UNIT 1: Heritage Unit 1: Lesson 1 Writing a list Compound words Common/ proper nouns Paragraph structure Listen to directions Verbs/verb phrases Direct/indirect objects Unit 1: Lesson 2 Prefixes tele- & dis- Subjects & predicates Story map Clear communication Simple sentences Summarizing single texts Types of sentences Unit 1: Lesson 3 Summarizing two texts Prefixes un- & en- Adjectives, adverbs, Inference chart Culture and media Sentence types Unit 1: Lesson 4 Describing an object Suffixes y and ant Commas, capitalization Venn Diagram Figurative language Commas in dialogue Unit 1: Lesson 5 Magazine articles Suffixes ly & -ence Nouns. adjectives, Note taking Responding to literature adverbs, Verbs (helping, linking, pural) Simple sentences, Ssentence types 1
Science observation report UNIT 2: Energy at Work Unit 2: Lesson 1 The Sparks Fly (expository text) Compound words Drawing conclusions Asking questions Prefix in- from multiple sources Possessive nouns Action, helping, linking verbs Regular & irregular plurals Unit 2: Lesson 2 Tailing Tornadoes (expository text) Gardener s Almanac Prefix ir- and dis- Conjunctions Using electronic tech. Pie charts Using elements of grammar Unit 2: Lesson 3 Jake Drake Know-It All (realistic fiction) Book review Inflectional ending ed Prefix il-, synonyms Paraphrasing Group summaries Pronouns Subject / object pronouns Possessive pronouns Unit 2: Lesson 4 The Wind at Work (expository text) Persuasive letter Prefix re- Greek roots Compound sentences Regular plurals Outlines Informative presentations Irregular plurals Unit 2: Lesson 5 What Are Food Chains and Webs? (expository text) Persuasive report Prefix non- Chains and webs Scientific presentations Latin roots Possessive nouns Pronouns (sub/obj/possess) Compound sentences Conjunctions 2
UNIT 3: Making a New Nation Unit 3: Lesson 1 If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution (expository text) Timed writing: Inflectional ending ed Adjectives Time lines Analyzing media Persuasive Writing Irregular verbs Prefix mid- Adverbs Unit 3: Lesson 2 The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (narrative poem) Irregular plurals Prepositions Conducting an Clear communication Compound words Prepositional phrases interview Suffix -less Timed Writing: Expository Text Unit 3: Lesson 3 The Master Spy of Yorktown (expository text) Suffixes Using electronic Drawing conclusions Small group discussion able, -ful, -ment technology to create Timed Writing: Summarizing text and revise text Unit 3: Lesson 4 Shh! We re Writing the Constitution (expository text) Research reports Inflectional ending Capitalization Inference chart Choosing and ing organizing presentations Prefix con- Unit 3: Lesson 5 Give Me Liberty (expository text) Research reports Comparative superlatives Synonyms Cause and effect charts Engaging an audience Adverbs & adjectives Prepositional phrases Create / revise using electronics 3
UNIT 4: Our Corner of the Universe Unit4: Lesson 1 The Universe (expository text) Letter of request Irregular plurals Greek roots Demonstrative pronouns hyphens Diagrams Listening and responding Unit 4: Lesson 2 Circles, Squares, and Daggers (expository text) Book review Suffix tion and ion Formatting margins, headers, actual content Expository structure Fact and opinion in the media Unit 4: Lesson 3 The Mystery of Mars (expository text) Science fiction story Prefix inter- Independent clauses Charts Evaluation of content Suffix ly and sion Dependent clauses Complex sentences Unit 4: Lesson 4 Apollo 11 (narrative nonfiction) Science fiction story Antonyms Charts Using multimedia Synonyms sources Research report: biography Run-on/fragment sentence Subject-verb agreement Quotation marks Apostrophes Unit 4: Lesson 5 Ellen Ochoa (expository text) Quote marks, Predictions chart Oral presentation Apostrophes, Demonstrative pronouns Frag/run-on sentence Subject-verb agreement 4
UNIT 5: Going West Unit 5: Lesson 1 Buffalo Hunt (expository text) Describing two objects Homophones Appositives Cluster charts Descriptive words Latin roots Verb tenses Sentence tense Unit 5: Lesson 2 The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung (historical fiction) Poetry: free verse Suffixes ant and ent Sentence types Misused verbs Misused pronouns, Chain of events chart Asking and answering questions modifiers Unit 5: Lesson 3 Bill Picket: Rodeo-Ridin Cowboy (biography) Poetry: lyric poetry Compound words Capitalization, commas Illustrations Homographs Colon and semicolons 5 Drawing conclusions and making inferences Unit 5: Lesson 4 Ghost Towns of the American West (expository text) Poetry: Quatrain Synonyms Transition words Making connection Culture and media Base word families Participial phrases Unit 5: Lesson 5 McBroom the Rainmaker (tall tale) Tall tale Suffix ic Changing y to i Summarizing exaggerations Verb tense, misused verbs and pronouns Appositives, transition words, participial phrases, Colons and semicolons
Personal writing via the web UNIT 6: Call of Duty Unit 6: Lesson 1 Founders of the Children s Rain Forest (narrative nonfiction) Using visual aids Media messages Prefix im- Proper nouns, adj, adverbs Verbs (action, help, phrase) Simple sentences, subject, predicates, objects Unit 6: Lesson 2 Jason and the Golden Fleece (myth) Invitations Greek roots Irregular verbs Using captions Reaching a group consensus Possessive nouns, plurals, subject/object/possessiv e pronouns, use electronic devices to retrieve info Unit 6: Lesson 3 The Quest for Healing (folktale) Play sketch: week 1 Suffix ness Base word families Making inferences Viewing the media Prep. Phrases, Comp/super adjectives Create/revise w/ electron. Capitals & apostrophes 6
Unit 6: Lesson 4 The White Spider s Gift (play) Play sketch: week 2 Prefix pre- Complex sentences & Plot-line diagrams Proper grammar Multiple-meaning clauses Subject-verb agreement Quotation marks Unit 6: Lesson 5 The Story of Annie Sullivan (narrative nonfiction) Realistic story Latin roots Verb tenses Misused verbs Colons & semicolons Character analysis Narrative presentations 7