Trimester 1

Class novels (read aloud) that will serve as mentor texts throughout this unit:

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

Reading Literature Learning Objectives:

• Key Ideas and Details – refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text; determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text; describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text. 

• Craft and structure – determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology; explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems and drama when writing or speaking about a text; compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations. 

•  Integration of Knowledge and Ideas – make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text; compare and contrast

Reading Skills:

• Reading Foundational Skills  Phonics and Word Recognition – use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology to read accurately unfamiliar multi-syllabic words in context and out of context.  

• Fluency – read on-level text with purpose and understanding; read on-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings; use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.