Quarter 3 -

January - March 2026

Historical Fiction Novel - Number the Stars- Response to Text and Literary analysis quizzes

Informational texts and response to text

Quarter 4 - 

March - May 2026

Novel: TBD

Writing: Informational and Narrative 

CMAS Testing in April

iReady End of Year Diagnostic

Quarter 1 - 

August 2025

Get to know each other through activities

Beginning of the Year Assessments - iReady diagnostic and writing assessment

September:

Fiction Novel - Hoot - Response to Text assignments in Google Classroom

Greek and Latin Roots

Writing - Personal Narrative

October

Fiction Novel -Finish -  Hoot

Quarter 2 - 

October through December 2025

Historical fiction: 

The Breadwinner  - Response to Text

Greek and Latin Roots and vocabulary from text

Writing -  Extended Constructed Responses

December - iReady Mid-Year diagnostic

Poetry Elements and Analyze Poetry