Pacing Standards Curricular Resources/Supplements Strategies Student Assessment/Evidence WEEK THREE READING PH Literature -“The Bear Boy” p. 220 Reading Skill: Make predictions Literary Analysis: Character Plot diagram, pg. 217 Prediction chart Plot diagram Reader’s Notebook entries ; ; Writing Task (Informative) (pg. 247) Informative Article Informative Article (PH Lit, pg. 247) Language ; Integrated Language (pg. 246) Conventions: Word Study (pg. 225) Suffix: -ance WRITING BLOCK Units of Study Sessions 1-3 (Bend I) Creating and Developing Meaningful Stories and Characters Imagining Stories from Everyday Moments, Imagining Stories You Wish Existed in the World & Developing Believable Characters through Scene Boot Camp Tap settings as another possible place for fiction story ideas Sharing struggles with characters Developing the character’s point-of-view Writer’s notebook entries Pacing Standards Curricular Resources/Supplements Strategies Student Assessment/Evidence WEEK FOUR READING PH Literature “From Letters from Rifka” p. 252 Reading Skill: Make predictions Literary Analysis: Plot Prediction chart, pg. 249 Character trait diagram, pg. 257 Inference charts Conflict charts Character diagram Reader’s Notebook entries ; ; ; Writing Task (Narrative) (p. 279) Journal Entry Journal entry WRITING BLOCK of Study Shaping stories Writer’s notebook entries
; ; Sessions 4-6 (Bends I,II) Creating and Developing Meaningful Stories and Characters & Drafting and Revising with an Eye Toward Meaning Giving Characters Struggles and Motivations that Mirror Real Life, Plotting with & Planning and Writing Scenes with Evidence Knowing when to use summary in stories Realistic Fiction drafts (on paper) Language ; ; Integrated Language Skill (pg. 278) Conventions: The Principal Parts of Verbs Word Study (pg. 250) -tract- Pacing Standards Curricular Resources/Supplements Strategies Student Assessment/Evidence WEEK FIVE READING BLOCK ; PH Literature Reading for Information “Mongoose on the Loose” (pp. 283-285) Reading Skill: Understand text structure and purpose ***District Benchmark I Reading for Information Writing Task (Timed Writing-Informative Text) p. 287 Description 5 Minute Planner, pg. 287 Description (On Demand Timed Writing) Comparing Literary Works (pp. 288-300) Compare idioms Idiom chart, pg. 288 Idiom chart ; Comparing Literary Works Writing Task (Timed Writing – Explanatory Essay) pg. 301 5 Minute Planner, pg. 301 Explanatory (On Demand Timed Writing) WRITING ; ; Units of Study Sessions 7-9 (Bend II) Drafting and Revising with an Eye Toward Meaning Stepping into the Drama of the Story to Draft, Studying Published Texts to Write Leads & Grounding Dialogue in Scenes Creating patterns for cohesion Researching in fiction Including what’s important Realistic Fiction narrative drafts
Making Inferences Literary Analysis: Theme Theme graphic organizer, pg. 343 ; ; Writing Task (Argument): (p. 361) Letter to the Editor Writing Task: Letter to the Editor Language ; ; Integrated Language Conventions: Adverbs Pg. 360 Word Study: suffix: -ment Pg. 338 WRITING BLOCK ; ; ; Units of Study: Sessions 13-15 Meticulous Revision and Precise with Audience in Mind Conducting a Rhythm of Language, mentor texts & Economizing on the Sentence and Word Level Placing phrases and clauses within sentences “Said is Not Dead” On Demand Realistic Fiction Narrative Pacing Standards Curricular Resources/Supplements Strategies Student Assessment/Evidence WEEK EIGHT READING Reading for Information “Walking for Exercise” p. 365 and “Safe Routes to School” p. 367 Reading Skill: Generalizations chart, pg. 364 Generalization Reader’s notebook entries
Pacing Standards Curricular Resources/Supplements Strategies Student Assessment/Evidence WEEK TEN READING BLOCK ; ; ; PH Literature Performance Tasks pp. 400-401 Portfolio development Digital tools for publishing writing Performance tasks Portfolio submission WRITING of Study Celebrations Units of Study Celebrations Speaking/Listening ; PH Literature Performance Tasks presentations Units of Study Celebrations PH Literature Performance presentations Units of Study Celebrations Resources