter,
brought, bawl, fountain, sprawls, douse, clause, sprouts, cautious,
turmoil, scrawny, foundation, turquoise
Beyond: loiter, outnumber, poise, hoist, stout, dawdle, mouthful, council,
wrought, bawl, fountain, sprawls, douse, clause, scour, cautious, turmoil,
scrawny, foundations, renowned
WritingUnit 2: Unit Writing Products: Invitation with Directions, Explanatory EssayWriting Focus: Expository Text
Writing Trait: Ideas: Main Ideas
Grammar Skill: Kinds of Nouns
Grammar Mechanics: Capitalizing proper nouns
Write to Sources:RWW: Creating a NationLA: Who Wrote the U.S. Constitution?YTPB: The Oregon Treaty
Write to Research: Write a comparison
Write About Reading: Analyze problem-solving process
Unit 2, Week 2
Oct. 5-9
RL5.3. Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
RL 5.7. Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).
L5.5a. Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
I can compare and contrast two or more _____ (characters, settings, or events…choose 1) in a _________ (story or drama…choose 1) drawing on specific details in the text. (RL 5.3)
I can analyze how visual/multimedia elements contribute to the _______ (meaning, tone, or beauty) of a text (RL 5.7)
I can interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors in context (L5.5a).
Title: Jack and the King’s Rainbow Fish
Genre: Fairy Tale
Strategy: Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions
Short Text: A Modern Cinderella
Lexile: 800
Genre: Fairy Tale
Strategy: Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions
Skill: Character, Setting, Plot: Compare and Contrast Events
Strategy: Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions
Skill: Character, Setting, Plot: Compare and Contrast Events
Main SelectionTitle: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Genre: Fairy Tale
Lexile: 820
Paired SelectionTitle: The Princess and the Pea
Genre: Fairy Tale
Lexile: 690
Strategy: Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions
Skill: Character, Setting, Plot: Compare and Contrast Events
Main Selections Genre: Fairy Tale
A: The Bird of TruthLexile: 700
O: The Talking EggsLexile: 760
E: The Talking EggsLexile: 590
B: Three Golden OrangesLexile: 950
Paired SelectionsGenre: Fairy Tale
Titles:A: The Singers of BremenO: The SalamanderE: The SalamanderB: Toads and Diamonds
Vocabulary Words: circumstances, consideration, consults, destiny, expectations, presence, reveal, unsure
Additional Domain Words: pedigree, credentials
Additional Academic Words: conflict
Vocabulary Strategy: Simile and Metaphor
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Plurals
Approaching: rattlers, fangs, babies, liberties, couches, rodeos, taxes,
reptiles, snakes, beliefs, enemies, batches, cities, lashes, families, losses,
berries, bunches, zeroes, trophies
On Level: rattlers, fangs, countries, liberties, potatoes, rodeos, taxes,
reptiles, surroundings, beliefs, difficulties, batches, abilities, lashes,
identities, losses, possibilities, notches, zeroes, eddies
Beyond: rattlers, molecules, countries, calamities, potatoes, canopies,
geniuses, reptiles, surroundings, beliefs, difficulties, crutches, mangoes,
mosquitoes, identities, losses, possibilities, notches, zeroes, eddies
WritingUnit 2: Unit Writing Products: Invitation with Directions, Explanatory EssayWriting Focus: Informative Text
Writing Trait: Organization: Strong Openings
Grammar Skill: Singular and Plural Nouns
Grammar Mechanics: Forming plural nouns
Write to Sources:RWW: A Modern CinderellaLA: Where the Mountain Meets the MoonYTPB: The Very Tiny House
Write to Research: Write a list
Write About Reading: Analyze plot
Unit 2, Week 3
Oct. 12-16
RI5.5. Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
L5.4b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
I can compare and contrast the overall structure, __________ (chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem solution…choose 1), of information in two or more texts. (RI5.5)
I can use Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (L5.4b).
Title: Thomas Moran, Landscape Painter
Genre: Biography
Strategy: Reread
Short Text: Growing in Place: The Story of E. Lucy Braun
Lexile: 690
Genre: Biography
Strategy: Reread
Skill: Text Structure: Sequence
Text Features:Illustrations and Photographs
Strategy: Reread
Skill: Text Structure: Sequence
Main SelectionTitle: The Boy Who Drew Birds
Genre: Biography
Lexile: 790
Paired SelectionTitle: Daedalus and Icarus
Genre: Myth
Lexile: 610
Strategy: Reread
Skill: Text Structure: Sequence
Main Selections Genre: Biography
A: Norman Borlaug and the Green RevolutionLexile: 740
O: Norman Borlaug and the Green RevolutionLexile: 900
E: Norman Borlaug and the Green RevolutionLexile: 770
B: Norman Borlaug and the Green RevolutionLexile: 940
Paired SelectionsGenre: Myth
Titles:A: Golden ApplesO: Golden ApplesE: Golden ApplesB: Golden Apples
Vocabulary Words: behaviors, disappearance, energetic, flurry, migrate, observation, theory, transformed
Additional Domain Words: specimens, herbarium, botany, thou, wouldst
Additional Academic Words: quotation
Vocabulary Strategy: Greek and Latin Suffixes
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Inflectional Endings
Approaching: jogging, dripping, skimmed, raking, amusing, saving,
flipped, swimming, referred, injured, deserved, applied, relied, renewing,
dared, studied, awaiting, checked, pitied, traced
On Level: jogging, dripping, skimmed, accepted, amusing, easing,
regretted, forbidding, referred, injured, deserved, applied, relied,
renewing, complicated, qualified, threatening, gnarled, envied, fascinated
Beyond accepted, shredding, skimmed, recognizing, amusing, easing,
regretted, forbidding, referred, portrayed, dedicated, applied, unified,
soothing, complicated, qualified, threatening, gnarled, envied, fascinated
WritingUnit 2: Unit Writing Products: Invitation with Directions, Explanatory EssayWriting Focus: Informative Text
Writing Trait: Ideas: Supporting Details
Grammar Skill: More Plural Nouns
Grammar Mechanics: Plural forms and Appositives
Write to Sources:RWW: Growing in Place: The Story of E. Lucy BraunLA: The Boy Who Drew BirdsYTPB: From Slave to Scientist
Write to Research: Write facts
Write About Reading: Analyze sequence
Unit 2, Week 4
Oct. 19-23
RL 5.2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
L5.5a. Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
I can determine the theme of a _______ (story, drama, or poem…choose 1) from details in the text based on _________ (how characters respond to challenges OR how the speaker reflects on the topic) (RL 5.2).
I can summarize the text (L5.5a)
I can interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors in context (L5.5a).
Title: Lost Lake and the Golden Cup
Genre: Folktale
Strategy: Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions
Short Text: The Magical Lost Brocade
Lexile: 740
Genre: Folktale
Strategy: Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions
Skill: Theme
Strategy: Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions
Skill: Theme
Main SelectionTitle: Blancaflor
Genre: Folktale
Lexile: 870
Paired SelectionTitle: From Tale to Table
Genre: Expository Text
Lexile: 990
Strategy: Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions
Skill: Theme
Main Selections Genre: Folktale
A: The Lion's WhiskersLexile: 760
O: The Riddle of the Drum: A Tale from MexicoLexile: 810
E: The Riddle of the Drum: A Tale from MexicoLexile: 570
B: Clever MankaLexile: 860
Paired SelectionsGenre: Expository Text
Titles:A: From Fiber to FashionO: Make a DrumE: Make a DrumB: From Bee to You
Vocabulary Words: assuring, detected, emerging, gratitude, guidance, outcome, previous, pursuit
Additional Domain Words: ravine, embrace, subsided
Additional Academic Words: foreshadowing, imagery
Vocabulary Strategy: Personification
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Contractions
Approaching: he’d, she’d, that’s, what’s, doesn’t, there’s, you’re, wasn’t,
we’ll, we’ve, we’re, couldn’t, I’ve, didn’t, they’re, shouldn’t, wouldn’t,
you’ve, don’t, isn’t
On Level: you’ve, she’d, that’s, what’s, doesn’t, there’s, you’re, wasn’t,
we’ll, we’ve, we’re, couldn’t, I’ve, didn’t, they’re, shouldn’t, wouldn’t, he’d,
don’t, isn’t
Beyond: you’ve, she’d, that’s, what’s, doesn’t, there’s, you’re, wasn’t, we’ll,
we’ve, we’re, couldn’t, I’ve, didn’t, they’re, shouldn’t, wouldn’t, he’d, don’t,
isn’t
WritingUnit 2: Unit Writing Products: Invitation with Directions, Explanatory EssayWriting Focus: Informative Text
Writing Trait: Organization: Sequence
Grammar Skill: Possessive Nouns
Grammar Mechanics: Adding -s or 's
Write to Sources:RWW: The Magical Lost BrocadeLA: BlancaflorYTPB: How the Fly Saved the River
Write to Research: Write instructions
Write About Reading: Analyze theme
Unit 2, Week 5
Oct. 26-29
RL 5.2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
L 5.2c. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
I can determine the theme of a _______ (story, drama, or poem…choose 1) from details in the text based on _________ (how characters respond to challenges OR how the speaker reflects on the topic) (RL 5.2).
I can summarize the text (L5.5a)
I can use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words (L 5.2c).
Title: How to Make a Friend
Genre: Narrative poem
Strategy: Reread
Short Texts: A Simple Plan, Rescue
Lexile: NP
Genre: Narrative and Free Verse Poetry
Strategy: Reread
Skill: Theme
Strategy: Reread
Skill: Theme
Main SelectionsTitle: Stage Fright, Catching Quiet
Genre: Narrative and Free Verse Poetry
Lexile: NP
Paired SelectionTitle: Foul Shot
Genre: Free Verse Poetry
Lexile: NP
Strategy: Reread
Skill: Theme
Main Selections Genre: Realistic Fiction
A: Clearing the JungleLexile: 650
O: I Want to Ride!Lexile: 730
E: I Want to Ride!Lexile: 600
B: Changing GoalsLexile: 860
Paired SelectionsGenre: Poetry
Titles:A: Just for Once O: Home RunE: Smash!B: Today's Lesson
Vocabulary Words: ambitious, memorized, satisfaction, shuddered
Additional Domain Words: Plot
Additional Academic Words: rhythm, precise language
Vocabulary Strategy: Homographs
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Closed Syllables
Approaching Level: garden, jogger, fifteen, bottom, basket, mustang, absent,
arrow, empire, blizzard, corner, goggles, dinner, checkers, injure, valley,
fragment, gallop, vulture, clatter
On Level: dentist, jogger, fifteen, flatter, submit, mustang, absent,
hollow, empire, blizzard, culture, goggles, summon, excite, kennel, valley,
fragment, gallop, vulture, pigment
Beyond: swerving, jogger, cinder, flattery, muttered, stubble, whimper,
hollow, clammy, suspend, culture, stallion, summon, whinnied, kennel,
canyon, fragment, gallop, vulture, pigment
WritingUnit 2: Unit Writing Products: Invitation with Directions, Explanatory EssayWriting Focus: Informative Text
Writing Trait: Word Choice: Precise Language
Grammar Skill: Prepositional Phrases
Grammar Mechanics: Punctuating titles and letters
Write to Sources:RWW: A Simple Plan, RescueLA: Stage Fright, Catching QuietYTPB: Blue Ribbon Dreams
Write to Research: Write an opinion
Write About Reading: Analyze structure
Unit 2, Week 6
Review and Assess Week
Nov. 4-6
CA #2 date of closing of test window is 11/25
Review and Assess
Common Assessment (Unit Assessment #2; Give On-Demand Writing Prompt for Unit 2)
Unit 3, Week 1
Nov. 9-13
RL 5.2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
RL 5.9. Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
L 5.4a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
I can determine the theme of a _______ (story, drama, or poem…choose 1) from details in the text based on _________ (how characters respond to challenges OR how the speaker reflects on the topic) (RL 5.2).
I can compare and contrast the ______ (themes, settings, and plots) of stories written by the same author about same or similar characters (RL 5.9).
I can use context such as _____________ (cause/effect relationships comparisons…choose 1) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase (L5.4a).
Title: Foods for Thought
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Strategy: Summarize
Short Text: A Reluctant Traveler
Lexile: 770
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Theme
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Theme
Main SelectionTitle: They Don’t Mean It!
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Lexile: 870
Paired SelectionTitle: Where Did That Come From?
Genre: Expository Text
Lexile: 940
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Theme
Main Selections Genre: Realistic Fiction
A: All the Way from EuropeLexile: 690
O: Dancing the FlamencoLexile: 790
E: Dancing the FlamencoLexile: 510
B: A Vacation in MinnesotaLexile: 950
Paired SelectionsGenre: Expository Text
Titles:A: A Sporting GiftO: FlamencoE: FlamencoB: The Scandinavian State?
Vocabulary Words: appreciation, blurted, complimenting, congratulate, contradicted, critical, cultural, misunderstanding
Additional Domain Words: winter solstice
Additional Academic Words: traditional, dialogue
Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues: Cause/Effect
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Open Syllables
Approaching: minus, loser, humor, closet, camel, student, equal, hero,
local, comet, parade, punish, human, shiver, legal, linen, decent, amaze,
fancy, tyrant
On Level: minus, loser, humor, closet, recent, student, equal, profile,
local, comet, vacant, punish, cavern, shiver, decent, linen, legal, panic,
smoky, tyrant
Beyond: relevant, separate, license, rehearse, recent, utensil, vinyl,
profile, bayonets, comet, vacant, punished, caverns, stamen, decent,
tirade, biceps, panic, smoky, tyrant
WritingUnit 3: Unit Writing Products: Book Review, Opinion EssayWriting Focus: Opinion
Writing Trait: Voice: Formal and Informal Voice
Grammar Skill: Action Verbs
Grammar Mechanics: Subject-verb agreement
Write to Sources:RWW: A Reluctant TravelerLA: They Don’t Mean It!YTPB: Potluck or Potlatch?
Write to Research: Write a description
Write About Reading: Analyze theme
Unit 3, Week 2
Nov. 16-20
RL 5.2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
L 5.4a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
I can determine the theme of a _______ (story, drama, or poem…choose 1) from details in the text based on _________ (how characters respond to challenges OR how the speaker reflects on the topic) (RL 5.2).
I can use context such as _____________ (cause/effect relationships and comparisons…choose 1) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase (L5.4a).
Title: Lucia the Hummingbird
Genre: Fantasy
Strategy: Summarize
Short Text: Survivaland
Lexile: 790
Genre: Fantasy
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Theme
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Theme
Main SelectionTitle: Weslandia
Genre: Fantasy
Lexile: 900
Paired SelectionTitle: Plants with a Purpose
Genre: Expository Text
Lexile: 870
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Theme
Main Selections Genre: Fantasy
A: Over the TopLexile: 660
O: In Drama ValleyLexile: 790
E: In Drama ValleyLexile: 600
B: Welcome to the WildsLexile: 890
Paired SelectionsGenre: Expository Text
Titles:A: Rain-Forest TreasuresO: Medicine from the SeaE: Medicine from the SeaB: Kakapo: A Very Special Parrot
Vocabulary Words: civilization, complex, cultivate, devise, fashioned, resourceful, shortage, tormentors
Additional Domain Words: staple, crop, found, breakfasting, tubers, aromatic, myriad, scornful, apiece, mortar
Additional Academic Words: sensory language
Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues: Comparison
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Open Syllables (V/V)
Approaching: video, poet, riot, piano, diary, radio, ideas, ruin, diet, giant,
dial, rodeo, cruel, lion, casual, trial, fuel, science, quiet, prior
On Level: video, poet, riot, piano, diary, radio, ideas, ruin, diet, patriot,
fluid, rodeo, cruel, genuine, casual, trial, fuel, meteor, diameter, meander
Beyond: dialect, grueling, riot, radiance, calcium, pioneers, ideas, ruined,
glorious, patriot, fluidity, evaluate, cruelly, genuine, casual, trials, variety,
meteor, diameter, meander
WritingUnit 3: Unit Writing Products: Book Review, Opinion EssayWriting Focus: Opinion
Writing Trait: Word Choice: Connotation and Denotation
Grammar Skill: Verb Tenses
Grammar Mechanics: Avoid shifting tenses
Write to Sources:RWW: SurvivalandLA: WeslandiaYTPB: The Cup that Shines at Night
Write to Research: Write facts
Write About Reading: Analyze theme
Unit 3, Week 3
Nov. 30-Dec. 4
RI 5.2. Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
L5.4b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
I can determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details (RI 5.2).
I can summarize the text (RI 5.2).
I can use Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (L5.4b).
Title: Protective Patterns
Genre: Expository Text
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Short Text: Patterns of Change
Lexile: 840
Genre: Expository Text
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Main Ideas and Key Details
Text Features: Diagram
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Main Ideas and Key Details
Main SelectionTitle: The Story of Snow
Genre: Expository Text
Lexile: 890
Paired SelectionTitle: Fibonacci's Amazing Find
Genre: Expository Text
Lexile: 890
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Main Ideas and Key Details
Main Selections Genre: Expository Text
A: Weather PatternsLexile: 800
O: Weather PatternsLexile: 950
E: Weather PatternsLexile: 830
B: Weather PatternsLexile: 980
Paired SelectionsGenre: Expository Text
Titles:A: Cloud AtlasO: Cloud AtlasE: Cloud AtlasB: Cloud Atlas
Vocabulary Words: contact, erode, formation, moisture, particles, repetition, structure, visible
Additional Domain Words: vapor, dendrite, water molecule, symmetry, Fahrenheit, Celsius
Additional Academic Words: pattern, variation
Vocabulary Strategy: Greek Roots
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Vowel Team Syllables
Approaching: footprint, fairground, although, August, appoint, coastal,
bleachers, grownup, counter, grouchy, flawless, lawyer, entertain,
applause, faucet, laundry, caution, boundary, doubting, southern
On Level: footprint, fairground, although, laughter, appoint, coastal,
bleachers, grownup, encounter, grouchy, flawless, lawyer, entertain,
applause, faucet, caution, boundary, doubting, southern, roughness
Beyond: footprint, fairground, although, allowance, appoint, laughter,
bleachers, causeway, encounter, bountiful, entertainment, flawlessly,
lawyer, applause, faucet, caution, boundary, doubting, southern,
roughness
WritingUnit 3: Unit Writing Products: Book Review, Opinion EssayWriting Focus: Opinion
Writing Trait: Ideas: Relevant Evidence
Grammar Skill: Main Verbs and Helping Verbs
Grammar Mechanics: Special helping verbs; Contractions, Troublesome words
Write to Sources:RWW: Patterns of ChangeLA: The Story of SnowYTPB: Migration
Write to Research: Write facts
Write About Reading: Analyze main idea and key details
Unit 3, Week 4
Dec. 7-11
RI 5.2. Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
L5.4b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
I can determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details (RI 5.2).
I can summarize the text (RI 5.2).
I can use Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (L5.4b).
Title: Teamwork in Space
Genre: Expository Text
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Short Text: Gulf Spill Superheroes
Lexile: 860
Genre: Expository Text
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Main Idea and Key Details
Text Features: Photographs and Captions
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Main Idea and Key Details
Main SelectionTitle: Winter’s Tail
Genre: Expository Text
Lexile: 940
Paired SelectionTitle: Helping Hands
Genre: Expository Text
Lexile: 1040
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Main Idea and Key Details
Main Selections Genre: Expository Text
A: The Power of a TeamLexile: 740
O: The Power of a TeamLexile: 900
E: The Power of a TeamLexile: 800
B: The Power of a TeamLexile: 1010
Paired SelectionsGenre: Expository Text
Titles:A: Hands on the WheelO: Hands on the WheelE: Hands on the WheelB: Hands on the Wheel
Vocabulary Words: artificial, collaborate, dedicated, flexible, function, mimic, obstacle, techniques
Additional Domain Words: oceanographers, biologists, prostheses, prototypes
Additional Academic Words: organization, restate
Vocabulary Strategy: Latin Roots
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Consonant + le Syllables
Approaching: stable, saddle, table, noble, cattle, tumble, terrible, beetle,
kettle, eagle, royal, cripple, hospital, legal, label, vocal, journal, medal,
pickle, sample
On Level: stable, saddle, table, noble, cattle, stumble, terrible, beetle,
kettle, eagle, royal, cripple, hospital, legal, label, vocal, journal, medal,
several, sample
Beyond: unstable, saddle, nocturnal, noble, chronicle, stumble,
maternal, beetle, kettle, eagle, royal, cripple, hospital, illegally, label,
fundamental, journalists, monumental, several, castle
WritingUnit 3: Unit Writing Products: Book Review, Opinion EssayWriting Focus: Opinion
WritingUnit 3: Unit Writing Products: Book Review, Opinion EssayWriting Focus: Opinion
Writing Trait: Organization: Strong Conclusions
Grammar Skill: Linking Verbs
Grammar Mechanics: Punctuating titles and product names
Write to Sources:RWW: Gulf Spill SuperheroesLA: Winter’s TailYTPB: Building a Green Town
Write to Research: Write a visual representation
Write About Reading: Analyze main idea and key details
Unit 3, Week 5
Dec. 14-18
RI6.6. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
L 5.4a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
I can determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text (RI6.6).
I can use context such as _____________ (cause/effect relationships and comparisons…choose 1) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase (L5.4a).
Title: Stonehenge: Puzzle from the Past
Genre: Persuasive Article
Strategy: Summarize
Short Text: What Was the Purpose of the Inca's Strange Strings?
Lexile: 920
Genre: Persuasive Article
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Author's Point of View
Text Features: Diagram
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Author's Point of View
Main SelectionTitle: Machu Picchu: Ancient City
Genre: Persuasive Article
Lexile: 990
Paired SelectionTitle: Dig This Technology!
Genre: Expository Text
Lexile: 970
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Author's Point of View
Main Selections Genre: Expository Text
A: The AnasaziLexile: 810
O: The AnasaziLexile: 900
E: The AnasaziLexile: 830
B: The AnasaziLexile: 1010
Paired SelectionsGenre: Persuasive Article
Titles:A: The Anasazi Were AstronomersO: The Anasazi Were AstronomersE: The Anasazi Were AstronomersB: The Anasazi Were Astronomers
Vocabulary Words: archaeologist, era, fragments, historian, intact, preserved, reconstruct, remnants
Additional Domain Words:
Additional Academic Words: mysterious, opinion
Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues: Sentence Clues
Phonics/Spelling Skill: r-controlled Vowel Syllables
Approaching: perform, gentler, doctor, margin, director, danger, saucer,
labor, silver, error, crater, pillar, neighbor, peddler, professor, shatter,
governor, vapor, actor, slobber
On Level: perform, gentler, scissors, founder, director, danger, saucer,
labor, margin, error, crater, pillar, splendor, peddler, professor, shatter,
governor, vapor, equator, fonder
Beyond: binocular, gentler, scissors, founder, director, remainder,
semester, laborer, marvelous, dimmer, charter, pillar, splendor, peddler,
professor, stagger, governor, vapor, equator, fonder
WritingUnit 3: Unit Writing Products: Book Review, Opinion EssayWriting Focus: Opinion
Writing Trait: Sentence Fluency: Transitions
Grammar Skill: Irregular Verbs
Grammar Mechanics: Correct verb usage
Write to Sources: RWW: What Was the Purpose of the Inca's Strange Strings?LA: Machu Picchu: Ancient CityYTPB: What Was the Purpose of the Nazca Lines?
Write to Research: Write an opinion
Write About Reading: Analyze reasons and evidence
Unit 3, Week 6
Review and Assess Week
Jan. 4-8
CA #3 date of closing of test window is 1/28
Review and Assess
Common Assessment (Unit Assessment #3; Give On-Demand Writing Prompt for Unit 3)
Unit 4, Week 1
Jan. 11-15
RL 5.6. Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.
RL 5.9. Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
L 5.5c. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
I can describe how a narrator’s/speaker’s point of view influences how events are described (RL 5.6).
I can compare and contrast the ______ (themes, settings, and plots) of stories written by the same author about same or similar characters (RL 5.9).
I can use the relationship between particular words to better understand the words (L5.5c).
Title: The Legend of John Henry
Genre: Tall Tale
Strategy: Visualize
Short Text: How Mighty Kate Stopped the Train
Lexile: 840
Genre: Tall Tale
Strategy: Visualize
Skill: Point of View
Strategy: Visualize
Skill: Point of View
Main SelectionTitle: Davy Crockett Saves the World
Genre: Tall Tale
Lexile: 1050
Paired SelectionTitle: How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun
Genre: Legend
Lexile: 880
Strategy: Visualize
Skill: Point of View
Main Selections Genre: Tall Tale
A: Paul BunyanLexile: 810
O: Pecos BillLexile: 900
E: Pecos BillLexile: 730
B: An Extraordinary GirlLexile: 940
Paired SelectionsGenre: Legend
Titles:A: One Grain of RiceO: The Fountain of YouthE: The Fountain of YouthB: How Coqui Got Her Song
Vocabulary Words: commenced, deeds, exaggeration, heroic, impress, posed, sauntered, wring
Additional Domain Words: whipped
Additional Academic Words: fable, hyperbole, outline
Vocabulary Strategy: Synonyms and Antonyms
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Words with Final /әl/ and /әn/
Approaching: slogan, woolen, listen, bacon, frighten, soften, captain,
mountain, sandal, signal, global, nickel, marvel, barrel, practical, pretzel,
fable, simple, angle, ankle
On Level: slogan, woolen, listen, heron, frighten, lengthen, captain,
mountain, sandal, signal, global, bushel, marvel, barrel, practical, pretzel,
fable, chuckle, angle, nozzle
Beyond: slogan, hasten, broaden, abandon, frighten, lengthen,
salmon, mountain, financially, identical, global, chisel, marveled, barrel,
practically, parallel, morsel, chuckled, ample, nozzle
WritingUnit 4: Unit Writing Products: Fictional Narrative, PoetryWriting Focus: Narrative Text/Poetry
Writing Trait: Voice: Style and Tone
Grammar Skill: Pronouns and Antecedents
Grammar Mechanics: Pronoun-antecedent agreement in number and gender
Write to Sources:RWW: How Mighty Kate Stopped the TrainLA: Davy Crockett Saves the WorldYTPB: Pecos Bill’s Wild Ride
Write to Research: Write facts
Write About Reading: Analyze point of view
Unit 4, Week 2
Jan. 18-22
RL 5.5. Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
RL 5.6 Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.
L 5.5b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
I can explain how a series of ______ (chapters, scenes, or stanzas…pick 1) fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular ______ (story, drama, or poem…choose 1) (RL 5.5).
I can describe how a narrator’s/speaker’s point of view influences how events are described (RL 5.6).
I can recognize and explain the meaning of common _________ (idioms, adages, and proverbs…choose 1) (L5.5b).
Title: The Mystery Riddle
Genre: Mystery Play
Strategy: Visualize
Short Text: Where’s Brownie? (drama)
Lexile: NA
Genre: Drama: (Mystery Play)
Strategy: Visualize
Skill: Point of View
Strategy: Visualize
Skill: Point of View
Main SelectionTitle: A Window Into History: The Mystery of the Cellar Window
Genre: Drama: Mystery Play
Lexile: NP
Paired SelectionTitle: A Second Chance For Chip: The Case of the Curious Canine
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Lexile: 730
Strategy: Visualize
Skill: Point of View
Main Selections Genre: Drama
A: The Mysterious TeacherLexile: NP
O: The Unusually Clever DogLexile: NP
E: The Unusually Clever DogLexile: NP
B: The Surprise PartyLexile: NP
Paired SelectionsGenre: Realistic Fiction
Titles:A: The Case of the Missing NectarineO: The Gift BasketE: The Gift BasketB: The Clothes Thief
Vocabulary Words: astounded, concealed, inquisitive, interpret, perplexed, precise, reconsider, suspicious
Additional Academic Words: investigation, act
Vocabulary Strategy: Adages and Proverbs
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Prefixes
Approaching: unusual, underwater, regain, repaired, unaware, unfriendly,
unfinished, unimportant, refreeze, replenish, reunite, rediscover, rewrap,
disconnect, dislike, distrust, nonslip, misguide, overact, submerge
On Level: unusual, underwater, regain, repaired, unaware, unfriendly,
unfinished, unimportant, refreeze, replenish, reunite, rediscover, rewrap,
disconnect, discourage, dishonest, nonspecific, misguide, overwhelm,
submerge
Beyond: unusually, underwater, regain, repaired, subaquatic, unfriendly,
unfinished, unimportant, miscalculated, replenished, reunited,
rediscovering, rewrap, disconnect, discouraged, dishonestly, nonspecific,
misguided, overwhelm, submerge
WritingUnit 4: Unit Writing Products: Fictional Narrative, PoetryWriting Focus: Narrative Text/Poetry
Writing Trait: Ideas: Develop Characters
Grammar Skill: Kinds of Pronouns
Grammar Mechanics: Use quotation marks in dialogue
Write to Sources:RWW: Where’s Brownie? LA: A Window Into History: The Mystery of the Cellar WindowYTPB: A Penny Saved
Write to Research: Write facts
Write About Reading: Analyze character
Unit 4, Week 3
Jan. 25-29
RI 5.7. Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
RI 5.8. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
RI 6.6. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
L 3.4b. Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat).
I can draw on information from multiple print/digital sources, demonstrating how I can locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently (RI 5.7).
I can explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support points in a text (RI 5.8).
I can identify which reasons and evidence support which points (RI 5.8).
I can determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed (RI 6.6).
I can determine the meaning of the new word formed when an affix is added (L3.4b).
Title: Fighting for Change
Genre: Biography
Strategy: Summarize
Short Text: Frederick Douglass: Freedom’s Voice
Lexile: 830
Genre: Biography
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Author's Point of View
Text Features: • Photographs• Captions
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Author's Point of View
Main SelectionTitle: Rosa
Genre: Biography
Lexile: 860
Paired SelectionTitle: Our Voices, Our Votes
Genre: Expository Text
Lexile: 920
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Author's Point of View
Main Selections Genre: Biography
A: Jane Addams: A Woman of ActionLexile: 700
O: Jane Addams: A Woman of ActionLexile: 910
E: Jane Addams: A Woman of ActionLexile: 710
B: Jane Addams: A Woman of ActionLexile: 1000
Paired SelectionsGenre: Expository Text
Titles:A: Gus García Takes on TexasO: Gus García Takes on TexasE: Gus García Takes on TexasB: Gus García Takes on Texas
Vocabulary Words: anticipation, defy, entitled, neutral, outspoken, reserved, sought, unequal
Additional Domain Words: alterations, furtively, illegal, provision, second-classcitizenship, suffrage, amendment
Additional Academic Words: logical, order
Vocabulary Strategy: Prefixes and Suffixes
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Homographs
Approaching: contest, content, protest, combat, permits, rebel, present,
insert, desert, record, minute, produce, object, contract, refuse, conflict,
research, excuse, buffet, extract
On Level: contest, content, protest, combat, permits, rebel, present,
insert, desert, subject, minute, compact, conduct, contract, refuse,
conflict, research, excuse, entrance, extract
Beyond: incense, content, protest, combat, permits, rebel, coordinate,
insert, desert, subject, predicate, compact, conduct, contract, refuse,
conflict, research, excuse, entrance, extract
WritingUnit 4: Unit Writing Products: Fictional Narrative, PoetryWriting Focus: Narrative Text/Poetry
Writing Trait: Organization: Logical Order
Grammar Skill: Pronoun-Verb Agreement
Grammar Mechanics: Use abbreviations
Write to Sources:RWW: Frederick Douglass: Freedom’s VoiceLA: RosaYTPB: A Warrior for Women’s Rights
Write to Research: Write a research plan
Write About Reading: Analyze sequence
Unit 4, Week 4
Feb. 1-5
RI 5.8. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
RI 5.9. Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
RI 6.6. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
L 5.4a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase
I can explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support points in a text (RI 5.8).
I can identify which reasons and evidence support which points (RI 5.8).
I can integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject (RI 5.9).
I can determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed (RI 6.6).
I can use context such as _____________ (cause/effect relationships and comparisons…choose 1) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase (L5.4a).
Title: Minerals
Genre: Expository Text
Strategy: Summarize
Short Text: Power from Nature
Lexile: 910
Genre: Expository Text
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Author's Point of View
Text Features: Chart
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Author's Point of View
Main SelectionTitle: One Well
Genre: Expository Text
Lexile: 960
Paired SelectionTitle: The Dirt on Dirt
Genre: Expository Text
Lexile: 960
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Author's Point of View
Main Selections Genre: Expository Text
A: The DeltaLexile: 780
O: The DeltaLexile: 890
E: The DeltaLexile: 830
B: The DeltaLexile: 1020
Paired SelectionsGenre: Expository Text
Titles:A: Get Rich with CompostO: Get Rich with CompostE: Get Rich with CompostB: Get Rich with Compost
Vocabulary Words: absorb, affect, circulates, conserve, cycle, glaciers, necessity, seeps
Additional Domain Words: extracted, morning dew, groundwater, polar icecaps, runoff
Additional Academic Words: relationships
Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues: Definitions and Restatements
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Words with /chәr/ and /zhәr/
Approaching: rancher, searcher, picture, future, butcher, measure,
pleasure, mixture, treasure, feature, pasture, creature, lecture, gesture,
nature, catcher, moisture, capture, seizure, archer
On Level: rancher, searcher, pressure, future, butcher, measure, pleasure,
mixture, treasure, feature, pasture, creature, lecture, gesture, nature,
fracture, moisture, stretcher, legislature, azure
Beyond: stature, searcher, pressured, enchanter, leisurely, exposure,
pleasure, mixture, manufacture, feature, pasture, posture, lecture,
gesture, architecture, fractured, moisturize, stretcher, legislature, azure
WritingUnit 4: Unit Writing Products: Fictional Narrative, PoetryWriting Focus: Narrative Text/Poetry
Writing Trait: Word Choice: Transitions
Grammar Skill: Possessive Pronouns
Grammar Mechanics: Apostrophes, possessives and reflexive pronouns
Write to Sources:RWW: Power from NatureLA: One WellYTPB: The Wonders of Water
Write to Research: Write a summary
Write About Reading: Analyze reasons and facts
Unit 4, Week 5
Feb. 8-12
RL 5.2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
RL 5.9. Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
L 5.5a. Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
I can determine the theme of a _______ (story, drama, or poem…choose 1) from details in the text based on _________ (how characters respond to challenges OR how the speaker reflects on the topic) (RL 5.2).
I can compare and contrast the ______ (themes, settings, and plots) of stories written by the same author about same or similar characters (RL 5.9).
I can interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors in context (L5.5a).
Title: I’m a Swimmer
Genre: Free Verse Poem
Strategy: Visualize
Short Texts: How Do I Hold the Summer?, Catching a Fly, When I Dance
Lexile: NA
Genre: Lyric and Free Verse Poetry
Strategy: Visualize
Skill: Theme
Strategy: Visualize
Skill: Theme
Main SelectionsTitle: Words Free as Confetti, Dreams
Genre: Free Verse and Lyric Poetry
Lexile: NP
Paired SelectionTitle: A Story of How a Wall Stands
Genre: Free Verse Poetry
Lexile: NP
Strategy: Visualize
Skill: Theme
Main Selections Genre: Realistic Fiction
A: Tell Me the Old, Old StoriesLexile: 650
O: From Me to YouLexile: 810
E: From Me to YouLexile: 580
B: Every Picture Tells a StoryLexile: 990
Paired SelectionsGenre: Poetry
Titles:A: Family TiesO: Dear GinaE: Sssh!B: The Eyes of a Bird
Vocabulary Words: barren, expression, meaningful, plumes
Additional Domain Words: fast, gone, keep, thorngray, searoar, goldlullaby
Additional Academic Words: dictionary, thesaurus
Vocabulary Strategy: Simile and Metaphor
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Suffixes -ance and -ence
Approaching: distance, importance, balance, attendance, absence,
evidence, dependence, substance, disturbance, entrance, dance,
clearance, glance, romance, residence, radiance, resistance, chance,
presence, hesitance
On Level: distance, importance, balance, attendance, absence,
performance, dependence, substance, disturbance, appearance,
assistance, ignorance, brilliance, ambulance, residence, radiance,
resistance, reluctance, persistence, hesitance
Beyond: tolerance, perseverance, acceptance, attendance, absence,
prevalence, dependence, substance, disturbance, appearance, assistance,
ignorance, brilliance, ambulance, residence, radiance, resistance,
reluctance, persistence, hesitance
WritingUnit 4: Unit Writing Products: Fictional Narrative, PoetryWriting Focus: Narrative Text/Poetry
Writing Trait: Word Choice: Sensory Language
Grammar Skill: Pronouns and Homophones
Grammar Mechanics: Punctuating Poetry
Write to Sources:RWW: How Do I Hold the Summer?, Catching a Fly, When I DanceLA: Words Free as Confetti, DreamsYTPB: Grandpa’s Shed
Write to Research: Write a summary
Write About Reading: Analyze theme
Unit 4, Week 6
Review and Assess Week
Feb. 15-19
CA #4 date of closing of test window is 3/27
Review and Assess
Common Assessment (Unit Assessment #4; Give On Demand Writing Prompt for Unit 4)
Unit 5, Week 1
Feb. 22-26
RL 5.3. Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
L 5.4a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
I can compare and contrast two or more _____ (characters, settings, or events…choose 1) in a _________ (story or drama…choose 1) drawing on specific details in the text. (RL 5.3)
I can use context such as _____________ (cause/effect relationships and comparisons…choose 1) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase (L5.4a).
Title: A Change of Heart
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Strategy: Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions
Short Text: Miguel in the Middle
Lexile: 890
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Strategy: Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions
Skill: Character, Setting, Plot: Compare and Contrast Settings
Strategy: Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions
Skill: Character, Setting, Plot: Compare and Contrast Settings
Main SelectionTitle: Ida B…and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Lexile: 970
Paired SelectionTitle: A Dusty Ride
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Lexile: 890
Strategy: Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions
Skill: Character, Setting, Plot: Compare and Contrast Settings
Main Selections Genre: Realistic Fiction
A: King of the BoardLexile: 740
O: Snap HappyLexile: 810
E: Snap HappyLexile: 550
B: No Place Like HomeLexile: 900
Paired SelectionsGenre: Realistic Fiction
Titles:A: All on Her OwnO: Drum Roll for JustinE: Drum Roll for JustinB: Mealtime Mystery
Vocabulary Words: disdain, focused, genius, perspective, prospect, stunned, superb, transition
Additional Domain Words: enthusiasm, perceived, maneuvering, retreated
Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues: Comparison
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Suffixes
Approaching: serious, furious, eruption, destruction, direction, position,
forgetful, comfortable, finally, usually, happily, sadly, eventually, carefully,
electric, allergic, pacific, safety, activity, sickness
On Level: serious, furious, eruption, destruction, direction, position,
forgetful, comfortable, finally, usually, apparently, completely, eventually,
carefully, microscopic, allergic, scientific, safety, activity, sickness
Beyond: seriously, furiously, aquatic, eruption, destruction, mathematics,
forgetful, comfortably, subconscious, sensible, unforgettable,
questionable, eventually, microscopic, allergic, scientific, enjoyable,
charitable, improvement, argument
WritingUnit 5: Unit Writing Products: Informational Article, Research ReportWriting Focus: Informative Text Writing Trait: Organization: Strong Openings
Grammar Skill: Independent and Dependent Clauses
Grammar Mechanics: Appositives (commas)
Write to Sources:RWW: Miguel in the MiddleLA: Ida B … and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the WorldYTPB: Bringing Home Laddie
Write to Research: Write interview questions
Write About Reading: Analyze setting
Unit 5, Week 2
Feb. 29-March 4
RL 5.3. Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
L 5.5b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs
I can compare and contrast two or more _____ (characters, settings, or events…choose 1) in a _________ (story or drama…choose 1) drawing on specific details in the text. (RL 5.3)
I can recognize and explain the meaning of common _________ (idioms, adages, and proverbs…choose 1) (L5.5b).
Title: Starting Over
Genre: Historical Fiction
Strategy: Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions
Short Text: The Day the Rollets Got Their Moxie Back
Lexile: 900
Genre: Historical Fiction
Strategy: Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions
Skill: Character, Setting Plot: Compare and Contrast Characters
Strategy: Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions
Skill: Character, Setting Plot: Compare and Contrast Characters
Main SelectionTitle: Bud, Not Buddy
Genre: Historical Fiction
Lexile: 950
Paired SelectionTitle: Musical Impressions of the Great Depression
Genre: Expository Text
Lexile: 990
Strategy: Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions
Skill: Character, Setting Plot: Compare and Contrast Characters
Main Selections Genre: Historical Fiction
A: The Picture PalaceLexile: 710
O: Hard TimesLexile: 830
E: Hard TimesLexile: 520
B: Woodpecker WarriorsLexile: 900
Paired SelectionsGenre: Expository Text
Titles:A: The Golden Age of HollywoodO: Chicago: Jazz CentralE: Chicago: Jazz CentralB: A Chance to Work
Vocabulary Words: assume, guarantee, nominate, obviously, rely, supportive, sympathy, weakling
Additional Domain Words: copacetic, recorder, tone, embouchure, stock market, prosperity, the Roaring Twenties, legislation, federal
Additional Academic Words: historical fiction, dialect
Vocabulary Strategy: Idioms
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Homophones
Approaching: sweet, peel, peer, pole, poll, peal, waste, manner, your,
manor, pier, waist, you’re, presents, chews, presence, choose, flour,
flower, suite
On Level: sweet, prey, peer, pole, poll, pray, waste, manner, current,
manor, pier, waist, currant, presents, counsel, presence, council,
stationary, stationery, suite
Beyond: sweet, principle, principal, peer, bazaar, bizarre, allowed,
manner, current, manor, pier, aloud, currant, presents, counsel, presence,
council, stationary, stationery, suite
WritingUnit 5: Unit Writing Products: Informational Article, Research ReportWriting Focus: Informative Text
Writing Trait: Sentence Fluency: Transitions
Grammar Skill: Complex Sentences
Grammar Mechanics: Use commas with essential and nonessential clauses
Write to Sources:RWW: The Day the Rollets Got Their Moxie BackLA: Bud, Not BuddyYTPB: Nancy’s First Interview
Write to Research: Write a description
Write About Reading: Analyze dialect
Unit 5, Week 3
March 7-11
RI 5.3. Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
RI 5.9. Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
L 5.4a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase
I can explain the relationships or interactions between ________________ (two or more individuals, ideas, or concepts in a historical scientific, or technical texts…choose 1) based on information in the text. (RI 5.3)
I can integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject (RI 5.9).
I can use context such as _____________ (cause/effect relationships and comparisons…choose 1) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase (L5.4a).
Title: Changing Climate, Changing Lives
Genre: Expository Text
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Short Text: Forests on Fire
Lexile: 960
Genre: Expository Text
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Text Structure: Compare and Contrast
Text Features: • Photographs• Graphs
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Compare and Contrast
Main SelectionTitle: Global Warming
Genre: Expository Text
Lexile: 980
Paired SelectionTitle: When Volcanoes Erupt
Genre: Expository Text
Lexile: 1040
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Compare and Contrast
Main Selections Genre: Expository Text
A: Ocean ThreatsLexile: 830
O: Ocean ThreatsLexile: 950
E: Ocean ThreatsLexile: 870
B: Ocean ThreatsLexile: 990
Paired SelectionsGenre: Expository Text
Titles:A: Floating TrashO: Floating TrashE: Floating TrashB: Floating Trash
Vocabulary Words: atmosphere, decays, gradual, impact, noticeably, receding, stability, variations
Additional Domain Words: nutrients, drought, El Niño, polyp, debris
Additional Academic Words: graph, topic
Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues: Paragraph Clues
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Prefixes
Approaching: prewash, disable, discolor, mistaken, preheats, misplace,
incorrect, dislike, preview, pretest, mislead, discomfort, dismount,
misunderstand, disobey, dishonest, instep, disagree, indirect, invisible
On Level: prewash, disable, discolor, mistaken, preheats, mistrust,
incorrect, disconnect, preview, prejudge, misjudge, discomfort, dismount,
misunderstand, disobey, dishonest, injustice, disapprove, inexpensive,
indefinite
Beyond: prerequisite, disable, dismantle, mistaken, predisposition,
mistrust, inaccurate, disconnect, preview, prejudge, misjudge, discomfort,
dismount, misunderstand, discontent, dishearten, injustice, disapprove,
inexpensive, indefinite
WritingUnit 5: Unit Writing Products: Informational Article, Research ReportWriting Focus: Informative Text
Writing Trait: Ideas: Develop a Topic
Grammar Skill: Adjectives
Grammar Mechanics: Capitalization and punctuation
Write to Sources:RWW: Forests on FireLA: Global WarmingYTPB: Of Floods and Fish
Write to Research: Write a description
Write About Reading: Analyze compare-and-contrast text structure
Unit 5, Week 4
March 14-17
RI 5.5. Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts
RI 5.9. Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
L 5.4b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
I can compare and contrast the overall structure, __________ (chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem solution…choose 1), of information in two or more texts. (RI5.5)
I can integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject (RI 5.9).
I can recognize and explain the meaning of common _____ (idioms, adages, and proverbs…choose 1) (L5.4b).
Title: The Sun: Our Star
Genre: Expository Text Nonfiction
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Short Text: Changing Views of Earth
Lexile: 910
Genre: Expository Text
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Text Structure: Cause and Effect
Text Features: Diagrams
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Text Structure: Cause and Effect
Main SelectionTitle: When Is a Planet Not a Planet?
Genre: Expository Text
Lexile: 980
Paired SelectionTitle: New Moon
Genre: Science Fiction
Lexile: 870
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Text Structure: Cause and Effect
Main Selections Genre: Expository Text
A: MarsLexile: 700
O: MarsLexile: 900
E: MarsLexile: 700
B: MarsLexile: 970
Paired SelectionsGenre: Science Fiction
Titles:A: Zach the MartianO: Zach the MartianE: Zach the MartianB: Zach the Martian
Vocabulary Words: approximately, astronomical, calculation, criteria, diameter, evaluate, orbit, spheres
Additional Domain Words: dense, strife, discord
Additional Academic Words: accuracy, verify
Vocabulary Strategy: Greek Roots
Approaching: sadness, gladness, needless, harmless, darkness, fullness,
stillness, hopeless, fearless, weakness, bottomless, foolishness, fondness,
effortless, restless, happiness, forgiveness, motionless, tireless, goodness
On Level: sadness, gladness, needless, harmless, darkness, fullness,
stillness, hopeless, fearless, weakness, bottomless, foolishness, fondness,
effortless, meaningless, emptiness, forgiveness, motionless, ceaseless,
fierceness
Beyond: vastness, eeriness, breathless, harmless, peacefulness,
numbness, stillness, merciless, sleeveless, weakness, bottomless,
foolishness, fondness, effortless, meaningless, emptiness, forgiveness,
motionless, ceaseless, fierceness
WritingUnit 5: Unit Writing Products: Informational Article, Research ReportWriting Focus: Informative Text
Writing Trait: Organization: Strong Paragraphs
Grammar Skill: Adjectives That Compare
Grammar Mechanics: Using more and most
Write to Sources:RWW: Changing Views of EarthLA: When Is a Planet Not a Planet?YTPB: Is There Life Out There?
Write to research: Write facts
Write About Reading: Analyze cause and effect
Unit 5, Week 5
March 21-15
RI 5.8. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
RI 5.9. Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
L 5.4b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
I can explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support points in a text (RI 5.8).
I can identify which reasons and evidence support which points (RI 5.8).
I can integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject (RI 5.9).
I can recognize and explain the meaning of common _____ (idioms, adages, and proverbs…choose 1) (L5.4b).
Title: Dams: Harnessing the Power of Water
Genre: Persuasive Article
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Short Text: Should Plants and Animals from Other Places Live Here?
Lexile: 930
Genre: Persuasive Article
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Author's Point of View
Text Features: Chart Headings
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Author's Point of View
Main SelectionTitle: The Case of the Missing Bees
Genre: Persuasive Article
Lexile: 950
Paired SelectionTitle: Busy, Beneficial Bees
Genre: Expository Text
Lexile: 980
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Author's Point of View
Main Selections Genre: Expository Text
A: The Great PlainsLexile: 760
O: The Great PlainsLexile: 910
E: The Great PlainsLexile: 830
B: The Great PlainsLexile: 1020
Paired SelectionsGenre: Persuasive Article
Titles:A: Save the Great Plains WolvesO: Save the Great Plains WolvesE: Save the Great Plains WolvesB: Save the Great Plains Wolves
Vocabulary Words: agricultural, declined, disorder, identify, probable, thrive, unexpected, widespread
Additional Academic Words: bibliography, conclusion
Vocabulary Strategy: Root Words
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Suffix –ion
Approaching: impress, correct, elect, discuss, locate, decorate, confuse,
estimate, impression, correction, election, discussion, location,
decoration, confusion, estimation, relate, direct, relation, direction
On Level: impress, correct, elect, discuss, locate, decorate, confuse,
estimate, impression, correction, election, discussion, location,
decoration, confusion, estimation, concentrate, exhaust, concentration,
exhaustion
Beyond: impress, predict, prediction, discuss, inflect, inflection, confuse,
estimate, impression, appreciate, appreciation, discussion, motivate,
motivation, confusion, estimation, concentrate, exhaust, concentration,
exhaustion
WritingUnit 5: Unit Writing Products: Informational Article, Research ReportWriting Focus: Informative Text
Writing Trait: Organization: Strong Conclusions
Grammar Skill: Comparing with Good and Bad
Grammar Mechanics: Irregular comparative forms
Write to Sources:RWW: Should Plants and Animals from Other Places Live Here?LA: The Case of the Missing BeesYTPB: What Is the Future of the Rain Forests?
Write to Research: Write a list
Write About Reading: Analyze point of view
Unit 5, Week 6
Review and Assess Week
Mar 28-Apr 1
CA#5 date of closing of test window is 4/24
Review and Assess
Common Assessment (Unit Assessment #5; Give On Demand Writing Prompt for Unit 5)
Unit 6, Week 1
April 11-15
RL 5.2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
RL 5.9. Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
L 5.4a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase
I can determine the theme of a _______ (story, drama, or poem…choose 1) from details in the text based on _________ (how characters respond to challenges OR how the speaker reflects on the topic) (RL 5.2).
I can compare and contrast the ______ (themes, settings, and plots) of stories written by the same author about same or similar characters (RL 5.9).
I can use context such as _____________ (cause/effect relationships and comparisons…choose 1) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase (L5.4a).
Title: Hope for the Troops
Genre: Historical Fiction
Strategy: Summarize
Short Text: Shipped Out
Lexile: 810
Genre: Historical Fiction
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Theme
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Theme
Main SelectionTitle: The Unbreakable Code
Genre: Historical Fiction
Lexile: 640
Paired SelectionTitle: Allies in Action
Genre: Expository Text
Lexile: 870
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Theme
Main Selections Genre: Historical Fiction
A: Mrs. Gleeson's RecordsLexile: 730
O: Norberto's HatLexile: 770
E: Norberto's HatLexile: 640
B: The Victory GardenLexile: 900
Paired SelectionsGenre: Expository Text
Titles:A: Scrap Drives and Ration BooksO: The Bracero ProgramE: The Bracero ProgramB: Gardening for Uncle Sam
Vocabulary Words: bulletin, contributions, diversity, enlisted, intercept, operations, recruits, survival
Additional Domain Words: unbreakable, transmission, platoon,boot camp, drills, aeronautic, encode, decipher
Additional Academic Words: flashback, media
Vocabulary Strategy: Homophones
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Words with Greek Roots
Approaching: astronaut, telephone, photography, mechanical, myth,
television, phonics, automatic, photograph, telescope, mythical,
mechanic, telegram, telephoto, autograph, disaster, videophone, auto,
graph, homophone
On Level: astronaut, telephone, automobile, photography, mechanical,
myth, television, phonics, automatic, photograph, telescope, mythical,
telegraph, mechanic, telegram, telephoto, autograph, astronomer,
disaster, homophone
Beyond: astronaut, telephone, automobile, photography, mechanical,
myth, television, phonics, automatic, photosynthesis, telescope, mythical,
telegraph, mechanic, telegram, telephoto, autograph, astronomer,
mechanized, homophone
WritingUnit 6: Unit Writing Products: Book Review, Opinion LetterWriting Focus: Opinion
Writing Trait: Organization: Sequence
Grammar Skill: Adverbs
Grammar Mechanics: Capitalization and abbreviations in letters and formal e-mails
Write to Sources:RWW: Shipped OutLA: The Unbreakable CodeYTPB: Books for Victory
Write to Research: Write facts
Write About Reading: Analyze theme
Unit 6, Week 2
April 18-22
RL 5.2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
RL 5.9. Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
L 5.5a. Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
L 5.5b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
L 5.5c. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
I can determine the theme of a _______ (story, drama, or poem…choose 1) from details in the text based on _________ (how characters respond to challenges OR how the speaker reflects on the topic) (RL 5.2).
I can compare and contrast the ______ (themes, settings, and plots) of stories written by the same author about same or similar characters (RL 5.9).
I can interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors in context (L5.5a).
I can recognize and explain the meaning of common _________ (idioms, adages, and proverbs…choose 1) (L5.5b).
I can use the relationship between particular words to better understand the words (L5.5c).
Title: Diamond in the Sky
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Strategy: Summarize
Short Text: The Bully
Lexile: 850
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Theme
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Theme
Main SelectionTitle: The Friend Who Changed My Life
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Lexile: 860
Paired SelectionTitle: Choose Your Strategy: A Guide to Getting Along
Genre: Expository Text
Lexile: 850
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Theme
Main Selections Genre: Realistic Fiction
A: Winning FriendsLexile: 680
O: Enemy or Ally?Lexile: 840
E: Enemy or Ally?Lexile: 700
B: Jamayla to the RescueLexile: 900
Paired SelectionsGenre: Expository Text
Titles:A: Empathy: The Answer to BullyingO: Becoming Bully ProofE: Becoming Bully ProofB: Bullying
Vocabulary Words: abruptly, ally, collided, confident, conflict, intervene, protective, taunting
Additional Domain Words: atrocity, vulnerability, convoluted, indisputably, contagious, antithesis, escalate, mortified
Additional Academic Words: pacing
Vocabulary Strategy: Connotation and Denotation
Phonics/Spelling Skill: Words with Latin Roots
Approaching: subtract, port, missile, portable, export, commit, respect,
transport, tractor, spectator, traction, dismiss, inspector, distract,
spectacle, inspect, mission, import, intermission, suspect
On Level: subtraction, transportation, missile, portable, export,
committee, respect, transport, tractor, spectator, attraction, dismiss,
inspector, distract, spectacle, inspect, mission, import, intermission,
suspect
Beyond: subtraction, transportation, missile, portable, export,
committee, prospector, transport, intractable, spectator, attraction,
dismissal, inspector, distract, spectacle, inspect, mission, import,
intermission, circumspect
Unit 6: Unit Writing Products: Book Review, Opinion LetterWriting Focus: Opinion
Writing Trait: Word Choice: Time-order Words
Grammar Skill: Adverbs That Compare
Grammar Mechanics: Using good and well, more and most, -er and -est
Write to Sources:RWW: The BullyLA: The Friend Who Changed My LifeYTPB: The Battle of the Bedroom
Write to Research: Write a comparison
Write About Reading: Analyze theme
Unit 6, Week 3
April 25-29
RI 5.3. Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
RI 5.9. Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
L 3a. Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.
L 5.4a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
I can explain the relationships or interactions between ________________ (two or more individuals, ideas, or concepts in a historical scientific, or technical texts…choose 1) based on information in the text. (RI 5.3)
I can integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject (RI 5.9).
I can expand, combine, and reduce sentences, interest, and style (L3.a).
I can use context such as _____________ (cause/effect relationships and comparisons…choose
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