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