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Lessons/Assignments Unit 1: Loyalty and Respect What draws us to people and things around us and makes us care? Week 1: How can we help protect the people we love? Old Yeller Word Work: Adding -ed and -ing Comprehension: Setting Literature: Historical Setting Writing: Memoir Grammar: Four Kinds of Sentences Vocabulary Spelling Week 2: Why should we care about people we don't know? Mother Fletcher's Gift Word Work: Short Vowels Comprehension: Character Literature: Realistic Fiction Writing: Character Sketch Grammar: Subjects and Predicates Vocabulary Spelling Week 3: How do we learn to connect with others in a new place? Viva New Jersey Word Work: Vowel Sounds with r Comprehension: Compare and Contrast Literature: Realistic Fiction Writing: Journal Entry Grammar: Independent and Dependent Clauses Vocabulary Spelling Week 4: Why is it important to care about nature? Saving the Rain Forests Word Work: Difficult Spellings Comprehension: Fact and Opinion Literature: Expository Nonfiction Writing: Problem/Solution Grammar: Compound and Complex Sentences Vocabulary Spelling Week 5: How do animals and humans develop undertanding and trust? When Crowbar Came Word Work: Plural or Possessive Comprehension: Fact and Opinion Literature: Narrative Nonfiction Writing: Narratie Writing Grammar: Common and Proper Nouns Vocabulary Spelling Writing and Assessment: Personal Narrative Unit 2: Space and Time Why might things far away and long ago be important to us now? Week 1: Why is it important to know about the universe? The Universe Word Work: Multisyllabic Words Comprehension: Main Idea Literature: Expository Nonfiction Writing: Directions Grammar: Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns Vocabulary Spelling Week 2: What can we learn from studying fossils? Dinosaur Ghosts: The Mystery of Coelophysis Word Work: Latin Roots Comprehension: Main Idea Literature: Expository Nonfiction Writing: Hypothesis and Results Grammar: Possessive Nouns Vocabulary Spelling Week 3: How can knowing the past help us understand the present? A Week in the 1800s Word Work: Final Syllable Patterns Comprehension: Graphic Sources Literature: Expository Nonfisction Writing: Friendly Letter Grammar: Action and Linking Verbs Vocabulary Spelling Week 4: How can a focus on the future help us imagine new possiblilities? Good-bye to the Moon Word Work: Schwa Comprehension: Compare and Contrast Literature: Science Fiction Writing: Interview Gammar: Subject-Verb Agreement Vocabualry Spelling Week 5: Why is it important to understand ancient civilizations? Egypt Word Work: Suffixes -ian, -ant, -ent, -ist Comprehension: Graphic Sources Literature: Expository Nonfiction Writing: Explanation Grammar: Past, Present, and Future Tenses Vocabulary Spelling Writing and Assessment: How-to Report Unit 3: Challenges and Obstacles How are the results of our efforts sometimes greater than we expect? Week 1: How does facing challenges help us learn about ourselves? Hatchet Word Work: Unusual Spellings Comprehension: Sequence Literature: Realistic Fiction Writing: Expository Writing Grammar: Prinicpal Parts of Regular Verbs Vocabulary Spelling Week 2: How can our determination affect our ability to succeed? When Marian Sang Word Work: Multisyllabic Words Comprehension: Generalize Literature: Biography Writing: Biographical Study Grammar: Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs Vocabulary Spelling Week 3: Why is it important to stay calm during a crisis? Learning to Swim Word Work: Using Just Enough Letters Comprehension: Sequence Literature: Autobiography Writing: Rules Grammar: Verbs, Objects, and Subject Complements Vocabulary Spelling Week 4: How do we demonstrate trustworthiness? Juan Verdades: The Man Who Couldn't Tell a Lie Word Work: Compound Words Comprehension: Generalize Literature: Folktale Writing: Email Grammar: Troublesome Verbs Vocabulary Spelling Week 5: How do we create opportunities for our dreams to come true? Elizabeth Blackwell: Medical Pioneer Word Work: Homophones Comprehension: Draw Conclusions Literature: Drama Writing: Comparing and Contrasting Grammar: Prepositions Vocabulary Spelling Writing and Assessment: Compare and Contrast Essay | Unit 4: Explorers, Pioneers, and Discoverers
How have those who've gone first influenced others who've gone after? Week 1: What drives people to explore in harsh climates and dangerous places? Into the Ice Word Work: Greek Word Parts Comprehension: Cause and Effect Literature: Narrative Nonfiction Writing: News Story Grammar: Subject and Object Pronouns Vocabulary Spelling Week 2: Why is it important to study animals responsibly? The Chimpanzees I Love Word Work: Prefixes dis-, de-, out-, un- Comprehension: Author's Purpose Literature: Expository Nonfiction Writing: Story About an Animal Grammar: Pronouns and Antecedents Vocabulary Spelling Week 3: What does it mean to be a pioneer? Black Frontiers Word Work: Words with ci and ti Comprehension: Cause and Effect Literature: Expository Nonfiction Writing: Describe a Setting Grammar: Possessive Pronouns Vocabulary Spelling Week 4: How can we be open to new understandings? Space Cadets Word Work: Related Words 1 Comprehension: Draw Conclusions Literature: Drama Writing: TV Script Grammar: Indefinite and Reflexive Pronouns Vocabulary Spelling Week 5: How do invention happen? Inventing the Future: A Photobiography of Thomas Alva Edison Word Work: Word Edings -ly, -ity, -tion Comprehension: Author's Purpose Literature: Biography Writing: Summary Grammar: Using Who and Whom Vocabulary Spelling Writing and Assessment: Story Unit 5: Resources What are resources and why are they important to us? Week 1: How can different generations be resources? The View From Saturday Word Work: Suffixes -ate, -ive, -ship Comprehension: Plot Literature: Humorous Fiction Writing: Literary Review Grammar: Contractions and Negatives Vocabulary Spelling Week 2: How can we combine our resources to make change? Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez Word Work: Words from Many Cultures Comprehnsion: Fact and Opinion Literature: Biography Writing: Letter to the Editor Grammar: Adjectives andArticles Vocabulary Spelling Week 3: How can stories be used to explain the workings of nature? The River That Went to the Sky: A Story from Malawi Word Work: Counpound Words Comprehension: Cause and Effect Literature: Myth Writing: Poem Grammar: Demonstrative Adjectives Vocabulary Spelling Week 4: How do we decide the value of different resources? Gold Word Work: Suffixes -ism, -age, -ure Comprehension: Main Idea Literature: Expository Nonfiction Writing: Brochure Grammar: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Vocabulary Spelling Week 5: How is Knowledge a resouce? The House of Wisdom Word Work: Prefixes bi-, tri-, uni-, semi- Comprehension: Sequence Literature: Historical Fiction Writing: Advertisement Grammar: Adverbs Vocabulary Spelling Writing and Assessment: Persuasive Argument Unit 6: Exploring Cultures In what ways does one culture affect another? Week 1: How can stories from teh past influence our imaginations? Don Quixote and teh Windmills Word Work: Suffixes -ary, -ery, -ory Comprehension: Author's Purpose Literature: Historical Fiction Writing: Symbolism Grammar: Modifiers Vocabulary Spelling Week 2: How have ancient cultures influence modern ones? Ancient Greece Word Work: Related Words 2 Comprehension: Graphic Sources Literature: Expository Nonfiction Writing: Taking Notes Grammar: Conjunctions Vocabulary Spelling Week 3: How can we understand adn apreciate our cultural differences? The All-American Slurp Word Work: Easily Confused Words Comprehension: Compare and Contrast Literature: Realistic Fiction Writing: Newsletter Grammar: Commas Vocabulary Spelling Week 4: Must cultural differences lead to conflict? The Aztec News Word Work: Word Endings Comprehension: Draw Conclusions Literature: Informational Text Writing: Outlining Grammar: Quotations and Quotation Marks Vocabulary Spelling Week 5: How can migration affect a culture? Where Opportunity Awaits Word Work: Latin Roots Comprehension: Generalize Literature: Expository Nonfiction Writing: Job Application Grammar: Punctuation Vocabulary Spelling Writing andAssessment: Research Report |
