Amplify Unit 3
Contemporary Fiction
This unit will be taught between the dates of September 22nd-Oct 10th 2025
Closed Readings
Character Interactions, Feelings
Inferencing
Dialogue
Compare/Contrast Characters
Theme, supporting with evidence
Imagery
Similes
Writing Opinion Paragraph
Compare/Contrast Excerpts
Author’s Purpose
Review before Unit Assessment
Unit Assessment Over Reading/Writing
ELAR TEKS
Unit 3
TEKS 4.1.A, 4.1.C, 4.1.D, 4.6.D, 4.6.F, 4.6.G, 4.6.H, 4.6.I, 4.7.A, 4.7.B, 4.7.C, 4.7.D, 4.7.E, 4.8.A, 4.8.B, 4.8.D, 4.10.A, 4.10.D, 4.11.A, 4.11.B.ii, 4.11.C, 4.11.D.vii, 4.11.D.x, 4.12.A, 4.12.C, 4.13.H
ELPS 1.A, 1.C, 2.C, 2.D, 3.E, 3.F, 3.G, 4.F, 4.G, 4.I, 4.J, 5.B, 5.D, 5.F, 5.G
Amplify Unit 4
American Revolution
This unit will be taught between the dates of October 20th-November 21st
Key Events prior to and during te american revolution
Timelines
Vocabulary
Morphology: root: port
Review cause and effect
Compare Two Texts
Morphology: Introduce Prefixes -im and -in
Pronoun-Action Verb Agreement
Subject-to be Verb Agreement
Suffixes -able and -ible
Modal Auxiliary Verbs
Spelling Tests start this unit!
ELAR TEKS
Unit 4
TEKS: 4.1.A, 4.1.C, 4.2.A.iv, 4.2.A.vi, 4.2.B.i, 4.2.B.iii, 4.2.B.iv, 4.2.B.v, 4.3.A, 4.3.B, 4.3.C, 4.4, 4.6.A, 4.6.E, 4.6.F, 4.6.G, 4.6.H, 4.7.B, 4.7.C, 4.7.D, 4.7.E, 4.7.F, 4.7.G, 4.8.B, 4.8.D, 4.9.C, 4.9.D.i, 4.9.D.ii, 4.9.D.iii, 4.10.D, 4.11.A, 4.11.B.i, 4.11.B.ii, 4.11.C, 4.11.D.i, 4.11.D.iii, 4.11.D.ix, 4.11.D.x, 4.11.D.xi, 4.12.B, 4.12.C, 4.13.C, 4.13.H
ELPS: 1.B, 1.E, 1.G, 1.H, 2.C, 2.D, 2.F, 3.B, 3.C, 3.D, 3.E, 3.F, 3.G, 4.C, 4.F, 4.I, 5.B, 5.C, 5.D, 5.E, 5.F, 5.G
Amplify Unit 5
Treasure Island
This unit will be taught between the dates of December 1st -12th and January 6th-16th
Skills
Modal auxiliary verbs
Vocabulary word work specific to unit
Root: bio
Writing Adventure Story
Relative pronouns for people and frequently confused words
Prefixes and roots
Spelling tests for this unit
Dialogue
Suffixes -ful and -less
Coordinating conjunctions
Unit assessment and final draft of adventure story
ELAR TEKS
Unit 5
TEKS:
TEKS 4.1.A, 4.1.C, 4.2.A.i, 4.2.A.ii, 4.2.A.iii, 4.2.A.iv, 4.2.A.v, 4.2.A.vi, 4.2.B.ii, 4.2.B.iii, 4.2.B.vi, 4.3.A, 4.3.B, 4.3.C, 4.3.D, 4.6.A, 4.6.B, 4.6.F, 4.6.G, 4.7.B, 4.7.C, 4.7.D, 4.7.E, 4.7.F, 4.8.A, 4.8.B, 4.8.C, 4.8.D, 4.9.A, 4.9.E.ii, 4.10.B, 4.10.D, 4.11.A, 4.11.B, 4.11.B.ii, 4.11.C, 4.11.D, 4.11.D.iii, 4.11.D.vii, 4.11.D.viii, 4.11.D.ix, 4.11.D.x, 4.11.D.xi, 4.11.E, 4.12.A, 4.12.B, 4.12.C, 4.13.H
ELPS: ELPS 1.C, 1.E, 1.F, 2.C, 2.D, 2.E, 2.G, 2.H, 3.B, 3.C, 3.E, 3.F, 3.G, 3.I, 4.C, 4.D, 4.F, 4.G, 4.I, 4.J, 5.A, 5.B, 5.C, 5.D, 5.E, 5.F, 5.G
Amplify Unit 6
Poetry
This unit will start around January 19th.
ELAR TEKS
Unit 6
TEKS:
ELPS: