5thGradeImagineIt!Overview Unit1:Heritage Unit1:Lesson1TheLandILost PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Writing-Writing a List Compound Words and Root Words Common and Proper Nouns Verbs and Verb Phrases Direct and Indirect Objects Study -Paragraph Structure Listening/Speaking/Viewing- Listen to Directions Unit1:Lesson2OurSong PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Prefix tele- Prefix dis- Writing-Summarizing Single Texts Prefixes tele- and dis- Root Words Subjects and Predictions Simple Sentences Types of Sentences Study -Story Map Listening/Speaking/Viewing- Clear Communication Unit1:Lesson3TheDancingBirdofParadise PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Prefix un- Prefix en- Writing-Summarizing Two Texts Prefixes un- and en- Adjectives Adverbs Sentence Types Study -Inference Chart Listening/Speaking/Viewing- Culture and Media Unit1:Lesson4FromMissIda sporch PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Suffix y Suffix ity Suffix ant Writing-Describing an Object Suffixes y, -ity, and -ant Commas Commas in Dialogue Capitalization Study -Venn Diagrams Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Figurative Language Unit1:Lesson5InTwoWorlds PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Language/ Suffix ly Inflectional Ending ing Suffix -ence AllUnits **Lesson6 REVIEWWEEKandBenchmarkTesting** Writing-Magazine Articles Suffixes ly and -ence Nouns and Adjectives Action Verbs, Helping Verbs, Linking Verbs, Verb Phrases, and Adverbs Simple Sentences, Sentence Types Study -Note Taking Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Responding to Literature 1
Unit2:EnergyatWork PreparingtoRead Unit2:Lesson1TheSparksFly Read&Respond LanguageArts Regular Plurals Prefix in- Writing-Science Observation Report Prefix in- Possessive Nouns Action, Helping, and Linking Verbs Regular and Irregular Plurals Study -Drawing Conclusions from Multiple Sources Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Asking Questions Unit2:Lesson2TailingTornadoes PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Word Origins Prefix ir- Prefix dis- Writing-Gardener s Almanac Prefixes ir-, dis- Conjunctions Using Technology to Retrieve and Review Information Study -Pie Charts Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Use Elements of Grammar Unit2:Lesson3JakeDrakeKnow It All PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Inflectional Ending ed Prefix il- Word Relationships Writing-Book Review Inflectional ending ed Prefix il- Pronouns Subject and Object Pronouns Possessive Pronouns Study -Paraphrasing Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Group Summaries Unit2:Lesson4TheWindatWork PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Language/ Prefix re- Writing-Persuasive Letter Prefix re- Compound Sentences Regular Plurals Study -Outlines Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Informative Presentations Unit2:Lesson5WhatAreFoodChainsandWebs? PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Prefix non- Classify and Categorize Writing-Persuasive Report Prefix non- Possessive Nouns Pronouns, Subject and Object Pronouns, and Possessive Pronouns Compound Sentences and Conjunctions Study -Chains and Webs Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Scientific Presentations 2
Unit3:MakingaNewNation Unit3:Lesson1IfYouLivedattheTimeoftheAmericanRevolution PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Inflectional Ending ed Prefix mid- Classify and Categorize Writing-Timed Writing: Persuasive Writing Inflectional Ending ed Prefix mid- Adjectives Adverbs Study -Time Lines Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Analyzing Media Unit3:Lesson2TheMidnightRideofPaulRevere PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Suffix less Writing-Timed Writing: Expository Text Suffix -less Prepositions Prepositional Phrases Study -Conducting an Interview Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Clear Communication Unit3:Lesson3TheMasterSpyofYorktown PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Suffix able Suffix ful Suffix ment Writing-Timed Writing: Summarizing Text Suffixes able, -ful, -ment Using Electronic Technology to Create and Revise Text Study -Drawing Conclusions Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Small Group Discussions Unit3:Lesson4Shh!We rewritingtheconstitution PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Inflectional Ending ing Prefix con- Writing-Research Reports Inflectional Ending ing Prefix con- Capitalization Study -Inference Chart Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Choosing and Organizing Presentations Unit3:Lesson5GiveMeLiberty! PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Writing-Research Reports Adverbs and Adjectives Prepositions and prepositional Phrases Using Electronic Technology to Create Text and Revise Documents Study -Cause-and-Effect Charts Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Engaging an Audience 3
Unit4:OurCorneroftheUniverse Unit4:Lesson1TheUniverse PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Classify and Categorize Writing-Letter of Request Demonstrative Pronouns Hyphens Study -Diagrams Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Listening and Responding Unit4:Lesson2Circles,Squares,andDaggers PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Suffix tion/-ion Writing-Book Review Suffix tion/-ion Introduction to Formatting Formatting Margins and Headers Formatting the Actual Content Study -Expository Structure Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Fact and Opinion in the Media Unit4:Lesson3TheMysteryofMars PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Prefix inter- Suffixes ly, -sion Word Origins Writing-Science Fiction Story Prefix inter- Suffixes ly, -sion Independent Clauses Dependent and Independent Clauses Complex Sentences Study -Photographs Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Evaluation of Content Unit4:Lesson4Apollo11 PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Writing-Science Fiction Story Run-on Sentences and Fragments Subject-Verb Agreement Quotation Marks and Apostrophes Study -Charts Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Using Multimedia Sources Unit4:Lesson5EllenOchoa PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Prefix photo- Writing-Research Report Biography Root Words Quotation Marks and Apostrophes Demonstrative Pronouns Fragments, Run-Ons, and Subject-Verb Study -Predictions Chart Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Oral Presentations 4
Unit5:GoingWest PreparingtoRead Unit5:Lesson1BuffaloHunt Read&Respond LanguageArts Regular and Irregular Plurals Writing-Describing Two Objects Appositives Verb Tense Sentence Tense Study -Cluster Charts Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Descriptive Words Unit5:Lesson2TheJournalofWongMing Chung PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Suffix ent Suffix ant Writing-Poetry: Free Verse Suffixes ant, -ent Sentence Types Misused Verbs Misused Pronouns and Modifiers Study -Chain of Events Charts Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Ask and Answer Questions Unit5:Lesson3BillPickett PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Word Relationships Writing-Poetry: Lyric Poetry Capitalization Commas Colons and Semicolons Study -Illustrations Listening-Draw Conclusions and Make Inferences Unit5:Lesson4GhostTownsoftheAmericanWest PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Level of Specificity Writing-Poetry: Quatrain Transition Words Participial Phrases Study -Making Connections Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Culture and Media Unit5:Lesson5McBroomtheRainmaker PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Word Origins Language/ Suffix -ic Writing-Tall Tale Suffix ic Changing y to i Verb Tenses Misuses Modifiers, Verbs and Pronouns Appositives, Transitions Words, Participial Phrases, Colons and Semicolons, Capitalization Study -Summarizing Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Exaggerations 5
Unit6:CallofDuty Unit6:Lesson1FoundersoftheChildren srainforest PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Prefix im- Writing-Personal Letter Via the Web Prefix im- Common and Proper Nouns Adjectives and Adverbs Action Verbs, Helping Verbs, and Verb Phrases Simple Sentences Subjects, Predicates, Objects Study -Using Visual Aids Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Media Messages Unit6:Lesson2JasonandtheGoldenFleece PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Writing-Invitations Possessive Nouns Regular and Irregular Plurals Subject and Object Pronouns Possessive Pronouns Compound Sentences Electronic Resources to Review and Retrieve Info. Study -Using Captions Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Reaching a Group Consensus Unit6:Lesson3TheQuestforHealing PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Suffix ness Making connections Writing-Plays Week 1 Suffix ness Prepositional Phrases Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Electronic Sources to Create and Revise Documents Capitalization Using Apostrophes Study -Making Inferences Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Viewing the Media Unit6:Lesson4theWhiteSpider sgift PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Prefix pre- Writing-Plays Week 2 Prefix pre- Complex Sentences and Clauses Subject-Verb Agreement Quotation Marks Study -Plot-Line Diagrams Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Proper Grammar 6
Unit6:Lesson5TheStoryofAnnieSullivan PreparingtoRead Read&Respond LanguageArts Word Relationships Writing-Realistic Story Words with Latin Roots Appositives and Verb Tenses Misused Words Colons Semicolons Study -Character Analysis Listening/Speaking/Viewing-Narrative Presentations 7