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1 5 th Grade,, & 1ST NINE WEEKS Launching with Literary Nonfiction / / Citizenship L1: Reflecting on Our Lives L2: Resolutions & L3: Library Routines L4: Reader s Notebook & S5: Fluency (IRL) L8 & 9: Read Aloud with Accountable Talk LN 2: Characteristics of Literary Nonfiction Week 1 August L1: Introducing the Notebook Capitalize & Punctuate Sentences L2: Uncovering Treasures in My Life Capitalize & Punctuate Sentences L3: Expectations & Daily Routines Capitalize & Punctuate Sentences L5: Finding My Writer s & L6: Writer s Role in Conferences Capitalize & Punctuate Sentences L4: Partnerships Capitalize & Punctuate Sentences Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship S8: Check Understanding When You Read LN 5: Determining Importance LN 5: Determining Importance L10: Sticky Notes & S7: Retell Important Ideas (IRL) Week 2 September 1-5 Student & Staff Holiday L8: Gen. Ideas I: Life Experiences & Interests & L7: 6 Traits Overview L9: Gen. Ideas II: Strategies to Jump Start Flow of Ideas L10: Selecting a Seed Idea L11: Writers Have Project Deadlines Subject & Predicate Subject & Predicate Subject & Predicate Subject & Predicate Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Begin IRL Assessment LN 9: Impact of Time & Place Related to Issues LN10: Determining the Order of Events in Literary Nonfiction LN 11: Growing Ideas about People LN 12: Seeking Underlying Ideas Present in Literary Nonfiction LN 13a: Author s Craft Overview Week 3 September 8-12 L12: Collecting & Planning to Create Impact Compound Subject & Predicates L13: Discovery Draft Compound Subject & Predicates L14: for Word Choice &/or L15: Adding, Deleting, & Rearranging Details Compound Subject & Predicates L16: Using an Editing Checklist Compound Subject & Predicates L17: Publishing Decisions Writers Make Compound Subject & Predicates Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship & Texas 1st Responder s Day Citizenship

2 5 th Grade,, & 1ST NINE WEEKS Literary Nonfiction & Poetry / Digital & Poetry / Celebrate Freedom & Geography Week 4 September BOY DPM Begins LN 13b: Author s Craft L18: Celebrate the Works of Heart LN16: Inference DC1: Digital Citizens Use Technology Every Day LN 14: Summary BOY DPM LN 14: Summary BOY DPM LN 17: Summary DC2: Speaking the Language of Techno Talk Sentence Fragments Sentence Fragments Sentence Fragments Sentence Fragments Sentence Fragments Celebrate Freedom Week Celebrate Freedom Week Celebrate Freedom Week Celebrate Freedom Week Celebrate Freedom Week Week 5 September LN 15: Media Literacy DC3: My Digital Footprint Singular & Plural Geography Tools & Data LN 18: Media Literacy DC4: Responsible Digital Citizenship Interacting w/ Others BOY & Editing DPM Geography Tools & Data BOY DPM DC5: Responsible Digital Citizenship Acceptable Use Singular & Plural Geography Tools & Data BOY DPM DC6: Digital Citizens Create & Share Products w/ a Community Singular & Plural Geography Tools & Data Benchmark Ends P1: Poetry Characteristics DC6: Digital Citizens Create & Share Products w/ a Community Singular & Plural Geography Tools & Data Indian Heritage Day Week 6 September 29 October 3 P8: Structural Elements Review P1: Craft & Attributes of Poetry Irregular Plural P9: Relating Structural Elements to Form P2: Unpacking Seed Ideas from Everyday Objects Irregular Plural P10: Sound Effects: Alliteration & Onomatopoeia P3: Poets Paint Word Pictures Using 5 Senses Irregular Plural P11: Sound Effects: Rhyme Scheme & Internal Rhyme P4: Poets Study Well-Crafted Poems Irregular Plural P12: Making Inferences about Poetry P5a: Growing Free Verse Poems or P5b: Crafting Poem w/ Structured Forms Irregular Plural Geography Geography Geography Geography Geography

3 5 th Grade,, & 1ST NINE WEEKS Poetry & Thinking across Genres / Poetry & Essay / Geography P13: Inferring the Main Message in Poetry P16b: Author s Craft in Poetry P17: Creating Connections through Simile & Metaphor P18: Personification P19: Poetry Week 7 October 6-10 P6: Personification, P6: Personification, P7: Simile/ Metaphor, P7: Simile/ Metaphor, or P8: Alliteration or P8: Alliteration Teacher Choice Teacher Choice Capitalize Proper Capitalize Proper * Draft Poetry &/or P9: How Poets Use Punctuation Capitalize Proper * Draft Poetry & P10: Poetry w/ Repetition (optional) Capitalize Proper P11: Poetry Rubric & P12: Publish & Celebrate Poetry Capitalize Proper Regions Regions Regions Regions Regions TG1: Inner Conversations with the Author TG2: Using What You Know to Make Connections TG3: Examining Details from the Text TG4: Using Details to Make Inferences Week 8 October Student Holiday SE1: Essay Structure Boot Camp Subject-Verb Agreement SE2: Collecting Ideas as Essayists Subject-Verb Agreement SE3: to Discover New Ways of Thinking Subject-Verb Agreement SE4: Using Elaboration Prompts to Grow Ideas Subject-Verb Agreement Landmarks Landmarks Landmarks Landmarks Week 9 October TG5: Connect Big Ideas across Texts SE5a & b: Mining Our & Crafting Central Ideas Revise Central Idea, Topic Sentence, & Closing Sentence TG6: Making Connections about the Author s Craft & Purpose SE6: Boxes-and- Bullets Framing Essays Revise Central Idea, Topic Sentence, & Closing Sentence TG7: Connections across Poetry SE7: Return to Boot Camp A Shared Experience Revise Central Idea, Topic Sentence, & Closing Sentence TG8: Connections across Literary Nonfiction Texts SE8: Composing & Sorting Mini- Stories Revise Central Idea, Topic Sentence, & Closing Sentence Need-based SE9: Building a Case of Evidence Revise Central Idea, Topic Sentence, & Closing Sentence Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project

4 5 th Grade,, & 2ND NINE WEEKS Nonfiction / Essay & PB Essay / U.S. NF1: Characteristics of Nonfiction NF2: Nonfiction Text Features NF3: Using Titles to Activate Schema & Make Predictions NF4: Noticing Visuals NF5: Noticing Changes in Print Week 1 October SE10: Organizing for Drafting & Transitions SE11: Creating a Cohesive Draft & Transitions SE12: Becoming Our Own Job Captains & Transitions SE12: Becoming Our Own Job Captains & Transitions SE13a: Boot Camp Framing Essay with Leads & Conclusions & Transitions U.S.-European Colonization U.S.-European Colonization U.S.-European Colonization U.S.-European Colonization U.S.-European Colonization NF37: Media Literacy NF36: Media Literacy NF6: Asking Questions to Expand Thinking NF7: Deeply to Teach Others NF8: Share Time for Nonfiction Texts Week 2 November 3-7 SE13b: an Essay s Leads & Conclusions Insert Detail to Clarify Ideas U.S.-Early Governments Father of Texas Day SE13b: an Essay s Leads & Conclusions Insert Detail to Clarify Ideas U.S.-Early Governments SE14: Edit Checklist & Run-On/ Fragment Sentences Insert Detail to Clarify Ideas U.S.-Early Governments SE15: Publishing with Our Goals in Mind Insert Detail to Clarify Ideas U.S.-Early Governments SE16: Celebrating Journeys of Thought Insert Detail to Clarify Ideas U.S.-Early Governments Week 3 November NF10: Text Structures Sequence and Cause & Effect EP2: STAAR Expository Rubric 3s & 4s Compound Sentences w/ Conjunctions & Runon Sentences U.S.-Economics Patterns NF11: Text Structures Problem & Solution and Question & Answer EP3: STAAR Expository Rubric 2s & 1s Compound Sentences w/ Conjunctions & Runon Sentences U.S.-Economics Patterns Veteran s Day NF12: Text Structures Compare & Contrast and Description EP4: Determine Purpose of Expository Prompt Compound Sentences w/ Conjunctions & Runon Sentences U.S.-Economics Patterns NF30: Text Structures EP5: Plan Organized, Focused Essay Compound Sentences w/ Conjunctions & Runon Sentences U.S.-Economics Patterns EP6: Moving from Boxes & Bullets to First Draft Compound Sentences w/ Conjunctions & Runon Sentences U.S.-Economics Patterns

5 5 th Grade,, & 2ND NINE WEEKS Nonfiction, Drama, & Traditional Lit / PB Essay & Biography / U.S. & Revolution Week 4 November NF14: Using Text Structures to Predict EP7: First Draft Capitalization & Punctuation Review U.S.-Adaptation & Modification of the Environment NF15: Recognizing When an Effect has Multiple Causes EP8: Getting Fit for Readers Capitalization & Punctuation Review U.S.-Adaptation & Modification of the Environment NF16: Effect as Cause of Another Event EP9: A Toast to Essay Journey & Revision Capitalization & Punctuation Review U.S.-Adaptation & Modification of the Environment NF31: Cause & Effect Revision Capitalization & Punctuation Review U.S.-Adaptation & Modification of the Environment Needs-Based Revision Capitalization & Punctuation Review U.S.-Adaptation & Modification of the Environment D1: Recognizing Characteristics of Plays D2: Building the Backdrop, Take 1 D3: Building the Backdrop, Take 2 D4: Determining Reader s Role D5: Getting into Character Week 5 December 1-5 Benchmark Begins Revision Grammar Usage & Spelling Review MOY DPM MOY DPM Grammar Usage & Spelling Review Grammar Usage & Spelling Review Editing Grammar Usage & Spelling Review Editing Grammar Usage & Spelling Review Revolution & Founding Fathers Patriotic Heroes Culture TL1: Characteristics of Traditional Literature TL2: Envisioning to Understand Setting TL3: Envisioning to Understand Characters TL5: Understanding Story Problem in a Fable TL6: Hooked In Story s Problem Week 6 December 8-12 Editing Spell Consonant Changes & Silent Letters Causes, Effects, & Results MOY & Editing DPM Causes, Effects, & Results Benchmark Ends NP1: STAAR Personal Narrative Rubric of 3s & 4s Spell Consonant Changes & Silent Letters Causes, Effects, & Results NP2: STAAR Personal Narrative Rubric of 1s & 2s Spell Consonant Changes & Silent Letters Causes, Effects, & Results NP3: Connecting Life Experiences to a Narrative Prompt Spell Consonant Changes & Silent Letters Causes, Effects, & Results

6 5 th Grade,, & 2ND NINE WEEKS Traditional Literature & Realistic Fiction / Biography / Revolution Week 7 December TL7: Revisiting Exposition NP4: Planning Well- Crafted Composition Focused on Prompt TL8: Wrapping Up the Story with Conflict Resolution NP5: Moving from Pre- Plan to First Draft TL16: Story Elements NP6: First Draft with Eye on the 6 Traits TL9: Determine Important Events in a Story NP7: On the Spot Editing Need-based Celebrate & Evaluate Prompt-based Personal Narratives Edit Dialogue Edit Dialogue Edit Dialogue Edit Dialogue Edit Dialogue Government Government Government Government Government TL14: Investigating Parts of a Summary - CPR TL15: Construct Well-Crafted Summary TL18: Summary Checkpoint 4 Need-based Week 8 January 5-9 Student & Staff Holiday B1 or B2: Immersion Read Aloud What Is Biography? Italics & Underlining Mechanics for Titles & Emphasis B3 or B4: Immersion Read Aloud What Is Biography? Italics & Underlining Mechanics for Titles & Emphasis B5: Features of Biography Italics & Underlining Mechanics for Titles & Emphasis B6: Gen. Ideas I: Role Models Italics & Underlining Mechanics for Titles & Emphasis Week 9 January F2 & F3: Igniting Our Imaginations as We Read to Make Predictions & TT1: Genre Features of Tests B7: Gen. Ideas II: Underappreciated Subjects or B8: Gen. Ideas III: People They Know Cite Sources for Bibliography Revolution & Constitutional Amendments Sam Rayburn Day F5: Incorporating New Ideas & TT2: Vocabulary of B9: Selecting an Idea Cite Sources for Bibliography Revolution & Constitutional Amendments F30: Author s Craft in Fiction & TT3: Activate Schema & Read for Fun B10: Collecting I: Know Your Subject Cite Sources for Bibliography Revolution & Constitutional Amendments F26: Inference TT4: Making a Plan: Chunk, Picture, & Summarize B11: Collecting II: Research Planning Cite Sources for Bibliography Revolution & Constitutional Amendments F10/11: Narrator s Point of View & TT5: Identify Key Phrases/Text Evidence B12: Collecting III: Organizing the Basics Cite Sources for Bibliography Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project

7 5 th Grade,, & 3RD NINE WEEKS Realistic Fiction & Nonfiction / Biography & Historical Fiction / 19th Week 1 January Student & Staff Holiday F6: Using Inference to Identify Author s Message & TT6: Predict & Eliminate Answer Choice B13: Collecting IV: Questions Lead to Interesting Findings Benchmark F8: Growing Ideas about Characters B14: Drafting I: Finding Out What We Have to Say F12: Recognizing Characters Internal Tension B15: Drafting II: Structure Combine Sentences Combine Sentences Combine Sentences Getting Ready for the Benchmark - Unit Overview - Unit Overview F27: Character Analysis F21: Synthesizing Ideas to Grow Theories about Author s Message F22: Recognizing Central Truths about Human Condition F29: Author s Message Week 2 January B16: I: Beginnings that Hook or B17: II: Crafting an Engaging Biography B18: Editing I: Use of Pronouns B19: Editing II: from End to Beginning B20: Publishing: Author s Note B21: Evaluation I: Self-Reflection Pronouns Pronouns Pronouns Pronouns Pronouns NF17: Facts & Details NF18: Facts & Details NF19: Pausing & Paraphrasing NF20: Moving from Facts & Details to Larger Ideas NF33: Main Idea Test Talk Week 3 February 2-6 Letter Letter Letter Letter Letter Business Letter Business Letter Business Letter Business Letter Business Letter

8 5 th Grade,, & 3RD NINE WEEKS Nonfiction & Persuasive / Historical Fiction & PSA / 19th NF21: Understanding the Parts of a Summary NF22: Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Summary NF 23: Generating a Summary Checkpoint #5 NF32: Summary NF26: Purpose of Facts & Opinions Week 4 February 9-13 PSA1: Discovering Genre of Persuasive PSA2: Examining the Purpose of PSAs PSA3: Examining the Craft of PSAs Capitalization Capitalization Capitalization PSA4: Searching the World for Issues that Matter Capitalization Checkpoint #5 PSA5: Choosing a Meaningful Topic Take a Stand! Capitalization Week 5 February Staff Professional Day/Student Holiday NF27: to Think & Grow Ideas about Author s Purpose PSA6: Asking Questions & Organizing Research & Apply Persuasive Techniques NF28: What is the Author Making You Feel and How? PSA7: Using Opinions to Assist in PSAs & Apply Persuasive Techniques NF29: Understanding Author s Motivations PSA8: Trash-and- Treasure Note Taking & Apply Persuasive Techniques State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day NF35: Author s Purpose PSA10: Research Process & Apply Persuasive Techniques Week 6 February Math Benchmark PV1: Purpose & Types PV2: Techniques of Persuasion PSA10: Research Process PSA11: Hooking Reader Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases Civil Causes PV3: Identifying Facts PSA12: Creating an Outline & Attention- Getting Script Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases Civil Causes PV4: Words that Signal Opinions` PSA13: Storyboard Organizer Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases Civil Causes PV5: Distinguishing Facts & Opinions PSA14: Creating Compelling Conclusions Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases Civil Causes

9 Week 7 March th Grade,, & 3RD NINE WEEKS Persuasive & Thinking across Genres / PSA / 19th PV6: Using Strong Words PSA15: Using Technology to Publish a PSA Spell Consonant & PV7: Text Organization of Letters, Editorials, Essays, & Speeches PSA15: Using Technology to Publish a PSA Spell Consonant & Science Benchmark PV8: More Persuasive Techniques Checkpoint #6 PSA15: Using Technology to Publish a PSA Spell Consonant & PV9: Persuasive Genre PSA16: Raising Awareness on Issues that Matter Spell Consonant & Checkpoint #6 Week 8 Week 9 March March Civil Effects Texas Independence Day TG9: Making LNF & Poetry Civil Effects Texas History Month TG9: Making LNF & Poetry TG10: Making Nonfiction Texts Civil Effects TG10: Making Nonfiction Texts Civil Effects TG11: Making Nonfiction & Realistic Fiction Digital Digital Digital Digital Digital Greek & Latin Root Words & Suffixes Civil Reconstruction TG11: Making Nonfiction & Realistic Fiction Greek & Latin Root Words & Suffixes Civil Reconstruction TG12: Making Connections across Fiction & Persuasive Greek & Latin Root Words & Suffixes Civil Reconstruction TG12: Making Fiction & Persuasive Greek & Latin Root Words & Suffixes Civil Reconstruction TG13: Making Poetry Revisited Greek & Latin Root Words & Suffixes Civil Reconstruction TG13: Making Poetry Revisited Digital Digital Digital Digital Digital Adjectives Adjectives Adjectives Adjectives Adjectives Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project

10 Week 1 March 30 April 3 5 th Grade,, & 4TH NINE WEEKS Historical Fiction / PSA & Literary Essay / Economics Needs Based Lesson HF1: Historical Fiction Genre HF2: Inquiring Minds Ask Questions to Envision Historical Fiction Historical Fiction Historical Fiction Economics Economics-How do People Make a Living Checkpoint #7 Economics-How do People Make a Living Student & Staff Holiday HF3: Consider the Impact of Setting on Characters Problems or Obstacles HF4: Keep Track of the Sequence of Events HF5: Impact of Historical Events on Plot HF6: Tracking Characters & Developing Theories HF7: Recognizing How Behaviors are Influenced by Historical Context Week 2 April 6-10 Historical Fiction Historical Fiction Historical Fiction Historical Fiction Historical Fiction HF13: Predictions about Characters Future Actions HF14: Character HF8: Developing & Our Thinking About a Story HF9: Considering How Individual Parts Communicate a Big Idea HF10: Cause & Effect and Events that Cause Changes in Characters Week 3 April Historical Fiction Historical Fiction Historical Fiction Historical Fiction Historical Fiction Transitional Words Transitional Words Transitional Words Transitional Words Transitional Words

11 5 th Grade,, & 4TH NINE WEEKS Historical Fiction & Book Clubs / Literary Essay & Memoir / Economics & 20th HF11: Uncovering Universal Truths About People, Life, and the World HF15: Theme/Main Message BC1: Conflict: Character vs. Self Week 4 April Week 5 April 27 - May 1 Math Begin IRL BC2: Recipe for a Character s Self-conflict Historical Fiction Historical Fiction Historical Fiction Adverbs Adverbs Adverbs Economics-Supply & Demand San Jacinto Day BC3: Expectations vs. Actual Events Science BC4: Same Character, Different Roles Economics-Supply & Demand BC5: Character vs. Self-conflict Propels Change Economics-Supply & Demand BC6: Conflict: Character vs. Character Digital Digital Digital Digital Digital Subordinating Conjunctions w/ Complex Sentences Economics- & Urbanization Subordinating Conjunctions w/ Complex Sentences Economics- & Urbanization Subordinating Conjunctions w/ Complex Sentences Economics- & Urbanization Subordinating Conjunctions w/ Complex Sentences Economics- & Urbanization Subordinating Conjunctions w/ Complex Sentences Economics- & Urbanization BC7: Opposing Wants = Conflict BC8: Conflict Impacts Action BC9: Feelings Impact Conflict BC10: The Domino Effect BC11: Setting & Society Week 6 May 4-8 Digital Digital Digital Digital Digital Complex Sentences Complex Sentences Complex Sentences Complex Sentences Complex Sentences

12 5 th Grade,, & 4TH NINE WEEKS Book Clubs & / Memoir / 20th, Civil Rights, & 21st BC12: Conflict: Character vs. Society BC13: Conflict Propels Change BC14: Rallying for a Cause: Part 1 BC15: Rallying for a Cause: Part 2 Week 7 May M1: Immersion Exploring Memoir M2: Memoir Writers Write from Their Lives M3: Immersion Making Meaning Reflection or M4: Immersion Conversations M5: Immersion We Are the Experts! M6: Gen. Ideas I: Storytelling or M7: Gen. Ideas II: Family Pictures Complex Sentences Complex Sentences Complex Sentences Complex Sentences Complex Sentences Week 8 May M8: Gen. Ideas III: Making Connections Spell Words with M9: Gen. Ideas IV: People Connections Spell Words with M10: Rereading to Select a Seed Idea Spell Words with M11: Collecting I: Describing a Setting Spell Words with M12: Collecting II: Trying a New Angle or Genre Spell Words with Civil Rights Movement Civil Rights Movement Civil Rights Movement Civil Rights Movement Civil Rights Movement Week 9 May Student & Staff Holiday M13: Collecting III: Free writing M14: Drafting I: Thinking about Intention M15: Drafting II: Structure Possibilities M16: Revision I: Adding Reflection - from Memory to Memoir Events of the 21 st Events of the 21 st Events of the 21 st Events of the 21 st

13 5 th Grade,, & 4TH NINE WEEKS / Memoir / 21st Celebration Week 10 June 1-5 M17: Revision II: Adding Details M18: or M19: Editing: Capitalization M20: Publishing Adding a Cover & Title Celebrate & Share Professional Day Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project

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