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Core Content and Skills
English Language Arts 5
2008-2009
BOE Approved

S E P T E M B E R

Unit 1 - Scenes of Wonder  Content   Skills  The Hundred Dresses The Wreck of the Zephyr The Talking Eggs The Voyage of the Dawn Treader   Analyzing Plot, Setting and Character Identify the Problem/Solution Use context clues to define words Make Generalizations Identify parts of speech Demonstrate the ability to create fiction writing Distinguish between Fact and Opinion Identify the Main Idea Maintain Personal Reading List

O C T O B E R

Unit 1 - Scenes of Wonder  Content   Skills  Dive to the Coral Reefs In The Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson   Analyzing Plot, Setting and Character Identify the Problem/Solution Make Generalizations Distinguish between Fact and Opinion Identify the Main Idea Maintain Personal Reading List

N O V E M B E R

Unit 2 - Worlds of Change  Content   Skills  New Providence: A Changing Cityscape The Gold Coin The Big Storm It's Our World Too   Critical Analysis of Character, Plot, Setting, and Mood Draw conclusions Make inferences Distinguish different Points of View Use context clues to understand vocabulary Distinguish between fact and non-fact Understand analogies Demonstrate the understanding of figurative language (similes, metaphors and idioms) Demonstrate correct use of punctuation rules Demonstrate the ability to write summaries Demonstrate the ability to write an accurate paragraph

D E C E M B E R

Unit 3 - Winning Attitudes  Content   Skills  The Marble Champ Breaker's Bridge How it Feels to Fight for Your Life Tonweya and the Eagles A Year Down Yonder   Analyzing Plot, Setting and Character Identify the Problem/Solution Distinguish between Fact and Opinion Figurative Writing -- similes, metaphors, and idioms Realistic Fiction Personal Journal Dictionary and Thesaurus Skills

J A N U A R Y

Unit -Because of Winn-Dixie  Content   Skills  Realistic Fiction Because of Winn-Dixie   Analyze Character, Plot, Setting, and Mood Draw conclusions Make inferences Study Point of View Use context clues to understand vocabulary Distinguish between fact and non-fact Understand analogies Demonstrate understanding of figurative language (similes, metaphors and idioms) Demonstrate correct use of punctuation rules Reading for Critical Analysis Demonstrate the ability to write summaries Write an exemplary paragraph

F E B R U A R Y

Unit - Because of Winn Dixie  Content   Skills  Because of Winn-Dixie   Analyzing Plot, Setting and Character Identify the Problem/Solution Distinguish between Fact and Opinion Figurative Writing -- similes, idioms Realistic Fiction Personal Journal Dictionary and Thesaurus Skills Text to Self Text to Text Text to World

M A R C H

Unit 4 - Getting to Know You  Content   Skills  The Best Bad Thing Dear Mr. Henshaw Ben and Me A Wave in Her Pocket Bridge to Terabithia   Theme Mood Feelings Read Independently Read Silently Book Conferences Comprehension Skills Discussion Groups Role Playing Essay Research Skills Making Predictions Making Inferences Making Judgments and Decisions Point of View Character's Plot

A P R I L

Unit 5 - Take the High Road  Content   Skills  Grandma Essie's Covered Wagon Klondike Fever My Adventures at the Center of the Earth The Silent Lobby Use of Photographs, Maps and Captions Facts and Opinion   Theme Mood Feelings Read Independently Read Silently Book Conferences Sequence of events Drawing Conclusions Cause and effect Plot Setting/Mood Summarizing Comprehension Skills Discussion Groups

M A Y

Unit - Esperanza Rising  Content   Skills  Esperanza From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler   Read Orally with expression Choose Appropriate Reading Material Discuss and Exchange Reading Material Listening

J U N E

Unit - Esperanza Rising  Content   Skills  Esperanza Rising   Storytelling, Poetry