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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
taught two weeks |
American Legends |
Davy Crockett Saves the World AL: Sluefoot Sue: An American Legend OL: Johnny Appleseed: An American Legend BL: Old Stormalong: An American Legend |
Story Structure
Plot and Setting |
Long Vowels ai, ay, ee, ea, igh, oa, ow, Vce |
Subjects and Predicates (simple, complete, compound)
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Personal Narrative Personal Narrative—how a real-life hero inspired/influenced the writer |
Voice Show your feelings |
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| 9/20/2010
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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
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Personal Narrative Test Prep Writing: Personal Narrative |
Voice Use of lively words that show enthusiasm Writing Strategy: Add words |
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| 9/20/2010
taught two weeks |
American Legends |
Davy Crockett Saves the World AL: Sluefoot Sue: An American Legend OL: Johnny Appleseed: An American Legend BL: Old Stormalong: An American Legend |
Story Structure
Plot and Setting |
Long Vowels ai, ay, ee, ea, igh, oa, ow, Vce |
Subjects and Predicates (simple, complete, compound)
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Personal Narrative Personal Narrative—how a real-life hero inspired/influenced the writer |
Voice Show your feelings |
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| 10/4/2010
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Coming to America |
My Name is Yoon AL: Remember Me OL: Daniel's New Home BL: Eva's Journey |
Summarize (PE/TE)
Make and Confirm Predictions |
short /o/o, long /o/o_e |
Sentence combining; Day 1: Combining Subjects; Day 2: Combining Predicates
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Personal Narrative Journal Entry about a personal experience |
Voice Use of lively words that show enthusiasm |
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| 10/4/2010
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Wildlife Watchers |
Raft, The AL: The Secret Code OL: X Marks the Spot BL: Saving Larry |
Make Inferences and Analyze
Character, Setting, Plot |
Words with Long o (robe, goal, glow, post) 5/30/2005 |
Run-on Sentences
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Personal Narrative Journal Entry (about personal experience) 1 paragraph |
Voice Show Feelings |
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| 10/11/2010
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Pets |
Pet Tricks AL: Good Cat! OL: Rosa's New Puppy BL: My Pet Hamster |
Analyze Story Structure
Setting |
r blends /br/br-, /kr/cr-, /fr/fr-, /gr/gr-, /tr/tr- |
Questions and Exclamations
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Descriptive (modified writing process) Sentence: Describe a pet you know. |
Voice |
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| 10/18/2010
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Teamwork |
Soccer AL: We Help! OL: We Can Help BL: All Kinds of Teams |
Analyze Text Structure
Author's Purpose |
blends /nd/-nd, /st/-st, /nt/-nt, /nk/-nk |
Writing Sentences
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Persuasive (Modified Writing Process) Persuasive sentences |
Voice |
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| 10/18/2010
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Baseball |
Mighty Jackie: The Strike-out Queen AL: Wilma Rudolph: A True Winner 5/31/2005 OL: Determined to Win: Babe Didrikson Zaharias 6/1/2005 BL: Jackie Robinson: A Man Who Stood So Tall |
Make Inferences and Analyze
Author's Purpose |
Words with ch and tch (beginning, medial, final position) 6/7/2005 |
Common and Proper Nouns (for people, places, days, months & holidays)
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Persuasive Writing Persuasive Letter (invitation) 1 paragraph |
Voice Consider audience |
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| 11/8/2010
OLSAT 8, Stanford 10 |
Slithery Snakes! |
Ranger Rick AL: Giants of the Snake World OL: Sea Snakes BL: Alien: The Brown Tree Snake Story |
Summarize
Main Idea and Details |
Plurals (endings -s and -es, no change in spelling, and change y to i) |
Singular and Plural Nouns (adding -es, y to i)
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Persuasive Letter to the Editor (dangerous animals have their good points) |
Voice Choose a topic you feel strongly about and include personal opinions |
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| 11/15/2010
last week of trimester 1 |
Out In Space |
The Planets in Our Solar System AL: What's in the Sky? OL: The International Space Station BL: Exploring Space |
Generate Questions
Summarize |
Consonant Blends (7/11/05) (/thr/, /spr/, /scr/, /str/) |
Possessive Nouns
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Persuasive Radio Ad to visit Planetarium 1 paragraph |
Voice Use words that show excitement |
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| 11/29/2010
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Staying Fit |
There's Nothing Like Baseball AL: Tom's Tryouts OL: Harry's Game BL: The Laughter Club |
Generate Questions (TE)
Ask Questions (PE)
Make Inferences |
long /o/o, oa, ow, oe |
Plurals and Possessives
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Explanatory Explanation Explain something you like to do and why you like to do it |
Voice Use of lively words |
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| 12/13/2010
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Food Around the World |
Stone Soup AL: The Popcorn Dancers OL: The Fox's Banquet BL: The Duke's Banquet |
Visualize
Make Inferences |
Words with /är/, /ôr/ (ar as in bark, card and or, ore as in north, store) |
Action Verbs
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Personal Narrative Journal Entry by the student writer about the best meal he or she has ever eaten, or about preparing a meal. 1 paragraph |
Voice Write the way the character would talk or think |
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| 12/13/2010
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People Who Made a Difference |
My Brother Martin AL: Harriet Tubman OL: Coretta Scott King BL: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Fighting for Rights |
Evaluate
Author’s Purpose |
Words with Silent Letters [kn, mb, wr (kneel, climb, wreck)] 6/3/2005 |
Verb Tenses
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Poem Poem (about aspirations or inspiring person) unrhymed free verse |
Voice Show enthusiasm |
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| 1/3/2011
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The American Revolution |
Sleds on Boston Common: A Story from the American Revolution AL: The Battle of Saratoga OL: The Shot Heard Around the World BL: The Battle of Bunker Hill |
Make Inferences and Analyze
Draw Conclusions |
V/CV and VC/V Patterns (hu/mid and cab/in) |
Action Verbs
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Fictional Narrative Character Sketch (use point of view: first person description of character or one character describes another) |
Voice Choose a voice that sounds like the person who is the narrator |
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| 1/17/2011
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Curtain Up! |
The Alvin Ailey Kids: Dancing As a Team AL: Sarah Hughes, Figure Skater OL: Zhang Nan BL: Gregory Hines: Tap Dancing Man |
Visualize (PE/TE)
Summarize |
digraphs /ch/ch, tch; /sh/sh; /th/th |
The Verb 'Have'
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Persuasive Persuasive advertisement |
Voice Use of lively words |
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| 2/21/2011
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Getting Involved |
Here’s My Dollar AL: Our City Gardens OL: Patching a Playground BL: Service Dogs in the Neighborhood |
Monitor Comprehension
Author’s Purpose |
Homophones (one syllable) |
Irregular Verbs
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Explanatory Writing Personal Essay—How I solved a problem 1 paragraph |
Voice Write as if directly addressing the audience |
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| 3/7/2011
last week of trimester 2 |
Trickster Tales |
The Catch of the Day: A Trickster Play AL: Coyote and the Rock OL: Brer Rabbit and the Gizzard Eater BL: How Thor Got His Hammer |
Evaluate
Author’s Purpose |
Words with –ance, –ence (dependent/dependence; attendant/attendance) |
Pronouns and Homophones; Contractions & Homophones
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Expository Interview (written up as an article) |
Voice Consider the audience; write as if talking directly to them |
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| 3/21/2011
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Life In the Desert |
Dig, Wait, Listen: A Desert Toad's Tale AL: Sonoran Desert Animals OL: Australian Desert Animals BL: Kalahari Desert Animals |
Summarize (TE)
Author's Purpose (PE) |
diphthong /ou/ow, ou |
Pronouns
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Fictional Narrative dialogue (for a fictional character or animal in the desert) |
Voice Lively Words |
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| 3/28/2011
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Fantastic Foods |
Weslandia AL: Food Fight OL: Fruit From Space BL: Land of the Peppertoes |
Make Inferences and Analyze
Theme |
Homophones (one and two-syllable--flour, flower) |
Articles
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Descriptive Scene from a Play |
Voice Dialogue should suit each character’s personality and show conflict between characters |
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| 4/4/2011
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Express Yourself |
Olivia AL: Hopscotch Day Dream OL: The Painting BL: Choo! Choo! |
Visualize
Fantasy and Reality |
long /o/o, oa, ow |
Adjectives
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Personal Narrative (modified writing process) Invitation: Write an invitation to Olivia to go to an art show. |
Voice |
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| 4/4/2011
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Heroes |
Printer, The AL: Blizzard Heroes OL: Hurricane Heroes BL: Earthquake Heroes |
Make Inferences and Analyze
Make and Confirm Predictions |
Words with VC/CV pattern (closed syllables) ( TE: embed counting syllables with clapping here) (include words with different consonsonts as in basket and doublets as in summer) |
Pronoun-Verb Agreement
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Descriptive Speech that is an introduction for a favorite/famous/admirable person who is getting an award 1 paragraph |
Voice Include personal opinions |
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| 4/4/2011
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Artists at Work |
Me and Uncle Romie AL: Girl Arranging Her Hair OL: Beautiful or Not BL: The Goldsmith's Apprentice |
Monitor Comprehension
Character |
Words with Final /$r/ (unstressed final syllabes with schwa + r, or, ar - visitor, diver, collar) 6/3/2005 |
Comparing with More and Most
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Descriptive Writing Introduction Speech (describing an admirable person—could be someone famous you have read about—like Martin Luther King, Jr. or a teacher or a relative—) |
Voice Include personal opinions |
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| 4/11/2011
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Watch It Go |
The Kite AL: Teddy Saves the Day OL: Push and Pull BL: Zoom! |
Visualize
Problem and Solution |
long /i/i, y, igh |
Adjectives that Compare
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Personal Narrative (Modified Writing Process) Write about something you tried hard to do, and finally succeeded. |
Voice |
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| 4/18/2011
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Inventions |
Kids' Inventions--TFK AL: Bicycles OL: The Flying Machine BL: A Camera to Hold |
Generate Questions
Cause and Effect |
r-controlled vowel /är/ar |
Color Words
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How-To (Modified Writing Process) How-to fun invention step-by-step instructions grammar number words |
Voice |
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| 5/16/2011
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Creating Stories |
Stirring Up Memories AL: Illustrators at Work OL: A World of Words BL: Shutterbugs |
Analyze Text Structure (TE)
Text Structure (PE)
Draw Conclusions |
r-controlled vowels /är/ar; /âr/are, air |
Use 'a' and 'an'
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Poem Descriptive Poem |
Voice Lively words that show enthusiasm |
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| 6/13/2011
not taught |
Fairy Tales |
Golden Mare, the Firebird, and the Magic Ring, The AL: Graham the Kind-Hearted OL: Daisies in Winter BL: The Three Sisters |
Summarize
Sequence |
Greek Roots (astr/aster, auto, photo, tele, phono, mech, myth) |
Adverbs (Time, manner, and place adverbs)
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Expository Eyewitness Account |
Voice Be honest about how you feel |