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September 2014

Reading Vocabulary Writing Math Social Studies Science

Set up reading workshop format.

Students set independent reading goals.

Springboard Unit 1

Springboard Academic Vocabulary Unit 1

Independent Reading Vocabulary

Science and Social Studies content area vocabulary

5th Grade Units of Study: Book 1: Narrative Craft

Writing WorkshopNarrative Writing

Literature Response Writing

Expository Writing related to Science and Social Studies topics

Everyday MathGrade 5Units 1-2

Agile Mind CurriculumGrades 6, 7, and possibly Algebra 1

CARE Math(Conceptual Algebra Readiness Education)

Becoming a Problem Solving Genius/ Challenge Math: Zaccaro(for students who have completed C.A.R.E.)

Daily Math Word Problems

Moby Math

CNN Student Newsview on a daily basis/take a weekly quiz

Geography/Map skillsTour of the World (YouTube song)

Interact Unit-Empires

Exploring the Solar System/ Earth and Space

First Quarter: College and Career Ready Standards for ELAReading Literature College and Career Ready Standards:

Reading Workshop/Introduction to Literature Circles

6.RL.2.1-- Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

6.RL.2.2 -- Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

6.RL.2.3 -- Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).

6.RV.3.1 -- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.

6.RL.3.1 – Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.

6.RL.3.2-Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.

6.RL.4.2 -- Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics. Description: a. Identify different genres.b. Compare and contrast stories in the same genre.c. Compare and contrast approaches to similar themes and topics of stories in the same genre.

Reading Nonfiction Text:

6.RN.2.1-- Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. Description: a. Identify specific details from the text that support inferences.

6.RN.3.3 -- Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).

Writing College and Career Ready Standards:

6.W.3.1 -- Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

6.W.3.2 -- Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

6.W.3.3 -- Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

6.W.3.4 -- Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

6.W.3.1 -- Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

6.W.3.4 -- With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting.

October 2014


Continue SpringboardUnit 1

Reading Workshop:

Independent conferencing and goal setting focused on self selected reading choices connected to Springboard skills

Springboard Unit 1

Vocabulary harvested from self selected reading


Writing Workshop

Lucy Calkins 5th grade Units of Study: Book 1: Narrative Craft


Expository/Persuasive Writing related to Science and Social Studies topics






Moby Math


Geography/Map skillsTour of the World (YouTube song)

Interact Unit-Empires

Finish:Exploring the Solar System/ Earth and Space

Begin:Earth Science Contracts

SECOND QUARTERNovember 2014


Novel Study: Crispin,by Avi

Reading Workshop:


Medieval Period Vocabulary

Self selected reading vocabulary with a focus on era specific or content specific words


Writing Workshop

Lucy Calkins 5th grade Units of Study Book 2:The Lens of History/ Research Reports



Everyday MathGrade 5Unit 5





Moby Math


Medieval Period 400AD-1500AD

Modern Era 1500-1800

(6th grade Social Studies text book as a source)

Possible webquest/project for a chosen period

Earth Science Contracts

Second Quarter: College Career Ready Standards for ELAReading Literature:

6.RL.3.2 -- Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.

6.RL.2.1 -- Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

6.RL.2.2-- Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

6.RL.3.1 -- Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.

6.RV.3.1-- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.

6.RL.4.2-- Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics. Description: a. Identify different genres.b. Compare and contrast stories in the same genre.c. Compare and contrast approaches to similar themes and topics of stories in the same genre.

Reading Nonfiction Text :

6.RN.2.1 -- Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

6.RN.2.2 -- Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

6.RN.2.3 -- Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text. Description: a. Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, or ideas.b. Explain concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.

6.RV.1 -- Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.

6.RL.3.2-- Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).

6.RN.4.2-- Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Writing College Career Ready Standards:

6.W.3.1 -- Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. Description: a. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer's purpose.b. Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.c. Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically).d. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.

6.W.3.2 -- Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. Description: a. Introduce a topic clearly, provide a general observation and focus, and group related information logically; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.c. Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., in contrast, especially).d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.e. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.

6.W.3.3 -- Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. Description: a. Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.b. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.c. Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events.d. Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.e. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.

6.W.3.4 -- Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

6.W.4 -- With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.

6.W.4-- With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting.

6.W.5 -- Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

December 2014


Contiue with Crispin Novel Study

Begin Springboard Unit 2

Novel Study: Walk 2 Moons

Reading Workshop:


Springboard Unit 2 Academic Vocabulary related to Expository Text



Lucy Calkins 5th grade Units of Study Book 2:The Lens of History/ Research Reports








Moby Math


Modern Era- 1700-present

(6th grade social studies textbook as a source)

Earth Science Contracts

January 2015

Reading Vocabulary Writing Math Social Studies ScienceContinue Springboard Unit 2

Novel Study: Walk 2 Moons

Reading Workshop:


Springboard Unit 2 Academic Vocabulary related to Expository Text



Lucy Calkins 5th grade Units of Study Book 4: The Research Based Argument Essay








Moby Math


Civics and government

5th grade social studies standards review to prepare for ISTEP

Studying People Scientifically/Ecology

4th grade science standards review to prepare for ISTEP

Science a to z for a resource

February 2015

Reading Vocabulary Writing Math Social Studies ScienceSpringboard Unit 3

The Reading and Writing Project

thereadingandwritingproject.com

Reading Workshop:


Springboard Unit 3 Academic Vocabulary related to Persuasive/Argumentative reading and writing











Moby Math


Geography

5th grade social studies standards review to prepare for ISTEP


4th grade science standards review to prepare for ISTEP

Science a to z for a resource

Third Quarter: Common Core Standards for ELAReading Literature Common Core:

6.RL.3.1 -- Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.

6.RL.4.1-- Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem). Description: a. Identify the elements. b. Evaluate the impact of the elements on meaning, tone, and beauty.

6.RL.4.2 -- Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics. Description: a. Identify different genres.b. Compare and contrast stories in the same genre.c. Compare and contrast approaches to similar themes and topics of stories in the same genre.

6.RL.2.1 -- Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. Description: a. Identify specific details from the text that support inferences.

6.RL.2.2 -- Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

Writing Common Core:

6.W.4 -- Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

6.W.4-- With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.

6.W.5 -- Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

6.W.5-- Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources.

March 2015


Springboard Unit 3

The Reading and Writing Project

thereadingandwritingproject.com

Reading Workshop:


Springboard Unit 3 Academic Vocabulary related to Persuasive/Argumentative reading and writing











Moby Math


Economics


April 2015

Reading Vocabulary Writing Math Social Studies ScienceBegin novel studyBoy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne

Reading Workshop:


Vocabulary based on novel study



Lucy Calkins 5th grade Units of Study Book 3: Shaping Text, From Essay and Narrative to Memior








Moby Math


Echoes and Reflections Holocaust

Experimenting with Forces and Motion

May 2015


Novel Study:Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne

Reading Workshop:


Vocabulary based on novel study



Lucy Calkins 5th grade Units of Study Book 3: Shaping Text, From Essay and Narrative to Memior








Moby Math


Echoes and Reflections Holocaust

Experimenting with Forces and Motion

Krueger Outdoor Environmental Lab

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