AUGUST 2013 1: Narrative Texts: Structures and Elements and : Narrative Texts: Author s Purpose and Style, and explores word parts and context clues. Students read a variety of texts and discuss authors style and purpose by analyzing organizational structures, figurative language, tone, and diction. Students learn to make inferences that are supported by text evidence. Students create a personal narrative with extension focusing on the 6+1 Traits of Writing- Ideas and Organization and develop sentence fluency through a study of sentences, transitions, and verbs. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Exemplar Lessons available for this unit. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Part 1: Narrative Texts: Structures and Elements
SEPTEMBER 2013 1: Narrative Texts: Structures and Elements and : Narrative Texts: Author s Purpose and Style, and explores word parts and context clues. Students read a variety of texts and discuss authors style and purpose by analyzing organizational structures, figurative language, tone, and diction. Students learn to make inferences that are supported by text evidence. Students create a personal narrative with extension focusing on the 6+1 Traits of Writing- Ideas and Organization and develop sentence fluency through a study of sentences, transitions, and verbs. Exemplar Lessons available for this unit. 1 2 Labor Day 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Unit 1 Part 1 Part 1: Narrative Texts: Structures and Elements Fall Holiday 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 : Narrative Texts: Author s Purpose and Style 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 : Narrative Texts: Author s Purpose and Style 14 29 30 Unit 1
OCTOBER 2013 Unit 2: Informational Nonfiction: Expository and Procedural 1: Organizational Patterns and Graphical Components and Part 2: Expository Essay, and explores word parts, words in context, analogies, and connotations/denotations of word meanings. Students identify main ideas and supporting details, create summaries, develop inferences supported by text evidence, and examine organizational patterns and graphical components analyzing how these relate to author s style and purpose. Students focus on the 6+1 Traits of Writing- Organization and Sentence Fluency to create an expository essay with concise organization through a study of introductions, conclusions, thesis statements, topic sentences, and transitions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Unit 2: Informational Nonfiction: Expository and Procedural Part 1: Organizational Patterns and Graphical Components 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Unit 2: Informational Nonfiction: Expository and Procedural Part 1: Organizational Patterns and Graphical Components 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Unit 1 Unit 2 Begins 27 28 29 30 31 Unit 2: Informational Nonfiction: Expository and Procedural : Expository Essay 1st Cycle
NOVEMBER 2013 1: Short Stories and Narrative Elements and : Creating a Short Story, and explores word parts, context clues, and analogies and examines the genre of fiction. Students analyze narrative text structures, character development and motivations, mood, and the elements of plot. This unit reviews the writing process through the creation of an original short story. Students focus on Word Choice and Organization as they relate to the 6+1 Traits of Writing and further develop sentence fluency through a study of sentence types, non-count nouns, and prepositional phrases. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Unit 2: Informational Nonfiction: Expository and Procedural : Expository Essay 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Part 1: Short Stories and Narrative Elements Unit 2 2nd Cycle 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Part 1: Short Stories and Narrative Elements 24 25 26 27 Thanksgiving Holiday 28 Thanksgiving Holiday 29 Thanksgiving Holiday 30
DECEMBER 2013 1: Short Stories and Narrative Elements and : Creating a Short Story, and explores word parts, context clues, and analogies and examines the genre of fiction. Students analyze narrative text structures, character development and motivations, mood, and the elements of plot. This unit reviews the writing process through the creation of an original short story. Students focus on Word Choice and Organization as they relate to the 6+1 Traits of Writing and further develop sentence fluency through a study of sentence types, non-count nouns, and prepositional phrases. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 : Creating a Short Story 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 : Creating a Short Story 22 23 : Creating a Short Story 24 25 26 27 3rd Cycle 28 29 30 31
JANUARY 2014 Unit 4: Informational Nonfiction: Persuasive 1: Persuasive Techniques and Appeals and : Persuasive Essay, and explores word parts and context clues and examines the genres of persuasive texts and media. Students analyze an author s message or claim, organizational patterns, persuasive techniques, appeals, and supporting evidence. This unit reviews the writing process through the creation of a persuasive essay. Students focus on the 6+1 Traits of Writing- Word Choice, Voice, and Conventions and further develop sentence fluency through a study of sentence types, conjunctive adverbs, indefinite pronouns, and transitions. Exemplar Lessons available for this unit. 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Unit 4: Informational Nonfiction: Persuasive Part 1: Persuasive Techniques and Appeals (13 class periods) Unit 4: Informational Nonfiction: Persuasive Part 1: Persuasive Techniques and Appeals (13 class periods) 21 22 23 24 25 Unit 4: Informational Nonfiction: Persuasive Part 1: Persuasive Techniques and Appeals (13 class periods) 26 27 28 29 30 31 Unit 4: Informational Nonfiction: Persuasive : Persuasive Essay (9 class periods) 3 4
FEBRUARY 2014 Unit 5: Response to Literature: Literary Analysis 1 1: Understanding Elements and Style and : Response to Literature Essay, and explores word parts, context clues, connotations and denotations, and foreign words. Students compare and contrast the genres of fiction and literary nonfiction for the purpose of literary analysis. Students create a response to literature essay focusing on the 6+1 Traits of Writing- Voice, Word Choice, and Presentation and further develop sentence fluency through a study of sentence constructions, prepositional phrases, transitions, and predicate adjectives. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Unit 4: Informational Nonfiction: Persuasive : Persuasive Essay (9 class periods) 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Unit 5: Response to Literature: Literary Analysis Part 1: Understanding Elements and Style 4th Cycle 23 24 25 26 27 28 Unit 5: Response to Literature: Literary Analysis Part 1: Understanding Elements and Style
MARCH 2014 Unit 5: Response to Literature: Literary Analysis 1 1: Understanding Elements and Style and : Response to Literature Essay, and explores word parts, context clues, connotations and denotations, and foreign words. Students compare and contrast the genres of fiction and literary nonfiction for the purpose of literary analysis. Students create a response to literature essay focusing on the 6+1 Traits of Writing- Voice, Word Choice, and Presentation and further develop sentence fluency through a study of sentence constructions, prepositional phrases, transitions, and predicate adjectives. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Unit 5 Part 1 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Unit 5: Response to Literature: Literary Analysis : Response to Literature Essay 16 17 Break Break 18 Break 19 Break 20 Break 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Unit 5: Response to Literature: Literary Analysis : Response to Literature Essay 30 31 Unit 5 21 22
APRIL 2014 1: Poetry Anthology and : Poetry Analysis and Response, and explores word parts, context clues, and analogies. Students examine the genre of poetry and analyze how a poet s use of figurative language, poetic techniques, sound devices, and graphical elements affect and convey theme and purpose. Students develop a poetry anthology by creating multiple forms of original poems that incorporate poetic elements and techniques discussed in the unit. Students reinforce their knowledge of the 6+1 Traits of Writing through the creation of a literary response to poetry, utilizing a variety of sentences types, effective supporting evidence, and appropriate transitions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Part 1: Poetry Anthology (14 class periods) 13 14 15 16 17 18 Part 1: Poetry Anthology (14 class periods) Holiday 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Part 1: Poetry Anthology (14 class periods) 27 28 29 30 Unit 5 5th Cycle 19
MAY 2014 1: Poetry Anthology and : Poetry Analysis and Response, and explores word parts, context clues, and analogies. Students examine the genre of poetry and analyze how a poet s use of figurative language, poetic techniques, sound devices, and graphical elements affect and convey theme and purpose. Students develop a poetry anthology by creating multiple forms of original poems that incorporate poetic elements and techniques discussed in the unit. Students reinforce their knowledge of the 6+1 Traits of Writing through the creation of a literary response to poetry, utilizing a variety of sentences types, effective supporting evidence, and appropriate transitions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 : Poetry Analysis and Response (16 class periods) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 : Poetry Analysis and Response (16 class periods) 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 : Poetry Analysis and Response (16 class periods) Unit 6 Begins 25 26 Memorial Day 27 28 29 30 31 6th Cycle