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Unit 1 "The Stories We Tell"

Determine theme from details; summarize text
Compare and contrast point of view
Orient the reader with a situation, characters, and events in a narrative
Use transitional words
Use concrete words and sensory details
Produce writing with development and organization appropriate to task
Produce complete sentences, correcting fragments and run-ons

Unit 2 "Knowledge Quest"

Main Idea and how it is supported by key details; summarize text
Compare and contrast accounts of the same event
Introduce a topic, group related information together in paragraphs and sections
Develop topic with information and examples related to the topic
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about topic
Produce writing with development and organization appropriate to task
Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through different aspects of a specific topic
Produce complete sentences, correcting fragments and run-ons
Correctly use frequently confused words
Use common grade appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots

Unit 3 "Literature Adventures"

Determine theme from details; summarize text
Compare and contrast point of view; include difference between 1st person & 3rd person
Compare treatment of similar themes and topics
Introduce opinion topic with grouped ideas to support the writer’s purpose
Provide reasons for opinion with facts and details
Produce writing with development and organization appropriate to task
Produce complete sentences, correcting fragments and run-ons
Correctly use frequently confused words
Use common grade appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots
Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their synonyms/antonyms

Unit 4 "Frameworks"

Main Idea and how it is supported by key details; summarize text
Compare and contrast firsthand and secondhand accounts on the same event
Explain how authors use reasons and evidence to support points
Integrate information from two texts on the same topic
Introduce opinion topic with grouped ideas to support the writer’s purpose
Provide reasons for opinion with facts and details
Produce writing with development and organization appropriate to task
Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through different aspects of a specific topic
Produce complete sentences with correct subject/verb agreement, including those with prepositional phrases
Correctly use frequently confused words
Use common grade appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots
Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their synonyms/antonyms

Unit 5 "Connections We Make"

Determine theme from detail)s; summarize text
Compare and contrast point of view; include difference between 1st person & 3rd person
Compare treatment of similar themes, topics, & patterns of events
Orient the reader with a situation, characters, and events in a narrative
Use transitional words
Use concrete words and sensory details
Produce writing with development and organization appropriate to task
Form and use prepositions
Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons
Correctly use frequently confused words
Choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely
Use common Greek/Latin affixes/roots as clues to word meaning
Demonstrate understanding of words

Unit 6 "Pursuit for Truth"

Main Idea and how it is supported by key details; summarize text
Compare and contrast firsthand and secondhand accounts on the same event
Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support points
Integrate information from two texts on the same topic
Introduce a topic, group related information together in paragraphs and sections
Provide reasons for opinion with facts and details
Use precise language/domain-specific vocabulary to inform topic
Orient the reader by establishing situation/narrator/characters; organize sequence to unfold naturally
Use a variety of transitional words /phrases to sequence events
Use concrete words/phrases and sensory details to manage sequence of events
Produce writing with development/organization appropriate to task
Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through different aspects of a specific topic
Form and use prepositions
Produce and complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons
Choose words, phrases, and punctuation for effect and precision

Unit 1 "Connecting Themes"

Beliefs and Ideals
Conflict and change
Distribution of Power
Individuals, Groups, & Institutions
Location
Movement & Migration
Production, Consumption, & Distribution
Technology Innovation
U.S. major physical features

Unit 2 "American Revolution"

Conflict and Change
- Events that shaped the revolutionary movement in America
- Major events of the American Revolution Factors that lead to American victory
Distribution of Power
- Creation and impact of the Declaration of Independence
Individuals, Groups, & Institutions
- Influence of key individuals and groups during the American Revolution
Location
- New York City, NY
- Boston, MA
- How physical geography impacted battle strategy

Unit 3 "U.S. Government & Constitution"

Beliefs and Ideals
- Major issues debated at the Constitutional Convention
- Natural rights found in the Declaration of Independence
- Meaning of the Preamble Distribution of Power
- Federal system of government
- Representative democracy/republic
- Purpose of the Bill of Rights
- Interaction of three branches of government
Individuals, Groups, & Institutions
- Major leaders of the Constitutional Convention
Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Washington, DC

Unit 4 "Westward Expansion"

Conflict and Change
- Causes & events of the War of 1812 Individuals, Groups, & Institutions
- Louisiana Purchase
- Lewis & Clark Expedition
- Acquisition of Texas
- Oregon Trail
- California Gold Rush
- Impact of Westward Expansion on American Indians: Trail of Tears & the Battle of Little Big Horn Movement/Migration
- Physical barriers and gateways to territorial expansion in the U.S.
Technology Innovation
- Technologies that supported Westward Expansion: Steamboat, Steam Locomotive, and Telegraph

Unit 5 "Civil War"

Beliefs and Ideals
- Abolitionist Movement: Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman Impact of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry
- How the issues of states’ rights and slavery increased tensions between the North and South Conflict and Change Major battles, campaigns, and events of the Civil War
- Effects of war on the North and South
Individuals, Groups, & Institutions
- Roles of key individuals during the Civil War
Production, Distribution, and Consumption
- Specialization, Price Incentives, and Trade
Technology Innovation
- Cotton Gin
Location
- Gettysburg, PA

Unit 6 "Reconstruction"

Conflict and Change
- Purpose of 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments
- Replacement of slavery with sharecropping
- Ways that freed African Americans were prevented from exercising their rights
- Effects of Jim Crow laws and practices
Individuals, Groups, & Institutions
- Work of the Freedmen’s Bureau during Reconstruction

Unit 7 "The Suffrage Movement"

Individuals, Groups, & Institutions
- Contributions of and challenges faced by suffrage leaders: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

Unit 8 "Personal Finance"

Beliefs and Ideals
- Elements of a personal budget Importance of spending and saving

Unit 1: Place Value & Whole Number Operations

Read and write a multi-digit whole number using base ten numerals and expanded form
Recognize a digit is ten times greater
Compare and order multi-digit numbers
Round multi-digit whole numbers
Addition and subtraction of multi-digit whole numbers
Solve multi-step problems using addition and subtraction
Measure time and objects; analyze graphical displays
Mathematical Practices

Unit 2: Patterns & Algebraic Reasoning

Generate and analyze patterns, including those involving shapes, input/output diagrams, factors, multiples, prime numbers, and composite numbers
Measure time and objects; analyze graphical displays
Mathematical Practices

Unit 3: Multiplication & Division

Interpret, model, and solve multiplicative comparisons
Solve multiplication equations with a number up to four digits with a one-digit number
Solve multiplication equations with two-digit numbers
Solve division equations involving up to four-digit dividends and one-digit divisors
Solve division equations where remainders must be interpreted
Solve multi-step problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
Measure time and objects; analyze graphical displays
Mathematical Practices

Unit 4: Fractions & Decimals

Add, subtract, and compare fractions using part-whole strategies and visual models
Add, subtract, and compare fractions with denominators of 10 and 100 using part-whole strategies and visual models; relate fractions with denominators of 10 and 100 to decimals
Measure time and objects; analyze graphical displays
Mathematical Practices

Unit 5: Angles

Investigate, estimate, and measure angles.
Mathematical Practices

Unit 6: Geometric Reasoning

Explore, investigate, draw, and identify points, lines, line segments, rays, angles (right, acute, obtuse), perpendicular lines, parallel lines, and lines of symmetry in two-dimensional shapes.
Classify, compare, and contrast polygons, based on lines of symmetry, parallel and perpendicular lines, and angles.
Solve problems involving the area and perimeter of composite rectangles involving whole numbers with known side lengths.
Mathematical Practices

Unit 1 Earth & Space Science

Differences between stars and planets
Why some stars are larger/brighter than others
Strengths & limitations of solar system models
Technological advances providing information on distant objects in the sky
Why the length of day and night change throughout the year
Phases of the moon
How the Earth’s orbit/tilt affect seasonal changes

Unit 2 Weather and Water Cycle

Flow of energy in water as it changes states
Pathways water takes during the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
Use of instruments in gathering weather data and making forecasts
Interpret data from weather maps to make informed weather predictions
Cloud types
Difference between weather and climate

Unit 3 Light and Sound

Classify materials as opaque, transparent, or translucent depending on how light interacts with them
How light interacts with mirrors
Light refraction
How sound is produced and changed
Construct a device designed to communicate across distances using light and/or sound

Unit 4 Force

Balanced and unbalanced forces
Gravitational force and motion
How forces are changed when simple machines are used

Unit 5 Ecosystems

Role of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a community
How a food web/food chain models the flow of energy through an ecosystem
Changes in ecosystems as a result of scarcity, extinction, or overabundance