5/12/15 Language Arts Orange (2)
Scope & Sequence : Scope & Sequence documents
describe what is covered in a course (the scope) and also
the order in which topics are covered (the sequence).
These documents list instructional objectives and skills
to be mastered. K¹² Scope & Sequence documents for
each course include:
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Course Overview
Course Outline
Number of Lessons and Scheduling
Materials
Course Overview
This course provides a comprehensive and interrelated sequence of lessons for students to continue
building their proficiency in literature and comprehension, writing skills, vocabulary, spelling, and
handwriting.
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Literature and Comprehension: A guided reading approach builds comprehension strategies and
gradually transitions students to independent reading assignments. Leveled reading selections
progressively expose students to new challenges including greater length, more complex content,
and new vocabulary. The emphasis is on classic literature from many cultures, poetry, and
nonfiction articles. Students also make their own reading choices to help foster a lifelong love of
reading.
Writing Skills: Students learn about parts of speech, usage, capitalization, and punctuation, then
apply this knowledge as they write sentences and paragraphs. Students are introduced to the
process of writing, as they pre-write, draft, revise, and proofread their work before they share it
with others. Written products include letters, poems, literature reviews, research reports, and
presentations.
Vocabulary: Students increase their vocabulary through word study, comprehension, and word
analysis, then apply their knowledge in a variety of authentic contexts.
Spelling: Students continue their exploration of spelling conventions with lessons in soundsymbol relationships and patterns.
Handwriting: Handwriting Without Tears helps students develop printing skills and, if
appropriate, begin cursive handwriting.
1 5/12/15 Course Outline
Literature and Comprehension
Unit 1: Furry Friends
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Course Introduction; "The Lion and the Fox"; "The Hound and the Hare"
Unit 2: Flying Friends
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"The Life of a Butterfly"; "I See a Honeybee"; Creepy-Crawly Poems
Unit 3: Choice #1
Unit 4: Poetry
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Feelings Poems
Unit 5: Classics for All Ages
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"The Fox and the Grapes"; "The Goose and the Golden Eggs"; “The Pied Piper of Hamelin”; “The
Bremen Town Musicians”
Unit 6: A Weed is a Flower
Unit 7: Winds and Wings
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"Bee! I'm Expecting You!"; "Something Told the Wild Geese"; "Who Has Seen the Wind?";
"Windy Nights"
Unit 8: Rome 1
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“Living with Latin”; “Gods and Spirits of Ancient Rome”; "Clytie"; "Pandora's Box"; "Echo"
Unit 9: Rome 2
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“A Day in Ancient Rome”; "Androcles and the Lion"; “Pliny Saw it All”; Volcanoes!
Unit 10: Peter Pan
Unit 11: “The Jackals and the Lion”
Unit 12: Clara and the Book Wagon
Unit 13: Lessons to Learn
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"The Ugly Duckling"; "The Grasshopper and the Ant"; "The Three Wishes"
2 5/12/15 Unit 14: Checkpoint
Unit 15: Revolution
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"Independence Day"; Sam the Minuteman
Unit 16: Quilting Stories
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The Josefina Story Quilt; "Pioneer Patchwork"
Unit 17: Pet Poems
Unit 18: “The Foolish Goose”
Unit 19: Poetry
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"Discovery" and "Untitled"
Unit 20: Choice #2
Unit 21: Cam Jansen: The Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds
Unit 22: Bears
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"Bears in Danger"; The Bears on Hemlock Mountain; "Animals in Winter"
Unit 23: Clever Animals
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"Puss in Boots"; "Tug O War"; "Each Animal in Its Place"
Unit 24: More Lessons to Learn
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"The Fisherman"; "The Warrior and the Baby"
Unit 25: More Poetry
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Night Time Poems; "Bedtime" and "Sun for Breakfast"; "Bed in Summer"
Unit 26: What's In a Name
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"Rumplestiltskin"; "The Hippopotamus and the Tortoise"
Unit 27: Weather Poems
Unit 28: Choice #3
Unit 29: Westward Expansion
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The Long Way Westward; "Pioneers Go West"
3 5/12/15 Unit 30: Travel Poems
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“Where Go the Boats?”; Transportation Poems
Unit 31: Choice #4
Unit 32: Going to the Dogs
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"The Dog and His Shadow"; "The Dog and the Wolf"; "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"; Buddy: The
First Seeing Eye Dog; "Animal Helpers"
Unit 33: Checkpoint
Writing Skills
Unit 1: Complete Sentences
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Course Introduction; What Is a Sentence?; Sentence Beginnings and Endings
Unit 2: Write Sentences
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How to Evaluate Writing; Recognize and Fix Sentences; Change the Sentence; Fix the Sentences;
Write Sentences
Unit 3: Kinds of Sentences
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Statements; Questions; Exclamations and Commands
Unit 4: Write Different Types of Sentences
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Tell Me About It; Ask Me About It; Shout About It; Revise Sentences; Write Different Types of
Sentences
Unit 5: Nouns
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What Is a Noun?; Common and Proper Nouns; More Nouns
Unit 6: Write Steps
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Step-by-Step; Details Count; Follow Steps; Organize Ideas; Write Steps Using a Graphic
Organizer
Unit 7: Verbs
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What Is a Verb?; Action Verbs; Other Verbs
Unit 8: Sequence Events
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Beginning, Middle, and End; Use Order Words; What Happens Next?; Organize Ideas; Write a
Sequence
4 5/12/15 Unit 9: Capitalization and Punctuation in a Letter
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Capital Letters in the Heading of a Letter; Commas in the Heading of a Letter; Greeting and
Closing of a Letter
Unit 10: Write Friendly Letters
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What Is a Friendly Letter?; Friendly Letter Format; Organize a Letter; Address an Envelope; Write
a Friendly Letter
Unit 11: Singular and Plural Nouns
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One or Many?; Form Plural Nouns; More Plural Nouns
Unit 12: Write Thank You Notes
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What Is a Thank You Note?; Use the Friendly Letter Format; Thank You Note Plan; Send a Thank
You Note; Write a Thank You Note
Unit 13: Subjects and Verbs
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Nouns and Verbs; Singular Nouns and Verbs; Plural Nouns and Verbs
Unit 14: Write a Paragraph
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What Is a Paragraph?; Choose a Topic; Create Supporting Details; Draft a Paragraph; Write a
Paragraph
Unit 15: Pronouns
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What Is a Pronoun?; Plural Pronouns; More Pronouns
Unit 16: Complete and Revise a Paragraph
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Revise Your Draft: Introductions; Get from Point to Point: Transitions; Write a Conclusion;
Revise for Content; Revise a Paragraph
Unit 17: Review and Checkpoint
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Sentences, Nouns, and Verbs; Letters, Singular and Plural Nouns, Subjects and Verbs, and
Pronouns
Unit 18: Polish and Publish a Paragraph
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What Is Proofreading?; Use a Dictionary; Use a Thesaurus; Use a Checklist; Publish Your Work
Unit 19: Adjectives
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What Is an Adjective?; Descriptive Adjectives; Articles
5 5/12/15 Unit 20: Write Descriptively
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Show Me; Plan a Description; Organize Your Writing; Revise a Description; Polish and Publish a
Description
Unit 21: Adverbs
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What Is an Adverb?; More Adverbs; Adjective or Adverb?
Unit 22: Write Poetry
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Respond to Poems that Describe; Poetic Forms and Subjects; Draft a Poem; Revise Your Poem;
Polish and Publish Your Poem
Unit 23: Verb Tense
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Tense of Verbs; Past Tense Verbs; More Past Tense Verbs
Unit 24: Write an Experience Story
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What Is an Experience Story?; Brainstorm an Experience Story; Plan an Experience Story; Draft
Dialogue; Complete an Experience Story
Unit 25: Quotations
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What Are Quotations?; Quotations and Quotation Marks; More Quotations
Unit 26: Revise and Publish an Experience Story
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Revise for Focus; Revise for Content; Revise for Variety in Sentences; Proofread and Polish Your
Experience Story; Publish Your Experience Story
Unit 27: Possessive Nouns
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What Is a Possessive Noun?; Plural Possessive Nouns; More Plural Possessive Nouns
Unit 28: Write about Literature
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What Is a Book Review?; Plan a Summary for a Book Review; Opinion Statements and Support
for a Book Review; Draft a Book Review; Write a Book Review
Unit 29: Names, Initials, and Titles
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Names and Initials of People; Titles of People; Place Names
Unit 30: Make a Presentation
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What Is a Presentation?; Create a Visual; Develop a Presentation; Practice a Presentation; Deliver
a Presentation
6 5/12/15 Unit 31: Commas and Apostrophes
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Words in a Series; Contractions; More Contractions
Unit 32: Research Skills
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What Is Research?; Lesson References; Take Notes; Create a Plan
Unit 33: More Capital Letters
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Months and Days; Holidays; Product Names and More
Unit 34: Write About Information
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State Your Topic; Write the Body; Introductions; Conclusions
Unit 35: Review and Checkpoint
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Adjectives, Adverbs, Verb Tense, and Quotations; Possessive Nouns, Capital Letters, Commas,
and Contractions
Unit 36: Revise and Publish Your Work
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Revise from Feedback; Revise for Content; Revise for Organization; Proofread and Polish Your
Report; Publish Your Report
Vocabulary
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Determining word meanings
Prefixes and suffixes
Roots
Synonyms and antonyms
Compound words
Glossaries, thesauruses, and beginner dictionaries
Contractions
Literal and non-literal meanings
Real-life connections between words and their uses
Homographs and homophones
7 5/12/15 Spelling
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Digraphs
Beginning and ending blends
Double trouble endings
R-controlled vowels
Long vowel spellings
Long and short double o spellings
Long e and i spelled y
Open and closed syllables
Prefixes and suffixes
Multisyllabic words
Unusual plurals
Handwriting
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Writing dictated letters and numbers
Correct direction and order
Placement on the baseline
Consistent, grade-appropriate size
Left-to-right and top-to-bottom directionality
Appropriate spacing
Appropriate pencil grip
Number of Lessons and Scheduling
120 minutes
Total Lessons: 180
8 5/12/15 Materials
Please note: Course materials will be available in various formats, which may include physical and/or
digital materials.
Standard Curriculum Items
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K¹² Language Arts Orange Lesson Guide, Activity Book, Spelling Handbook, and Assessment
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K¹² Classics for Young Readers, Vol. B
K¹² World Magazines
Handwriting Without Tears: Printing Power Teacher’s Guide and Student Workbook
Accomplishments chart and stickers
Printed alphabet desk strips
Regular double line paper
Additional Curriculum Items
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Additional works of literature, including Surprises, a book of poems selected by Lee Bennett
Hopkins and Listen, My Children: Poems for Second Graders, from Core Knowledge
Items easily found in a typical home
NOTE: List subject to change
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