Unit 1 Theme: Our Stories

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1 State Standards 1 Theme: Our Stories Start Smart ELA: S4-S47 ELD: Assessment/ Placement Planning Aug Sep ELA: The Mysterious Limousine, Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street, Student Interview with Author Karen Odom ELD: Practice Reader - The Hometown Homework Wonders Ancient Rome's Republic; Two Caesars of the Roman Empire ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Ancient Rome's Republic; Two Caesars of the Roman Empire Sep. 8 - Sep ELA: My Friend Mateo, Breaking Through, Mentoring Matters ELD: Practice Reader - Micaela's New Friend Wonders Early Hinduism and Buddhism; A Slow Change in India ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Early Hinduism and Buddhism; The Poorest People of India Sep Sep W: 6.3 ELA: Poetry Power!, A Life in Words, A Father's Story ELD: Practice Reader - California Artists at Work Wonders The Beginnings of Judaism; The Story of Abraham ALD: Wonders Content Reader - The Beginnings of Judaism; The Legacy of Abraham Sep Sep ELA: Sci-Fi Prep, LAFFF, Reading Online About Time Travel ELD: Practice Reader - Where Is Carter? Wonders Full of Energy; How to Make Ice ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Full of Energy; How to Make Ice Sep Oct ELA: The Unusual Robot, The Case of the Phantom Poet, How to Conduct a Survey ELD: Practice Reader - The School Play Wonders Ancient India; India Rising ALD: Wonders Content Reader - The Rise of Ancient India; India Rising Oct. 5 - Oct. 9 7 Benchmark 1: ELA, ELD, and Writing Performance Task (Text Type: Narrative) Oct Oct

2 2 Theme: Ancient Civilizations 2.1 L: 6.2, 6.2b, 6.4 ELA: Bringing the Past to the Present, The Emperor's Silent Army, Ozymandias ELD: Practice Reader - Buried Palace Wonders Ancient China; Chinese History Mystery ALD: Wonders Content Reader - The Rise of Ancient China; Chinese History Mystery Oct Oct ELA: Plato and Aristotle, Daily Life in Ancient Greece, The Odyssey of Homer (These selections are repeated in 12) ELD: Practice Reader - Aspasia Wonders Ancient Greece; Welcome to Greece ALD: Wonders Content Reader - The Rise of Ancient Greece; Welcome to Greece Nov. 2 - Nov W: 6.2 L: 6.1, 6.2b, 6.4b ELA: America's Oldest Written Words, These Walls Can Talk, Languages at Risk ELD: Practice Reader - The Mayan Mystery Wonders The Beginnings of Humanity; Save the Cave ALD: Wonders Content Reader - The Beginnings of Humanity; The Battle to Save the Cave Nov Nov ELA: An Inca City, Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu, Empire in the Andes ELD: Practice Reader - A Great Discovery Wonders Civilization Begins; A is for Ancient ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Civilization Begins; A is for Ancient Nov Dec ELA: Keira's Magical Moment, The Magic Gourd, The Origin of Ghana ELD: Practice Reader - Navajo Indian Art Wonders The Rise of Egypt; A Lost Kingdom ALD: Wonders Content Reader - The Rise of Egypt; Beauty From A Lost Kingdom Dec. 7 - Dec ELA and ELD: Review and Assessment Dec Dec

3 3 Theme: A Question of Values 3.1 ELA: A Win-Win, Juan Verdades, In the Days of the Vaqueros ELD: Practice Reader - The Summer of Surprises Wonders The Sun's Energy Affects the Weather; Why the West is Burning ALD: Wonders Content Reader - The Sun's Energy Affects the Weather; Why the West is Burning Jan. 4 - Jan L: 6.1, 6.2b, 6.5 ELA: From Daughter to Daughter, Rumpelstiltskin's Daugther, The Golden Touch ELD: Practice Reader - The Sad Prince Wonders Greek Mythology; A New Subway for an Old City ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Greek Mythology; A New Subway for an Old City Jan Jan ELA: Talking with His Hands, Saving Grace, A Gift of Hope ELD: Practice Reader - A Great Leader: Mary McLeod Bethune Wonders Sparta, Athens, and the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars; Alexander the Great ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Sparta, Athens, and the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars; Alexander the Great Jan Jan W: 6.3c L: 6.1, 6.2b, 6.4b ELA: Rites of Passage, Ta-Na-E-Ka, A Fable ELD: Practice Reader - The Big Decision Wonders- Confucius and Lao-Tzu; Revolution and Religion in China ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Confucius and Lao-Tzu; Revolution and Religion in China Jan Jan RL: 6.6 W: 6.2c ELA: Grandpa and Me, Honus and Me, Card Sells for $2.35 Million ELD: Practice Reader - All About Baseball Wonders How Sand Builds Beaches; Where's the Beach? ALD: Wonders Content Reader - How Sand Builds Beaches; Where's the Beach? Feb. 1 - Feb Benchmark 2: ELA, ELD, and Writing Performance Task (Text Type: Argument) Feb. 8 - Feb

4 4 Theme: Achieving Dreams 4.1 RI: 6.6 b L: 6.1b, 6.2b, 6.4a ELA: Bethany Hamilton's Comeback, Seeing Things His Own Way, Amazing Artificial Limbs ELD: Practice Reader - Runner: Maria Runyan Wonders Producers, Consumers, Decomposers; Ecosystem in a Jar ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Producers, Consumers, Decomposers; Ecosystem in a Jar Feb Mar b L: 6.1a, 6.2b, 6.5b ELA: Bike Ride, Anyone?, Major Taylor: Champion Cyclist, Bicycle Riding ELD: Practice Reader - Jesse Owens Wonders Food Chains and Consumers; Living in the Desert ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Food Chains and Food Webs; Living with the Desert Mar. 7 - Mar W: 6.9a L: 6.1a, 6.2b, 6.4a ELA: A Doctor's Dream, Take a Bow, The Sky's the Limit ELD: Practice Reader - Achievements in Health: Annie Dodge Wauneka Wonders Convection Currents Warm the Planet; All Steamed Up ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Convection Currents Warm the Planet; All Steamed Up Mar Mar b L: 6.1b, 6.2b, 6.4B ELA: Artists of the Past, Leonardo's Horse, Leonardo da Vinci ELD: Practice Reader - The Taj Mahal Wonders Important People in Roman History; Uncovering the Treasures of Zeugma ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Important Figures in Roman History; Uncovering the Treasures of Zeugma Mar Mar b L: 6.1b, 6.2b, 6.4 ELA: An Aunt's Baseball Dreams, How Tia Lola Came to Stay, Baseball by the Numbers ELD: Practice Reader - The Tryout Wonders Earth Runs on Solar Power; Who is El Nino Anyway? ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Earth Runs on Solar Power; Who Is This El Nino Anyway? Mar Apr ELA and ELD: Review and Assessment Apr Apr

5 5 Theme: Our Incredible Earth 5.1 ELA: Volcanoes from Outer Space!, Volcanoes, Mountain of Fire ELD: Practice Reader - Our Changing Earth Wonders Volcanoes and Earthquakes ; Kilauea: The Most Active Volcano on Earth ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Volcanoes and Earthquakes ; Kilauea: The Most Active Volcano on Earth Apr Apr ELA: Voice From Vesuvius, The Dog of Pompeii, Encyclopedias ELD: Practice Reader - Escape from the Volcano Wonders Natural Disasters Affect Habitats; When the Floods Came ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Natural Disasters Affect Habitats; When the Floods Come Apr Apr W: 6.2 ELA: Making Waves, The Big One, Her Job Is a BLAST ELD: Practice Reader - Changes at Earth's Surface Wonders Shaping California's Landscape; The Birth of Death Valley ALD: Wonders Content Reader - Shaping California's Landscape; The Birth of Death Valley May 2 - May RI: 6.3 ELA: Avalanche!, Icebergs and Glaciers, Sierra ELD: Practice Reader - Antarctica: Land of Snow and Ice Wonders How Earth's Forces Shape California; The Next Big One ALD: Wonders Content Reader - How Earth's Forces Shape California; The Next Big One May 9 - May L: 6.1, 6.2b, 6.4 ELA: Waves, Exploring the Titanic, Old Stormalong Finds a Man-Sized Ship ELD: Practice Reader - Robert Ballard Wonders The Forces That Shape Earth; A New Quake ALD: Wonders Content Reader - The Forces That Shape Earth; A New Jolt May 16 - May Assessment Benchmark 3: Writing Performance Task (Text Type: Informative/Explanatory) May 23 - June