4 UNIT 1:4 – La Preservacion (2 weeks) Comprehension Skill: Fact or Opinion Comprehension Strategy: Important Ideas Literary Terms: Persuasive Word Analysis: Affixes ex_, _al Vocabulary Skill/Strategies: Word Endings Conventions: Compound and Complex Sentences Objective 2: Evaluate how religion has played a central role in human history from ancient times today. “I Can Statement…” Explore the importance of religion in the cultural expression of ancient civilizations (e.g. customs, artistic expression, creation stories, architecture of sacred spaces). Identify key tenets of the major world religions (i.e., Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism). Analyze how religious ideas influence current issues. Spanish Lesson Plans: Objective 3: Explain how modern governments can trace some of their attributes to the systems of power, authority, and governance established in ancient civilizations. “I Can Statement…” 4 •Tell the assumptions that must be stated to make a situation a proportion problem •Understand Factor Puzzles in both columns and rows Math Core Standards: RP.1, RP.2, RP. 3a-b EE.6, EE.9 UNIT 1: Lesson 3 Oral Language: Read Aloud “To EBook or not to EBook Turn and Talk – pg. T182 Classroom Conversation, T185 Speaking & Listening, T193 Anchor Text: (Realistic Fiction) “The Making of the Book” - Connect to the Topic: “History of the Book” (Informational Text) Weekly Test 3.10 – 3.11 Text Based Comprehension: Sequence, domain-specific vocabulary, diagrams Target Strategy: Analyze & Evaluate Target Skill: Sequence of Events Vocabulary in Context: T164 Painstaking, exploded, repetitive, appealing, complement, negotiations, collaborate, appropriate, impaired T179 Objective 2: Demonstrate how the relative positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun create the appearance of the moon’s phases. “I can Statement…” Identify the difference between the motion of an object rotating on its axis and an object revolving in orbit. Compare how objects in the sky (the moon, planers, stars) change in relative position over the course of the day or night. Model the movement and relative positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun. Student Literacy/ Shared Reading: Lesson Plans / Strategies:
5 Research Skill: Graph Identify forms of government within these civilizations. Compare those forms to existing systems of governance in today’s world. Objective 4: Analyze how the earliest civilizations created technologies and systems to meet community and personal needs. “I Can Statement…” Identify innovations in manmade structures over time (e.g., irrigation, roads, building materials) and their influence on meeting needs. Examine the evolution and importance of writing. Identify cultural expressions that reflect these systems (e.g., architecture, artistic expression, medicine, philosophy, drama, literature). Compare social classes, vocations, and gender roles within ancient civilizations. 5 Unit 1: Lessons 12 - 14 Rates, Ratios, and Proportions – Identify, Solve, and Write Proportion Situations “ I CAN ” Statements •Solve and create numeric proportion problems •Differentiate proportion from problems •Understand and solve proportions that use a basic ratio •Use greatest common factor to T185 Weekly Test 3.8 – 3.9 Fluency: pg. T194 Cold Reads Students booklet pgs. Decoding: pg. T195 Stressed & unstressed syllables Weekly Tests 3.12 – 3.13 Spelling: Vowel sounds: /ou/ōō/ô/oi/ T196 Grammar: Subjects and Predicates T198 Compound subject, compound predicate Weekly Tests 3.14 – 3.15 Narrative Writing: Focus Trait: Word Choice T202 story scene, plot, dialogue UNIT 1: Lesson 4 Oral Language: Read Aloud “ Acorn’s Worth” - T236 Turn and Talk – T258 Classroom Conversation – T261 Speaking & Listening – T269 Anchor Text: “The Aces Phone” Science Fiction Connect to the Topic: “Silent Noise” Informational Text Weekly Tests 4.4 – 4.5 Text-Based Comprehension: Target Skill: Story Structure Alliteration, Style and Tone Target Strategy: Monitor and Assessment: (pdf) Suggested Books: The Moon- Heinemann ISBN: 140340615-4 Man on the Moon: How a Photograph Made Anything Seem Possible. Capstone. 9780756544478 The Moon. Capstone. 9781432901790
6 UNIT 2.1: El Universo and Creando Un Mundo (3 weeks) Comprehension Skill: Main Idea Comprehension Strategy: Monitor and Clarify Literary Terms: Paraphrase 6 find a basic ratio •Solve proportion problems •Use greatest common factor to solve proportions problems with greater numbers •Apply mathematical practices Quick Quiz 1-4 Unit 1 Test Unit 2: Lessons 1 – 8 Area of Polygons – Derive Area Formulas and Solve Problems: - Parallelograms and Triangles; - Derive Area Formulas and Solve Problems: - Trapezoids and Other Polygons Vocabulary Words: Perimeter, area, square unit, base, height, square inch, square foot, square centimeter, right triangle, perpendicular, related rectangle, right angle, parallelogram, rhombus, related parallelogram. Acute triangle, obtuse triangle, dimensions, trapezoid, complex Clarify Vocabulary in Context: Torrent, accustomed, void, swiveled, clustered, transmissions, doleful, clamor, urgent, coaxed T261 Vocabulary Strategies: Prefixes de_, trans_ T266 Weekly Tests 4.2 – 4.3 Fluency: Rate pg. T270 Cold Reads Student Bk. Pg. 111 – T117 Decoding: pg. T271 VCCCV Syllable Pattern Weekly Tests 4.6 – 4.7 Spelling: Vowel + /r/ sounds T272 Grammar: Common and Proper Nouns; appositive Weekly Tests 4.8 – 4.9 Narrative Writing: T278 Plan a Fictional Narrative Fictional narrative, conflict, plot, climax UNIT 1: Lesson 5 Oral Language: Read Aloud “Book….Camera….Action!” T310 Turn and Talk, T330 Classroom Conversation, T333 Speaking & Listening, T341 Anchor Text: Realistic Fiction “The Myer’s Family” Biography Connect to the Topic: “Sound Check” Readers’ theater Weekly Tests 5.5 – 5.57 Text Based Comprehension: Target Skill: Fact & Opinion
7 Word Analysis: Related Words Vocabulary Skill/Strategies: Greek and Latin Roots Conventions: Nouns and their Plural Forms Research Skill: Skim and Scan 7 figures, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, polygon, regular polygon, “I CAN” Statements” •Use formulas to solve problems involving perimeter and area •Express measurements using exponents Derive formulas for the area of a right triangle Derive formulas for the area of a parallelogram •Find the area of any triangle •Recognize that the area of a triangle is always one-half the area of a parallelogram with the same height and base •Select or infer the dimensions needed to find the area and perimeter of triangles and parallelograms •Solve real-world problems •Derive the formula for the area of a trapezoid •Use formulas to solve problems involving perimeter and area Decompose complex figures into simpler figures Target Strategy: Summarize Vocabulary in Context: T314 Aspect, tendency, aptly, genuinely, tension, parallel, welfare, credit, predominantly, innovation T333 Vocabulary Strategy: Dictionary entry, thesaurus, glossary T338 Weekly Tests 5.2 – 5.4 Fluency: Expression pg. T342 Cold Reads Students bk. Pg. 138 - 144 Decoding: pg. T343 Homophones Weekly Test 5.8 – 5.9 Spelling: Homophones T344 Grammar: Other kinds of Nouns; singular noun, plural noun, possessive noun Weekly Tests 5.10 – 5.11 Narrative Writing: Writing a Fictional Narrative T350 Fictional narrative, dialogue, setting, mood, conclusion UNIT 2: Lesson 6 Oral Language: Read Aloud “The Power of Trip” T12 Turn and Talk – T34 Classroom Conversation T37 Speaking & Listening T45 Anchor Text: Realistic Fiction : The Boy Who Saved Baseball” Connect to the Topic:
11 exchange of ideas that continue to this day (e.g., moveable type, telescope, microscope). Identify leading Renaissance artists and thinkers and their contributions to visual arts, writing, music, and architecture (e.g., Machiavelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Palestrina, Shakespeare, Tallis). Spanish Lesson Plan: 11 Unit 3: Lessons 8 – 17 Operations with Whole Numbers, Fractions, and Decimals - Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers and Decimals; - Relating, composing, and Decomposing Decimals and Fractions; - Multiplying Fractions and Dividing with Fractions and Whole Numbers; - Dividing a Fraction by a Fraction Vocabulary Words: Common factor, common denominator, least common multiple (LCM), reciprocal, inverse operations, “I CAN” Statements: * *Find common denominators. •Find the least common multiple of two whole numbers. *Use different strategies for finding a common denominator. dependent clause, subordinating conjunction, complex sentence Weekly Tests 9.8 – 9.9 Argument Writing: Plan an Argument: argument, claim, reason, evidence T276 UNIT 2: Lesson 10 Oral Language: Read Aloud “climate Change Come to Alaska” T310-311 Turn and Talk – T330 Classroom Conversation T333 Speaking & Listening T341 Anchor Text: “Children of the Midnight Sun” Literary Non-fiction Connect to the Topic: “Native American Poetry” Weekly Tests 10.5 – 10.6 Text Based Comprehension: Target Strategy: Question Target Skill: Compare & Contrast Vocabulary in Context: T312 Lore, abundance, altered, sophisticated, cultural, lush, teeming, retains, heritage, concept T339 Vocabulary Strategies: Synonyms T338 Weekly Tests T10.2 – T10.3 Fluency: Intonation T342 Cold Reads Student bk. p. 282 - 288 Decoding: Recognizing Common Suffixes T343 Weekly Tests 10.7 – 10.8
13 13 of fractions. •Fluently divide multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithm. Quick Quiz 1 – 4 Unit 3 Test Math Core Standards: NS.1, NS.3, NS.4, Benchmark 2 Due: Tracks A, B, C – Nov. 7 Track D – Dec. 5 Traditional – Nov. 25 Decoding: Recognizing Common Word Parts T49 Weekly Test 11.6 – 11.7 Spelling: Suffixes _ion or _ation T50 Grammar: Subject and Object Pronouns - pronoun, subject pronoun, object pronoun, antecedent T52 Weekly Test 11.8 – 11.9 Informative Writing: T56 Focus Trait: Word Choice Informative Writing, procedural essay UNIT 3: Lesson 12 Oral Language: Read Aloud “An Unexpected Adventure” T90 Turn and Talk – T114 Classroom Conversation T117 Speaking & Listening T125 Anchor Text: “Airborn” Fantasy Connect to the Topic: “Riding on Air” Informational Text Weekly Tests 12.4 – 12.5” Text Based Comprehension: Genre: Narrative Non-fiction Target Strategy: Infer/Predict Target Skill: Story Structure Vocabulary in Context: T92 Engulf, supple, jostled, taut, careening, frail, undulating, falter, frayed, relishing Vocabulary Strategies: T122 Prefixes en_, ad_
16 Revolution). 16 Unit 5: Lessons 1 - 5 Expressions and Equations – Writing, Interpreting, and Analyzing Expressions Vocabulary Words: Algebraic expression, evaluate an expression, expression, numerical expression, order of operations, term, variable, base, exponent, power, “I Can” Statements: •Understand the meaning of variable, expression, and term. •Use the Order of Operations to simplify numerical expressions. •Evaluate algebraic expressions for given values of the variables. Connect to the Topic: “The Ball is in their Court” Informational Text Weekly Tests 14.4 – 14.5 Text Based Comprehension: Hyperbole, Author’s Word Choice Target Strategy: Visualize Target Skill: Theme Vocabulary in Context: T170 Emulate, motive, anonymous, bland, skeptical, veered, reception, aim, understatement, fanatic T246 Vocabulary Strategy: T272 Analogy, antonym, synonym Weekly Test: 14.2 – 14.3 Fluency: Accuracy T202 Cold Reads Student Book p. 409 Decoding: Prefixes and Word Roots T277 Weekly Test 14.6 – 14.7 Spelling: Word Parts Com_, con_ T278 Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement T280 Active voice, passive voice Weekly Test 14.8 – 14.9 Informative Writing: T284 Plan an Informational Essay Informational Essay, focus Statement, supporting details UNIT 3: Lesson 15 Oral Language : Read Aloud “Moon Machine” T318 orbiting Earth and various planets. Objective 2: Describe the use of technology to observe objects in the solar system and relate this to science’s understanding of the solar system. “I Can Statement…” Describe the use of instruments to observe and explore the moon and planets. Describe the role of computers in understanding the solar system (e.g., collecting and interpreting data from observations, predicting motion of objects, operating space probes). Relate science’s understanding of the solar system to the technology used to investigate it. Find and report on ways technology has been and is being used to investigate the solar system. Objective 3: Describe the forces
•Write and evaluate numerical expressions involving exponents. •Translate between algebraic expressions and words. •Analyze algebraic expressions applying the Order of Operations. *Draw diagrams that represent the structure of algebraic expressions. Analyze and evaluate algebraic expressions. •Write expressions for areas of complex figures. •Write expressions for surface areas of rectangular prisms bases on their nets. Turn and Talk – T338 Classroom Conversation T342 Speaking & Listening T349 Anchor Text: “Team Moon” Literary Nonfiction Connect to the Topic: “The Woman in the Moon” Play Weekly Tests 15.4 – 15.5 ” Text Based Comprehension: Text features, graphic features, domain-specific vocabulary Target Strategy: Analyze /Evaluate Target Skill: Text and Graphic Features Vocabulary in Context: T320 Lunar, hovering, ascent, likelihood, impending, perilous, option, presumably, unpredictability, random T191 Vocabulary Strategy: T346 Dictionary, glossary, thesaurus Weekly Test: 15.2 – 15.3 Fluency: Intonation T350 Cold Reads Student Book p. 437 Decoding: Common Final Syllables T351 Weekly Test 15.6 – 15.7 Spelling: Final /iz/, iv/, and ij/ sounds T352 Grammar: Regular and Irregular Verbs T354 Weekly Test 15.8 – 15.9 Informative Writing: T358 Write and Informational Essay that keep objects in orbit in the solar system. “I Can Statement…” Describe the forces holding Earth in orbit around the sun, and the moon in orbit around Earth. Relate a celestial object’s mass to its gravitational force on other objects. Identify the role gravity plays in the structure of the solar system. Student Literacy/ Shared Reading: (pdf) Lesson Plans / Strategies:
20 Word Analysis: Multiple Meaning Words Vocabulary Skill/Strategies: Context Clues Pre-fixes Conventions: The Conditional Research Skill: Utilizing Multiple Sources STANDARD IV: Students will understand current global issues and their rights and responsibilities in the interconnected world. Spanish Lesson Plans: 20 Unit 5: Lessons 15 – 17 Expressions and Equations - Solving Equations and Inequalities Vocabulary Words: Solution, solve, inverse operations, multiplicative inverse operations, multiplicative inverse mood Target Strategy: Infer / Predict Target Skill: Story Structure Vocabulary in Context: T162 Steadfast, rash, bitterly, unravels, labyrinth, fury, embrace, abandon, massive, somber Vocabulary Strategy: T190 Suffixes _ful, _less, _ly, _ness, _ment, _ship Weekly Test: 18.7 – 18.8 Fluency: Expression T194 Cold Reads Student Book p. 525 Decoding: /sh/ and /zh/ in Final Syllables T195 Weekly Test 18.11 – 18.12 Spelling: Spelling /sh/ T196 Grammar: Adjectives and Adverbs T198 Adjective, adverb, article, demonstrative adjective, proper adjective Weekly Test 18.13 – 18.14 Informative Writing: T50 Focus Trait: Sentence Fluency Cause and Effect essay UNIT 4: Lesson 19 Oral Language: Read Aloud “Scribes of Ancient Egypt,” T236 Turn and Talk – T258 Classroom Conversation T261 Speaking & Listening T269 and its Effects (6-pk) Millmark. ISBN: 9781433401107 STANDARD IV: Universe Students will understand the scale of size, distance between objects, movement, and apparent motion (due to Earth’s rotation) of objects in the universe and how cultures have understood, related to and use these objects in the night sky. . Benchmark The solar system consists of planets, moons, and other smaller objects including asteroids and comets that orbit the sun. Planets in the solar system differ in terms of their distance from the sun, number of moons, size composition, and ability to sustain life. Every object exerts gravitational force on every other object depending on the mass of the objects and the distance
23 UNIT 6:1 Don Quijote and El Feudalismo (3 weeks) Comprehension Skill: Author’s Purpose Comprehension Strategy: Ask for Clarification Literary Terms: Idioms and Jargon Word Analysis: Prefixes Vocabulary Skill/Strategies: Words Structure 23 Unit 7: Lessons 1 – 10 Ratios and Rates with Fractions, Decimals, and Percent - Ratios, Fractions, Unit Rates, and Cross- - Multiplying; Ratios with Tape Diagrams and Equations; - Percent Vocabulary Words: Compare ratios, unit rate strategy, cross-multiplication, tape diagram, multiplicative comparison, percent “I Can” Statements: •Use tables of equivalent ratios to compare ratios. •Graph ratios. •Use unit rates to describe and compare ratios. per_, Pre_ and pro_ T45 Weekly Test 21.6 – 21.7 Spelling: Prefixes: pre_ and pro_ T46 Grammar: Progressive Forms T48 Present progressive, past progressive, future progressive, present perfect progressive, past perfect progressive, future progressive Weekly Test 21.8 – 21.9 Argument Writing: T52 * Focus Trait: Voice UNIT 5: Lesson 22 Oral Language: Read Aloud “Flying Through Time” T86 Turn and Talk – T108 Classroom Conversation Speaking & Listening T119 Anchor Text: “ First to Fly” Literary Non-Fiction “Young Pilots Sets Records” Literacy Non-Fiction Weekly Tests 22.4 – 22.6 Text Based Comprehension: Generalization, personification Target Strategy: Monitor / Clarify Target Skill: Conclusion and Generalization Vocabulary in Context: T88 Elusive, frustration, instinct, conditions, barren, harsh, decrepit, arose, vertical, lurched T111 Capstone. 9781410941671 Stars and Constellations. Capstone. ISBN: 9781432901820 The Milky Way and Other Galaxies. Capstone. ISBN: 9781429672276 Life of a Star. Benchmark. 6 Pack Code: A62419 Stars and Galaxies Student Book Orange Level: Changing Over Time. Millmark. (6-pk) ISBN: 978433402425 Stars and Galaxies Student Book Purple Level: Exploring with Technology. Millmark. (6-pk) ISBN: 978433402432 Sequence/Monitor Comprehension: Rising Stars. Millmark. 6-pk) ISBN: 978433404955 STANDARD V: Microorganism
25 25 Unit 7: Lessons 11 – 13 Ratios and Rates with Fractions, Decimals, and Percent - Percent; - Relate Different Measurement Units Vocabulary Words: Liquid volume Target Skill: Cause and Effect Vocabulary in Context: T164 Occupying, confronting, implored, exasperated contempt, strident, warily, intently, scornfully, subsided T185 Vocabulary Strategy: T190 Context, multiple-meaning Weekly Test: 23.7 – 23.8 Fluency: Phrasing: Pauses T194 Cold Reads Student Book p. 616 Decoding: Recognizing more Suffixes T195 Weekly Test 23.11 – 23.12 Spelling: Suffixes: _ic, _ure, _ous T196 Grammar: Contractions T198 Contraction, apostrophe Weekly Test 23.13 – 23.14 Argument Writing: T202 Focus Trait: Ideas Greeting, claim, body. closing UNIT 5: Lesson 24 Oral Language: Read Aloud “An Important March” T236 Turn and Talk – T260 Classroom Conversation T263 Speaking & Listening T271 Anchor Text: “ Harriet Tubman” Literary Nonfiction “Home of the Brave” Poetry decomposer, single-celled, organism, bacteria, protozoan, producer, hypothesis, experiment, investigation, variable, control, culture. Objective 1: Observe and summarize information about microorganisms. “I Can Statement…” Examine and illustrate size, shape, and structure of organisms found in an environment such as pond water. Compare characteristics common in observed organisms (e.g., color, movement, appendages, shape) and infer their function (e.g., green color found in organisms that are producers, appendages help movement). Research and report on a microorganism’s requirements (i.e., food, water, air, waste disposal, temperature of environment, reproduction).
27 27 set of data. •Understand data distribution which can be described by its center, spread, and overall shape. • Understand and calculate the range of a data set. *Calculate the interquartile range of a set of numerical data. •Understand that interquartile range is a measure that can be used to describe the variability of data. Compare and interpret mean absolute deviations. Describe the shape of data. Collect and analyze data. Quick Quiz 1 – 3 Unit 8 Test Math Core Standards: SP.1, SP.2, SP.3, SP.4, SP.5a-d, UNIT 6: Lesson 26 Oral Language: Read Aloud “Why Explore Space” T10 Turn and Talk – T20 Classroom Conversation T24 Speaking & Listening T33 Anchor Text: “ Space Trash” Informational Text “How the Milky Way Came to be” Folktale “Moon” and “Satellites” Poetry Weekly Tests 26.4 – 26.5 Text Based Comprehension: Contrast, character’s motivation, narrator Target Strategy: Question Target Skill: Main Idea and Details Review Vocabulary : T12 Pressuring, urgent, employed, void, miraculous, tendency, submitted, tension, impaired, innovation Vocabulary Strategy: T40 Analogy Weekly Test: 26.2 – 26.3 Fluency: Stress T34 Cold Reads Student Magazine p. 4 Decoding: Spelling Patterns in Words from other Languages T 35 Weekly Test 26.6 – 26.7 Spelling: Words from other Languages T36 Grammar: Titles and Abbreviations T38 Title, abbreviation the disease (e.g., athlete’s foot-fungi, streptococcus throat-bacteria, Observe and report on microorganisms’ effects on food (e.g., causes fruits and vegetables to rot, destroys food bearing plants, makes milk sour. Student Literacy / Shared Reading: (pdf) Lesson Plans / Strategies: Assessment: (pdf)
30 Vocabulary Skill/Strategies: Contextual Clues Conventions: Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases Research Skill: Parts of a Book 30 Benchmark 4 due: Tracks A, B, C – May 15 Track D – May 29 Traditional – April 24 Target Skill: Analyze / Evaluate Review Vocabulary: T106 Distinguish, affirmed, unrelenting, motive, taut, perilous, frayed, deduced, unpredictability, random Vocabulary Strategy: T40 Analogy Weekly Test: 28.2 – 28.3 Fluency: Accuracy T130 Cold Reads Student Magazine P. 39 Decoding: Recognizing Word Roots T131 Weekly Test 28.6 – 28.7 Spelling: Latin Word Roots T132 Grammar: Commas in Sentences T134 Appositive, nonrestrictive element Weekly Test 28.8 – 28.9 Narrative Writing: T52 Focus Trait: Voice Sound effect UNIT 6: Lesson 29 Oral Language: Read Aloud “Animal Sports Stars” T152 Terms About Literature T164 Listening T168 Speaking & Listening T177 Anchor Text: “ Elephants on the Savannah” Readers’ Theater “A Collosal Catch” Informational Text “The Elephant” and “Whale” Poetry Weekly Tests 29.4 – 29.5 Sound Students will understand properties and behavior of heat, light, and sound. Benchmark Heat, light, and sound are all forms of energy. Heat can be transferred by radiation, conduction, and convection. Visible light can be produced, reflected, refract, an separated into light of various colors. Sound is created by vibration and cannot travel through a vacuum. Pitch is determined by the vibration rate of the sound source. Vocabulary Words: Angle of incidence, angle of reflection, absorption, conduction, conductor, convection, medium, pitch, prism, radiation, reflection, refraction, spectrum, vibration. Objective 1: Investigate the movement of heat between objects by conduction, convection, and radiation. “I Can Statement…” Compare materials that