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SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
English 5 Quarter 1 Snapshot
Reading Products:
• Characterization Project
Authentic Writing Product:
• Narrative Writing: Write a story.
Week Unit Info Vocabulary & Reading Focus Writing & Research Focus
1
Unit 1: Change / Building a Culture of Reading
Novel: Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone
• 5.5b Setting on plot development
• 5.5f Identify genres • Baseline Writing Assessment
2
Unit 1: Change / Building a Culture of Reading
Novel: Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone
• 5.4a Context clues
• 5.5b Setting on plot development
• 5.5c Character development
• 5.5e Conflict and resolution
• 5.7a The writing process (Narrative Writing)
• 5.8 Review sentence structure, capitalization, & end punctuation
3
Unit 1: Change / Building a Culture of Reading
Novel: Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone Week 3 Mini-Assessment
• 5.4a Context clues
• 5.5c Character development
• 5.5e Conflict and resolution
• 5.7a Writing as a process
• 5.7b Audience & purpose
• 5.7c Prewriting
• 5.8h Fragments
4
Unit 1: Change / Building a Culture of Reading
Novel: Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone
• 5.4b Multiple meaning words
• 5.5e Resolution of conflict
• 5.5g 1st & 3rd person point of view
• 5.7f Patterns of organization
• 5.7i Multi-paragraph compositions
• 5.8h Run-ons
5
Unit 1: Change / Building a Culture of Reading
Novel: Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone
• 5.4b Multiple meaning words
• 5.5g 1st & 3rd person point of view
• 5.5j Draw conclusions & make inferences
• 5.7i Multi-paragraph compositions
• 5.7j Tone & voice
• 5.8h Fragments & run-ons
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
6
Unit 1: Change / Building a Culture of Reading
Novel: Crash by Jerry Spinelli Week 6 Mini-Assessment
• 5.4d Figurative language
• 5.5d Theme
• 5.5j Draw conclusions & make inferences
• 5.7l Revise writing for clarity
• 5.8e Quotation marks for dialogue
7
Unit 1: Change / Building a Culture of Reading
Novel: Crash by Jerry Spinelli
• 5.4d Figurative language
• 5.5k Cause and effect
• 5.8 Edit writing
• 5.8e Quotation marks for dialogue
8
Unit 1: Change / Building a Culture of Reading
Novel: Crash by Jerry Spinelli Authentic Writing Product Due Benchmark Testing May Begin
• 5.4d Figurative language
• 5.5a Summarize plot
• 5.7a Engage in writing as a process (Publishing)
• 5.8k Coordinating conjunctions
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Unit 1: Change / Building a Culture of Reading
Novel: Crash by Jerry Spinelli Benchmark Testing
• Review vocabulary & reading skills (data-driven)
• Reading Benchmark
• Review writing and grammar skills (data-driven)
• On Demand Writing Assessment
• Writing Benchmark
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
Week: 1 UNIT 1: Change / Building a Culture of Reading
STANDARDS OF LEARNING / ESSENTIAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
NEW CONTENT:
Reading:
• 5.5b) Discuss the impact of setting on plot development.
• 5.5f) Identify genres. o Identify genres, including, but not limited to, fantasy, humor, fable/fairy tale, realistic fiction, historical fiction, folklore/tall
tales, mythology, mystery, narrative nonfiction, and nonfiction. Writing:
• 5.7a) Engage in writing as a process. o Understand that writers use the writing process, including planning, drafting, editing, and publishing
SPIRALED CONTENT: Spiraled content is continuously integrated in class discussions, questions, and/or activities to help students master and enhance skills.
Reading:
• 4.5a) Describe how the choice of language, setting, and characters contributes to the development of plot. o Describe how an author’s choice of language, setting, and characters develops the plot and contributes to the sequence
of events. o Describe in depth a character, setting, or event, drawing on specific details from the text (e.g., words, actions, or a
character’s thoughts)
• 4.5d) Identify genres. o Identify genres including but not limited to fantasy, humor, fable/fairy tale, realistic fiction, historical fiction, narrative
nonfiction, folklore/tall tales, and nonfiction.
Essential Questions Recommended Activities / Strategies
Recommended Resources Vocabulary
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
Thematic Unit Essential Questions:
• How can change impact our lives?
• How does reading help us to understand the world in which we live?
• How can reading a variety of texts help us to determine our reading identity?
Standards-Based Essential Questions:
• Why is it important to read from a variety of genres?
• Why do different genres require different plot structures?
• How can the setting of a story impact its plot?
Classroom Expectations
• Rules & Procedures
• Accelerated Reader
• Vocabulary Reading & Vocabulary Mini-Lessons & Activities Mini-Lesson: Genres Mini-Lesson: Setting
• SPM Grades 3-5 Reading Resources Drive Folder
• HMH Anchor Chart: Mystery
• HMH Anchor Chart: Narrative Nonfiction
• HMH Anchor Chart: Play
• HMH Anchor Chart: Realistic Fiction
• eReading: Genre Activities
• ReadWriteThink: Genre Study
• Scholastic: Exploring Genres Umbrellas
• BrainPOP Resources for Literary Genres
• Genres Activity Kit
• SPM Grades 3-5 Reading Resources Drive Folder
• HMH Anchor Chart: Literary Elements
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Literary Elements
• eReading: Setting
• ReadWriteThink: Creating & Conveying Setting
• Flocabulary: Setting
Academic Vocabulary: 1. Genre 2. Fiction 3. Nonfiction 4. Realistic Fiction 5. Historical Fiction 6. Narrative Nonfiction 7. Mystery 8. Folktale 9. Fantasy 10. Setting
Novel Vocabulary (Fab Vocab):
1. TO BE DETERMINED BY TEACHER BASED ON STUDENT NEEDS
VDOE RESOURCES
VDOE English Homepage Text Dependent Questions Computer Adaptive Testing Tabbed Reading Passages Practice TestNav 8 Practice Items Using Statewide Results to Guide Instruction Online Writing Resources Vocabulary Resources
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
Begin reading class novel (Whole Group & Independent Reading)
• Finish by the end of Week 5
• Introduce author, novel, and unit
• Preview vocabulary Writing & Research Mini-Lessons & Activities Writing Baseline Assessment
• PBS: The Importance of Setting to a Story
Novel Study: Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone
• Google Drive Novel Study Resources
• Paired Texts for Independent Practice: HMH Into Reading VA Stories & Resources
• Paired Texts for Independent Practice (Nonfiction / Poetry)
Baseline Assessment Prompt: Think about your favorite year in school. Was it kindergarten, first grade, second grade, or another grade? Write to explain why the year you chose was your favorite.
English Sample Lesson Plans Released Tests & Item Sets
SOL Aligned Resources
eMedia VA
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
#GoOpenVA
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
ReadWorks.org
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
• Available in PDF or digital
IXL
• Use for skill practice.
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
Week: 2 UNIT 1: Change / Building a Culture of Reading
STANDARDS OF LEARNING / ESSENTIAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
NEW CONTENT:
Vocabulary:
• 5.4a) Use context to clarify meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases. o Use context as a clue to infer the correct meanings of unfamiliar words and phrases.
Reading:
• 5.5c) Describe character development. o Describe how characters are developed by
what a character says; what a character thinks; what a character does; and what other characters in the story say or think about them
o Describe how some characters change and how some characters stay the same
• 5.5b) Discuss the impact of setting on plot development.
• 5.5e) Explain the resolution of conflict(s). o Identify and explain the main conflict and resolution of the plot. o Identify the events in sequence that lead to resolution of the conflict.
Writing:
• 5.7a) Engage in writing as a process. o Understand that writers use the writing process, including planning, drafting, editing, and publishing. o Understand the domains of writing include composing, written expression, and usage/mechanics. o Write focusing on the composing domain features of central idea, organization, unit, and elaboration. o Write focusing on the written expression domain features of word choice, specific vocabulary, tone, voice, and sentence
variety.
• 5.8 The student will self- and peer-edit writing for capitalization, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, paragraphing, and Standard English.
o All students should understand that editing for correct sentence formation, grammar, capitalization, spelling, and punctuation makes the meaning of the writing clearer to the reader.
SPIRALED CONTENT: Spiraled content is continuously integrated in class discussions, questions, and/or activities to help students master and enhance skills.
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
Reading:
• 4.5a) Describe how the choice of language, setting, and characters contributes to the development of plot. o Describe how an author’s choice of language, setting, and characters develops the plot and contributes to the sequence
of events. o Describe in depth a character, setting, or event, drawing on specific details from the text (e.g., words, actions, or a
character’s thoughts)
• 5.5f) Identify genres.
Essential Questions Recommended Activities / Strategies
Recommended Resources Vocabulary
Thematic Unit Essential Questions:
• How can change impact our lives?
• How does reading help us to understand the world in which we live?
• How can reading a variety of texts help us to determine our reading identity?
Standards-Based Essential Questions:
• How do we determine the meaning of unfamiliar words?
• How can the setting of a story impact its plot?
• How do literary elements shape stories and convey meaning?
• How does understanding story elements help us to understand narrative structure in writing?
Reading & Vocabulary Mini-Lessons & Activities Mini-Lesson: Context Clues
Mini-Lesson: Story Elements (Character, Setting, Plot, & Conflict)
• SPM Grades 3-5 Reading Resources Drive Folder
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Context Clues
• HMH Anchor Chart: Context Clues
• Free Context Clues Activity
• Context Clues Interactive Lesson
• eReading: Context Clues
• Flocabulary: Context Clues
• SPM Grades 3-5 Reading Resources Drive Folder
• HMH Anchor Chart: Literary Elements
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Literary Elements
• eReading: Setting
• Flocabulary: Setting
• PBS: The Importance of Setting to a Story
Academic Vocabulary: 1. Context Clues 2. Story Elements 3. Character 4. Setting 5. Plot 6. Conflict 7. Resolution 8. Narrative Writing
Novel Vocabulary (Fab Vocab):
1. TO BE DETERMINED BY TEACHER BASED ON STUDENT NEEDS
VDOE RESOURCES
VDOE English Homepage Text Dependent Questions Computer Adaptive Testing Tabbed Reading Passages Practice
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
• Why is it important to use correct sentence structure in our writing?
Class novel (Whole Group & Independent Reading)
• Focus on story elements & characterization
Writing & Research Mini-Lessons & Activities Introduction to Narrative Writing
• Mini-Lesson: The Writing Process o Overview of the steps of
the writing process
• Mini-Lesson: Narrative Writing
• Teaching Story Elements (w/ activities & videos)
• ReadWriteThink: Story Elements Alive!
• Scholastic: Story Elements Lesson
• Flocabulary: Story Elements
• PBS Understanding Story Elements
Novel Study: Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone
• Google Drive Novel Study Resources
• Paired Texts for Independent Practice: HMH Into Reading VA Stories & Resources
• Paired Texts for Independent Practice (Nonfiction / Poetry)
• SPM Grades 3-5 Writing & Grammar Resources Google Drive
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Writing a Narrative
• HMH Anchor Chart: Narrative Writing
• ReadWriteThink: Implement the Writing Process
• What is Narrative Writing & How Do I Teach It in the Classroom?
TestNav 8 Practice Items Using Statewide Results to Guide Instruction Online Writing Resources Vocabulary Resources English Sample Lesson Plans Released Tests & Item Sets
SOL Aligned Resources
eMedia VA
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
#GoOpenVA
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
ReadWorks.org
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
• Available in PDF or digital
IXL
• Use for skill practice.
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
Grammar Mini-Lesson: Sentence Structure
• Use novel as mentor text for this skill.
• Review capitalization, end punctuation, and writing in complete sentences.
• SPM Grades 3-5 Writing & Grammar Resources Google Drive
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Complete Sentences (w/ links & activities)
• HMH Editing Checklist
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
Week: 3 UNIT 1: Change / Building a Culture of Reading
STANDARDS OF LEARNING / ESSENTIAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
NEW CONTENT:
Vocabulary:
• 5.4a) Use context to clarify meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases. o Use context as a clue to infer the correct meanings of unfamiliar words and phrases.
Reading:
• 5.5c) Describe character development. o Describe how characters are developed by
what a character says; what a character thinks; what a character does; and what other characters in the story say or think about them
o Describe how some characters change and how some characters stay the same
• 5.5e) Explain the resolution of conflict(s). o Identify and explain the main conflict and resolution of the plot. o Identify the events in sequence that lead to resolution of the conflict.
Writing:
• 5.7a) Engage in writing as a process. o Understand that writers use the writing process, including planning, drafting, editing, and publishing. o Understand the domains of writing include composing, written expression, and usage/mechanics. o Write focusing on the composing domain features of central idea, organization, unit, and elaboration. o Write focusing on the written expression domain features of word choice, specific vocabulary, tone, voice, and sentence
variety. o Use mentor texts as an example of writing
• 5.7b) Select audience and purpose. o Produce a clear and coherent written piece in which the development and organization are appropriate to purpose and
audience.
• 5.7c) Use a variety of prewriting strategies.
• 5.8h) Edit for fragments and run-ons. o Edit to correct fragments and run-ons.
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
SPIRALED CONTENT: Spiraled content is continuously integrated in class discussions, questions, and/or activities to help students master and enhance skills.
Reading:
• 5.5b) Discuss the impact of setting on plot development.
• 5.5f) Identify genres.
Essential Questions Recommended Activities / Strategies
Recommended Resources Vocabulary
Thematic Unit Essential Questions:
• How can change impact our lives?
• How does reading help us to understand the world in which we live?
• How can reading a variety of texts help us to determine our reading identity?
Standards-Based Essential Questions:
• How do we determine the meaning of unfamiliar words?
• How is characterization essential to the development of the plot?
• How do literary elements shape stories and convey meaning?
• How does understanding story elements help us to understand narrative structure in writing?
Week 3 Mini-Assessment Reading & Vocabulary Mini-Lessons & Activities Continued Skill: Context Clues
Mini-Lesson: Characterization & Character Development
• SPM Grades 3-5 Reading Resources Drive Folder
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Context Clues
• HMH Anchor Chart: Context Clues
• Free Context Clues Activity
• Context Clues Interactive Lesson
• eReading: Context Clues
• Flocabulary: Context Clues
• SPM Grades 3-5 Reading Resources Drive Folder
• HMH Anchor Chart: Literary Elements
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Character
• HMH Anchor Chart: Character
Academic Vocabulary: 1. Context Clues 2. Character 3. Characterization 4. Character Traits 5. Narrative Writing 6. Prewriting 7. Fragment
Novel Vocabulary (Fab Vocab):
1. TO BE DETERMINED BY TEACHER BASED ON STUDENT NEEDS
VDOE RESOURCES
VDOE English Homepage Text Dependent Questions Computer Adaptive Testing Tabbed Reading Passages Practice TestNav 8 Practice Items
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
• Why is it important edit fragments to create complete sentences?
Class novel (Whole Group & Independent Reading)
• Focus on story elements, context clues, & characterization
Guided Reading Groups
• Target specific student needs for word study and comprehension
• HMH Mini-Lesson: Character
• HMH Graphic Organizer: Literary Elements (p. 12)
• HMH Graphic Organizer: Characters (p. 11)
• HMH Genre Study: Characters (p.10)
• Character Traits Activities
• Character Traits for Upper Elementary
• Low Prep Activities for Character Traits
• Scholastic: Teaching Character Traits in Reader’s Workshop
Novel Study: Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone
• Google Drive Novel Study Resources
• Paired Texts for Independent Practice: HMH Into Reading VA Stories & Resources
• Paired Texts for Independent Practice (Nonfiction / Poetry)
HMH Rigby Leveled Library & Resources
Using Statewide Results to Guide Instruction Online Writing Resources Vocabulary Resources English Sample Lesson Plans Released Tests & Item Sets
SOL Aligned Resources
eMedia VA
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
#GoOpenVA
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
ReadWorks.org
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
• Available in PDF or digital
IXL
• Use for skill practice.
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
Writing & Research Mini-Lessons & Activities Introduction to Narrative Writing
• Authentic Writing Product: Narrative Writing (Due by the End of Week 8)
• Overview of Narrative Essay Prompt & Expectations
• Mini-Lesson: Prewriting Grammar Mini-Lesson: Fragments
• Use novel as mentor text for this skill.
• Review capitalization, end punctuation, and writing in complete sentences.
• SPM Grades 3-5 Writing & Grammar Resources Google Drive
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Writing a Narrative
• HMH Anchor Chart: Narrative Writing
• HMH Sample Story Rubric
• HMH Graphic Organizer: Characterization Chart
• SPM Grades 3-5 Writing & Grammar Resources Google Drive
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Fragments & Run-ons
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Using Complete Sentences
• Sentence Fragments Practice
• Sentence vs. Fragment Online Game
• Schmoop Video: Sentence Fragments
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
Week: 4 UNIT 1: Change / Building a Culture of Reading
STANDARDS OF LEARNING / ESSENTIAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
NEW CONTENT:
Vocabulary:
• 5.4b) Use context and sentence structure to determine meanings and differentiate among multiple meanings of words.
o Understand that the content and structure of a sentence, paragraph, or reading selection can help the reader determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
o Use context and structure to determine meanings and differentiate among multiple meanings of words. Reading:
• 5.5e) Explain the resolution of conflict(s). o Identify and explain the main conflict and resolution of the plot. o Identify the events in sequence that lead to resolution of the conflict.
• 5.5g) Differentiate between first- and third-person point of view. o Determine who is telling the story and identify if the point-of-view is first or third person.
Writing:
• 5.7f) Recognize different forms of writing have different patterns of organization, including story structure for narrative writing.
o Recognize different forms of writing have different patterns of organization Narrative
• Organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally
• Use transition words and phrases
• Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing to develop experiences or characters
• Provide a conclusion
• 5.7i) Write multi-paragraph compositions. o Write multi-paragraph compositions focused on a central idea, organizing related information in paragraphs.
• 5.8h) Edit for fragments and run-ons. o Edit to correct fragments and run-ons.
SPIRALED CONTENT: Spiraled content is continuously integrated in class discussions, questions, and/or activities to help students master and enhance skills.
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
Vocabulary:
• 5.4a) Use context to clarify meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases. Reading:
• 5.5b) Discuss the impact of setting on plot development.
• 5.5c) Describe character development.
• 5.5f) Identify genres.
Essential Questions Recommended Activities / Strategies
Recommended Resources Vocabulary
Thematic Unit Essential Questions:
• How can change impact our lives?
• How does reading help us to understand the world in which we live?
• How can reading a variety of texts help us to determine our reading identity?
Standards-Based Essential Questions:
• How do I determine and clarify the meaning of multiple-meaning words in a text?
• How does a change in point of view change our perception of plot events?
• How do literary elements shape stories and convey meaning?
• How does understanding story elements help us to
Reading & Vocabulary Mini-Lessons & Activities Mini-Lesson: Multiple-meaning Words
Mini-Lesson: Point of View
• SPM Grades 3-5 Reading Resources Drive Folder
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Multiple-meaning Words
• HMH List of Teacher’s Guides for Multiple-Meaning Words
• Mini-lessons for Multiple-meaning Words
• Multiple-meaning Word Activities
• SpellingCity Game: Homonyms
• Quia: Multiple-Meaning Words
• SPM Grades 3-5 Reading Resources Drive Folder
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Point of View
• HMH Anchor Chart: Point of View
Academic Vocabulary: 1. Multiple-meaning Words 2. Point of View 3. First Person 4. Third Person 5. Narrative Writing 6. Drafting 7. Run-on
Novel Vocabulary (Fab Vocab):
1. TO BE DETERMINED BY TEACHER BASED ON STUDENT NEEDS
VDOE RESOURCES
VDOE English Homepage Text Dependent Questions Computer Adaptive Testing Tabbed Reading Passages Practice TestNav 8 Practice Items
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
understand narrative structure in writing?
• Why is it important edit run-ons to create complete sentences?
Class novel (Whole Group & Independent Reading)
• Spiral in story elements, context clues, & characterization
• Focus on resolution of conflict & point of view
Guided Reading Groups
• Target specific student needs for word study and comprehension
Writing & Research Mini-Lessons & Activities Introduction to Narrative Writing
• HMH Graphic Organizer: Point of View (p. 22)
• HMH Graphic Organizer: Point of View (p. 15)
• HMH Genre Study: Point of View
• HMH Graphic Organizer: Story Elements
• Ideas for Teaching POV
• POV Resources
• POV Videos
• POV Mini-Unit Novel Study: Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone
• Google Drive Novel Study Resources
• Paired Texts for Independent Practice: HMH Into Reading VA Stories & Resources
• Paired Texts for Independent Practice (Nonfiction / Poetry)
HMH Rigby Leveled Library & Resources
• SPM Grades 3-5 Writing & Grammar Resources Google Drive
Using Statewide Results to Guide Instruction Online Writing Resources Vocabulary Resources English Sample Lesson Plans Released Tests & Item Sets
SOL Aligned Resources
eMedia VA
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
#GoOpenVA
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
ReadWorks.org
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
• Available in PDF or digital
IXL
• Use for skill practice.
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
• Authentic Writing Product: Narrative Writing (Due by the End of Week 8)
• Drafting o Conference with students
for progress-monitoring Grammar Mini-Lesson: Run-ons
• Use novel as mentor text for this skill.
• Review capitalization, end punctuation, and writing in complete sentences.
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Drafting a Narrative
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Characters & Completing the Draft
• SPM Grades 3-5 Writing & Grammar Resources Google Drive
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Fragments & Run-ons
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Using Complete Sentences
• How to Correct Run-on Sentences
• Run-ons Practice
• Run-ons Practice Activities
• BrainPOP: Run-on Sentences
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
Week: 5 UNIT 1: Change / Building a Culture of Reading
STANDARDS OF LEARNING / ESSENTIAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
NEW CONTENT:
Vocabulary:
• 5.4b) Use context and sentence structure to determine meanings and differentiate among multiple meanings of words.
o Understand that the content and structure of a sentence, paragraph, or reading selection can help the reader determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
o Use context and structure to determine meanings and differentiate among multiple meanings of words. Reading:
• 5.5g) Differentiate between first- and third-person point of view. o Determine who is telling the story and identify if the point-of-view is first or third person.
• 5.5j) Draw conclusions and make inferences with support from the text. o Refer to details, specific vocabulary, and examples in a text to draw conclusions/make inferences. o Make, confirm, or revise predictions.
Writing:
• 5.7i) Write multi-paragraph compositions. o Write multi-paragraph compositions focused on a central idea, organizing related information in paragraphs.
• 5.7j) Use precise and descriptive vocabulary to create tone and voice. o Understand voice shows an author’s personality, awareness of audience, and passion for the topic, adding liveliness
and energy to writing. o Purposefully select language to demonstrate an awareness of the intended audience. o Choose precise, descriptive vocabulary and information to create tone and voice
• 5.8h) Edit for fragments and run-ons. o Edit to correct fragments and run-ons.
SPIRALED CONTENT: Spiraled content is continuously integrated in class discussions, questions, and/or activities to help students master and enhance skills.
Vocabulary:
• 5.4a) Use context to clarify meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases.
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
Reading:
• 5.5b) Discuss the impact of setting on plot development.
• 5.5c) Describe character development.
• 5.5e) Explain the resolution of conflict(s).
• 5.5f) Identify genres.
Essential Questions Recommended Activities / Strategies
Recommended Resources Vocabulary
Thematic Unit Essential Questions:
• How can change impact our lives?
• How does reading help us to understand the world in which we live?
• How can reading a variety of texts help us to determine our reading identity?
Standards-Based Essential Questions:
• How do I determine and clarify the meaning of multiple-meaning words in a text?
• How does a change in point of view change our perception of plot events?
• Why is background knowledge important in making inferences and drawing conclusions?
• How does understanding story elements help us to
Reading & Vocabulary Mini-Lessons & Activities Continued Skill: Multiple-meaning Words
Mini-Lesson: Conclusions & Inferences
• SPM Grades 3-5 Reading Resources Drive Folder
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Multiple-meaning Words
• HMH List of Teacher’s Guides for Multiple-Meaning Words
• Mini-lessons for Multiple-meaning Words
• Multiple-meaning Word Activities
• SpellingCity Game: Homonyms
• Quia: Multiple-Meaning Words
• SPM Grades 3-5 Reading Resources Drive Folder
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Make Inference
• HMH Anchor Chart: Make Inferences
• HMH Graphic Organizer: Make Inferences
Academic Vocabulary: 1. Multiple-meaning Words 2. Point of View 3. First Person 4. Third Person 5. Conclusion 6. Inference 7. Fragment 8. Run-on
Novel Vocabulary (Fab Vocab):
1. TO BE DETERMINED BY TEACHER BASED ON STUDENT NEEDS
VDOE RESOURCES
VDOE English Homepage Text Dependent Questions Computer Adaptive Testing Tabbed Reading Passages Practice TestNav 8 Practice Items
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
understand narrative structure in writing?
• Why is it important edit fragments and run-ons to create complete sentences?
Continued Skill: Point of View Class novel (Whole Group & Independent Reading)
• Spiral in story elements & context clues
• Focus on point of view & conclusions/inferences
Guided Reading Groups
• Target specific student needs for word study and comprehension
• HMH Graphic Organizer: Infer
• 8 Activities to Build Inference Skills
• eReading: Inferences
• Reading Rockets: Inference
• SPM Grades 3-5 Reading Resources Drive Folder
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Point of View
• HMH Anchor Chart: Point of View
• HMH Graphic Organizer: Point of View (p. 22)
• HMH Graphic Organizer: Story Elements
Novel Study: Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone
• Google Drive Novel Study Resources
• Paired Texts for Independent Practice: HMH Into Reading VA Stories & Resources
• Paired Texts for Independent Practice (Nonfiction / Poetry)
HMH Rigby Leveled Library & Resources
Using Statewide Results to Guide Instruction Online Writing Resources Vocabulary Resources English Sample Lesson Plans Released Tests & Item Sets
SOL Aligned Resources
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SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
Writing & Research Mini-Lessons & Activities Introduction to Narrative Writing
• Authentic Writing Product: Narrative Writing (Due by the End of Week 8)
• Drafting o Conference with students
for progress-monitoring
• Mini-Lesson: Tone & Voice Grammar Mini-Lesson: Fragments & Run-ons
• Use novel as mentor text for this skill.
• Review capitalization, end punctuation, and writing in complete sentences.
• SPM Grades 3-5 Writing & Grammar Resources Google Drive
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Drafting a Narrative
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Characters & Completing the Draft
• WritingFix: Teaching Voice
• How to Teach Writer’s Voice
• Scholastic: Lots of Voice
• Helping Students Find Their Voice in Writing
• How Do You Teach Voice in Writing?
• SPM Grades 3-5 Writing & Grammar Resources Google Drive
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Fragments & Run-ons
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Using Complete Sentences
• Grammar Mini-Lesson: Fragments & Run-ons
• Learning Farm: Fragments & Run-ons
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
Week: 6 UNIT 1: Change / Building a Culture of Reading
STANDARDS OF LEARNING / ESSENTIAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
NEW CONTENT:
Vocabulary:
• 5.4d) Identify an author’s use of figurative language. o Identify when an author uses figurative language.
Reading:
• 5.5d) Identify theme(s). o Identify the theme(s) of a text.
Thematic topic Lessons learned
• 5.5j) Draw conclusions and make inferences with support from the text. o Refer to details, specific vocabulary, and examples in a text to draw conclusions/make inferences. o Make, confirm, or revise predictions.
Writing:
• 5.7l) Revise writing for clarity of content, using specific vocabulary and information. o Revise writing by consulting with peers or adults. o Include sentences of various lengths and beginnings to create a rhythm. o Clarify writing when revising.
• 5.8e) Use quotation marks with dialogue. o Punctuate correctly
Quotation marks with dialogue
SPIRALED CONTENT: Spiraled content is continuously integrated in class discussions, questions, and/or activities to help students master and enhance skills.
Vocabulary:
• 5.4a) Use context to clarify meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases.
• 5.4b) Use context and sentence structure to determine meanings and differentiate among multiple meanings of words.
Reading:
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
• 5.5b) Discuss the impact of setting on plot development.
• 5.5c) Describe character development.
• 5.5e) Explain the resolution of conflict(s).
• 5.5f) Identify genres.
• 5.5g) Differentiate between first- and third-person point of view. Writing:
• 5.8h) Edit for fragments and run-ons.
Essential Questions Recommended Activities / Strategies
Recommended Resources Vocabulary
Thematic Unit Essential Questions:
• How can change impact our lives?
• How does reading help us to understand the world in which we live?
• How can reading a variety of texts help us to determine our reading identity?
Standards-Based Essential Questions:
• How do authors use figurative language to enhance their writing and demonstrate their craft?
• How do we use story elements and understanding of plot to determine the theme of a story?
• How does understanding story elements help us to understand narrative structure in writing?
Week 6 Mini-Assessment Reading & Vocabulary Mini-Lessons & Activities Mini-Lesson: Figurative Language
Mini-Lesson: Theme
• SPM Grades 3-5 Reading Resources Drive Folder
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Figurative Language
• HMH Anchor Chart: Figurative Language
• HMH Graphic Organizer: Figurative Language
• Scholastic: Figurative Language Lesson Ideas
• eReading: Figurative Language
• Videos for Teaching & Reviewing Figurative Language
• 5 Best Videos for Teaching Figurative Language
• SPM Grades 3-5 Reading Resources Drive Folder
Academic Vocabulary: 1. Figurative Language 2. Theme 3. Revising 4. Quotation Marks 5. Dialogue
Novel Vocabulary (Fab Vocab):
1. TO BE DETERMINED BY TEACHER BASED ON STUDENT NEEDS
VDOE RESOURCES
VDOE English Homepage Text Dependent Questions Computer Adaptive Testing Tabbed Reading Passages Practice
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
• How do quotation marks help us to incorporate dialogue into our writing?
Begin class novel (Whole Group & Independent Reading)
• Spiral in story elements & context clues
• Introduce author, novel, and unit
• Preview vocabulary Guided Reading Groups
• Target specific student needs for word study and comprehension
Writing & Research Mini-Lessons & Activities Introduction to Narrative Writing
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Theme
• HMH Anchor Chart: Theme
• HMH Graphic Organizer: Theme
• HMH Genre Study: Theme
• Teaching Theme in Upper Grades
• Activities to Teach Theme
• eReading: Theme
• Scholastic: Teaching Theme Novel Study: Crash by Jerry Spinelli
• Google Drive Novel Study Resources
• Paired Texts for Independent Practice: HMH Into Reading VA Stories & Resources
• Paired Texts for Independent Practice (Nonfiction / Poetry)
HMH Rigby Leveled Library & Resources
• SPM Grades 3-5 Writing & Grammar Resources Google Drive
TestNav 8 Practice Items Using Statewide Results to Guide Instruction Online Writing Resources Vocabulary Resources English Sample Lesson Plans Released Tests & Item Sets
SOL Aligned Resources
eMedia VA
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
#GoOpenVA
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
ReadWorks.org
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
• Available in PDF or digital
IXL
• Use for skill practice.
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
• Authentic Writing Product: Narrative Writing (Due by the End of Week 8)
• Mini-Lesson: Revising Writing o Conference with students
for progress-monitoring Grammar Mini-Lesson: Quotation Marks with Dialogue
• Use novel as mentor text for this skill.
• Review capitalization, end punctuation, and writing in complete sentences.
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Revising Narratives
• HMH Anchor Chart: Revising Checklist
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Revising with Conferences
• SPM Grades 3-5 Writing & Grammar Resources Google Drive
• HMH Grammar Mini-lessons
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Revising to Include Dialogue
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Quotations
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Dialogue
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Using Dialogue
• Quotation Marks Worksheets
• Using Quotation Marks Practice
• Fun & Effective Way to Teach Quotation Marks
• Flocabulary: Quotation Marks
• Teaching Quotation Marks & Dialogue
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
Week: 7 UNIT 1: Change / Building a Culture of Reading
STANDARDS OF LEARNING / ESSENTIAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
NEW CONTENT:
Vocabulary:
• 5.4d) Identify an author’s use of figurative language. o Identify when an author uses figurative language.
Reading:
• 5.5k) Identify cause and effect relationships. Writing:
• 5.7l) Revise writing for clarity of content, using specific vocabulary and information. o Revise writing by consulting with peers or adults. o Include sentences of various lengths and beginnings to create a rhythm. o Clarify writing when revising.
• 5.8 The student will self- and peer-edit writing for capitalization, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, paragraphing, and Standard English.
o All students should understand that editing for correct sentence formation, grammar, capitalization, spelling, and punctuation makes the meaning of the writing clearer to the reader.
• 5.8e) Use quotation marks with dialogue. o Punctuate correctly
Quotation marks with dialogue
SPIRALED CONTENT: Spiraled content is continuously integrated in class discussions, questions, and/or activities to help students master and enhance skills.
Vocabulary:
• 5.4a) Use context to clarify meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases.
• 5.4b) Use context and sentence structure to determine meanings and differentiate among multiple meanings of words.
Reading:
• 5.5b) Discuss the impact of setting on plot development.
• 5.5c) Describe character development.
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
• 5.5d) Identify theme(s).
• 5.5e) Explain the resolution of conflict(s).
• 5.5f) Identify genres.
• 5.5g) Differentiate between first- and third-person point of view.
• 5.5j) Draw conclusions and make inferences with support from the text. Writing:
• 5.8h) Edit for fragments and run-ons.
Essential Questions Recommended Activities / Strategies
Recommended Resources Vocabulary
Thematic Unit Essential Questions:
• How can change impact our lives?
• How does reading help us to understand the world in which we live?
• How can reading a variety of texts help us to determine our reading identity?
Standards-Based Essential Questions:
• How do authors use figurative language to enhance their writing and demonstrate their craft?
• How are patterns of cause and effect revealed within a text?
• How does understanding story elements help us to understand narrative structure in writing?
Reading & Vocabulary Mini-Lessons & Activities Continued Skill: Figurative Language
Mini-Lesson: Cause & Effect
• SPM Grades 3-5 Reading Resources Drive Folder
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Figurative Language
• HMH Anchor Chart: Figurative Language
• HMH Graphic Organizer: Figurative Language
• Scholastic: Figurative Language Lesson Ideas
• eReading: Figurative Language
• Videos for Teaching & Reviewing Figurative Language
• 5 Best Videos for Teaching Figurative Language
• SPM Grades 3-5 Reading Resources Drive Folder
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Cause & Effect
Academic Vocabulary: 1. Figurative Language 2. Cause 3. Effect 4. Editing 5. Quotation Marks 6. Dialogue
Novel Vocabulary (Fab Vocab):
1. TO BE DETERMINED BY TEACHER BASED ON STUDENT NEEDS
VDOE RESOURCES
VDOE English Homepage Text Dependent Questions Computer Adaptive Testing Tabbed Reading Passages Practice
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
• How do quotation marks help us to incorporate dialogue into our writing?
Class novel (Whole Group & Independent Reading)
• Spiral in story elements & context clues
• Focus on cause & effect and figurative language
Guided Reading Groups
• Target specific student needs for word study and comprehension
Writing & Research Mini-Lessons & Activities
• HMH Anchor Chart: Cause & Effect
• HMH Graphic Organizer: Cause & Effect
• HMH Graphic Organizer: Discuss Cause & Effect
• 7 Ways to Teach Cause & Effect
• DePaul Cause & Effect Passages
• Scholastic: Cause & Effect Novel Study: Crash by Jerry Spinelli
• Google Drive Novel Study Resources
• Paired Texts for Independent Practice: HMH Into Reading VA Stories & Resources
• Paired Texts for Independent Practice (Nonfiction / Poetry)
HMH Rigby Leveled Library & Resources
TestNav 8 Practice Items Using Statewide Results to Guide Instruction Online Writing Resources Vocabulary Resources English Sample Lesson Plans Released Tests & Item Sets
SOL Aligned Resources
eMedia VA
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
#GoOpenVA
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
ReadWorks.org
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
• Available in PDF or digital
IXL
• Use for skill practice.
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
Introduction to Narrative Writing
• Authentic Writing Product: Narrative Writing (Due by the End of Week 8)
• Revising / Editing
• Mini-Lesson: Editing o Conference with students
for progress-monitoring Grammar Mini-Lesson: Quotation Marks with Dialogue
• Use novel as mentor text for this skill.
• Review capitalization, end punctuation, and writing in complete sentences.
• SPM Grades 3-5 Writing & Grammar Resources Google Drive
• HMH Anchor Chart: Revising Checklist
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Revising with Conferences
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Editing Narratives
• HMH Anchor Chart: Editing Checklist
• SPM Grades 3-5 Writing & Grammar Resources Google Drive
• HMH Grammar Mini-lessons
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Revising to Include Dialogue
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Quotations
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Dialogue
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Using Dialogue
• Quotation Marks Worksheets
• Using Quotation Marks Practice
• Fun & Effective Way to Teach Quotation Marks
• Flocabulary: Quotation Marks
• Teaching Quotation Marks & Dialogue
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
Week: 8 UNIT 1: Change / Building a Culture of Reading
STANDARDS OF LEARNING / ESSENTIAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
NEW CONTENT:
Vocabulary:
• 5.4d) Identify an author’s use of figurative language. o Identify when an author uses figurative language.
Reading:
• 5.5a) Summarize plot events using details from text. o Summarize important plot events, using specific details from the text. o Demonstrate comprehension and apply strategies to write about what is read.
Writing:
• 5.7a) Engage in writing as a process. o Understand that writers use the writing process, including planning, drafting, editing, and publishing.
• 5.8k) Use coordinating conjunctions.
SPIRALED CONTENT: Spiraled content is continuously integrated in class discussions, questions, and/or activities to help students master and enhance skills.
Vocabulary:
• 5.4a) Use context to clarify meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases.
• 5.4b) Use context and sentence structure to determine meanings and differentiate among multiple meanings of words.
Reading:
• 5.5b) Discuss the impact of setting on plot development.
• 5.5c) Describe character development.
• 5.5d) Identify theme(s).
• 5.5e) Explain the resolution of conflict(s).
• 5.5f) Identify genres.
• 5.5g) Differentiate between first- and third-person point of view.
• 5.5j) Draw conclusions and make inferences with support from the text.
• 5.5k) Identify cause and effect relationships.
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
Writing:
• 5.8e) Use quotation marks with dialogue.
• 5.8h) Edit for fragments and run-ons.
Essential Questions Recommended Activities / Strategies
Recommended Resources Vocabulary
Thematic Unit Essential Questions:
• How can change impact our lives?
• How does reading help us to understand the world in which we live?
• How can reading a variety of texts help us to determine our reading identity?
Standards-Based Essential Questions:
• How do authors use figurative language to enhance their writing and demonstrate their craft?
• How does summarizing reinforce our comprehension of plot events in a story?
• How does understanding story elements help us to understand narrative structure in writing?
• How do coordinating conjunctions enable us to add variety to our writing?
Benchmarks May Begin This Week
Reading & Vocabulary Mini-Lessons & Activities Continued Skill: Figurative Language
Mini-Lesson: Summarizing Plot Events
• SPM Grades 3-5 Reading Resources Drive Folder
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Figurative Language
• HMH Anchor Chart: Figurative Language
• HMH Graphic Organizer: Figurative Language
• Scholastic: Figurative Language Lesson Ideas
• eReading: Figurative Language
• Videos for Teaching & Reviewing Figurative Language
• 5 Best Videos for Teaching Figurative Language
• SPM Grades 3-5 Reading Resources Drive Folder
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Summarize
Academic Vocabulary: 1. Figurative Language 2. Summary 3. Publishing 4. Conjunction 5. Coordinating
Conjunction Novel Vocabulary (Fab Vocab):
1. TO BE DETERMINED BY TEACHER BASED ON STUDENT NEEDS
VDOE RESOURCES
VDOE English Homepage Text Dependent Questions Computer Adaptive Testing Tabbed Reading Passages Practice TestNav 8 Practice Items Using Statewide Results to Guide Instruction
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
Class novel (Whole Group & Independent Reading)
• Spiral in story elements, cause & effect, & context clues
• Focus on figurative language & summarizing
Guided Reading Groups
• Target specific student needs for word study and comprehension
• HMH Graphic Organizer: Retell
• HMH Anchor Chart: Retell
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Retell/Summarize
• Reading Rockets: Summarizing
• 5 Ways to Teach Summarizing
• Scholastic: Sensational Summarizing Strategies
• Teaching Theme & Summary
Novel Study: Crash by Jerry Spinelli
• Google Drive Novel Study Resources
• Paired Texts for Independent Practice: HMH Into Reading VA Stories & Resources
• Paired Texts for Independent Practice (Nonfiction / Poetry)
HMH Rigby Leveled Library & Resources
Online Writing Resources Vocabulary Resources English Sample Lesson Plans Released Tests & Item Sets
SOL Aligned Resources
eMedia VA
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
#GoOpenVA
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
ReadWorks.org
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
• Available in PDF or digital
IXL
• Use for skill practice.
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
Writing & Research Mini-Lessons & Activities Introduction to Narrative Writing
• Authentic Writing Product: Narrative Writing (Due by the End of Week 8 – THIS WEEK) o Publish Writing / Final
Copies Grammar Mini-Lesson: Coordinating Conjunctions
• Use novel as mentor text for this skill.
• Review capitalization, end punctuation, and writing in complete sentences.
• SPM Grades 3-5 Writing & Grammar Resources Google Drive
• HMH Anchor Chart: Revising Checklist
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Revising with Conferences
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Editing Narratives
• HMH Anchor Chart: Editing Checklist
• SPM Grades 3-5 Writing & Grammar Resources Google Drive
• HMH Grammar Mini-lessons
• HMH Teacher’s Guides: Coordinating Conjunctions & Combining Sentences
• HMH Teacher’s Guide: Using Conjunctions
• English for Everyone: Coordinating Conjunctions
• Coordinating Conjunctions with FANBOYS
• Coordinating Conjunctions & Compound Sentences
• Schoolhouse Rock: Conjunction Junction
• YouTube: Lesson for Coordinating Conjunctions
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
Week: 9 UNIT 1: Change / Building a Culture of Reading
STANDARDS OF LEARNING / ESSENTIAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
SPIRALED CONTENT: Spiraled content is continuously integrated in class discussions, questions, and/or activities to help students master and enhance skills.
Vocabulary:
• 5.4a) Use context to clarify meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases.
• 5.4b) Use context and sentence structure to determine meanings and differentiate among multiple meanings of words.
• 5.4d) Identify an author’s use of figurative language. Reading:
• 5.5a) Summarize plot events using details from text.
• 5.5b) Discuss the impact of setting on plot development.
• 5.5c) Describe character development.
• 5.5d) Identify theme(s).
• 5.5e) Explain the resolution of conflict(s).
• 5.5f) Identify genres.
• 5.5g) Differentiate between first- and third-person point of view.
• 5.5j) Draw conclusions and make inferences with support from the text.
• 5.5k) Identify cause and effect relationships. Writing:
• 5.7a) Engage in writing as a process.
• 5.7b) Select audience and purpose.
• 5.7c) Use a variety of prewriting strategies.
• 5.7f) Recognize different forms of writing have different patterns of organization, including story structure for narrative writing.
• 5.7i) Write multi-paragraph compositions.
• 5.7j) Use precise and descriptive vocabulary to create tone and voice.
• 5.7l) Revise writing for clarity of content, using specific vocabulary and information.
• 5.8e) Use quotation marks with dialogue.
• 5.8h) Edit for fragments and run-ons.
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
• 5.8k) Use coordinating conjunctions.
Essential Questions Recommended Activities / Strategies
Recommended Resources Vocabulary
Thematic Unit Essential Questions:
• How can change impact our lives?
• How does reading help us to understand the world in which we live?
• How can reading a variety of texts help us to determine our reading identity?
BENCHMARK WEEK Review for Benchmarks Benchmark Analysis
• Data Day with Students o Review most missed
questions
• Goal-setting & reflection Class Novel: Whole Group & Independent Reading (Finish this week) Guided Reading Groups
• Target specific student needs for word study and comprehension
On Demand Writing Assessment
Novel Study: Crash by Jerry Spinelli
• Google Drive Novel Study Resources
• Paired Texts for Independent Practice: HMH Into Reading VA Stories & Resources
• Paired Texts for Independent Practice (Nonfiction / Poetry)
HMH Rigby Leveled Library & Resources VDOE Prompt: Imagine your friend has a car that talks and flies. The car can do other amazing things too. Your friend
Academic Vocabulary: 1. Quarter 1 Vocabulary
Novel Vocabulary (Fab Vocab):
1. Quarter 1 Vocabulary
VDOE RESOURCES
VDOE English Homepage Text Dependent Questions Computer Adaptive Testing Tabbed Reading Passages Practice TestNav 8 Practice Items Using Statewide Results to Guide Instruction Online Writing Resources
SAMUEL P. MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLISH 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE
takes you for a ride. Write to tell what happened when your friend took you for a ride in the car.
Vocabulary Resources English Sample Lesson Plans Released Tests & Item Sets
SOL Aligned Resources
eMedia VA
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
#GoOpenVA
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
ReadWorks.org
• Use to find aligned resources (activities, lessons, videos) by standard or by skill
• Available in PDF or digital
IXL
• Use for skill practice.