Topics to be Studied

Determining Central Ideas, Themes, and Details

Summarizing Informational Texts

Citing Evidence to Make Inferences

Analyzing Key Ideas in a Text

Describing Plot

Analyzing Character Development

Summarizing Literary Texts

Determining Word Meanings: Figurative, Connotative,

& Technical

Analyzing Text Structures

Determining Point of View

Analyzing Word Choice

Story/Plot Structure

Writing: Narrative Writing, Argumentative Writing, &

Informative/Expository Writing,

Evaluating an Argument

Comparing & Contrasting Texts

Comparing & Contrasting Genres

Parts of Speech

Sentence Types

Varying Sentence Patterns

Consistency in Style and Tone

Using Context Clues

Greek and Latin Word Parts

Using a Dictionary

Using a Thesaurus

Using a Glossary

Figures of Speech

Denotation and Connotation

Subject/Predicate

Grammar/Mechanics, Punctuation & Capitalization

Spelling of grade level multisyllabic words & irregularly spelled words

Novel/Book Studies