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August/
September |
Unit 1 - LET’S EXPLORE
Themes & Story:
1.Mysteries
“The Mystery of the Missing Lunch”
2.Adapting to Survive
“A Walk in the Desert”
3.Our National Parks
“Animals Come Home to Our National Parks”
4.Astronauts
“The Astronaut and the Onion”
5. Wildlife Watchers
“The Raft”
TEST STRATEGY:
Think and search
“A Walk on the Beach”
Macmillan/McGraw Hill TREASURES
- Reading Text
- Grammar Book
- Practice Book
- Spelling Book
- Leveled Readers
Selected trade fiction novels
Selected supplemental materials
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READING STANDARDS:
STRAND 1 :Reading Process
Concepts: 4 Vocabulary -All POs-
5 Fluency
6 Comprehension Strategies
All POs
STRAND 2: Comprehending Literacy Text
Concept: 1 – Elements of Literature
PO 1- identify main problem
PO 2 – identify resolution of a problem
STRAND 3: Comprehending Informational Text
Concept: 1- Expository text
PO 1 –identify main idea & supporting details
WRITING STANDARDS:
STRAND 1: Writing Process
Concept:1 – Prewriting –All PO’s
Concept : 2 – Drafting All PO’s
Concept: 3 – Revising All PO’s
Concept: 4 – Editing All PO’s
Concept: 5 – All PO’s
(Strand 1 – the writing process will be incorporated into all writing activities throughout the year)
STRAND 2: - Writing Elements
Concept : 1 – Ideas & Content
Concept: 2 – Organization
Concept: 3 – Voice
Concept: 4 –Word Choice
Concept: 5 – Sentence Fluency
Concept: 6 – Conventions
(These are the skills that make up the 6 Traits of Writing. All skills will be incorporated into the writing – with emphasis varying on the skill related to the writing topic. All PO’s in this Strand will be incorporated in writing lessons.)
STRAND 3: Writing Applications
Concept: 1 – Expressive
PO 1 - Write a narrative
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READING GENRES:
Mystery
Informational Nonfiction
Poetry
Nonfiction
Realistic Fiction
Plays
VOCABULARY:
Unfamiliar words
Content Vocabulary
Use of context clues
Literary Elements
Use of a Dictionary
COMREPHENSION STRATEGIES:
Make inferences and analyze
Identify Problem and solution
Read a chart
Summarize
Identify main idea & details
Identify key words
Identify character traits
Read a diagram
Flow Charts
Read a map
Think and search
LITERARY ELEMENTS:
Assonance
Metaphor
WRITING:
Organization
Write about a problem
Word Choice
Poetry – Cinquains
Persuasive - using details
Personal narrative
Write an E-mail
Ideas and Content
Voice
GRAMMAR:
Types of sentences
Punctuation marks
Subjects
Predicates
Combining Sentences
Complex Sentences
Run-on Sentences
SPELLING:
Short vowels
Long a
Long e
Long i
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READING ASSESSMENTS
Weekly Spelling Tests
Weekly Vocabulary Tests
Weekly Unit Assessments
Cumulative Assessments
Fluency Reading Assessments
Use of Graphic Organizers for Reading Analysis
Weekly Reading Log
WRITING ASSESSMENTS
Graphic Organizers
Rough Drafts
Final Drafts
Use of 6 Traits Rubric
GRAMMAR ASSESSMENT
Grammar Worksheets
Spelling Worksheets
Practice Activity Sheets
CLASS PARTICIPATION
PROJECTS
ORAL PRESENTATIONS |
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September/
October
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Unit 2 – TAKE A STAND
Themes and Story:
1.Baseball
“Mighty Jack”
2. New Places, New Faces
“My Diary from Here to There”
3. Focus on China
“Stealing Beauty”
4, Bright Ideas
“How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning”
5. Snakes
“Name That Reptile”
TEST STRATEGY:
Think and Search
“Protect Our Valuable Oceans”
Macmillan/McGraw Hill
TREASURES
- Reading text
- Grammar Book
- Practice Book
- Spelling Book
- Leveled Readers
Selected trade fiction novels
Selected supplemental materials
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READING STRANDARDS:
STRAND 1: - Reading Process
Concepts 4,5,6 – All PO’s
STRAND 2 – Comprehending Literacy Text
Concept: 1 – Elements of Literature
PO 1 – Identify main problem
PO 2 – Identify resolution
PO 7 – Identify all aspects of the setting
PO 10 – Identify common forms of literature
Concept : 2 – Historical and Cultural Aspects of Literature
STRAND 3: Comprehending Informational Text
PO2 – Distinguish fact from opinion
PO 4 – Locate specific Information by using organizational features
WRITING STANDARDS:
STRAND 1: Writing Process
Concept: 1-5 All PO’s
STRAND 2 – Writing Elements
Concept: 1-6 - All PO’s
STRAND 3 – Writing Applications
Concept : 1 – Expressive
PO 1 – Write a Narrative
PO2 - Write in a variety of expressive forms
Concept: 4 – Persuasive
PO 1 – Write persuasive text that attempts to influence the reader
Concept: 5 – Literary Response
PO 1 – Write a reflection to a literature selection (book review)
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READING GENRES:
Historical Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Textbook Excerpts
Nonfiction
Biography
Poetry
Humorous Fiction
Informational Nonfiction
Electronic Encyclopedias
VOCABULARY:
Contest clues
Content vocabulary
Word origins
Real world words
Idiom
Base words
COMPREHENSION:
Make inferences and analyze
Author’s Purpose
Summarize
Read a table
Word Webs
Fact and opinion
Problem and solution
Flow charts
Figurative language
Use a toolbar
LITERARY ELEMENTS:
Figurative Language
Alliteration
WRITING:
Persuasive
Voice
Write a letter
Write a radio ad
Word Choice
Personal Narrative
Organization
Book review
Conventions
Essay – opinion & reasons
GRAMMAR:
Common and proper nouns
Singular and plural nouns
Irregular plural nouns
Possessive nouns
Plural & singular possessive nouns
Plurals
SPELLING:
Words with /ch/
Consonant clusters
Complex consonant clusters
Words with /ar/ and /or/
Words with /ar/ and /ir/
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READING ASSESSMENT:
Weekly Spelling Tests
Weekly Vocabulary Tests
Weekly Unit Assessments
Cumulative Assessments
Fluency Reading Assessments
Use of Graphic Organizers for Reading Analysis
Weekly Reading Log
WRITING ASSESSMENT:
Graphic Organizers
Rough Drafts
Final Drafts
Use of 6 Traits Rubric
GRAMMAR ASSESSMENT:
Grammar Worksheets
Spelling Worksheets
Practice Activity Sheets
CLASS PARTICIPATION
PROJECTS
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
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November
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December
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Unit 3 – MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Themes and story:
1.Friend or Foe?
“Roadrunner’s Dance
2. People Who Made a Difference
“My Brother Martin”
3. Kids Get it Done
“Their Way all the Way!
4. Great Plains Indians
“Mystic Horse
5. Precipitation
“Snowflake Bentley
TEST STRATEGY
Right There
“How to Change a Flat Tire on a Bike”
Macmillan/McGraw Hill
TREASURES
- Reading text
- Grammar Book
- Practice Book
- Spelling Book
- Leveled Readers
Selected trade fiction novels
Selected supplemental materials
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READING STANDARDS:
STRAND 1: Reading Process
Concept: 4-6 All PO’s
STRAND 2: Comprehending Literacy Text
Concept:1 – Elements of Literature
PO 3 – Identify the moral of literacy selection (folk tales, legends)
PO 5- Describe a character’s traits using textual evidence (dialogue)
PO 8 – Compare and contrast characters, events & setting in a literary selection
STRAND 3 – Comprehending Informational Text
Concept 2 –Functional Text
PO 2 – Interpret details from functional text for a specific purpose
WRITNG STANDARDS:
STRAND 1: Writing Process
Concept: 1-5 - All PO’s
STRAND 2 – Writing Elements
Concept : 1-6 All PO’s
STRAND 3: Writing Applications
Concept: 1 – Expressive
PO 2 – write in a variety of expressive forms(poetry, play)
Concept: 6 – Research
PO1 – Paraphrase information from a variety of sources
PO 2 – Organize notes in a meaningful sequence
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READING GENRES:
Folk tale
Biography
Nonfiction
Legend
How-to Article
VOCABULARY:
Synonyms
Prefixes
Real world words
Homophones
Content vocabulary
Multiple-meaning Words
COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES:
Author’s purpose
Use a story map
Summarize
Identify Problem
Compare and Contrast
Sequencing
Use a sequence chart
Using links
Main idea webs
Identify figurative language
LITERARY ELEMENTS:
Foreshadowing
Symbolism
Imagery
Figurative Language
WRITING:
Use a thesaurus
Write dialogue
Conventions
Parts of a letter
Poetry
Voice
Persuasive
Write a scene from a play
Word Choice
Haiku
Write a character sketch
Sentence Fluency
GRAMMAR:
Action verbs
Past-tense verbs
Main and helping verbs
Linking verbs
Irregular verbs
SPELLING:
Words with /ur/
Silent letters
Soft c and g
Plurals
Compound words
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READING ASSESSMENT:
Weekly Spelling Tests
Weekly Vocabulary Tests
Weekly Unit Assessments
Cumulative Assessments
Fluency Reading Assessments
Use of Graphic Organizers for Reading Analysis
Weekly Reading Log
WRITING ASSESSMENT:
Graphic Organizers
Rough Drafts
Final Drafts
Use of 6 Trait Rubric
GRAMMAR ASSESSMENT:
Grammar Worksheets
Spelling Worksheets
Practice Activity Sheets
CLASS PARTICIPATION
PROJECTS
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
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February
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Unit 4 – VIEWPOINTS
Themes and story:
1.Man’s Best Friend
“Dear Mrs. LaRue
2. Creative Solutions
“The Blind Hunter
3. Energy: Power Source
“The Power of Oil
4. Whales
“Adelina’s Whales
5. The Sea
“At Home in the Coral Reef
“Poseidon and the Kingdom of Altantis”
TEST STRATEGY
Author and Me
“Silent Spring No Longer: Rachel Carson
Macmillan/McGraw Hill
TREASURES
- Reading Text
- Grammar Book
- Practice Book
- Spelling Book
- Leveled Readers
Selected trade fiction novels
Selected supplemental materials
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READING STANDARDS:
STRAND 1: Reading Process
Concept: 4-6 ALL PO’s
STRAND 2: Comprehending Literary Text
Concept: 1 – Elements of Literature
PO 8 - Compare and Contras
PO 9 – Identify characteristics and structural elements of poetry(meter)
STRAND 3 – Comprehending Informational Text
Concept: 1 – Expository Text
PO 3 – Determine author’s main purpose
WRITING STANDARDS:
STRAND 1 – Writing Process
Concept : 1-5 ALL PO’s
STRAND 2 – Writing Elements
Concept: 1-6 - ALL PO’s
STRAND 3: Writing Applications
Concept: 1 – Expressive
PO 1 – Write a narrative based in imagined or real events
PO 2 – Write n a variety of expressive forms – poetry
Concept : 2 – Expository
PO 1 – Write an expository paragraph that contains a topic sentence, supporting details & relevant information
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READING GENRES:
Fantasy
Realistic Fiction
Nonfiction
Photo Essay
Narrative Nonfiction
Biography
VOCABULARY:
Prefixes
Content Vocabulary
Word families
Real world words
Homographs
Context clues(descriptions)
COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES:
Draw conclusions
Summarization
Reading a line graph
Generate questions
Use a glossary
Evaluate persuasion
Analyze text structure
Sequence
Use a sequence chart
Compare and contrast
Use a Venn Diagram
LITERARY ELEMENTS:
Meter
Rhyme Scheme
Protagonist
Hyperbole
WRITING STRATEGIES:
Explanatory writing
Organization
Write directions
Word Choice
Fictional Narrative
Poetry – Limerick
Point of view
Ideas and Content
Explanatory – sentence fluency
Write a set of directions to do an interview
GRAMMAR:
Pronouns
Subject and object pronouns
Pronoun-verb agreement
Possessive pronouns
Pronouns and homophones
SPELLING:
Inflected endings
Inflected endings with y to i
Words with /u/ - 3 sounds
Words with /oi/ and/ou/
Words with /o/
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READING ASSESSMENT:
Weekly Spelling Tests
Weekly Vocabulary Tests
Weekly Unit Assessments
Cumulative Assessments
Fluency Reading Assessments
Use of Graphic Organizers for Reading Analysis
Weekly Reading Log
WRITING ASSESSMENT:
Graphic Organizers
Rough Drafts
Final Drafts
Use of 6 Traits Rubric
GRAMMAR ASSESSMENT:
Grammar worksheets
Spelling Worksheets
Practice Activity Sheets
CLASS PRESENTATIONS
PROJECTS
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
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Unit 5 – RELATIONSHIPS
Themes and story:
1.Going to the Library
“Because of Winn-Dixie”
2. Putting on a Play
“Ranita, the Frog Princess
3. Explorations
“Exploring the Undersea Territory”
4. Artists at Work
“Me and Uncle Romie”
5. Wild Horses
“Wild Horses”
TEST STRATEGY
Think and Search
“What is a Shark?/Getting to Know Sharks”
Macmillan/McGraw Hill
TREASURES
Reading text
Grammar Book
Practice Book
Spelling Book
Leveled Readers
Selected trade fiction novels
Selected supplemental materials
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READING STANDARDS:
STRAND 1: Reading Process
Concept: 4-6 All PO’s
STRAND 2 – Comprehending Literary Test
Concept: 1- Elements of Literature
PO 1 – Identify main problem or conflict of plot
STRAND 3- Comprehending Informational Text
Concept: 1
PO 2 – Distinguish fact from opinion
WRITING STANDARDS:
STRAND 1: Writing Process
Concept: 1-5 All PO’s
STRAND 2 – Writing Elements
Concept: 1-6 - All PO’s
STRAND 3: Writing Applications
Concept 1: - Expressive
PO 1 – Write narratives using characters, plot, setting & logical sequence of events
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READING GENRES:
Realistic Fiction
Poetry
Play
Nonfiction
Narrative Nonfiction
Informational nonfiction
Tall Tales
VOCABULARY:
Connotation/denotation
Antonyms
Content vocabulary
Real world words
Descriptions
Paragraph Clues
COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES:
Summarize
Use a summarizing chart
Use a thesaurus
Make judgments
Make & use judgment flow chart
Understand an interview format
Distinguish fact and opinion
Cause and effect
Use a cause and effect diagram
LITERARY ELEMENTS:
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Hyperbole
Figure of Speech
WRITING STRATEGIES:
Write a comparison
Organization
Write a descriptive poster
Word Choice
Narrative
Use a character web
Write a speech
Voice
Descriptive Writing – Observations
GRAMMAR:
Adjectives
Common and proper adjectives
Articles
Adjectives that compare
Comparing with More and Most
Comparing with Good
Comparing with Bad
SPELLING:
VCCV Patterns
VCV Patterns
Accented Syllables
Final /er/
Final /el/
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READING ASSESSMENTS:
Weekly Spelling Tests
Weekly Vocabulary Tests
Weekly Unit Assessments
Cumulative Assessments
Fluency Reading Assessments
Use of Graphic Organizers for Reading Analysis
Weekly Reading Log
WRITING ASSESSMENTS:
Graphic Organizers
Rough Drafts
Final Drafts
Use of 6 Traits Rubric
GRAMMAR ASSESSMENT:
Grammar Worksheets
Spelling Worksheets
Practice Activity Sheets
CLASS PRESENTATIONS
PROJECTS
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
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May |
Unit 6 – DISCOVERY
Themes and story:
1.The Gold Rush
“The Gold Rush Game”
2. Wild Visitors
“The Cricket in Times Square
3. Discovering Nature’s Secrets
“Meet a Bone-ified Explorer”
4. Airplanes
“My Brother’s Flying Machine
5. Ants
“The Ant and the Grasshopper”
TEST STRATEGY
Author and Me
“Diamonds for the Taking
Macmillan McGraw/Hill
TREASURES
Reading text
Grammar Book
Practice Book
Spelling Book
Leveled Readers
Selected trade fiction novels
Selected supplemental materials |
READING STANDARDS:
STRAND 1 : Reading Process
Concept : 4-6 All PO’S
STRAND 2: Comprehending Literary Text
Concept: 1 – Elements of Literature
PO 3 – Identify the moral of a literary selection
Concept : 2 – Historical and Cultural Aspects of Literature
PO 1 – Describe historical and cultural aspects
STRAND 3: Comprehending Informational Text
Concept1 – Expository Text
PO 7 – Distinguish cause and effect
WRITING STANDARDS:
STRAND 1 – Writing Process
Concept: 1-5 All PO’s
STRAND 2 – Writing Elements
Concept: 1-6 All PO’s
STRAND 3: Writing Applications
Concept: 2 – Expository
PO 3 – write in a variety of expository forms (news article)
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READING GENRES:
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Nonfiction
Biography
Poetry
Informational Nonfiction
Informational
Fables
VOCABULARY:
Suffixes
Content vocabulary
Paragraph Clues
Real world words
Inflectional endings
Greek roots
COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES:
Cause and effect
Use a cause and effect diagram
Summarize
Read a timeline
Identify theme
Use a Theme Map
Identify editorials
Read an advertisement
Make generalizations
Author’s perspective
Use an author’s perspective map
Description
Use a description web
LITERARY ELEMENTS:
Repetition
Personification
Characters
Moral
WRITING STRATEGIES:
Expository Writing
Organization
Write a news article
Personal Essay
Write an interview
Sentence Fluency
Write a summary
GRAMMAR:
Adjectives vs. adverbs
Adverbs
Adverbs that compare
Negatives
Prepositions
Prepositional phrases
Combining sentences with prepositional phrases
Combining sentences
SPELLING:
Final /en/
Homophones
Prefixes
Suffixes
Stressed Syllables
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READING ASSESSMENTS:
Weekly Spelling Tests
Weekly Vocabulary Tests
Weekly Unit Assessments
Cumulative Assessments
Fluency Reading Assessments
Use of Graphic Organizers for Reading Analysis
Weekly Reading Log
WRITING ASSESSMENTS:
Graphic Organizers
Rough Drafts
Final Drafts
Use of 6 Traits Rubric
GRAMMAR ASSESSMENT:
Grammar Worksheets
Spelling Worksheets
Practice Activity Sheets
CLASS PARTICIPATION
PROJECTS
ORAL PRESENTATIONS |
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