Reading

First Nine Weeks

Unit 1: Living Literate Lives
Unit 2A: Author's Purpose & Craft-Exploring Purpose and Message
Unit 2B: Connecting Structure to Author's Purpose

Second Nine Weeks

Unit 2C: Developing Voice through Language
Unit 3A: Exploring and Crafting Fiction- Literary Elements
Unit 3B: Traditional Literature
Unit 4: Reading and Performing Drama

Third Nine Weeks

Unit 5: Exploring and Crafting Poetry
Unit 6: Exploring and Crafting Informational Text Through Inquiry
Unit 7: Authentic Research to Craft an Argument

Fourth Nine Weeks

Unit 7: Authentic Research to Craft an Argument
Unit 8: Making Meaning through Multiple Genres