IXL skill plan | 5th grade plan for Benchmark Advance 2022

1	Unit 1 Cultivating Natural Resources
Week 1		Comprehension 1. Use key details to determine the main idea Vocabulary 2. Find words using context 3. Order alphabetically based on the first two letters Writing 4. Organize information by topic Grammar and language 5. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? 6. Identify coordinating conjunctions
Week 1
Comprehension 1. Use key details to determine the main idea Vocabulary 2. Find words using context 3. Order alphabetically based on the first two letters Writing 4. Organize information by topic Grammar and language 5. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? 6. Identify coordinating conjunctions

Week 2		Comprehension 1. Read about animals 2. Identify the purpose of a text Foundational skills 3. Read multisyllabic words Writing 4. Choose the best topic sentence Grammar and language 5. Identify dependent and independent clauses 6. Use coordinating conjunctions
Week 2
Comprehension 1. Read about animals 2. Identify the purpose of a text Foundational skills 3. Read multisyllabic words Writing 4. Choose the best topic sentence Grammar and language 5. Identify dependent and independent clauses 6. Use coordinating conjunctions

Week 3		Comprehension 1. Select and use text features 2. Compare information from two texts Foundational skills 3. Spell words with r vowel patterns Writing 4. Choose the best concluding sentence Grammar and language 5. Homophones with pictures
Week 3
Comprehension 1. Select and use text features 2. Compare information from two texts Foundational skills 3. Spell words with r vowel patterns Writing 4. Choose the best concluding sentence Grammar and language 5. Homophones with pictures

2	Unit 2 Developing Characters' Relationships
Week 1		Comprehension 1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 2. Read realistic fiction with illustrations Foundational skills 3. Choose the antonym 4. Choose the synonym Writing 5. Distinguish facts from opinions Grammar and language 6. Use the perfect verb tenses
Week 1
Comprehension 1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 2. Read realistic fiction with illustrations Foundational skills 3. Choose the antonym 4. Choose the synonym Writing 5. Distinguish facts from opinions Grammar and language 6. Use the perfect verb tenses

Week 2		Comprehension 1. Draw inferences from a text 2. Summarize a story Foundational skills 3. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 4. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech Writing 5. Choose reasons to support an opinion Grammar and language 6. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb
Week 2
Comprehension 1. Draw inferences from a text 2. Summarize a story Foundational skills 3. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 4. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech Writing 5. Choose reasons to support an opinion Grammar and language 6. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb

Week 3		Comprehension 1. Which book title goes with the picture? 2. Identify story elements 3. Read fantasy with illustrations Vocabulary 4. Order alphabetically based on the first three letters Writing 5. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense Grammar and language 6. What does the modal verb show?
Week 3
Comprehension 1. Which book title goes with the picture? 2. Identify story elements 3. Read fantasy with illustrations Vocabulary 4. Order alphabetically based on the first three letters Writing 5. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense Grammar and language 6. What does the modal verb show?

3	Unit 3 The U.S. Constitution: Then and Now
Week 1		Comprehension 1. Read about famous places 2. Identify time-order words 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts Vocabulary 4. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Writing 5. Match causes and effects in informational texts Grammar and language 6. Identify prepositions 7. Form and use the regular past tense
Week 1
Comprehension 1. Read about famous places 2. Identify time-order words 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts Vocabulary 4. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Writing 5. Match causes and effects in informational texts Grammar and language 6. Identify prepositions 7. Form and use the regular past tense

Week 2		Comprehension 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts Writing 3. Order items from most general to most specific 4. Use linking words in paragraphs Grammar and language 5. Commas with a series 6. Commas with introductory elements
Week 2
Comprehension 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts Writing 3. Order items from most general to most specific 4. Use linking words in paragraphs Grammar and language 5. Commas with a series 6. Commas with introductory elements

Week 3		Comprehension 1. Read about art, music, and traditions 2. Combine main ideas from two texts Vocabulary 3. Use academic vocabulary in context 4. Order alphabetically: challenge Writing 5. Identify prepositions and their objects
Week 3
Comprehension 1. Read about art, music, and traditions 2. Combine main ideas from two texts Vocabulary 3. Use academic vocabulary in context 4. Order alphabetically: challenge Writing 5. Identify prepositions and their objects

4	Unit 4 Recognizing Author's Point of View
Week 1		Comprehension 1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Read historical fiction with illustrations Vocabulary 3. Find synonyms in context 4. Use guide words 5. Identify similes and metaphors Writing 6. Sort sensory details 7. Identify sensory details Grammar and language 8. Form the perfect verb tenses 9. Form and use the simple past, present, and future tense
Week 1
Comprehension 1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Read historical fiction with illustrations Vocabulary 3. Find synonyms in context 4. Use guide words 5. Identify similes and metaphors Writing 6. Sort sensory details 7. Identify sensory details Grammar and language 8. Form the perfect verb tenses 9. Form and use the simple past, present, and future tense

Week 2		Comprehension 1. Compare and contrast points of view Vocabulary 2. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 Foundational skills 3. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Writing 4. Show character emotions and traits 5. Punctuating dialogue Grammar and language 6. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 7. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on?
Week 2
Comprehension 1. Compare and contrast points of view Vocabulary 2. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 Foundational skills 3. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Writing 4. Show character emotions and traits 5. Punctuating dialogue Grammar and language 6. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 7. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on?

Week 3		Comprehension 1. Identify elements of poetry Vocabulary 2. Similes and metaphors with pictures 3. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 Foundational skills 4. Spell words with variant vowels: oo, ou, ow, ea Writing 5. Put the sentences in order Grammar and language 6. Commas with direct addresses
Week 3
Comprehension 1. Identify elements of poetry Vocabulary 2. Similes and metaphors with pictures 3. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 Foundational skills 4. Spell words with variant vowels: oo, ou, ow, ea Writing 5. Put the sentences in order Grammar and language 6. Commas with direct addresses

5	Unit 5 Technology's Impact on Society
Week 1		Comprehension 1. Match problems with their solutions 2. Compare two texts with different genres Vocabulary 3. Use dictionary entries Foundational skills 4. Word pattern analogies Writing 5. Identify an author's statement of opinion 6. Identify and correct plagiarism Grammar and language 7. Use the correct frequently confused word 8. Correct errors with frequently confused words
Week 1
Comprehension 1. Match problems with their solutions 2. Compare two texts with different genres Vocabulary 3. Use dictionary entries Foundational skills 4. Word pattern analogies Writing 5. Identify an author's statement of opinion 6. Identify and correct plagiarism Grammar and language 7. Use the correct frequently confused word 8. Correct errors with frequently confused words

Week 2		Comprehension 1. Read poetry 2. Label the rhyme scheme Vocabulary 3. Use dictionary definitions 4. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Foundational skills 5. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots Writing 6. Choose the best transition Grammar and language 7. Identify pronouns and antecedents
Week 2
Comprehension 1. Read poetry 2. Label the rhyme scheme Vocabulary 3. Use dictionary definitions 4. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Foundational skills 5. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots Writing 6. Choose the best transition Grammar and language 7. Identify pronouns and antecedents

Week 3		Comprehension 1. Read about sports and hobbies 2. Use personification Foundational skills 3. Use the correct homophone Writing 4. Create varied sentences based on models 5. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives 6. Use adjectives to compare Grammar and language 7. Use the correct subject or verb
Week 3
Comprehension 1. Read about sports and hobbies 2. Use personification Foundational skills 3. Use the correct homophone Writing 4. Create varied sentences based on models 5. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives 6. Use adjectives to compare Grammar and language 7. Use the correct subject or verb

6	Unit 6 Up Against the Wild
Week 1		Comprehension 1. Read drama 2. Determine the themes of short stories Vocabulary 3. Find words using context Writing 4. Is the sentence simple or compound? Grammar and language 5. Identify prepositional phrases 6. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?
Week 1
Comprehension 1. Read drama 2. Determine the themes of short stories Vocabulary 3. Find words using context Writing 4. Is the sentence simple or compound? Grammar and language 5. Identify prepositional phrases 6. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?

Week 2		Comprehension 1. Compare mythological illustrations 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Vocabulary 3. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 4. Find antonyms in context Foundational skills 5. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness Writing 6. Identify supporting details in informational texts Grammar and language 7. Choose between the past tense and past participle
Week 2
Comprehension 1. Compare mythological illustrations 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Vocabulary 3. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 4. Find antonyms in context Foundational skills 5. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness Writing 6. Identify supporting details in informational texts Grammar and language 7. Choose between the past tense and past participle

Week 3		Comprehension 1. Compare and contrast characters 2. Compare passages for tone 3. Identify supporting details in literary texts Vocabulary 4. Positive and negative connotation Writing 5. Distinguish facts from opinions 6. Correct errors with signs Grammar and language 7. Prepositions: review
Week 3
Comprehension 1. Compare and contrast characters 2. Compare passages for tone 3. Identify supporting details in literary texts Vocabulary 4. Positive and negative connotation Writing 5. Distinguish facts from opinions 6. Correct errors with signs Grammar and language 7. Prepositions: review

7	Unit 7 Conflicts That Shaped a Nation
Week 1		Comprehension 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Identify text structures Vocabulary 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Writing 4. Order items from most general to most specific Grammar and language 5. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? 6. Which sentence is more formal? 7. Form the singular or plural possessive
Week 1
Comprehension 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Identify text structures Vocabulary 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Writing 4. Order items from most general to most specific Grammar and language 5. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? 6. Which sentence is more formal? 7. Form the singular or plural possessive

Week 2		Comprehension 1. Read about history 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts Foundational skills 3. Words with pre- 4. Words with re- 5. Words with mis- Writing 6. Identify sensory details 7. Formatting quotations and dialogue Grammar and language 8. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions
Week 2
Comprehension 1. Read about history 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts Foundational skills 3. Words with pre- 4. Words with re- 5. Words with mis- Writing 6. Identify sensory details 7. Formatting quotations and dialogue Grammar and language 8. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions

Week 3		Comprehension 1. Read historical fiction 2. Compare and contrast points of view 3. Add imagery to stories Writing 4. Use thesaurus entries 5. Choose the best transition Grammar and language 6. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns
Week 3
Comprehension 1. Read historical fiction 2. Compare and contrast points of view 3. Add imagery to stories Writing 4. Use thesaurus entries 5. Choose the best transition Grammar and language 6. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns

8	Unit 8 Water: Fact and Fiction
Week 1		Comprehension 1. Compare and contrast characters 2. Read realistic fiction Vocabulary 3. Similes and metaphors with pictures Writing 4. Formatting and capitalizing titles 5. Identify relevant sources
Week 1
Comprehension 1. Compare and contrast characters 2. Read realistic fiction Vocabulary 3. Similes and metaphors with pictures Writing 4. Formatting and capitalizing titles 5. Identify relevant sources

Week 2		Comprehension 1. Identify story elements 2. Summarize a story Vocabulary 3. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors Foundational skills 4. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 5. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Writing 6. Choose the best topic sentence 7. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs Grammar and language 8. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense
Week 2
Comprehension 1. Identify story elements 2. Summarize a story Vocabulary 3. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors Foundational skills 4. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 5. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Writing 6. Choose the best topic sentence 7. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs Grammar and language 8. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense

Week 3		Comprehension 1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Read about science and nature Vocabulary 3. Use academic vocabulary in context Foundational skills 4. Words with -ful Writing 5. Create varied sentences based on models Grammar and language 6. Use the correct modal verb
Week 3
Comprehension 1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Read about science and nature Vocabulary 3. Use academic vocabulary in context Foundational skills 4. Words with -ful Writing 5. Create varied sentences based on models Grammar and language 6. Use the correct modal verb

9	Unit 9 The Economic Development of Cities
Week 1		Comprehension 1. Choose reasons to support an opinion Vocabulary 2. Which definition matches the sentence? 3. Which sentence matches the definition? Foundational skills 4. Form and use the irregular past tense Writing 5. Identify the purpose of a text Grammar and language 6. Use the perfect verb tenses
Week 1
Comprehension 1. Choose reasons to support an opinion Vocabulary 2. Which definition matches the sentence? 3. Which sentence matches the definition? Foundational skills 4. Form and use the irregular past tense Writing 5. Identify the purpose of a text Grammar and language 6. Use the perfect verb tenses

Week 2		Comprehension 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Read graphic organizers 3. Read about business and technology Writing 4. Choose the best concluding sentence Grammar and language 5. Identify subordinating conjunctions
Week 2
Comprehension 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Read graphic organizers 3. Read about business and technology Writing 4. Choose the best concluding sentence Grammar and language 5. Identify subordinating conjunctions

Week 3		Comprehension 1. Combine main ideas from two texts 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Vocabulary 3. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Foundational skills 4. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Writing 5. Organize information by topic Grammar and language 6. Form the perfect verb tenses
Week 3
Comprehension 1. Combine main ideas from two texts 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Vocabulary 3. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Foundational skills 4. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Writing 5. Organize information by topic Grammar and language 6. Form the perfect verb tenses

10	Unit 10 Transforming Matter
Week 1		Comprehension 1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Read about famous people Foundational skills 3. Form plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y 4. Form and use plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y Writing 5. Identify adjectives 6. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns
Week 1
Comprehension 1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Read about famous people Foundational skills 3. Form plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y 4. Form and use plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y Writing 5. Identify adjectives 6. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns

Week 2		Comprehension 1. Identify supporting details in informational texts Vocabulary 2. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Foundational skills 3. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Writing 4. Describe the difference between related words 5. Choose the antonym Grammar and language 6. Fill in the missing correlative conjunction
Week 2
Comprehension 1. Identify supporting details in informational texts Vocabulary 2. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Foundational skills 3. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Writing 4. Describe the difference between related words 5. Choose the antonym Grammar and language 6. Fill in the missing correlative conjunction

Week 3		Comprehension 1. Match causes and effects in informational texts 2. Identify text structures Vocabulary 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Foundational skills 4. Words with re- Writing 5. Remove the sentence that does not belong Grammar and language 6. Prepositions: review
Week 3
Comprehension 1. Match causes and effects in informational texts 2. Identify text structures Vocabulary 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Foundational skills 4. Words with re- Writing 5. Remove the sentence that does not belong Grammar and language 6. Prepositions: review

This document includes the IXL® skill alignments to Benchmark Education Company, LLC's Benchmark Advance 2022 curriculum. IXL provides skill alignments as a service to teachers, students, and parents. The skill alignments are provided by IXL and are not affiliated with, sponsored by, reviewed, approved or endorsed by Benchmark Education Company, LLC or any other third party. IXL® and IXL Learning® are registered trademarks of IXL Learning, Inc. All other intellectual property rights (e.g., unregistered and registered trademarks and copyrights) are the property of their respective owners.