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Week |
Grade Unit |
Weekly Theme |
Main Selection |
Comprehension Strategy Skill |
Phonics / Spelling Skill |
Grammar Skill |
Writing Mode |
Writing Trait |
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| 9/13/2010
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Making Friends |
Mr. Putter & Tabby Pour the Tea AL: City Garden OL: Garden Park BL: Over the Fence |
Analyze Story Structure (TE)
Story Structure (PE)
Plot |
short /e/e, /o/o, /u/u |
Commands and Exclamations
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Personal Narrative Personal Writing- description of a neighbor or friend |
Sentence Fluency Complete sentences |
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| 9/13/2010
taught for two weeks |
Keeping In Touch |
Dear Juno AL: The E-Mail Pals OL: Dear Ghana BL: Faraway Home |
Analyze Story Structure
Character, Setting, Plot |
Words with the CVCe Pattern (long vowels a, i, o spelled late, kite, hope) |
Commands and Exclamations
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Personal Narrative Friendly Letter (about an experience) 1 paragraph |
Sentence Fluency Complete sentences/avoid sentence fragments |
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| 9/20/2010
taught for two weeks |
Keeping In Touch |
Dear Juno AL: The E-Mail Pals OL: Dear Ghana BL: Faraway Home |
Analyze Story Structure
Character, Setting, Plot |
Words with the CVCe Pattern (long vowels a, i, o spelled late, kite, hope) |
Commands and Exclamations
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Personal Narrative Friendly Letter (about an experience) 1 paragraph |
Sentence Fluency Complete sentences/avoid sentence fragments |
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| 9/27/2010
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Trees for life |
Forests of the World--TFK AL: Partners: Endangered Animals and their Habitats OL: The Survival of Muir Woods BL: Wildfire! |
Text Structure
Compare and Contrast |
Words with /ü/[two dots, loon], /u/ [line over, mule], /u/ [one dot, book] 7/12/2005 |
Sentence Combining (conjunctions and compound sentences)
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WW: Expository TP: Extended Response to Literature WW: Brochure TP: Extended Response |
Sentence Fluency TP: Vary Kinds of Sentences Used |
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| 11/29/2010
|
Being a Writer |
Author: A True Story AL: Laura Ingalls Wilder OL: E.B. White, Writer BL: Sequoyah: The Gift of Writing |
Summarize
Author’s Purpose |
Words with /n/gn, kn; /r/wr (knot, wrap, gnat, sign) (7/11/05) |
Sentence Combining with Nouns
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Persuasive Book Review |
Sentence Fluency Vary sentence lengths |
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| 12/6/2010
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Cowboys & Cowgirls |
Black Cowboy Wild Horses: A True Story AL: Nat Love: A Man of the Old and New West OL: Alice Greenough: A New Woman of the Old West BL: William F. Cody: Showman of the Old West |
Monitor Comprehension
Make Inferences |
VCCV Pattern (Closed syllable with doublet and with different consonants) |
Plurals and Possessives
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Persuasive Review for TV Show, Movie, Book |
Sentence Fluency Use sentences that begin in different ways |
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| 1/3/2011
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Being Friends |
Kate's Game AL: You Could Help OL: Friends Can Help BL: Friends in Your Community |
Analyze Story Structure
Make Predictions |
long /a/a_e |
Verbs
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Personal Narrative (Modified Writing Process Write a letter to a friend about what you like to do together. |
Sentence Fluency |
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| 1/10/2011
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Kids Around the World |
Kids Can Help AL: Boys and Girls Play OL: Holiday Fun BL: Let's Eat |
Analyze Text Structure
Compare and Contrast |
s blends /sl/sl-, /sm/sm-, /sn/sn-, /sp/sp-, /st/st-, /sw/sw |
Present-tense Verbs
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Personal Narrative (modified writing process) Write about what you learned from Kids Can Help |
Sentence Fluency |
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| 1/17/2011
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Me and My Shadow |
Short Shadows, Long Shadows--TFK AL: Shadows OL: The Groundhog's Shadow BL: The Sun |
Analyze Text Structure
Main idea and details |
digraphs /ch/ch, -tch; /hw/wh- |
Past-tense Verbs
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Descriptive (Modified Writing Process) Write a description about daytime and nighttime. |
Sentence Fluency |
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| 1/17/2011
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Precipitation |
Snowflake Bentley AL: Hurricanes OL: Tornadoes BL: Extreme Weather |
Evaluate
Summarize |
Compound Words (background, cloudburst) 6/3/2005 |
Irregular Verbs
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Fictional Narrative Character Sketch 1 paragraph |
Sentence Fluency Begin sentences in different ways |
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| 2/7/2011
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Getting Along |
Seven Spools of Thread AL: Androcles and the Lion OL: A True Hero BL: The Lost Brocade |
Make Inferences and Analyze
Draw Conclusions |
Words with /ou/ (ow, ou, brown, cloud) |
Linking Verbs
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Explanatory Writing Poster with directions on how to make something (might include a little research) |
Sentence Fluency Add words to make sentence flow more smoothly |
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| 2/21/2011
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The Sea |
At Home in the Coral Reef AL: The Arctic Ocean OL: Tide Pools BL: Hydrothermal Vents |
Analyze Text Structure
Compare and Contrast |
Words with /ô/ (au, aw, a, alt, alk - awkward, caller, faucet, halt, walker) 6/3/2005 |
Pronouns and Homophones
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Explanatory Writing How-to paragraphs (becoming involved with community project) |
Sentence Fluency Changing or adding words |
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| 2/28/2011
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Extreme Weather |
Hurricanes AL: Blizzard OL: Tornado BL: Earthquake |
Text Structure
Description |
Words with /ch[schwa]r and /zh[schwa]r (measure, culture, teacher) |
Possessive Pronouns
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Expository Magazine Article (with research/note taking) |
Sentence Fluency lengthen some sentences by adding descriptive details |
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| 5/9/2011
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Unusual Animals |
Charlotte's Web AL: The Elephant's Boast OL: Mike's Surprise BL: The Grizzly and the Frigate Bird |
Monitor Comprehension
Make Judgments |
Prefixes re-, un-, dis-, pre- (7/1/05) |
Adjectives that Compare
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Expository Writing (Research) News Story—about an animal’s amazing trick or accomplishment. Students can do research in magazine or on internet. 1 paragraph (Research) |
Sentence Fluency Lead sentence with who, what, why, where, and when |
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| 5/16/2011
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Bugs, Bugs, Bugs! |
Dot and Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery AL: A Bee Like Me OL: The Painted Lady Butterfly BL: Where are the Butterflies? |
Monitor Comprehension: Reread
Use Illustrations |
diphthong /ou/ou, ow |
Subjects
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Personal Narrative (Modified Writing Process) Write about an interesting bug you have seen. |
Sentence Fluency |
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| 5/23/2011
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Exploring Space |
Little Bear AL: A Good Little Visit OL: The Trip BL: A Space Race |
Monitor Comprehension: Reread
Make Predictions |
variant vowel /u/oo |
Predicates
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Personal Narrative (Modified Writing Process) Write about something you like to pretend. |
Sentence Fluency |
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| 5/23/2011
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Airplanes |
My Brothers' Flying Machine AL: Riding the Wind: Amelia Earhart OL: Against the Wind: James H. Banning BL: Women in Flight |
Monitor Comprehension
Author’s Perspective |
Words with Suffixes [-y, -ly, -ful, -less, -ness (foggy, hurriedly, respectful, homeless, stillness)] 6/3/2005 |
Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
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Expository Writing Interview with a professional with focus on profession (such as a pilot, a school teacher, etc) (write questions; take notes) and write up as 1 – 2 paragraph. |
Sentence Fluency Cut out unnecessary words |
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| 5/30/2011
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At Work |
Cool Jobs--TFK AL: The Pet Vets OL: The Pilots BL: The Architects |
Monitor Comprehension: Reread
Classify and Categorize |
variant vowel /ü/oo |
Pronouns
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Report (Modified Writing Process) Report on a job that interests you. |
Sentence Fluency |