5th Grade
Unit 2 Module B: Finding Courage
Mid November - Mid December: 2nd Trimester
5th Grade
Unit 2 Module B: Finding Courage
Mid November - Mid December: 2nd Trimester
Module Overview
Use the drop down menu to view the new resources have been curated to support ReadyGEN reading and writing and the foundational skills block
eBackpacks Unit 2 - digital books, articles, etc. for student reading to encourage a love of reading and build background knowledge around unit topics and themes
PBA Student Writing Samples for Unit 2B - Samples & reflective questions to use with students to support their PBA writing and scoring support for teacher use
Structured Morphology Videos - Exemplar videos in the Edthena Video Bank to watch components of Structured Morphology lessons
School AI Informative Writing Feedback Space - These spaces have been specifically designed to give immediate feedback noting strengths, areas for improvement, prompting questions to help them revise and examples of how they might improve their writing in a particular area.
NOTE: The prompts for these spaces have been written to ensure the chatbot will not write the piece for students.
Readers understand that relationships between individuals and historical events are important to their understanding of a text.
Writers understand that informative writing uses linking words and phrases and specific vocabulary to convey ideas and information.
Learners understand that social movements are produced by a unique combination of leadership and events.
How does understanding the relationships between individuals and historical events help readers comprehend a text?
How do writers clearly convey ideas and information?
Readers will explain the relationships between individuals and historical events based on information presented in texts.
Writers will compose an informative text using linking words and phrases and specific vocabulary.
Learners will understand various social movements and how they have affected large groups of people.
Informative/Explanatory Task: Write About Courage
Students will write a brief essay to explain the courage exhibited by one of the people in Real-Life Superheroes.
Standards Addressed
The highlighted evidence outcomes are the priority for all students, serving as the essential concepts and skills. It is recommended that the remaining evidence outcomes listed be addressed as time allows, representing the full breadth of the curriculum.
Evidence outcomes in bold are those that are expected to be mastered in trimester 2
Listen to others’ ideas and form their own opinions.
Review the key ideas expressed and explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion. (CCSS: SL.5.1d)
Include multimedia components (for example: graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes. (CCSS: SL.5.5)
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks. (CCSS: SL.5.6)
Evidence outcomes in bold are those that are expected to be mastered in trimester 2
Prioritized Evidence Outcomes:
Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text. (CCSS: RI.5.3)
Supporting Evidence Outcomes:
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. (CCSS: RI.5.1)
Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. (CCSS: RI.5.2)
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area. (CCSS: RI.5.4)
Compare and contrast the overall structure (for example: chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts. (CCSS: RI.5.5)
Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent. (CCSS: RI.5.6)
Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s). (CCSS: RI.5.8)
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably. (CCSS: RI.5.9)
Foundational Skills:
Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (for example, roots and affixes) to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context. (CCSS: RF.5.3a)
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. (CCSS.L.5.3)
Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style. (CCSS.L.5.3.a)
Read and identify the meaning of words with sophisticated prefixes and suffixes.
Apply knowledge of derivational suffixes that change the part of speech of the base word (for example active and activity).
Read and identify the meaning of roots and related word families in which the pronunciation of the root does not change.
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings. (CCSS: L.5.5)
Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context (CCSS.L.5.5a)
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (for example: however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition). (CCSS.L.5.6)
Evidence outcomes in bold are those that are expected to be mastered in trimester 2
Prioritized Evidence Outcome:
Write informative/explanatory texts that provide a clear focus and the use of text features to group related information on a well-developed topic, using precise language and domain-specific vocabulary. (CCSS:W.5.2)
Supporting Evidence Outcomes:
Introduce a topic clearly, provide a general observation and focus, and group related information logically; include formatting (for example: headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. (CCSS: W.5.2a)
Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic. (CCSS: W.5.2b)
Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses (for example: in contrast, especially). (CCSS:W.5.2c)
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. (CCSS: W.5.2d)
Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented. (CCSS: W.5.2e)
Grammar & Conventions:
Form and use the perfect (for example: I had walked; I have walked; I will have walked) verb tenses. (CCSS: L.5.1b)
Use verb tense to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions. (CCSS: L.5.1c)
Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense. (CCSS: L.5.1d)
Use correlative conjunctions (for example: either/or, neither/nor). (CCSS: L.5.1e)
Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style. (CCSS: L.5.3a)
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (CCSS: W.5.4)
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. (CCSS: W.5.5)
With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others. (adapted from CCSS: W.5.6)
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. (CCSS.W.5.10)
Summarize and support key ideas.
Demonstrate comprehension of information with supporting logical and valid inferences.
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. (CCSS: W.5.9)
Assessments
Assessments listed below reflect a balance of both formative and summative options, providing teachers and students with information relative to mastery of module and unit goals in reading and writing.
Student Prompt:
Write a brief essay to explain the courage exhibited by one of the people in Real-Life Superheroes.
Remember to:
introduce and describe the person you have chosen to write about.
use facts, definitions, details, and quotations to explain how this person showed courage.
use transitions, such as however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, and in addition.
provide a conclusion.
include graphics or visuals to enhance comprehension.
2B Informative/Explanatory Rubric
5th Grade SchoolAI Informational/Explanatory Writing Feedback Space
*Administered AFTER Module 2B
Texts
Texts listed below reflect the full series of reading materials designed to build background knowledge within the Unit theme.
Anchor Text
Real-Life Superheroes
(trade book)
Lexile 1030L Informational Text
Supporting Texts
The Great Migration Angel Island
(trade book) (Text Collection V1)
Lexile 830L Lexile 970L
Informational Text Informational Text
Sleuth
“The Prince of Freedom”
Lexile 850L
“On Loyalty to Country”
Lexile 910L
Aligned Texts for Small Group & Additional Reading
Escape to Freedom
(available for check out through Media Services)
Structured Morphology