Unit | Focus on Genre | Focus on Vocabulary | Language & Grammar | Reading Strategy | Writing | ||
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1 | Organization of Ideas: Problem and Solution | Word Parts: Compound Words, Prefixes, Suffixes | Ask and Answer Questions Express Ideas and Feelings Give Information | Kinds of Sentences Nouns Complete Sentences | Plan Your Reading: Preview, Predict, Set a Purpose | Paragraph Problem-and-Solution, Chronological Order, Spatial Order, Compare and Contrast | |
2 | Elements of Fiction: Plot, Characters, Setting | Relate Words: Word Categories, Synonyms, Antonyms | Engage in Conversation Retell a Story Ask for and Give Information | Subject Pronouns Verb Forms: Be Subject/Verb Agreement | Monitor Your Reading | Personal Narrative Short Story | |
3 | Organization of Ideas: Cause and Effect, Chronological Order | Word Parts: Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots | Describe People, Places, and Things Make Comparisons Describe an Event or Experience | Adjectives and Adverbs | Visualize | Cause-and Effect Paragraph Cause-and Effect Essay | |
4 | Kinds of Nonfiction: Narrative, Expository | Context Clues: Definition and Restatement, Synonyms and Antonyms, Examples | Define and Explain Give and Follow Directions Engage in Discussion | Possessive Nouns and Adjectives Indefinite Pronouns | Determine Importance | Research Report | |
5 | Text Features in Fiction and Nonfiction | Figurative Language: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Idioms | Make Comparisons Summarize | Present and Past Tense | Ask Questions | Description Literary Response | |
6 | Author’s Purpose and Word Choice | Word Origins: Mythology, Roots, Borrowed Words | Summarize Clarify and Verify Tell an Original Story | Subject and Predicate Nouns Prepositions Subject and Object Pronouns | Make Connections | Summary Paragraph Friendly Letter Business Letter | |
7 | Organization of Ideas: Narrative Nonfiction, Chronological Order | Context Clues: Multiple-Meaning Words, Jargon | Express Opinions Justify Elaborate | Complete Sentences Compound Sentences Complex Sentences | Make Inferences | Biography | |
8 | Persuasive Writing: Argument and Support | Context Clues: Denotation and Connotation, Technical Language, Figurative Language | Persuade Use Appropriate Language Negotiate | Present, Past, and Future Tense Present Perfect Tense Participles | Synthesize | Persuasive Essay | |