IXL skill plan | 5th grade plan for EngageNY ELA Common Core Curriculum

1	Module 1 Becoming a Close Reader and Writing to Learn: Stories of Human Rights
Unit 1: Building Background Knowledge on Human Rights		Reading comprehension 1. Read about art, music, and traditions 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts 4. Read about history Writing 5. Choose reasons to support an opinion Vocabulary 6. Words with pre- 7. Words with re- 8. Words with sub- 9. Words with mis- 10. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 11. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 12. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 13. Use academic vocabulary in context
Unit 1: Building Background Knowledge on Human Rights
Reading comprehension 1. Read about art, music, and traditions 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts 4. Read about history Writing 5. Choose reasons to support an opinion Vocabulary 6. Words with pre- 7. Words with re- 8. Words with sub- 9. Words with mis- 10. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 11. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 12. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 13. Use academic vocabulary in context

Unit 2: Case Study: Esperanza's Story		Reading comprehension 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Determine the themes of short stories 3. Identify similes and metaphors 4. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 5. Compare and contrast characters 6. Draw inferences from a text 7. Identify story elements 8. Read historical fiction with illustrations Writing 9. Identify supporting details in literary texts
Unit 2: Case Study: Esperanza's Story
Reading comprehension 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Determine the themes of short stories 3. Identify similes and metaphors 4. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 5. Compare and contrast characters 6. Draw inferences from a text 7. Identify story elements 8. Read historical fiction with illustrations Writing 9. Identify supporting details in literary texts

Unit 3: Culminating Project: Readers Theater: Esperanza Rising, From Novel to Script		Reading comprehension 1. Read historical fiction 2. Show character emotions and traits 3. Read drama Writing 4. Choose the best transition 5. Summarize a story
Unit 3: Culminating Project: Readers Theater: Esperanza Rising, From Novel to Script
Reading comprehension 1. Read historical fiction 2. Show character emotions and traits 3. Read drama Writing 4. Choose the best transition 5. Summarize a story

2A	Module 2A Researching to Build Knowledge and Teaching Others: Biodiversity in Rainforests of the Western Hemisphere
Unit 1: Building Background Knowledge: How Scientists Communicate About the Living Things of the Rainforest		Reading comprehension 1. Read about animals 2. Read about famous places 3. Determine the main idea of a passage 4. Identify the purpose of a text 5. Compare and contrast in informational texts 6. Compare information from two texts Writing 7. Identify supporting details in informational texts Vocabulary 8. Find words using context
Unit 1: Building Background Knowledge: How Scientists Communicate About the Living Things of the Rainforest
Reading comprehension 1. Read about animals 2. Read about famous places 3. Determine the main idea of a passage 4. Identify the purpose of a text 5. Compare and contrast in informational texts 6. Compare information from two texts Writing 7. Identify supporting details in informational texts Vocabulary 8. Find words using context

Unit 2: Case Study: The Most Beautiful Roof in the World and the Work of Rainforest Scientist Meg Lowman		Reading comprehension 1. Read about science and nature 2. Read drama Writing 3. Summarize a story Vocabulary 4. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 5. Use academic vocabulary in context
Unit 2: Case Study: The Most Beautiful Roof in the World and the Work of Rainforest Scientist Meg Lowman
Reading comprehension 1. Read about science and nature 2. Read drama Writing 3. Summarize a story Vocabulary 4. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 5. Use academic vocabulary in context

Unit 3: Reading and Writing Like a Scientist: Observing Nature, Conducting Research, and Creating a Field Journal Entry		Reading comprehension 1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Sort sensory details 3. Identify sensory details 4. Identify the narrative point of view Writing 5. Identify coordinating conjunctions Vocabulary 6. Select the members of a group 7. Select the words that don't belong
Unit 3: Reading and Writing Like a Scientist: Observing Nature, Conducting Research, and Creating a Field Journal Entry
Reading comprehension 1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Sort sensory details 3. Identify sensory details 4. Identify the narrative point of view Writing 5. Identify coordinating conjunctions Vocabulary 6. Select the members of a group 7. Select the words that don't belong

2B	Module 2B Researching to Build Knowledge and Teaching Others: Inventions That Changed People's Lives
Unit 1: Building Background Knowledge: Investigating the Scientific Method with Max Axiom and Considering How Technologies are Developed to Meet Societal Needs		Reading comprehension 1. Identify and analyze text structures 2. Read about science and nature 3. Read realistic fiction with illustrations Writing 4. Distinguish facts from opinions 5. Choose reasons to support an opinion Vocabulary 6. Words with -ful 7. Words with -less 8. Words with -able and -ible 9. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Resources 10. Use dictionary entries 11. Use dictionary definitions
Unit 1: Building Background Knowledge: Investigating the Scientific Method with Max Axiom and Considering How Technologies are Developed to Meet Societal Needs
Reading comprehension 1. Identify and analyze text structures 2. Read about science and nature 3. Read realistic fiction with illustrations Writing 4. Distinguish facts from opinions 5. Choose reasons to support an opinion Vocabulary 6. Words with -ful 7. Words with -less 8. Words with -able and -ible 9. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Resources 10. Use dictionary entries 11. Use dictionary definitions

Unit 2: Case Study: The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth		Reading comprehension 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Read about business and technology Writing 3. Identify coordinating conjunctions 4. Choose the best transition 5. Choose the best concluding sentence 6. Identify supporting details in informational texts Vocabulary 7. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 8. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Resources 9. Use dictionary entries 10. Use dictionary definitions 11. Use academic vocabulary in context
Unit 2: Case Study: The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth
Reading comprehension 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Read about business and technology Writing 3. Identify coordinating conjunctions 4. Choose the best transition 5. Choose the best concluding sentence 6. Identify supporting details in informational texts Vocabulary 7. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 8. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Resources 9. Use dictionary entries 10. Use dictionary definitions 11. Use academic vocabulary in context

Unit 3: Researching Inventions That Changed People's Lives and Teaching through Graphic Novels		Reading comprehension 1. Sort sensory details 2. Identify sensory details 3. Read about famous people Writing 4. Use coordinating conjunctions 5. Choose the best transition 6. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 7. Create varied sentences based on models Vocabulary 8. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures
Unit 3: Researching Inventions That Changed People's Lives and Teaching through Graphic Novels
Reading comprehension 1. Sort sensory details 2. Identify sensory details 3. Read about famous people Writing 4. Use coordinating conjunctions 5. Choose the best transition 6. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 7. Create varied sentences based on models Vocabulary 8. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures

3A	Module 3A Considering Perspectives and Supporting Opinions: Sports and Athletes' Impact on Culture
Unit 1: Building Background Knowledge: The Importance of Sports in American Culture		Reading comprehension 1. Read about sports and hobbies Writing 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion 3. Choose reasons to support an opinion
Unit 1: Building Background Knowledge: The Importance of Sports in American Culture
Reading comprehension 1. Read about sports and hobbies Writing 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion 3. Choose reasons to support an opinion

Unit 2: Case Study: Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America		Reading comprehension 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Select and use text features 3. Read about famous people 4. Compare and contrast points of view Writing 5. Choose the best topic sentence 6. Choose the best concluding sentence
Unit 2: Case Study: Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America
Reading comprehension 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Select and use text features 3. Read about famous people 4. Compare and contrast points of view Writing 5. Choose the best topic sentence 6. Choose the best concluding sentence

Unit 3: Culminating Project: Expert Groups Research and Writing an Opinion Letter		Reading comprehension 1. Read about business and technology Writing 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts 3. Identify and correct plagiarism 4. Order items from most general to most specific Vocabulary 5. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Unit 3: Culminating Project: Expert Groups Research and Writing an Opinion Letter
Reading comprehension 1. Read about business and technology Writing 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts 3. Identify and correct plagiarism 4. Order items from most general to most specific Vocabulary 5. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

3B	Module 3B Considering Perspectives and Supporting Opinions: Balancing Competing Needs in Canada
Unit 1: The Inuit Thought of It: Amazing Arctic Innovations		Reading comprehension 1. Read about business and technology 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Vocabulary 3. Choose the synonym 4. Find synonyms in context 5. Choose the antonym 6. Find antonyms in context 7. Describe the difference between related words 8. Positive and negative connotation 9. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context
Unit 1: The Inuit Thought of It: Amazing Arctic Innovations
Reading comprehension 1. Read about business and technology 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Vocabulary 3. Choose the synonym 4. Find synonyms in context 5. Choose the antonym 6. Find antonyms in context 7. Describe the difference between related words 8. Positive and negative connotation 9. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context

Unit 2: How Canada's Resources Are Used to Meet People's Needs and Wants Today		Reading comprehension 1. Read about animals Vocabulary 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Unit 2: How Canada's Resources Are Used to Meet People's Needs and Wants Today
Reading comprehension 1. Read about animals Vocabulary 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Unit 3: Case Study: The Mary River Project on Baffin Island		Reading comprehension 1. Compare and contrast in informational texts 2. Compare and contrast points of view Writing 3. Correct errors with signs 4. Use coordinating conjunctions 5. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Unit 3: Case Study: The Mary River Project on Baffin Island
Reading comprehension 1. Compare and contrast in informational texts 2. Compare and contrast points of view Writing 3. Correct errors with signs 4. Use coordinating conjunctions 5. Identify an author's statement of opinion

4	Module 4 Gathering Evidence and Speaking to Others: Natural Disasters in the Western Hemisphere
Unit 1: Building Background Knowledge: The Science Behind Natural Disasters		Reading comprehension 1. Read about science and nature 2. Combine main ideas from two texts Writing 3. Choose the best topic sentence 4. Choose the best concluding sentence 5. Organize information by topic Vocabulary 6. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Unit 1: Building Background Knowledge: The Science Behind Natural Disasters
Reading comprehension 1. Read about science and nature 2. Combine main ideas from two texts Writing 3. Choose the best topic sentence 4. Choose the best concluding sentence 5. Organize information by topic Vocabulary 6. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Unit 2: Analyzing Literature about Natural Disasters: Inferring about Impact on Survivors		Reading comprehension 1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 2. Draw inferences from a text 3. Read realistic fiction Writing 4. Identify supporting details in literary texts 5. Add imagery to stories
Unit 2: Analyzing Literature about Natural Disasters: Inferring about Impact on Survivors
Reading comprehension 1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 2. Draw inferences from a text 3. Read realistic fiction Writing 4. Identify supporting details in literary texts 5. Add imagery to stories

Unit 3: Research on 2010 Earthquake in Haiti, Learning about the Red Cross, and Writing an Opinion Speech		Reading comprehension 1. Compare and contrast points of view Writing 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion 3. Choose the best topic sentence 4. Use coordinating conjunctions 5. Create varied sentences based on models Grammar 6. Use the perfect verb tenses 7. Form the perfect verb tenses 8. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions 9. Fill in the missing correlative conjunction Conventions 10. Commas: review 11. Correct capitalization errors 12. Punctuating dialogue
Unit 3: Research on 2010 Earthquake in Haiti, Learning about the Red Cross, and Writing an Opinion Speech
Reading comprehension 1. Compare and contrast points of view Writing 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion 3. Choose the best topic sentence 4. Use coordinating conjunctions 5. Create varied sentences based on models Grammar 6. Use the perfect verb tenses 7. Form the perfect verb tenses 8. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions 9. Fill in the missing correlative conjunction Conventions 10. Commas: review 11. Correct capitalization errors 12. Punctuating dialogue

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