Grade 5th
Quarter 1
Literature
-theme
-story structure
-compare/contrast 2 pieces
of literature
-sequence of events in a
piece of literature
Grammar
-sentence vs fragment
-4 kinds of sentences
-compound sentence
-common/proper noun
-sing/plural nouns
Greek/Latin Roots
-Chapters 1-5
Essential Questions
Key Reading
and
Language
Standards
RL5.2,
RL5.5, RI5.5,
RL5.9,
Assessments
DOK
Suggested Material
-weekly quiz on story
-story structure map
-theme/supporting
details graphic
organizer
-Venn diagram
-sequence of events
graphic organizer
-Unit Test
Unit 1 – Journeys
text
L5.2
-weekly sentence
writing
-Promethean Board
flip charts
-practice sheets
Unit 1 –Journeys,
Grammar Workshop
Level Blue,
Promethean Planet
RF5.3,
L5.4, L5.5
-complete sentences
using vocabulary
word
-relate a quotation
to the vocabulary
word
-decode a new word
using the roots from
chapter
-solve a riddle using
root clues
-weekly test on
meaning/spelling
Growing Your
Vocabulary:Learning
from Latin & Greek
Roots – Ch. 1-5
Grade 5th
Writing
-narrative writing
-persuasive activity
Quarter 1
Month October
Literature
-cause/effect
-compare texts
-author’s purpose
-conclusions/generalizations
-main idea & details
Essential Questions
W5.3, W5.4,
W5.5, W5.6,
SL5.5
-write a postcard
about “What I Did
Last Summer”
-write a narrative
essay about a
memorable event
-create a poster on
Pages/ipad
persuading to “Vote
for Me”
Key Reading
and
Language
Standards
RL5.3,
RL5.9, RI5.2,
RI5.3, RI5.5,
RI5.6, RI5.7,
RI5.9, L5.3
Assessments
-weekly quiz on story
-cause/effect chart
-main character
compare/contrast
graphic organizer
-cause/effect essay
-author’s purpose ws
-National Parks
website assignment
-drawing
conclusions/
Generalization
graphic organizer
-main
idea/supporting
details ws
-Unit test
Journeys Unit 1
IPAD
DOK
Suggested Materials
Unit 2 – Journeys
text
IPAD
Old Yeller movie
Grade 5th
Grammar
-verb tenses
-direct objects
-conjunctions (coordinating,
subordinating)
-complex sentences
L5.1, L5.2
Greek/Latin Roots
-Ch. 6-7
RF5.3,
L5.4, L5.5
Writing
-Old Yeller
compare/contrast essay
-Football debate
W5.2,
W5.1,W5.3,
W5.4, W5.5,
W5.6, W5.9,
W5.8, SL5.2,
L5.6
-Promethean Board
flip charts
-practice sheets
-students created
sentences w/direct
objects and made a
quiz
-sentence writing
-complete sentences
using vocabulary
word
-relate a quotation
to the vocabulary
word
-decode a new word
using the roots from
chapter
-solve a riddle using
root clues
-weekly test on
meaning/spelling
-write a
compare/contrast
essay on the video
and written excerpt
of Old Yeller
-write a debate
essay about the
football and youths
(IPAD on Notability)
Unit 2 –Journeys,
Grammar Workshop
Level Blue,
Promethean Planet
Growing Your
Vocabulary:Learning
from Latin & Greek
Roots – Ch. 6-7
Old Yeller excerpt
from Journeys Unit
2
Old Yeller movie
Scholastic News
Football article
Video excerpts
IPAD