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Reading Language Arts Curriculum Guide

Fifth Grade

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Unit One:Meeting ChallengesPacing:6 weeks

biography

Date / Week/Story / *ALCOS # Reading / ALCOS # Language / Priority Skills / Phonics/Word Study
Week One:
Frindle / ELA.2g
ELA.2e
ELA.1
ELA.1a
ELA.5 / ELA.7f
ELA.7g
ELA.8
ELA.10e / GENRE: Humorous Fiction
Comprehension: Skill-Character & Plot Strategy-Prior Knowledge Vocabulary Strategy: Word Structure/Suffixes
Fluency
Writing / Short vowel VCCV, VCV
Week Two:
Thunder Rose / ELA.2a
ELA.3b
ELA.1
ELA.2d
ELA.5 / ELA.8c
ELA.7g
ELA.10d / Genre: Tall Tale
Comprehension:
Skill- Cause and Effect
Strategy- Monitor and Fix Up
Vocabulary: Context Clues/Homonyms
Fluency
Writing / Long vowel VCV
Week Three:
Island of the Blue Dolphins / ELA.3b
ELA.2
ElA.1
ELA.1a / ELA.7b
ELA.7a
ELA.8 / Genre: Historical Fiction
Comprehension:
Skill-Theme and Setting
Strategy-Visualize
Vocabulary: Dictionary/Glossary; Unfamiliar Words
Fluency
Writing / Long vowel digraphs
Week Four:
Satchel Paige / ELA.4a
ELA.4g
ELA.1
ELA.2d
ELA.1b / ELA.8c
ELA.7a
ELA.8 / Genre: Biography
Comprehension:
Skill-Sequence
Strategy-Ask Questions
Vocabulary: Context Clues/Antonyms
Fluency
Writing / Adding-ed, -ing
Week Five:
Shutting Out the Sky / ELA.4b
ELA.4
ELA.1
ELA.2d
ELA.1c / ELA.8c
ELA.7
ELA.10c / Genre: Expository Nonfiction
Comprehension:
Skill-Cause and Effect
Strategy-Summarize
Vocabulary: Context Clues/Multiple Meaning Words
Fluency
Writing / Contractions
*Week Six:
Review/Assessment

Reading Language Arts Curriculum Guide

Fifth Grade

Use with Scott ForesmanReading Street

Unit Two:Doing the Right ThingPacing:6 weeks

Date / Week/Story / *ALCOS # Reading / ALCOS # Language / Assessments / Priority Skills / Phonics/Word Study
Week One:
Inside Out / ELA.2b
ELA.2
ELA.1
ELA.1a / ELA.7b
ELA.7
ELA.10
ELA.8b
ELA.7d
ELA.7c / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Realistic Fiction
Comprehension: Skill-Compare and Contrast
Strategy- Answer Questions
Vocabulary: Word Sturcture/Prefixes
Fluency
Writing / Digraphs th, sh, ch, ph
Week Two:
Passage to Freedom / ELA.3d
ELA.4g
ELA.1
ELA.1a
ELA.4k / ELA.7b
ELA.7a
ELA.10
ELA.8a / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Biography
Comprehension:
Skill-Author’s Purpose
Strategy-Monitor and Fix Up
Vocabulary: Dictionary/Glossary; Unfamilar Words
Fluency
Writing / Irregular plurals
Week Three:
The Ch’i-lin Purse / ELA. 2b
ELA.2f
ELA.1
ELA.1a / ELA.7b
ELA.7a
ELA.10d / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Folk Tale
Comprehension:
Skill- Compare and Contrast
Strategy- Predict
Vocabulary: Word Structure/Greek & Latin
Fluency
Writing / Vowel sounds with r
Week Four:
Jane Goodall’s 10 Ways to Help Save Wildlife / ELA.4c
ELA.4g
ELA.1
ELA.2d
ELA.4e / ELA.8c
ELA.8d
ELA.10d / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Expository Nonfiction
Comprehension:
Skill-Fact and Opinion
Strategy-Ask Questions
Vocabulary: Context Clues/Unfamiliar Words
Fluency
Writing / Final syllables ­–en, -an, -el, -le, -il
Week Five:
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere / ELA.2a
ELA.2
ELA.1
ELA.1a / ELA.7b
ELA.7a
ELA.10b / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre:
Poem
Comprehension:
Skill-Sequence
Strategy- Graphic Organizers
Vocabulary: Word Structure/Inflected Endings
Fluency
Writing / Contractions
*Week Six:
Review/Assessment

Reading Language Arts Curriculum Guide

Fifth Grade

Use with Scott ForesmanReading Street

Unit Three:Inventors and ArtistsPacing:6 weeks

Date / Week/Story / *ALCOS # Reading / ALCOS # Language / Assessments / Priority Skills / Phonics/Word Study
Week One:
Wings for the King / ELA.3d
ELA.4a
ELA.1
ELA.1a / ELA.9
ELA.7f
ELA.10d / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Play
Comprehension
Skill- Author’s Purpose
Strategy: Story Structure
Vocabulary: Context Clues/Multiple Meanings
Fluency
Writing / Schwas
Week Two:
Leonardo’s Horse / ELA.3b
ELA.4
ELA.1
ELA.1a
ELA.4j (TE 315l) / ELA.7b
ELA.8e
ELA.10d / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Biography
Comprehension
Skill: Main Idea
Strategy: Summarize
Vocabulary: Word Structure/Greek & Latin
Fluency
Writing / Compound words
Week Three:
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins / ELA. 4c
ELA.4d
ELA.1
ELA.2d / ELA.7b
ELA.7a
ELA.10c / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Biography
Comprehension
Skill: Fact and Opinion
Strategy: Predict
Vocabulary: Context Clues/Homonyms
Fluency
Writing / Consonant sounds /y/, /ksl/, /sk/, /s/
Week Four:
Mahaila Jackson / ELA.4a
ELA.4
ELA.1
ELA.2d / ELA.8c
ELA.7g
ELA.10c / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Biography
Comprehension
Skill: Main Idea
Strategy: Graphic Organizers
Vocabulary: Contest Clues/Antonyms
Fluency
Writing / One consonant or two
Week Five:
Special Effects in Film and Television / ELA.6
ELA.4f
ELA.1
ELA.1a / ELA.8
ELA.8d
ELA.10e / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Expository Nonfiction
Comprehension
Skill: Graphic Sources
Strategy: Prior Knowledge
Vocabulary: Word Strucure/Prefixes
Fluency
Writing / Prefixes un-, de-, dis-
*Week Six:
Review/Assessment

Reading Language Arts Curriculum Guide

Fifth Grade

Use with Scott ForesmanReading Street

Unit Four:AdaptingPacing:6 weeks

Date / Week/Story / *ALCOS # Reading / ALCOS # Language / Assessments / Priority Skills / Phonics/Word Study
Week One:
Weslandia / ELA.3b
ELA.2
ELA.1
ELA.1a / ELA.9
ELA.7a
ELA.10 / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Fiction
Comprehension
Skill: Conclusions
Strategy: Answer Questions
Vocabulary: Word Structure/Endings
Fluency
Writing / Words from many cultures
Week Two:
Stretching Ourselves / ELA.4
ELA.4d
ELA.1
ELA.2d / ELA.7b
ELA.7a
ELA.10 / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Expository Nonfiction
Comprehension
Skill: Generalize
Strategy: Story Structure
Vocabulary: Context Clues/Unfamiliar Words
Fluency
Writing / Prefixes over-, under-, sub-, super-, out-
Week Three:
Exploding Ants / ELA.6
ELA.4g
ELA.1
ELA.2d / ELA.8c
ELA.7g
ELA.10 / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre Expository Nonfiction
Comprehension
Skill: Graphic Sources
Strategy: Monitor and Fix Up
Vocabulary: Context Clues/ Synonyms
Fluency
Writing / Homophones
Week Four:
The Stormi Giovanni Club / ELA. 2
ELA.3b
ELA.1
ELA.2d / ELA.7f
ELA.7a
ELA.10 / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Play
Comprehension
Skill: Generalize
Strategy: Story Structure
Vocabulary: Context Clues/Unfamiliar Words
Fluency
Writing / Suffixes –ible, -able
Week Five:
The Gymnast / ELA.4
ELA.3
ELA.1
ELA.1a / ELA.8c
ELA.7g
ELA.10 / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Autobiography Comprehension
Skill: Draw Conclusions
Vocabulary: Visualize
Fluency
Writing / Negative prefixes
*Week Six:
Review/Assessment

Reading Language Arts Curriculum Guide

Fifth Grade

Use with Scott ForesmanReading Street

Unit Five:AdventurersPacing:6 weeks

Use various technology applications such as word processing & multimedia software

outline creator(straightforward accompanies research skill

Date / Week/Story / *ALCOS # Reading / ALCOS # Language / Assessments / Priority Skills / Phonics/Word Study
Week One:
The Three-Century Woman / ELA.2g
ELA.2e
ELA.1
ELA.1a
ELA.5
ELA.2c / ELA.7b
ELA.7a
ELA.1c
ELA.9b
ELA.10a / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Humorous Fiction Comprehension
Skill: Character and Plot
Strategy: Prior Knowledge
Vocabulary: Word Structure/Greek & Latin
Fluency
Writing / Multisyllabic words
Week Two:
The Unsinkable Wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic / ELA.6 ELA.2c
ELA.4g ELA.5
ELA.1
ELA.1a / ELA.8c
ELA.7b
ELA.10d
ELA.9c / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Narrative Nonfiction Comprehension
Skill: Graphic Sources
Strategy: Ask Questions
Vocabulary: Dictionary/Glossary, Unfamiliar Words
Fluency
Writing / Unusual spellings
Week Three:
Talk with an Astronaut / ELA.3d ELA.2c
ELA.4g ELA.5
ELA.1a ELA.4h
ELA.1 / ELA.8
ELA.7g
ELA.10d / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Interview
Comprehension
Skill: Author’s Purpose
Strategy: Monitor and Fix Up
Vocabulary: Context Clues/Multiple Meanings
Fluency
Writing / Greek word parts
Week Four:
Journey to the Center of the Earth / ELA. 2a
ELA.2
ELA.1
ELA.1a
ELA.5
ELA.2c / ELA.7f
ELA.7e
ELA.10d
ELA.4i
ELA.3a / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Science Fiction
Comprehension
Skill: Cause and Effect
Strategy: Summarize
Vocabulary: Context Clues/Unfamiliar
Fluency
Writing / Latin roots
Week Five:
Ghost Towns of the American West / ELA.2 ELA.2c
ELA.4 ELA.5
ELA.1 ELA.1a / ELA.8
ELA.7e
ELA.10d / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Expository Nonfiction
Comprehension
Skill: Generalize
Strategy
Vocabulary: Word Structure/Prefixes
Fluency
Writing / Related words
*Week Six:
Review/Assessment

Reading Language Arts Curriculum Guide

Fifth Grade

Use with Scott ForesmanReading Street

Unit Six:The UnexpectedPacing:6 weeks

Date / Week/Story / *ALCOS # Reading / ALCOS # Language / Assessments / Priority Skills / Phonic/Word Study
Week One
At the Beach / ELA.2
ELA.3
ELA.1
ELA.1a / ELA.9
ELA.7a
ELA.10d / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Realistic Fiction Comprehension
Skill: Draw Conclusions
Strategy: Visualize
Vocabulary: Dictionary/Glossary-Unfamiliar Words
Fluency
Writing / Suffixes –ous, -sion, - ion, -ation
Week Two
The Mystery of SaintMatthewIsland / ELA.3b
ELA.4
ELA.1
ELA.1a / ELA.7b
ELA.8d
ELA.10d / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Case Study Comprehension
Skill: Main Idea
Strategy: Text Structure
Vocabulary: Word Structure/Endings
Fluency
Writing / Final syllables –ant, -ent, -ance, -ence
Week Three
King Midas and the Golden Touch / ELA.2b
ELA.2
ELA.1
ELA.1a / ELA.7f
ELA.7g
ELA.9
ELA.3c (G&W WB. 216) / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Myth
Comprehension
Skill: Compare and Contrast
Strategy: Answer Questions
Vocabulary: Word Structure/Suffixes
Fluency
Writing / Words with ei and ie
Week Four
The Hindenburg / ELA. 4c
ELA.4g
ELA.1
ELA.2d / ELA.7b
ELA.8d
ELA.9a / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Expository Nonfiction Comprehension
Skill: Fact and Opinion
Strategy: Ask Questions
Vocabulary: Context Clues/Unfamiliar Words
Fluency
Writing / Compound Words
Week Five
Sweet Music in Harlem / ELA.2a
ELA.2e
ELA.1
ELA.2d / ELA.8 ELA.7e
ELA.7
ELA.9
ELA.7d / DIBELS
SAT-10/ARMT
ADAW / Genre: Realistic Fiction
Comprehension
Skill: Sequence
Strategy: Prior Knowledge
Vocabulary: Context Clues/Unfamiliar Words
Fluency
Writing / Easily confused words

*ELA.3c and ELA.9a are not specially addressed until Unit 6 and should be taught before testing.

The sixth week of each unit allows time for review, common assessments, or preparation for high-stakes testing.