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Units: |
August |
September |
October |
November |
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Essential Questions
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Are student’s reading at grade level? |
Are student’s developing increasing fluency skills? |
Are student’s comprehensions skills at grade level? |
Are student’s reading and understanding different forms of literature? |
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Content (topics, unit titles)
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Harcourt Trophies Unlocking the Past (Theme #3) |
Harcourt Trophies Unlocking the Past (Theme #3) |
Harcourt Trophies Personal Best (Theme #1) |
Harcourt Trophies Personal Best (Theme #1) Friends to the Rescue (Theme #2) |
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Skills (verbs)
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Understanding Word Blending Understanding Word Building Predictions based on context clues |
Illustrating visual Images while reading. Summarizing information Restate important details after reading |
Drawing inferences and conclusions from the text. Identify text structure |
Summarize & Paraphrase to restate important information.
Differentiate fact vs. Opinion |
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Standards/Benchmarks aligned to content/skills
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6.1.1 6.2.1 6.1.2 6.5.1 6.1.3
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6.1.1 6.2.1 6.1.2 6.5.1 6.1.3 |
6.1.1 6.2.1 6.1.2 6.5.1 6.1.3 |
6.1.1 6.2.1 6.1.2 6.5.1 6.1.3 |
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Activities
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Design Egyptian Pyramids. Create Cartouches for locker
King Tut’s Curse – Reading questions |
Great Wall of China Internet activity.
Student led play (Pericles)
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Pass compliments to classmates (based on story)
Write a letter to school/city council |
Write a poem
Journal writing Debating with author’s opinions/ideas. |
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Assessments
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Written test, fluency probes, and end of selection tests. |
Dibels fluency probes, end of the selection and theme tests. |
6 Min. Solution (fluency) End of the selection tests.
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Vocabulary Quizzes, oral and written selection tests. |
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Resources
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Reading Inventory Packet Egyptian Project Resources |
King Tut’s Final Secrets Video. Dibels |
Leveled reader books, 6 Min. Solution probes. |
Old Yeller by Fred Gibson Old Yeller (VHS video) |
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Incorporation: (circle)
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CE MCGF TI GE HOTS |
CE MCGF TI GE HOTS |
CE MCGF TI GE HOTS |
CE MCGF TI GE HOTS |
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Units: |
December |
January |
February |
March |
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Essential Questions
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In what ways do I identify with the characters in the story? |
How do I use events from texts to make judgments and opinions? |
How does the ability to comprehend vocabulary terms help you become a more complete reader? |
How do I compare and contrast; text to self, text to text, and text to world. |
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Content (topics, unit titles)
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Harcourt Trophies Friends to the Rescue (Theme #2) |
Harcourt Trophies Creative Solution (Theme #4) |
Harcourt Trophies Creative Solution (Theme #4) Making A difference (Theme #5) |
Harcourt Trophies Making a difference (Theme #5) |
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Skills (verbs)
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Identify main characteristics, plot, problems, and other story events. |
Recall important events in order that they happened in the story. Recognize realistic fiction |
Apply word analysis and vocabulary skills to comprehend the selection. Summarize Information. |
Compare texts, contrast actions of characters; identify author’s purpose.
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Standards/Benchmarks aligned to content/skills
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6.1.1 6.2.1 6.1.2 6.5.1 6.1.3
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6.1.1 6.2.1 6.1.2 6.5.1 6.1.3
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6.1.1 6.2.1 6.1.2 6.5.1 6.1.3
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6.1.1 6.2.1 6.1.2 6.5.1 6.1.3
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Activities
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Voyage of Endurance video (goes along with story.) Research on the history of the flooding of the Mississippi River.
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Create a timeline about changes to Appalachian mountains. Compare/contrast text vs. novel My Side of the Mountain, Jean Craighead |
Write a bibliographical sketch of a community member. Recoding reading fluency into cassette. |
Anne of Green Gables (student led play) Anne of Green Gables video |
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Assessments
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End of the selection and theme tests, fluency probes. |
Gates McGinity Assessment, end of the selection tests. |
Rewards and 6 Minutes Solution (multi-syllabic words.) |
Vocabulary quizzes, end of the selection and theme tests. |
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Resources
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Voyage of Endurance video. Internet site with Miss. River activity. |
My Side of the Mountain, Jean Craighead. Leveled readers |
6 Minute Solution & Rewards Community members |
The World at His Fingertips by Barbara O’Connor (Louise Braille) |
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Incorporation: (circle)
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CE MCGF TI GE HOTS |
CE MCGF TI GE HOTS |
CE MCGF TI GE HOTS |
CE MCGF TI GE HOTS |
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Units: |
April |
May |
Unit 11 |
Unit 12 |
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Essential Questions
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How do I use illustration, diagrams, charts, and graphs to interpret information? |
How do details from the text help me make judgments? |
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Content (topics, unit titles)
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Harcourt Trophies Expanding Worlds (Theme #6) |
Harcourt Trophies Expanding Worlds (Theme #6) (African Unit) |
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Skills (verbs)
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Understand the use of graphic aids; analyze text organization, follow sequence of events. |
Understand words can connotate different meanings. Use reference resources. |
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Standards/Benchmarks aligned to content/skills
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6.1.1 6.2.1 6.1.2 6.5.1 6.1.3
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6.1.1 6.2.1 6.1.2 6.5.1 6.1.3
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Activities
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Review science (movements of the Earth.) Design a building for an Earthquake prone area. |
Cause/Effect based off; “The Challenger.” Write a persuasive paragraph to school principal on science courses. |
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Assessments
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Dibel probes, Holistic Assessment from Trophies, end of the selection tests. |
End of the theme and selection tests, vocabulary quizzes. |
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Resources |
The Might Volcano (tradebook) Internet for research on buildings. |
Leveled readers. 6 Minute Solution (fluency.) |
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Incorporation: (circle)
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CE MCGF TI GE HOTS |
CE MCGF TI GE HOTS |
CE MCGF TI GE HOTS |
CE MCGF TI GE HOTS |