To develop comprehension strategies that will enable them to manipulate grade-level texts of appropriate complexity, and communicate effectively both in writing and speaking. These skill include, but are not limited to:
to draw inferences and evidence from the text
to determine the theme of a passage
to describe characters, setting, and events
to compare and contrast point of view
to determine the main idea of a text
to describe the overall text structure of a passage
to integrate information from two texts
write four paragraph narrative essays
write four paragraph opinion essays
write four paragraph informational essays
MATH
*Compare and round multi-digit numbers
*Add, subtract, and compare fractions
*Add, subtract, multiply, and divide multi-digit numbers
*Measure elapsed time
*Identify lines, line segments, rays and angles
SCIENCE
*Earth and Space
*Weather patterns and instruments
*Forces and motion
*Food Chain
SOCIAL STUDIES
*Structure of federal system of US government
*American Revolution
*Westward Expansion in America
*Abolitionist and suffrage movements
*Reconstruction of American life