The World Around Us Perspectives The Contributions of Others to Our World Analyzing Theme and Plot First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter RW LW WW SCI/SS Biography Study Poetry The Indian in the Cupboard Independent Literature Study Non‐fiction articles on real‐life heroes and heroines: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr, Clara Barton, Mother Teresa, Malala Yousafzai, etc. Native American Myths and Legends and other cultures’ myths and legends Illinois Research Various novels, articles and books on weather, natural disasters, space, and the planets Character
Plot Simile/Metaphor Personification Text Structure Graphic sources Main idea and supporting details Author’s purpose Compare/contrast Analyze and Interpret: connections, author’s point of view, cause and effect, suspense, foreshadowing, compare and contrast Reading Strategies: question, predict, connect, visualize, infer, determine importance Point of View Paraphrasing Simile/Metaphor Imagery Compare/contrast Author’s purpose Dialogue Alliteration Rhyme Analyze and Interpret: connections, author’s point of view, cause and effect, suspense, foreshadowing, theme, inference, compare and contrast Reading Strategies: question, predict, connect, visualize, infer, determine importance, synthesize Point of View
Plot Theme Imagery Personification Dialogue Making judgments Author’s Purpose Analyze and Interpret: connections, author’s point of view, cause and effect, exaggeration, suspense, foreshadowing, theme, inference, compare and contrast Reading Strategies: question, predict, connect, visualize, infer, determine importance, synthesize Vocabulary and word study Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Vocabulary and word study Prepositional phrases Frequently confused homophones Possessive nouns Craft: focus, support, organization, fluency and transitions, details, dialogue The Earth, Southeast
Atmosphere, and Northeast Beyond ‐Adaptation and Extinction ‐Forces that Shape Earth’s Surface ‐Managing Earth’s Resources ‐Using Weather Data Craft: focus, support, organization, transitions, details, dialogue, rich vocabulary The Nature of Matter Midwest
Illinois Study ‐Looking at the Universe ‐Properties of Matter ‐How Matter changes Vocabulary and word study Quotation marks Conjunctions and commas Verb tenses Poetry Onomatopoeia Craft: focus, support, organization, transitions, details, dialogue, rich vocabulary Energy and Motion
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West ‐Energy Changes ‐Electricity and Magnetism ‐Motion and Machines I Survived 9‐11 The Enormous Egg Eating the Plates “Hard Knocks” article and school concussion policy Articles on dinosaurs Thanksgiving poetry
Point of View Character Simile/Metaphor Fact and Opinion Plot Cause/Effect Summarizing Main Idea Dialogue Analyze and Interpret: connections, author’s point of view, dialogue, cause and effect, compare and contrast Reading Strategies: question, predict, connect, visualize Vocabulary and word study Types of Sentences Nouns and pronouns Verbs Complete sentences: Subject and predicate Craft: focus, support, organization, details, conventions Organization of Living Map Skills Things and U.S. Government Ecosystems ‐Life Processes ‐Life Cycles ‐Responses of Living Things ‐Parts of Ecosystems ‐Matter and Energy in Ecosystems The Owl in the Shower “Owls Face Spotted Future” article Articles and books on endangered species