Unit 1:  THE STORIES WE TELL

Interpreting Texts

• Foundations

  • Decode & encode words with multiple letter-sound correspondences & words of all syllable types

  • Read accurately with expression and automatic prosody to aid comprehension

• Language

  • Apply sentence structure understandings to comprehend grade-level text

  • Acquire a range of general, academic, and specialized vocabulary

  • Use context to determine or clarify meanings; shades of meaning 

• Texts

  • Analyze narrative techniques; compare/contrast stories in same genre

  • Determine purposes, audiences, and narrator’s perspective to make meaning of texts

  • Classify texts by mode; make inference about context; describe impact of figurative language

  • Describe how features/structures represent ideas & information

  • Refer to text to support idea, answer, or opinion

Constructing Texts

• Foundations

  • Form legible letters and connectors in cursive 

• Language

  • G:  Indefinite and intensive pronouns

  • U:  Vague pronoun references

  • M: Commas after introductory phrases or clauses

  • Use a variety of simple and compound sentences, with correct subject-verb agreement, consistent verb tense, elaboration, & precise vocabulary to convey meaning

• Texts

  • Apply narrative techniques to shape meaning using suitable text designs, modes, transitions, and clear, cohesive paragraphs

ELA Unit 2:  KNOWLEDGE QUEST

Interpreting Texts

• Foundations

  • Decode & encode words of all syllable types and with common prefixes and suffixes

  • Read accurately with expression and automatic prosody to aid comprehension

• Language

  • Apply sentence structure understandings to comprehend grade-level text

  • Acquire a range of general, academic, and specialized vocabulary, deconstruct words using knowledge of roots, root words, and affixes, use context to determine or clarify meanings; distinguish shades of meaning; explain connections between words 

  • Use print and digital reference materials

• Texts

  • Analyze expository techniques to shape understandings

  • Determine purposes, audiences, and narrator’s perspective to make meaning of texts

  • Classify texts by mode; make inference about context

  • Describe how features/structures represent ideas & information

  • Refer to text to support ideas; determine credibility/relevance of source

  • Conduct research

Constructing Texts

• Foundations

  • Form legible letters and connectors in cursive 

• Language

  • G:  Indefinite and intensive pronouns, coordinating conjunctions to join clauses

  • U:  Vague pronoun references

  • M: Title mechanics

  • Use a variety of simple, compound & complex sentences, with correct subject-verb agreement, consistent verb tense, elaboration, & precise vocabulary to convey meaning

  • Construct words with knowledge of roots, root words, and affixes

• Texts

  • Apply expository techniques to shape understandings using suitable text designs, modes, transitions, and clear, cohesive paragraphs; report on research with citations

Unit 3:  THE WAY I SEE IT

Interpreting Texts

• Foundations

  • Decode & encode words of all syllable types and with common prefixes and suffixes

  • Read accurately with expression and automatic prosody to aid comprehension

  • Read phrases and sentences written in cursive

• Language

  • Apply sentence structure understandings to comprehend grade-level text

  • Acquire a range of general, academic, and specialized vocabulary, deconstruct words using knowledge of roots, root words, and affixes; distinguish shades of meaning; explain connections between words 

  • Use print and digital reference materials 

• Texts

  • Explain and analyze opinion techniques to shape understandings

  • Determine purposes, audiences, and narrator’s perspective to make meaning of texts

  • Classify texts by mode; make inference about context; impact of figurative language

  • Describe how features/structures represent ideas & information

  • Refer to text to support idea, answer, or opinion

Constructing Texts

• Foundations

  • Form legible letters and connectors in cursive

• Language

  • G:  Indefinite pronouns, subordinating conjunctions, verb aspects & participles

  • M: Commas after introductory phrases; title mechanics

  • Use a variety of simple, compound & complex sentences, with correct subject-verb agreement, consistent verb tense, elaboration, & precise vocabulary to convey meaning

• Texts

  • Apply opinion techniques to shape understandings using suitable text designs, modes, transitions, citations, clear, cohesive paragraphs, & figurative language

  • Construct words with knowledge of roots, root words, and affixes

Unit 4:  WISE WORDS

Interpreting Texts

• Foundations

  • Decode & encode words of all syllable types and with common prefixes and suffixes

  • Read accurately with expression and automatic prosody to aid comprehension

  • Read phrases and sentences written in cursive

• Language

  • Apply sentence structure understandings to comprehend grade-level text

  • Acquire a range of general, academic, and specialized vocabulary, deconstruct words using knowledge of roots, root words, and affixes; explain connections between words  

  • Use print and digital reference materials

• Texts

  • Analyze narrative and poetic techniques to shape understandings

  • Determine purposes, audiences, and narrator’s perspective to make meaning of texts

  • Classify texts by mode; make inference about context; impact of figurative language

  • Describe how features/structures represent ideas & information

  • Refer to text to support idea, answer, or opinion

Constructing Texts

• Foundations

  • Form legible letters and connectors in cursive; use appropriate spacing

• Language

  • G:  Indefinite and intensive pronouns, verb aspects

  • U:  Vague pronoun references

  • M: Commas after introductory phrases 

  • Use a variety of simple, compound & complex sentences, with correct subject-verb agreement, consistent verb tense, elaboration, & precise vocabulary to convey meaning

• Texts

  • Apply narrative and poetic techniques to shape understandings using suitable text designs, transitions, figurative language, rhyme scheme, structures, & multiple modes

  • Construct words with knowledge of roots, root words, and affixes

Unit 5:  LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD

Interpreting Texts

• Foundations

  • Decode & encode words of all syllable types and with common prefixes and suffixes

  • Read accurately with expression and automatic prosody to aid comprehension

  • Read phrases and sentences written in cursive

• Language

  • Apply sentence structure understandings to comprehend grade-level text

  • Acquire a range of general, academic, and specialized vocabulary, deconstruct words using knowledge of roots, root words, and affixes; distinguish shades of meaning; explain connections between words 

  • Relate words to their homophones, homographs, synonyms, and antonyms 

• Texts

  • Analyze opinion and expository techniques to shape understandings

  • Determine purposes, audiences, and narrator’s perspective to make meaning of texts

  • Classify texts by mode; make inference about context; impact of figurative language

  • Describe how features/structures represent ideas & information

  • Conduct research; identify credible sources; refer to specific passages to support ideas

Constructing Texts

• Foundations

  • Use appropriate spacing between cursive words in a sentence

  • Language

  • G:  Subordinating conjunctions, intensive pronouns, participles

  • U: Vague pronoun reference

  • M: Title mechanics 

  • Use a variety of simple, compound & complex sentences, with correct subject-verb agreement, consistent verb tense, elaboration, & precise vocabulary to convey meaning

• Texts

  • Apply opinion and expository techniques to shape understandings using  suitable text designs, transitions, citations, figurative language, and paragraphs

  • Construct words with knowledge of roots, root words, and affixes 

Unit 6:  SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW

• End of Year Culminating Projects and Activities

Language Leaps Mini-Unit

• G.z:  Correlative conjunctions to join words, phrases, or clauses

• U:  N/A

• M.n-o: Attributions to indicate exact words and lines of dialogue; semicolons to separate items in a series or list