Week/

Month

Content

Skills for Student Achievement

Assessment

Performance Standards Addressed

First Quarter

Theme: Meeting the Challenge/

Painting Cats

Vocabulary, Connotations,

Fiction, Drawing Conclusions, Bias and Propaganda, Telephone Directory, Dictionary

Novels:

- One Eyed Cat

-Island of the Blue       Dolphins

-Holes

*related to historical events

·         Vocabulary- determine which word fits the context of a sentence

·         Connotations- determine implied meaning of a word which goes beyond its literal meaning

·         Fiction-determine plot, setting, and character traits

·         Drawing Conclusions-answer questions that require drawing a conclusion

·         Bias and Propaganda-identify technique in a passage

·         Telephone Directory-use a telephone directory to find products and services

·         Dictionary-use the pronunciation key to determine the correct pronunciation of words

·         Previewing literature

·         Unit Test

·         Skill pad

·         Think About It questions

·         Graphic Organizers

·         I.B 1

·         I. C 2

·         I. C 3

·         I. D 3

·         I. D 6

·         III. B A

·         III. B 3

First Quarter

Theme: Bold Journeys/ Inventors

Key Words, Context Clues, Sequence, Summarizing, Nonfiction, Visual Aids, Atlas

Novels:

-Nonfiction books on Old West Characters

*related to historical events

·         Vocabulary-determine which word fits the context of a sentence

·         Context Clues-use context clues to get the meaning of an unfamiliar word

·         Sequence-recall story events in sequence by using cue words

·         Summarizing-recognize good summaries for paragraphs and longer passages

·         Nonfiction-read a passage and determine topic, main idea, and supporting details

·         Visual Aids-gain information from diagrams and charts and answer questions about them

·         Atlas-use and index of an atlas

·         Previewing literature

·          

·         Unit Test

·         Skill pad

·         Think About It questions

·         Graphic Organizers

·         I. B 1

·         I. C 2

·         I. C 3

·         I. C 5

·         I. C 6

·         I. D 6

Second Quarter

Theme: Caring/ Mirror, Mirror

Vocabulary, Classification, Cause and Effect, Summarizing, Nonfiction, Outlining, Library

Novels:

-Greek Mythology

*related to historical events

·         Vocabulary-determine which vocabulary word fits the context of a sentence

·         Classification-classify words that are alike or related together in a group

·         Cause and Effect-understand the relationship between the two

·         Summarizing-recognize good summaries of paragraphs and longer passages

·         Nonfiction-determine topic, main idea, supporting details

·         Outlining-determine topic, main idea, supporting details for an outline of an article

·         Library-use the Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress system to locate books in the library

·         Previewing literature

·         Multiple meanings

·         Unit Test

·         Skill pad

·         Think About It questions

·         Graphic Organizers

·         I. B 1

·         I. C 2

·         I. C 3

·         I. C 1

·         I. C 5

·         I. D 6

Second Quarter

Theme: Lurking in the Lake/ Lighthouses

Vocabulary, Prefixes, Nonfiction, Fact/Opinion, Bias and Propaganda, Author’s Purpose, Encyclopedia, Magazine, Newspaper

Novels:

-The Cay

*related to historical events

·         Vocabulary-determine which vocabulary word fits the context of a sentence

·         Prefixes/suffixes-determine the meanings of words beginning with common prefixes

·         Nonfiction-determine topic, main idea, and supporting details

·         Fact/Opinion, Bias and Propaganda-recognize fact and opinion and determine propaganda techniques being used

·         Author’s Purpose-determine author’s main purpose in writing a passage

·         Encyclopedia-use guide words to locate encyclopedia topics

·         Magazine, Newspaper-determine sections of newspapers and types of magazines that would most likely have information on specific topics

·         Previewing literature

·          

·         Unit Test

·         Skill pad

·         Think About It questions

·         Graphic Organizers

·         I. B 1

·         I. B 4

·         I. C 5

·         I. C 3

·         I. C 7

·         I. C 8

·         I. D 6

Third Quarter

Theme: New Beginnings/

Mathemagics

Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms, Fiction, Problem/ Solution, Compare/Contrast, Predicting Outcomes, Visual Aids, Labels and Warnings

Novels:

-

*related to historical events

·         Vocabulary- determine which vocabulary word fits the context of a sentence

·         Synonyms/Antonyms-choose a word similar or opposite in meaning to a given word

·         Fiction-determine setting, plot, and character traits

·         Problem/Solution, Comparison/Contrast- use these techniques to more fully understand a passage

·         Predicting Outcomes-use clues to determine what most likely happened next

·         Visual Aids-interpret line graphs and answer questions about them

·         Labels and Warnings-read these to correctly use a product

·         Previewing literature

·          

·         Unit Test

·         Skill pad

·         Think About It questions

·         Graphic Organizers

·         I. B 1

·         I. D 3

·         I. D 4

·         I. C 12

·         I. D 6

·         I. C 2

·         I. C 3

Fourth Quarter

Theme: Unriddling/ Enterprising People

Vocabulary, Analogies,

Fiction, Problem and Solution, Point of View, Dictionary, Parts of a Book

Novels:

-Mixed Up Files

-Westing Game

*related to historical events

·         Vocabulary-determine which vocabulary word fits the context of a sentence

·         Analogies-choose which word best completes an analogy

·         Fiction-determine setting, plot, and character traits

·         Problem/ Solution-read a passage and determine the best solution to the problem

·         Point of View-recognize the author’s point of view through words and characters used in a passage

·         Dictionary-determine the meaning of entry words

·         Parts of a Book-recognize and understand each part’s purpose

·         Previewing literature

·         Figurative language-similes/metaphors

·         Unit Test

·         Skill pad

·         Think About It questions

·         Graphic Organizers

·         I. B 1

·         I. B 3

·         I. D 6

·         I. D 5

·         I. B 5

·         I. C 2

·         I. C 3

All Year

Accelerated Reading Program

Literature Circles

*Newbery award winning

 books

·         become familiar with and identify works of a variety of authors, illustrators, and themes

·         use a variety of reading strategies and rates according to type, purpose, and difficulty of materials being read

·         select appropriate reading material for specific time, place and culture at grade level

·         listen to and read literature for personal enjoyment

·          relate and connect literature to oneself through feelings and emotions

·         develop confidence in reading aloud

·         Star Testing

·         AR Testing

·         Fluent Reader

·         I. C 2

·         I. C 3

·         I. D 1

·         I. D 9