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Skill plan for Bookworms - 5th Grade

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1	Module 1
Shared Reading
Unit 1: Self-Discovery
Unit 1: Self-Discovery

Walk Two Moons (Lessons 1-30)		Word study 1. Read multisyllabic words 2. Find synonyms in context 3. Use guide words 4. Words with pre- 5. Words with re- 6. Words with sub- 7. Words with mis- 8. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 9. Words with -ful 10. Words with -less 11. Words with -able and -ible 12. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes Text engagement 13. Determine the themes of short stories 14. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 15. Identify story elements 16. Sort sensory details 17. Identify similes and metaphors
Walk Two Moons (Lessons 1-30)
Word study 1. Read multisyllabic words 2. Find synonyms in context 3. Use guide words 4. Words with pre- 5. Words with re- 6. Words with sub- 7. Words with mis- 8. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 9. Words with -ful 10. Words with -less 11. Words with -able and -ible 12. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes Text engagement 13. Determine the themes of short stories 14. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 15. Identify story elements 16. Sort sensory details 17. Identify similes and metaphors

Unit 2: Life Science
Unit 2: Life Science

Animal Cells and Life Processes (Lessons 31-37)		Word study 1. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 2. Find antonyms in context Text engagement 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts 4. Read about art, music, and traditions
Animal Cells and Life Processes (Lessons 31-37)
Word study 1. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 2. Find antonyms in context Text engagement 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts 4. Read about art, music, and traditions
Plant Cells and Life Processes (Lessons 38-45)		Word study 1. Identify adjectives 2. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns 3. Identify adverbs 4. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech 5. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 6. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Text engagement 7. Match causes and effects in informational texts
Plant Cells and Life Processes (Lessons 38-45)
Word study 1. Identify adjectives 2. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns 3. Identify adverbs 4. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech 5. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 6. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Text engagement 7. Match causes and effects in informational texts
ELA
Unit 1: Writing With a Purpose
Unit 1: Writing With a Purpose

Narrative Writing: Personal Narrative (Lessons 1-5)		1. Put the sentences in order 2. Identify time-order words 3. Show character emotions and traits 4. Punctuating dialogue
Narrative Writing: Personal Narrative (Lessons 1-5)
1. Put the sentences in order 2. Identify time-order words 3. Show character emotions and traits 4. Punctuating dialogue
Opinion Writing: Learning to Write Opinions (Lessons 6-10)		1. Identify the purpose of a text 2. Distinguish facts from opinions 3. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Opinion Writing: Learning to Write Opinions (Lessons 6-10)
1. Identify the purpose of a text 2. Distinguish facts from opinions 3. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Read Aloud: Keep On!: The Story of Matthew Henson: Co-discoverer of the North Pole (Lessons 11-13)		Interactive read aloud 1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Read about famous places Sentence composing 3. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions 4. Commas with a series
Read Aloud: Keep On!: The Story of Matthew Henson: Co-discoverer of the North Pole (Lessons 11-13)
Interactive read aloud 1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Read about famous places Sentence composing 3. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions 4. Commas with a series
Informative Writing: Learning About Informative Writing (Lessons 14-19)		1. Organize information by topic 2. Choose the best topic sentence 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts 4. Choose the best transition
Informative Writing: Learning About Informative Writing (Lessons 14-19)
1. Organize information by topic 2. Choose the best topic sentence 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts 4. Choose the best transition
Read Aloud: Rats Around Us (Lessons 20-25)		Interactive read aloud 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Read about animals Sentence composing 3. Identify the complete subject or complete predicate of a sentence 4. Is the sentence simple or compound? 5. Identify coordinating conjunctions 6. Identify prepositions and their objects
Read Aloud: Rats Around Us (Lessons 20-25)
Interactive read aloud 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Read about animals Sentence composing 3. Identify the complete subject or complete predicate of a sentence 4. Is the sentence simple or compound? 5. Identify coordinating conjunctions 6. Identify prepositions and their objects
Narrative Writing: Adventure Story (Lessons 26-35)		1. Add imagery to stories 2. Choose the synonym 3. Describe the difference between related words 4. Commas with direct addresses
Narrative Writing: Adventure Story (Lessons 26-35)
1. Add imagery to stories 2. Choose the synonym 3. Describe the difference between related words 4. Commas with direct addresses

Unit 2: Powerful Words
Unit 2: Powerful Words

Read Aloud: Messenger, Messenger (Lesson 36)		Interactive read aloud 1. Label the rhyme scheme 2. Identify elements of poetry Sentence composing 3. Identify prepositional phrases
Read Aloud: Messenger, Messenger (Lesson 36)
Interactive read aloud 1. Label the rhyme scheme 2. Identify elements of poetry Sentence composing 3. Identify prepositional phrases
Read Aloud: Hoops (Lesson 37)		Interactive read aloud 1. Compare mythological illustrations 2. Read poetry Sentence composing 3. Which sentence is more formal? 4. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense?
Read Aloud: Hoops (Lesson 37)
Interactive read aloud 1. Compare mythological illustrations 2. Read poetry Sentence composing 3. Which sentence is more formal? 4. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense?
Read Aloud: The Boy Who Loved Words (Lessons 38-40)		Interactive read aloud 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Similes and metaphors with pictures Sentence composing 3. Fill in the missing correlative conjunction
Read Aloud: The Boy Who Loved Words (Lessons 38-40)
Interactive read aloud 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Similes and metaphors with pictures Sentence composing 3. Fill in the missing correlative conjunction

Unit 3: Compare and Contrast
Unit 3: Compare and Contrast

Informative Writing: Compare/Contrast Cells Research Project (Lessons 41-45)		1. Order items from most general to most specific 2. Correct capitalization errors 3. Form the singular or plural possessive
Informative Writing: Compare/Contrast Cells Research Project (Lessons 41-45)
1. Order items from most general to most specific 2. Correct capitalization errors 3. Form the singular or plural possessive

2	Module 2
Shared Reading
Unit 1: Earth Science
Unit 1: Earth Science

Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens (Lessons 1-5)		Word study 1. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 2. Find words using context 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Text engagement 4. Use key details to determine the main idea 5. Compare and contrast in informational texts
Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens (Lessons 1-5)
Word study 1. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 2. Find words using context 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Text engagement 4. Use key details to determine the main idea 5. Compare and contrast in informational texts
Oceans: All about waves, currents, the gravitational pull of the moon, and more! (Lessons 6-10)		Word study 1. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Text engagement 3. Use academic vocabulary in context 4. Read graphic organizers
Oceans: All about waves, currents, the gravitational pull of the moon, and more! (Lessons 6-10)
Word study 1. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Text engagement 3. Use academic vocabulary in context 4. Read graphic organizers
The Sun: All about solar flares, eclipses, sunspots, and more! (Lessons 11-15)		Word study 1. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Text engagement 2. Determine the main idea of a passage 3. Read about art, music, and traditions
The Sun: All about solar flares, eclipses, sunspots, and more! (Lessons 11-15)
Word study 1. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Text engagement 2. Determine the main idea of a passage 3. Read about art, music, and traditions

Unit 2: Unlikely Alliances
Unit 2: Unlikely Alliances

The Westing Game (Lessons 16-45)		Word study 1. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 2. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 3. Which definition matches the sentence? 4. Use dictionary entries Text engagement 5. Compare and contrast characters 6. Read realistic fiction with illustrations
The Westing Game (Lessons 16-45)
Word study 1. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 2. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 3. Which definition matches the sentence? 4. Use dictionary entries Text engagement 5. Compare and contrast characters 6. Read realistic fiction with illustrations
ELA
Unit 1: History of Science
Unit 1: History of Science

Read Aloud: The Flu of 1918: Millions Dead Worldwide! (Lessons 1-4)		Interactive read aloud 1. Use dictionary definitions 2. Read about history Sentence composing 3. Create compound sentences 4. What does the modal verb show?
Read Aloud: The Flu of 1918: Millions Dead Worldwide! (Lessons 1-4)
Interactive read aloud 1. Use dictionary definitions 2. Read about history Sentence composing 3. Create compound sentences 4. What does the modal verb show?
Read Aloud: The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane (Lessons 5-14)		Interactive read aloud 1. Read about famous people Sentence composing 2. Identify main verbs and helping verbs 3. Form and use the regular past tense 4. Use the perfect verb tenses 5. Form the perfect verb tenses 6. Fill in the missing correlative conjunction
Read Aloud: The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane (Lessons 5-14)
Interactive read aloud 1. Read about famous people Sentence composing 2. Identify main verbs and helping verbs 3. Form and use the regular past tense 4. Use the perfect verb tenses 5. Form the perfect verb tenses 6. Fill in the missing correlative conjunction

Unit 2: History of Civil Rights
Unit 2: History of Civil Rights

Read Aloud: The Watsons Go to Birmingham–1963 (Lessons 15-32)		Interactive read aloud 1. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 2. Read historical fiction with illustrations Sentence composing 3. Order the words to create a sentence 4. Create varied sentences based on models 5. Form and use the irregular past tense 6. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 7. Identify coordinating conjunctions 8. Identify subordinating conjunctions 9. Commas with introductory elements 10. Identify relative pronouns
Read Aloud: The Watsons Go to Birmingham–1963 (Lessons 15-32)
Interactive read aloud 1. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 2. Read historical fiction with illustrations Sentence composing 3. Order the words to create a sentence 4. Create varied sentences based on models 5. Form and use the irregular past tense 6. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 7. Identify coordinating conjunctions 8. Identify subordinating conjunctions 9. Commas with introductory elements 10. Identify relative pronouns
Informative Writing: Civil Rights Research Paper (Lessons 33-45)		1. Choose the best topic sentence 2. Choose the best concluding sentence 3. Identify and correct plagiarism 4. Capitalizing titles 5. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns
Informative Writing: Civil Rights Research Paper (Lessons 33-45)
1. Choose the best topic sentence 2. Choose the best concluding sentence 3. Identify and correct plagiarism 4. Capitalizing titles 5. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns

3	Module 3
Shared Reading
Unit 1: Hope and Perseverance
Unit 1: Hope and Perseverance

Bud, Not Buddy (Lessons 1-20)		Word study 1. Identify similes and metaphors 2. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 Text engagement 3. Draw inferences from a text 4. Read realistic fiction 5. Read about sports and hobbies
Bud, Not Buddy (Lessons 1-20)
Word study 1. Identify similes and metaphors 2. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 Text engagement 3. Draw inferences from a text 4. Read realistic fiction 5. Read about sports and hobbies

Unit 2: Physics
Unit 2: Physics

How Does a Waterfall Become Electricity? (Lessons 21-26)		Word study 1. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Text engagement 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Identify text structures 5. Read about science and nature
How Does a Waterfall Become Electricity? (Lessons 21-26)
Word study 1. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Text engagement 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Identify text structures 5. Read about science and nature
Ice to Steam: Changing States of Matter (Lessons 27-35)		Word study 1. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 2. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Text engagement 3. Compare information from two texts 4. Read about business and technology
Ice to Steam: Changing States of Matter (Lessons 27-35)
Word study 1. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 2. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Text engagement 3. Compare information from two texts 4. Read about business and technology
ELA
Unit 1: Themes in Poetry
Unit 1: Themes in Poetry

Read Aloud: Poetry: The Grackle, Pigeon, Something Told the Wild Geese (Lessons 1-2)		Interactive read aloud 1. Identify elements of poetry 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts
Read Aloud: Poetry: The Grackle, Pigeon, Something Told the Wild Geese (Lessons 1-2)
Interactive read aloud 1. Identify elements of poetry 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts
Read Aloud: Poetry: Long-Leg Lou and Short-Leg Sue, The Earth is a Living Thing (Lessons 3-4)		Interactive read aloud 1. Read poetry
Read Aloud: Poetry: Long-Leg Lou and Short-Leg Sue, The Earth is a Living Thing (Lessons 3-4)
Interactive read aloud 1. Read poetry

Unit 2: The Underground Railroad
Unit 2: The Underground Railroad

Read Aloud: Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky (Lessons 5-8)		Interactive read aloud 1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 2. Summarize a story Sentence composing 3. Form and use the simple past, present, and future tense 4. Prepositions: review
Read Aloud: Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky (Lessons 5-8)
Interactive read aloud 1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 2. Summarize a story Sentence composing 3. Form and use the simple past, present, and future tense 4. Prepositions: review
Informative Writing: Compare/Contrast Underground Railroad Project (Lessons 9-12)		1. Combine main ideas from two texts 2. Choose the best transition 3. Use the correct frequently confused word 4. Use the correct homophone
Informative Writing: Compare/Contrast Underground Railroad Project (Lessons 9-12)
1. Combine main ideas from two texts 2. Choose the best transition 3. Use the correct frequently confused word 4. Use the correct homophone

Unit 3: Doing What's Right
Unit 3: Doing What's Right

Read Aloud: A Single Shard (Lessons 13-25)		Interactive read aloud 1. Read historical fiction Sentence composing 2. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 3. Create compound sentences 4. Punctuating dialogue
Read Aloud: A Single Shard (Lessons 13-25)
Interactive read aloud 1. Read historical fiction Sentence composing 2. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 3. Create compound sentences 4. Punctuating dialogue
Opinion Writing: Doing What's Right (Lessons 26-35)		1. Organize information by topic 2. Choose reasons to support an opinion 3. Choose the antonym 4. Use coordinating conjunctions
Opinion Writing: Doing What's Right (Lessons 26-35)
1. Organize information by topic 2. Choose reasons to support an opinion 3. Choose the antonym 4. Use coordinating conjunctions

4	Module 4
Shared Reading
Unit 1: Demonstrating Courage
Unit 1: Demonstrating Courage

The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg (Lessons 1-30)		Word study 1. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech 2. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings 3. Which definition matches the sentence? 4. Describe the difference between related words Text engagement 5. Compare and contrast characters 6. Show character emotions and traits
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg (Lessons 1-30)
Word study 1. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech 2. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings 3. Which definition matches the sentence? 4. Describe the difference between related words Text engagement 5. Compare and contrast characters 6. Show character emotions and traits
Half and Half (Lessons 31-45)		Word study 1. Positive and negative connotation 2. Which sentence matches the definition? 3. Identify personal pronouns Text engagement 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 5. Identify the narrative point of view
Half and Half (Lessons 31-45)
Word study 1. Positive and negative connotation 2. Which sentence matches the definition? 3. Identify personal pronouns Text engagement 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 5. Identify the narrative point of view
ELA
Unit 1: Trail of Tears
Unit 1: Trail of Tears

Read Aloud: The Porcupine Year (Lessons 1-16)		Interactive read aloud 1. Draw inferences from a text 2. Identify sensory details 3. Read realistic fiction Sentence composing 4. Create varied sentences based on models 5. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 6. Commas with compound and complex sentences 7. Commas: review
Read Aloud: The Porcupine Year (Lessons 1-16)
Interactive read aloud 1. Draw inferences from a text 2. Identify sensory details 3. Read realistic fiction Sentence composing 4. Create varied sentences based on models 5. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 6. Commas with compound and complex sentences 7. Commas: review
Informative Writing: Trail of Tears Research Project (Lessons 17-22)		1. Remove the sentence that does not belong 2. Identify and correct plagiarism 3. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) 4. Correct errors with frequently confused words
Informative Writing: Trail of Tears Research Project (Lessons 17-22)
1. Remove the sentence that does not belong 2. Identify and correct plagiarism 3. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) 4. Correct errors with frequently confused words

Unit 2: The Importance of Story
Unit 2: The Importance of Story

Read Aloud: Tuck Everlasting (Lessons 23-35)		Interactive read aloud 1. Compare and contrast points of view 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 3. Read drama Sentence composing 4. Form the perfect verb tenses 5. Choose between the past tense and past participle
Read Aloud: Tuck Everlasting (Lessons 23-35)
Interactive read aloud 1. Compare and contrast points of view 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 3. Read drama Sentence composing 4. Form the perfect verb tenses 5. Choose between the past tense and past participle
Opinion Writing: Book Advertisement (Lessons 36-40)		1. Organize information by topic 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts 3. Correct errors with signs 4. Contractions with "not"
Opinion Writing: Book Advertisement (Lessons 36-40)
1. Organize information by topic 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts 3. Correct errors with signs 4. Contractions with "not"

Unit 3: Look How Far I've Come
Unit 3: Look How Far I've Come

Narrative Writing: Reading and Writing Identity (Lessons 41-45)		1. Put the sentences in order 2. Add imagery to stories 3. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 4. Formatting and capitalizing titles
Narrative Writing: Reading and Writing Identity (Lessons 41-45)
1. Put the sentences in order 2. Add imagery to stories 3. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 4. Formatting and capitalizing titles

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