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 Workshop
Narrative Writing
Literature Response Writing
Expository Writing related to Science and Social Studies topics / Everyday Math
Grade 5
Units 1-2
Agile Mind Curriculum
Grades 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 News
view on a daily basis/take a weekly quiz
Geography/Map skills
Tour of the World (YouTube song)
Interact Unit-Empires / Exploring the Solar System/ Earth and Space

First Quarter: College and Career Ready Standards for ELA

Reading 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

Reading / Vocabulary / Writing / Math / Social Studies / Science
Continue Springboard
Unit 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
Science and Social Studies content area vocabulary / Writing Workshop
Lucy Calkins 5th grade Units of Study: Book 1: Narrative Craft
Literature Response Writing
Expository/Persuasive Writing related to Science and Social Studies topics / Everyday Math
Grade 5
Units 3-4
Agile Mind Curriculum
Grades 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 News
view on a daily basis/take a weekly quiz
Geography/Map skills
Tour of the World (YouTube song)
Interact Unit-Empires / Finish:
Exploring the Solar System/ Earth and Space
Begin:
Earth Science Contracts

SECOND QUARTER

November 2014

Reading / Vocabulary / Writing / Math / Social Studies / Science
Novel Study: Crispin,
by Avi
Reading Workshop:
Independent conferencing and goal setting focused on self selected reading choices connected to Springboard skills / Medieval Period Vocabulary
Self selected reading vocabulary with a focus on era specific or content specific words
Science and Social Studies content area vocabulary / Writing Workshop
Lucy Calkins 5th grade Units of Study Book 2:
The Lens of History/ Research Reports
Literature Response Writing
Expository/Persuasive Writing related to Science and Social Studies topics / Everyday Math
Grade 5
Unit 5
Agile Mind Curriculum
Grades 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 News
view on a daily basis/take a weekly quiz
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 ELA

Reading 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

Reading / Vocabulary / Writing / Math / Social Studies / Science
Contiue with Crispin Novel Study
Begin Springboard Unit 2
Novel Study: Walk 2 Moons
Reading Workshop:
Independent conferencing and goal setting focused on self selected reading choices connected to Springboard skills / Springboard Unit 2 Academic Vocabulary related to Expository Text
Self selected reading vocabulary with a focus on era specific or content specific words
Science and Social Studies content area vocabulary / Lucy Calkins 5th grade Units of Study Book 2:
The Lens of History/ Research Reports
Literature Response Writing
Expository/Persuasive Writing related to Science and Social Studies topics / Everyday Math
Grade 5
Unit 6
Agile Mind Curriculum
Grades 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 News
view on a daily basis/take a weekly quiz
Modern Era- 1700-present
(6th grade social studies textbook as a source) / Earth Science Contracts

January 2015

Reading / Vocabulary / Writing / Math / Social Studies / Science
Continue Springboard Unit 2
Novel Study: Walk 2 Moons
Reading Workshop:
Independent conferencing and goal setting focused on self selected reading choices connected to Springboard skills / Springboard Unit 2 Academic Vocabulary related to Expository Text
Self selected reading vocabulary with a focus on era specific or content specific words
Science and Social Studies content area vocabulary / Lucy Calkins 5th grade Units of Study Book 4: The Research Based Argument Essay
Literature Response Writing
Expository/Persuasive Writing related to Science and Social Studies topics / Everyday Math
Grade 5
Units 7-8
Agile Mind Curriculum
Grades 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 News
view on a daily basis/take a weekly quiz
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 / Science
Springboard Unit 3
The Reading and Writing Project
thereadingandwritingproject.com
Reading Workshop:
Independent conferencing and goal setting focused on self selected reading choices connected to Springboard skills / Springboard Unit 3 Academic Vocabulary related to Persuasive/
Argumentative reading and writing
Self selected reading vocabulary with a focus on era specific or content specific words
Science and Social Studies content area vocabulary / Lucy Calkins 5th grade Units of Study Book 4: The Research Based Argument Essay
Literature Response Writing
Expository/Persuasive Writing related to Science and Social Studies topics / Everyday Math
Grade 5
Unit 9
Agile Mind Curriculum
Grades 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 News
view on a daily basis/take a weekly quiz
Geography
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

Third Quarter: Common Core Standards for ELA

Reading 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.