ELA 1st Quarter

• RL 4.1: Refer to details explicitly stated in a text to make inferences

• RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.

• RL 4.3: Describe characters and settings in a story or drama (internal/external)

• RL. 4.10: Understand fictional grade-level texts and read for a sustained period.

• RI 4.1: Refer to details in text to explicitly draw inferences

• RI.4.2 Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text. 

• RI 4.3: Explain events, procedures and ideas from a historical, scientific or technical text

• RI 4.5: Describe the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text

• RI 4.10: Understand informational texts and grade level texts and read for a sustained period.

• L.4.4: Determine the meaning of unknown words (context clues, word parts, word relationships and reference materials)

• L.4.5: Demonstrate/understand figurative language and nuances (similes, metaphors, idioms, adages and proverbs)

• RL 4.4: Determine meaning of words and phrases that affect meaning and tone

• RL 4.5: Compare and contrast poems, drama, and prose

• RI 4.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases relevant to a topic

VOCABULARY

Infer, Text Evidence, Explicit / Implicit, Details, Support, Author’s Purpose, Sequence / Chronological Order, Character - Internal & External Traits, F.A.S.T (Feelings, Actions, Speech, Thoughts), Setting (Place, Time, Environment), Dialogue, Major/Minor Events, Schema, Background Knowledge, Scientific, Historical, Technical, Procedures, Context Clues, Multiple Meaning Words, Nuances, Figurative Language: Proverbs, Adages, Idioms, Similes, Metaphors, Onomatopoeia, Personification, Hyperbole, Alliteration

ELA 2nd Quarter

• RL 4.1: Refer to details explicitly stated in a text to make inferences

• RL 4.2: Determine theme of a story, drama and poem

• RL 4.5: Compare and contrast poems, drama, and prose

• RI 4.1: Refer to details in text to explicitly draw inferences

• RI 4.2: Determine main idea and key details to summarize a text

• L.4.4: Determine the meaning of unknown words (context clues, word parts, word relationships and reference materials)

• L.4.5: Demonstrate/understand figurative language and nuances (similes, metaphors, idioms, adages and proverbs)

• RL 4.3: Describe characters and settings in a story or drama (internal/external)

• RL 4.4: Determine meaning of words and phrases that affect meaning and tone

• RI 4.3: Explain events, procedures and ideas from a historical, scientific or technical text

• RI 4.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases relevant to a topic

• RI 4.5: Describe the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text

WRITING

• W.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. 

VOCABULARY

Text Evidence, Main Idea, Summarize

Poetry: Stanzas, Lines, Rhythms, Rhyme, Tone, Meter, Verse, Repetition, Mood, Imagery

Prose - Sentence, Paragraph, Chapter, Characters, Setting, Plot, Dialogue, Mood, Theme

Drama - Play, Cast of Characters, Dialogue, Stage Directions, Scenes, Acts, Description, Plot, Theme

Text Structures: Cause & Effect, Description, Chronological Order/Sequence, Problem & Solution, Compare & Contrast; Organization & Structure, Pattern

ELA 3rd Quarter

• RL 4.2: Determine theme of a story, drama and poem

• RL 4.3: Describe characters and settings in a story or drama (internal/external)

• RL 4.6: Compare and contrast point of view (1st/3rd person narrations)

• RL 4.7: Make connections between a text-visual-oral presentation of a text

• RI 4.2: Determine main idea and key details to summarize a text

• RI 4.3: Explain events, procedures and ideas from a historical, scientific or technical text

• RI 4.6: Compare and contrast firsthand and secondhand accounts on the same topic

• RI 4.7: How illustrations contribute to the understanding of an informational text (charts, graphs, etc)

• RI 4.8: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to make a point in a text

• L.4.4: Determine the meaning of unknown words (context clues, word parts, word relationships and reference materials)

• L.4.5: Demonstrate/understand figurative language and nuances (similes, metaphors, idioms, adages and proverbs)

• RL 4.1: Refer to details explicitly stated in a text to make inferences

• RL 4.4: Determine meaning of words and phrases that affect meaning and tone

• RL 4.5: Compare and contrast poems, drama, and prose

• RI 4.1: Refer to details in text to explicitly draw inferences

• RI 4.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases relevant to a topic

• RI 4.5: Describe events, ideas and concepts of an informational  text

WRITING

• W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. 

• W.5 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

VOCABULARY

Theme, Central Message, Central Idea, Lesson, Moral

Fables, Folktales, Myths, Dramas, Poetry, Prose

Character - Internal & External Traits, F.A.S.T (Feelings, Actions, Speech, Thoughts); Setting (Place, Time, Environment); Plot Structure - Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution; Compare & Contrast; Focus; Event; First-Hand Account; Second-Hand Account

Primary & Secondary Sources: Biographies / Autobiographies/Memoir / Diary / Journals / Speeches / Letters / Interviews / Articles / Encyclopedias / Documentaries

Text Features: Table of Contents / Index / Glossary / Title / Title Page / Headings / Subheadings / Bold Words or Bold Print / Italics / Photographs & Illustrations / Captions / Text Box, Fact Box, Sidebars / Maps / Diagrams & Labels / Cutaways & Cross-Sections / Graphs, Tables, Timelines / Bullet Points

ELA 4th Quarter

• RL 4.2: Determine theme of a story, drama and poem

• RL 4.3: Describe characters and settings in a story or drama (internal/external)

• RL 4.9: Compare and contrast themes, topics and events in stories and myths

• RL 4.10: Understand fictional grade level texts and read for a sustained period.

• RI 4.2: Determine main idea and key details to summarize a text

• RI 4.3: Explain events, procedures and ideas from a historical, scientific or technical text

• RI 4.9: Integrate information from two texts on the same topic

• RI 4.10: Understand informational text, level texts and read for a sustained period

• L.4.4: Determine the meaning of unknown words (context clues, word parts, word relationships and reference materials)

• L.4.5: Demonstrate/understand figurative language and nuances (similes, metaphors, idioms, adages and proverbs)

• RL 4.1: Refer to details explicitly stated in a text to make inferences

• RL 4.4: Determine meaning of words and phrases that affect meaning and tone

• RL 4.5: Compare and contrast poems, drama, and prose

• RI 4.1 :Refer to details in text to explicitly draw inferences

• RI 4.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases relevant to a topic

• RI 4.5: Describe events, ideas and concepts of an informational  text

WRITING

• W.4.1  Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.  

VOCABULARY

Compare & Contrast; Integrate; Visual, Oral, Multimedia Representation; Proof - Claim, Reason, Evidence, Justification, Statement, Argument, Judgment, Conclusion, Reasons, Reasoning, Evidence Support

Combine; Traditional, Myth, Topic, Theme, Event, Cultures; Similar & Differences; Justification

ELA 1st Quarter

• RL 5.1-Quote accurately from a text to draw inferences 

• RI 5.1-Quote accurately from a text when drawing inferences.

• RL 5.2-Determine theme of a story, drama or poem and how the characters respond to challenges and summarize the text 

• RI 5.2-Determine 2 or more main ideas and give key details (Focus on Summary)

• RL.5.3-Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.

• RI.5.3- 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.

• RL 5.4-Determine the meaning of words/phrases as they are used in a text 

• RI 5.4-Determine the meaning of academic vocabulary in a text  *encompassed in daily vocabulary instruction

• RL 5.5- Explain how chapters, scenes, or stanzas provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.

• RL 5.6-Describe how a narrator’s perspective influences events

• RI.5.8-Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).

• RL 5.10-Understand grade level texts and read for a sustained period.

• RI 5.10 Understand informational texts and read for a sustained period.

• W 5.1-Write opinion pieces support point of view with reasons around a given topic.

• RF 5.4-Know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills (syllabication, morphology, and multisyllabic words)

VOCABULARY

Infer, Text Evidence, Explicit / Implicit, Details, Support, Author’s Purpose, Sequence / Chronological Order, Character - Internal & External Traits, F.A.S.T (Feelings, Actions, Speech, Thoughts), Setting (Place, Time, Environment), Dialogue, Major/Minor Events, Schema, Background Knowledge, Scientific, Historical, Technical, Procedures, Context Clues, Multiple Meaning Words, Nuances, Figurative Language: Proverbs, Adages, Idioms, Similes, Metaphors, Onomatopoeia, Personification, Hyperbole, Alliteration

ELA 2nd Quarter

• RL 5.2-Determine theme of a story, drama or poem and how the characters respond to challenges and summarize the text 

• RI 5.2-Determine 2 or more main ideas and give key details (Focus on Theme / Central Idea)

• RL 5.3-Compare and contrast characters, settings or dramas.

• RI 5.3-Explain the relationships between 2 or more concepts in multiple text types.

• RL 5.5-Explain how parts of a story provide structure to the story

• RI 5.5-Compare and contrast structure of events or information in multiple texts

• RL 5.4-Determine the meaning of words/phrases as they are used in a text

• RI 5.4-Determine the meaning of academic vocabulary in a text  *encompassed in daily vocabulary instruction

• RL 5.1-Quote accurately from a text to draw inferences 

• RI 5.1-Quote accurately from a text when drawing inferences.

• RL 5.10-Understand grade level texts and read for a sustained period.

• RI 5.10 Understand informational texts and read for a sustained period.

• RF 5.2-Create readable documents through cursive handwriting

• RF 5.4-Know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills (syllabication, morphology, and multisyllabic words)

• RF 5.5-Read grade level text and prose with purpose, understanding, expression and self correction

WRITING

• W.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. 

VOCABULARY

Theme, Drama, Poem, Chapter, Stanza, Details, Topic, Summarize, Conflict, Resolution, Characters, Traits, Dialogue, Compare, Contrast, Describe, Analyze

ELA 3rd Quarter

• RL 5.5- Explain how chapters, scenes, or stanzas provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.

• RL 5.6-Describe how a narrator’s perspective influences events

• RI 5.6-Analyze multiple accounts comparing and contrasting the perspective

• RL 5.7-Analyze how visual and multimedia elements affect meaning, tone or aesthetics. 

• RI 5.7-Use multiple resources to locate and an answer to a question efficiently

• RI 5.8 - Author’s reasons and evidence

• RL 5.4-Determine the meaning of words/phrases as they are used in a text 

• RI 5.4 -Determine the meaning of academic vocabulary in a text  

• RL 5.1-Quote accurately from a text to draw inferences 

• RI 5.1-Quote accurately from a text when drawing inferences.

• RL 5.10-Understand grade level texts and read for a sustained period.

• RI 5.10 Understand informational texts and read for a sustained period.

• RL 5.2-Determine theme of a story, drama or poem and how the characters respond to challenges and summarize the text 

• RI 5.2-Determine 2 or more main ideas and give key details (Focus on Summary)

• RL 5.3-Compare and contrast characters, settings or dramas.

• RI 5.3-Explain the relationships between 2 or more concepts in multiple text types.

WRITING

• W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. 

• W.5 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

VOCABULARY

Description, Influence, Author, Narrator, Speaker, Accounts, Topic, Solution, Similarities, Differences, Point of View, Develop, Analyze, Multimedia, Elements, Tone, Folktale, Fiction, Myth, Visual 

ELA 4th Quarter

• RL 5.5- Explain how chapters, scenes, or stanzas provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.

• RI 5.8-Explain how reasons and evidence are used to support a particular point in a text

• RL 5.9-Compare and contrast stories on their approach to similar themes 

• RI 5.9-Integrate information from multiple texts on the same topic knowledgeably 

• RL 5.4-Determine the meaning of words/phrases as they are used in a text 

• RI 5.4-Determine the meaning of academic vocabulary in a text  *encompassed in daily vocabulary instruction

• RL 5.1-Quote accurately from a text to draw inferences 

• RI 5.1-Quote accurately from a text when drawing inferences.

• RL 5.10-Understand grade level texts and read for a sustained period.

• RI 5.10 Understand informational texts and read for a sustained period.

• RL 5.2-Determine theme of a story, drama or poem and how the characters respond to challenges and summarize the text 

• RI 5.2-Determine 2 or more main ideas and give key details (Focus on Summary)

• RL 5.3-Compare and contrast characters, settings or dramas.

• RI 5.3-Explain the relationships between 2 or more concepts in multiple text types.

WRITING

• W.1  Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.  

VOCABULARY

Evidence, Reasons/reasoning, Support, Author, Identify, Points, Topic, Approaches, Compare/ Contrast, Patterns of events, Literature, Mystery, Fable, Genre, Theme