Unit Plan
Primary Texts:
“Thank You, M’am”
by Langston Hughes
Text type: literature—short story
“If I Were in Charge
of the World”
by Judith Viorst
Text type: literature—poetry
“We Real Cool”
by Gwendolyn Brooks
Text type: literature—poetry
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Grammar Practice
• Use proper capitalization and
punctuation in a sentence.
• Use plural and possessive nouns
correctly.
• Distinguish between action verbs
and liking verbs.
• Use adverbs correctly.
• Use prepositions correctly.
• Use pronouns correctly.
Vocabulary Practice
• Determine the correct usage of
multiple meaning words.
Content Mastery
• Demonstrate an understanding
of . . .
–– word meaning by answering
questions and using words in
sentences.
–– pronouns and their
antecedents.
–– the purpose of adverbs and
prepositional phrases.
–– preposition meaning and
usage.
Word Study
• Blend, read, and spell words with
consonant blends; r-controlled
vowels; vowel teams and
diphthongs; and soft -c and soft -g.
• Read connected text to build
fluency.
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Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Reading
• Determine and discuss the topic of
a text.
• Determine and discuss the author’s
purpose.
• Use text features to preview text.
Vocabulary
• Evaluate word knowledge.
• Determine the meaning of key
passage vocabulary.
Reading
• Read a short story.
• Monitor comprehension during text
reading.
• Analyze the interactions of story
elements in a short story.
• Distinguish between formal and
informal language.
• Determine the impact of the author’s
word choice on the story.
Vocabulary
• Review key passage vocabulary.
Grammar
• Understand the function and purpose
of nouns.
• Distinguish between types of nouns.
• Understand the function and purpose
of pronouns.
• Distinguish between types of
pronouns.
• Understand the function and purpose
of verbs.
Lesson 6
Lesson 7
Reading
• Determine and discuss the topic of
a text.
• Determine and discuss the author’s
purpose.
• Use text features to preview text.
Vocabulary
• Evaluate word knowledge.
• Determine the meaning of key
passage vocabulary.
Reading
• Read poetry.
• Monitor comprehension during text
reading.
• Compare a poem to its audio
production.
• Identify the point of view in poetry.
• Use word choice to determine the
tone of a poem.
• Determine the function of subjunctive
verbs.
• Summarize poetry.
Vocabulary
• Review key passage vocabulary.
Writing
• Understand the function and purpose
of prepositions and prepositional
phrases.
• Use prepositions correctly.
• Use adverbs and prepositional
phrases correctly in sentence
writing.
* See pg. 95 for additional lesson objectives.
Writing
• Use adverbs and prepositional
phrases correctly in sentence
writing.
• Expand simple sentences for clarity
and style.
* See pg. 134 for additional lesson objectives.
Grammar
• Identify the function and purpose of
pronouns.
• Use pronouns correctly.
• Use pronouns to determine author’s
point of view.
• Understand the function and purpose
of prepositions and prepositional
phrases.
• Use prepositions correctly.
Reading
• Identify the structure and form of
poetry.
• Analyze the impact of word choice,
graphical elements, and rhyme in
poetry.
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Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Reading
• Establish a purpose for rereading
text.
• Reread text.
• Demonstrate an understanding of
how to ask questions and answer
them appropriately.
• Use critical thinking skills to write
responses to prompts about text.
• Support written answers with
evidence from text.
• Identify how a character changes
over time.
• Determine the meaning of figurative
language in text.
Vocabulary
• Review key passage vocabulary.
Reading
• Read literary text with purpose and
understanding.
• Answer questions to demonstrate
comprehension of text.
• Identify and explain explicit details
from text.
• Monitor comprehension of text during
reading.
• Determine the meaning of figurative
language in text.
• Track pronouns to their antecedents.
• Distinguish between formal and
informal language.
Vocabulary
• Review key passage vocabulary.
Writing
• Analyze literary characters.
• Write in response to text.
Reading
• Self-correct as comprehension of
text deepens.
• Answer questions to demonstrate
comprehension of text.
• Engage in class discussion.
• Identify the enduring understandings
from a piece of text.
Lesson 8
Lesson 9
Lesson 10
Reading
• Read poetry.
• Monitor comprehension during text
reading.
• Use critical thinking skills to write
responses to prompts about text.
• Support written answers with
evidence from text.
Vocabulary
• Review key passage vocabulary.
Reading
• Read poetry with purpose and
understanding.
• Answer questions to demonstrate
comprehension of text.
• Identify and explain explicit details
from text.
• Monitor comprehension during text
reading.
• Identify the purpose of the literary
epigraph.
• Identify alliterations in poetry.
Vocabulary
• Review key passage vocabulary.
Writing
• Analyze word choice in writing.
• Use exemplar text to write poetry.
• Use a process to write.
• Recite poetry.
Reading
• Self-correct as comprehension of
text deepens.
• Answer questions to demonstrate
comprehension of text.
• Engage in class discussion.
• Identify the enduring understandings
from a piece of text.
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