CH-UH English Language Arts Curriculum Map

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Grade
Unit
Weekly Theme

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Leveled Readers
AL - Approaching Level
OL - On Level
BL - Beyond Level

Comprehension
Strategy
Skill
Phonics / Spelling Skill

Grammar Skill

Writing Mode
Writing Trait
9/20/2010
Firefighters at Work Fighting the Fire-TFK
AL: Call 911!
OL: How We Use Fire
BL: Wildfires
Summarize (PE/TE)
Main Idea and Details
short /a/a, long /a/a_e Subjects
Personal Narrative
Test Prep Writing: Personal Narrative
Voice
Use of lively words that show enthusiasm
Writing Strategy: Add words
11/1/2010
A Hospital Visit A Trip to the Emergency Room-TFK
AL: Hospital Helpers
OL: Stay Healthy, Stay Happy
BL: It's Easy To Be Healthy!
Summarize (PE/TE)
Sequence
long /a/ay, ai Proper Nouns
Personal Narrative
Test Prep Writing
Organization: Topic: beginning, middle, end
Adhering to the topic; beginning, middle, end
Writing Strategy: Sequence Map
1/10/2011
Creatures Old and Older Meet the Super Croc - TFK
AL: 100-Year-Old-Animals
OL: Extinct Animals
BL: Living Fossils
Monitor Comprehension: Adjust Reading Rate (TE) Reread (PE)
Summarize
digraphs /ch/ch; /sh/sh; /th/th; /hw/wh Past-tense Verbs
Personal Narrative
Test Prep Writing: Personal Narrative
Organization
Adhering to the topic; beginning, middle, end
Writing Strategy: Events map
2/21/2011
Helping Planet Earth A Way To Help Planet Earth--TFK
AL: What Happens to Your Trash?
OL: Spoiled by a Spill
BL: Simple Ideas to Save the Earth
Generate Questions (TE) Ask Questions (PE)
Description
variant vowel /u/oo, ou Irregular Verbs
Persuasive
Test Prep Writing: Persuasive
Organization
One main idea and supporting details
Writing Strategy: Make a list
4/11/2011
Exploration Columbus Explores New Lands--TFK
AL: Discovering Shipwrecks
OL: Exploring the South Pole
BL: Discovering Lost Cities
Summarize (PE/TE)
Main Idea and Details
schwa /?/a Possessive Pronouns
Extended Response to Literature
Test Prep Writing: Extended Response to Literature
Conventions
Punctuation and capitalization
Writing Strateg: Use details
5/23/2011
Worlds of Art Music of the Stone Age--TFK
AL: A World of Colors
OL: A Collection of Cats
BL: A World of Puppets
Analyze Text Structure (TE) Text Structure (PE)
Make Judgments
r-controlled vowels /ûr/er; /îr/eer, ere, ear Adjectives that Compare
Fictional Narrative
Test Prep Writing: Fictional Narrative
Organization
Beginning, middle, end
Writing Strategy: Story Map