th Grade Houghton Mifflin Reading at a Glance Reading Selection/ Genre Strategy Skill Spelling Structural Analysis Back to School : Journeys Akiak Grandfather's Journey Personal Narrative Finding the Titanic Narrative Nonfiction Shores of Silver Lake Historical Fiction Chester Cricket (Fiction)/ Parcel Post Kids (Nonfiction) Predict/Infer Monitor/Clarify Mysteries Monitor/Clarify Strategy Review Story Structure Author's Viewpoint Text Organization short vowels (ă, ĕ); long vowels (ā, ē) short vowels (ĭ, ŏ); long vowels (ī, ō) short vowel (ŭ); long vowel (ū) base words and endings -er, -est suffixes -ly and -y syllabication Question Noting Details homophones word roots (tele, rupt) Predict/Infer review review review Mysteries more short and long vowels Phonics Review base words and endings Tomás & Library Lady Predict/Infer Sequence of Events /ou/ (howl, pound);/ô/ (jaw/cause) sounds contractions : American Stories Tanya's Reunion Boss of the Plains Biography Very Important Day Amelia and Eleanor (Historical Fiction)/ Duke Ellington (Nonfiction) Evaluate Question Plays Making Inferences Making Generalizations Categorize and Classify /ōō/ (moon) and /ŏŏ/ (cook) sounds /îr/ (gear), /är/ (sharp), /âr/ (hairy) sounds /ôr/ (horse), /ûr/ (curve), /yoor/ (cure) sounds word roots (sign, spect) suffixes -er, -or, -ist possessives Evaluate review review review Plays more homophones suffixes (-er, -or, -ist) : Monitoring Student Progress
th Grade Houghton Mifflin Reading at a Glance Reading Selection/ Genre Strategy Skill Spelling Structural Analysis : That's Amazing The Stranger Fantasy Cendrillon Fairy Tale Heat Wave! Tall Tale Borrowers (Fantasy)/ Lord of the Fleas (Nonfiction) Monitor/Clarify Noting Details compound words Question Evaluate Compare and Contrast Fantasy and Realism final/ər/ (sugar), final /l/ or /lə/ (bottle/medal) -ed or -ing endings words that begin with a- or be- suffix (-able) consonant digraphs Question review review review : Problem Solvers Maria Isabel Marven of Great North Woods Last Dragon Sing to the Stars Juan Verdades (Folktale)/ Louis Braille (Nonfiction) Predict/Infer Predicting Outcomes /k/, /ng/, /kw/ sounds suffix (-ible) Evaluate Problem Solving final /ē/ prefixes (re-, mis-, ex-) Poetry Monitor/Clarify Drawing Conclusions final /j/ and /s/ prefixes (pre-, con-, com-) Question Story Structure VCCV pattern consonant clusters Poetry more VCCV Pattern prefixes (re-, mis-, ex-, pre-, con-, com-) : Monitoring Student Progress
th Grade Houghton Mifflin Reading at a Glance Reading Selection/ Genre Strategy Skill Spelling Structural Analysis Dr. King Predict/Infer Cause and Effect prefixes and suffixes vowel diphthongs 5: Heroes Gloria Estefan Biography Lou Gehrig Biography Monitor/Clarify Making Judgments changing final y to i two sounds of g Evaluate Fact and Opinion VCV pattern two sounds of c Pourquoi Tales Evaluate review review review 6: Nature: Friend and Foe Stormy (Realistic Fiction)/ Sacagawea (Biography) Salmon Summer Nonfiction Wildfires Expository Nonfiction Skylark Historical Fiction Lost on a Mountain (Nonfiction)/ Volcano Disaster (Fiction) Question Monitor/Clarify Pourquoi Tales Following Directions Topic, Main Idea, and Supporting Details more VCV pattern three-syllable words unusual spellings two-letter vowel spellings r-controlled vowels suffixes (-less, -ness, -ion) Predict/Infer Making Inferences silent consonants word roots (graph, tract) Monitor/Clarify review review review : Monitoring Student Progress
th Grade Houghton Mifflin Writing at a Glance Back to School Writing Workshop Focus Weekly Writing Lesson Revision Focus Vocabulary Grammar Focus Writing a news article Adding details multiple-meaning words kinds of sentences : Journeys Personal Narrative (voice, sentence fluency) Writing a response journal entry Writing an answer to a question Writing a friendly letter Giving examples Writing complete sentences Commas in dates and place names alphabetical order in a using a thesaurus guide words subjects and predicates compound sentences common nouns Writing a mystery Time-order words idioms sentences and phrases Writing an essay Main idea and details antonyms proper nouns : American Stories Description (word choice, conventions and presentation) Writing a character sketch Writing a business letter Correcting run-on sentences entry words singular and plural nouns Keeping to the point using context more plural nouns Journal writing Voice in a journal multiple-meaning words singular and plural possessive nouns Writing a play Dialogue clipped words adding details about nouns : Monitoring Student Progress
th Grade Houghton Mifflin Writing at a Glance : That's Amazing Writing Workshop Focus Story (idea, sentence fluency) Weekly Writing Lesson Writing an explanation Writing an announcement Revision Focus Vocabulary Grammar Focus Audience synonyms action verbs Ordering information pronunciation key in a main verbs/helping verbs Writing a summary Paraphrasing syllables in a present/past/future tenses Writing an opinion paragraph Commas in introductory phrases base words and inflected forms irregular verb (be) : Problem Solvers Persuasive Essay (ideas, word choice) Taking notes Writing a compare/contrast composition Choosing what's important Correcting sentence fragments word families suffixes in a other irregular verbs adjectives Writing a message Complete information word connotations comparing with adjectives Writing a poem Similes and Metaphors analogies using exact adjectives : Monitoring Student Progress
th Grade Houghton Mifflin Writing at a Glance 5: Heroes Writing Workshop Focus Personal essay (voice, organization) Weekly Writing Lesson Writing an information paragraph Writing a problem/solution composition Writing a magazine article Revision Focus Vocabulary Grammar Focus Using facts prefixes in a subject pronouns Combining sentences homophones object pronouns Combining sentences word histories in a singular/plural possessive pronouns Writing a pourquoi tale Exact verbs animal descriptors combining sentences 6: Nature: Friend and Foe Research Report (organization, conventions and presentation) Writing a how-to paragraph Writing a learning log entry Writing a speech Using order words and phrases more three-syllable words adverbs Elaborating with adverbs analogies comparing with adverbs Combining sentences parts of speech in a prepositions and prepositional phrases : Monitoring Student Progress