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Skill plan for Escalate English - 5th Grade

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1	Unit 1 Meet the Challenge
Week 1		Explore the topic 1. Use guide words 2. Use dictionary definitions Build vocabulary 3. Choose the synonym How English works 4. Identify the complete subject or complete predicate of a sentence
Week 1
Explore the topic 1. Use guide words 2. Use dictionary definitions Build vocabulary 3. Choose the synonym How English works 4. Identify the complete subject or complete predicate of a sentence

Week 2		Explore the topic 1. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Identify the narrative point of view Build vocabulary 4. Find words using context How English works 5. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence
Week 2
Explore the topic 1. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Identify the narrative point of view Build vocabulary 4. Find words using context How English works 5. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence

Week 3		Explore the topic 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Read about art, music, and traditions Build vocabulary 3. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 How English works 4. Use the correct subject or verb
Week 3
Explore the topic 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Read about art, music, and traditions Build vocabulary 3. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 How English works 4. Use the correct subject or verb

Week 4		Explore the topic 1. Match causes and effects in informational texts 2. Read about animals 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts Build vocabulary 4. Use adjectives to compare 5. Homophones with pictures How English works 6. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?
Week 4
Explore the topic 1. Match causes and effects in informational texts 2. Read about animals 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts Build vocabulary 4. Use adjectives to compare 5. Homophones with pictures How English works 6. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?

Week 5		Explore the topic 1. Draw inferences from a text 2. Read fantasy with illustrations Build vocabulary 3. Multiple-meaning words with pictures How English works 4. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 5. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on?
Week 5
Explore the topic 1. Draw inferences from a text 2. Read fantasy with illustrations Build vocabulary 3. Multiple-meaning words with pictures How English works 4. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 5. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on?

Week 6		Performance task 1. Organize information by topic 2. Choose the best topic sentence 3. Which sentence is more formal? 4. Use academic vocabulary in context 5. Create varied sentences based on models How English works 6. Use the correct frequently confused word 7. Which sentence matches the definition?
Week 6
Performance task 1. Organize information by topic 2. Choose the best topic sentence 3. Which sentence is more formal? 4. Use academic vocabulary in context 5. Create varied sentences based on models How English works 6. Use the correct frequently confused word 7. Which sentence matches the definition?

2	Unit 2 Wild Encounters
Week 1		Explore the topic 1. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 2. Match problems with their solutions Build vocabulary 3. Describe the difference between related words 4. Choose the antonym
Week 1
Explore the topic 1. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 2. Match problems with their solutions Build vocabulary 3. Describe the difference between related words 4. Choose the antonym

Week 2		Explore the topic 1. Read about animals Build vocabulary 2. Which definition matches the sentence? How English works 3. Identify common and proper nouns 4. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns 5. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies
Week 2
Explore the topic 1. Read about animals Build vocabulary 2. Which definition matches the sentence? How English works 3. Identify common and proper nouns 4. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns 5. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies

Week 3		Explore the topic 1. Read about sports and hobbies 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts Build vocabulary 3. Use thesaurus entries How English works 4. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns 5. Use possessive pronouns
Week 3
Explore the topic 1. Read about sports and hobbies 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts Build vocabulary 3. Use thesaurus entries How English works 4. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns 5. Use possessive pronouns

Week 4		Explore the topic 1. Distinguish facts from opinions 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion Build vocabulary 3. Spell adjectives that compare How English works 4. Identify coordinating conjunctions
Week 4
Explore the topic 1. Distinguish facts from opinions 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion Build vocabulary 3. Spell adjectives that compare How English works 4. Identify coordinating conjunctions

Week 5		Explore the topic 1. Read historical fiction with illustrations 2. Identify sensory details Build vocabulary 3. Similes and metaphors with pictures 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word How English works 5. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions
Week 5
Explore the topic 1. Read historical fiction with illustrations 2. Identify sensory details Build vocabulary 3. Similes and metaphors with pictures 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word How English works 5. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions

Week 6		Performance task 1. Put the sentences in order 2. Choose reasons to support an opinion 3. Choose the best concluding sentence 4. Choose the best transition 5. Order the words to create a sentence How English works 6. Correct errors with frequently confused words 7. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns
Week 6
Performance task 1. Put the sentences in order 2. Choose reasons to support an opinion 3. Choose the best concluding sentence 4. Choose the best transition 5. Order the words to create a sentence How English works 6. Correct errors with frequently confused words 7. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns

3	Unit 3 Revolution!
Week 1		Explore the topic 1. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 2. Use key details to determine the main idea Build vocabulary 3. Use dictionary definitions How English works 4. Use coordinating conjunctions 5. Use the correct subject or verb – with compound subjects
Week 1
Explore the topic 1. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 2. Use key details to determine the main idea Build vocabulary 3. Use dictionary definitions How English works 4. Use coordinating conjunctions 5. Use the correct subject or verb – with compound subjects

Week 2		Explore the topic 1. Compare information from two texts 2. Read about science and nature Build vocabulary 3. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 4. Use adjectives to compare How English works 5. Fill in the missing correlative conjunction
Week 2
Explore the topic 1. Compare information from two texts 2. Read about science and nature Build vocabulary 3. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 4. Use adjectives to compare How English works 5. Fill in the missing correlative conjunction

Week 3		Explore the topic 1. Read poetry 2. Identify elements of poetry 3. Make predictions about a story Build vocabulary 4. Use dictionary entries How English works 5. Form and use the regular past tense 6. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? 7. Form and use the simple past, present, and future tense
Week 3
Explore the topic 1. Read poetry 2. Identify elements of poetry 3. Make predictions about a story Build vocabulary 4. Use dictionary entries How English works 5. Form and use the regular past tense 6. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? 7. Form and use the simple past, present, and future tense

Week 4		Explore the topic 1. Read realistic fiction 2. Draw inferences from a text 3. Summarize a story Build vocabulary 4. Positive and negative connotation 5. Multiple-meaning words with pictures How English works 6. To be: use the correct form
Week 4
Explore the topic 1. Read realistic fiction 2. Draw inferences from a text 3. Summarize a story Build vocabulary 4. Positive and negative connotation 5. Multiple-meaning words with pictures How English works 6. To be: use the correct form

Week 5		Explore the topic 1. Identify and correct plagiarism 2. Read fantasy with illustrations Build vocabulary 3. Words with -less 4. Words with mis- How English works 5. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense
Week 5
Explore the topic 1. Identify and correct plagiarism 2. Read fantasy with illustrations Build vocabulary 3. Words with -less 4. Words with mis- How English works 5. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense

Week 6		Performance task 1. Order items from most general to most specific 2. Use linking words in paragraphs 3. Remove the sentence that does not belong 4. Correct errors with signs How English works 5. Use the correct homophone
Week 6
Performance task 1. Order items from most general to most specific 2. Use linking words in paragraphs 3. Remove the sentence that does not belong 4. Correct errors with signs How English works 5. Use the correct homophone

4	Unit 4 The Power of Storytelling
Week 1		Explore the topic 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Classify figures of speech Build vocabulary 3. Describe the difference between related words 4. Words with -ful How English works 5. Use the progressive verb tenses 6. Form the progressive verb tenses
Week 1
Explore the topic 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Classify figures of speech Build vocabulary 3. Describe the difference between related words 4. Words with -ful How English works 5. Use the progressive verb tenses 6. Form the progressive verb tenses

Week 2		Explore the topic 1. Read about famous places 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts Build vocabulary 3. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures How English works 4. What does the modal verb show? 5. Use the correct modal verb
Week 2
Explore the topic 1. Read about famous places 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts Build vocabulary 3. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures How English works 4. What does the modal verb show? 5. Use the correct modal verb

Week 3		Explore the topic 1. Read about history 2. Identify the purpose of a text 3. Identify text structures Build vocabulary 4. Homophones with pictures How English works 5. Form the perfect verb tenses
Week 3
Explore the topic 1. Read about history 2. Identify the purpose of a text 3. Identify text structures Build vocabulary 4. Homophones with pictures How English works 5. Form the perfect verb tenses

Week 4		Explore the topic 1. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 2. Identify story elements Build vocabulary 3. Which definition matches the sentence? 4. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 How English works 5. Use the perfect verb tenses
Week 4
Explore the topic 1. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 2. Identify story elements Build vocabulary 3. Which definition matches the sentence? 4. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 How English works 5. Use the perfect verb tenses

Week 5		Explore the topic 1. Which sentence is more formal? 2. Compare mythological illustrations 3. Compare and contrast characters 4. Identify supporting details in literary texts 5. Identify the narrative point of view Build vocabulary 6. Find antonyms in context
Week 5
Explore the topic 1. Which sentence is more formal? 2. Compare mythological illustrations 3. Compare and contrast characters 4. Identify supporting details in literary texts 5. Identify the narrative point of view Build vocabulary 6. Find antonyms in context

Week 6		Performance task 1. Show character emotions and traits 2. Put the sentences in order 3. Add imagery to stories 4. Replace the noun with a personal pronoun 5. Punctuating dialogue 6. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb How English works 7. Use the correct frequently confused word
Week 6
Performance task 1. Show character emotions and traits 2. Put the sentences in order 3. Add imagery to stories 4. Replace the noun with a personal pronoun 5. Punctuating dialogue 6. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb How English works 7. Use the correct frequently confused word

5	Unit 5 Under Western Skies
Week 1		Explore the topic 1. Read about art, music, and traditions Build vocabulary 2. Use dictionary entries How English works 3. Identify adjectives 4. Identify articles 5. Order adjectives
Week 1
Explore the topic 1. Read about art, music, and traditions Build vocabulary 2. Use dictionary entries How English works 3. Identify adjectives 4. Identify articles 5. Order adjectives

Week 2		Explore the topic 1. Read about business and technology 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts Build vocabulary 3. Which sentence matches the definition? How English works 4. Identify prepositions 5. Identify prepositional phrases 6. Is it a direct or indirect object?
Week 2
Explore the topic 1. Read about business and technology 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts Build vocabulary 3. Which sentence matches the definition? How English works 4. Identify prepositions 5. Identify prepositional phrases 6. Is it a direct or indirect object?

Week 3		Explore the topic 1. Read about famous people 2. Combine main ideas from two texts Build vocabulary 3. Choose the antonym How English works 4. Identify adverbs 5. Use relative adverbs 6. Use adverbs to compare
Week 3
Explore the topic 1. Read about famous people 2. Combine main ideas from two texts Build vocabulary 3. Choose the antonym How English works 4. Identify adverbs 5. Use relative adverbs 6. Use adverbs to compare

Week 4		Explore the topic 1. Label the rhyme scheme 2. Identify elements of poetry 3. Sort sensory details 4. Identify similes and metaphors 5. Determine the themes of short stories Build vocabulary 6. Use personification 7. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 How English works 8. Identify prepositions and their objects
Week 4
Explore the topic 1. Label the rhyme scheme 2. Identify elements of poetry 3. Sort sensory details 4. Identify similes and metaphors 5. Determine the themes of short stories Build vocabulary 6. Use personification 7. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 How English works 8. Identify prepositions and their objects

Week 5		Explore the topic 1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Read historical fiction 3. Draw inferences from a text 4. Find synonyms in context Build vocabulary 5. Form and use the irregular past tense 6. Positive and negative connotation How English works 7. Prepositions: review
Week 5
Explore the topic 1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Read historical fiction 3. Draw inferences from a text 4. Find synonyms in context Build vocabulary 5. Form and use the irregular past tense 6. Positive and negative connotation How English works 7. Prepositions: review

Week 6		Performance task 1. Order items from most general to most specific 2. Choose the best topic sentence 3. Choose reasons to support an opinion 4. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs How English works 5. Commas: review
Week 6
Performance task 1. Order items from most general to most specific 2. Choose the best topic sentence 3. Choose reasons to support an opinion 4. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs How English works 5. Commas: review

6	Unit 6 Journey to Discovery
Week 1		Explore the topic 1. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 2. Select the members of a group 3. Select the words that don't belong Build vocabulary 4. Describe the difference between related words 5. Use the correct homophone How English works 6. Identify dependent and independent clauses 7. Use coordinating conjunctions
Week 1
Explore the topic 1. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 2. Select the members of a group 3. Select the words that don't belong Build vocabulary 4. Describe the difference between related words 5. Use the correct homophone How English works 6. Identify dependent and independent clauses 7. Use coordinating conjunctions

Week 2		Explore the topic 1. Compare information from two texts 2. Read about history Build vocabulary 3. Find synonyms in context How English works 4. Is the sentence simple or compound? 5. Create compound sentences
Week 2
Explore the topic 1. Compare information from two texts 2. Read about history Build vocabulary 3. Find synonyms in context How English works 4. Is the sentence simple or compound? 5. Create compound sentences

Week 3		Explore the topic 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Select and use text features Build vocabulary 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word How English works 4. Use relative pronouns: who and whom 5. Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that
Week 3
Explore the topic 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Select and use text features Build vocabulary 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word How English works 4. Use relative pronouns: who and whom 5. Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that

Week 4		Explore the topic 1. Read drama 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors Build vocabulary 4. Form and use the irregular past tense 5. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots How English works 6. Identify subordinating conjunctions
Week 4
Explore the topic 1. Read drama 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors Build vocabulary 4. Form and use the irregular past tense 5. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots How English works 6. Identify subordinating conjunctions

Week 5		Explore the topic 1. Read about science and nature 2. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Build vocabulary 3. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 4. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 5. Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Week 5
Explore the topic 1. Read about science and nature 2. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Build vocabulary 3. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 4. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 5. Multiple-meaning words with pictures

Week 6		Performance task 1. Organize information by topic 2. Choose the best concluding sentence 3. Choose the best transition 4. Identify supporting details in literary texts 5. Formatting quotations and dialogue Build vocabulary 6. Use academic vocabulary in context How English works 7. Correct errors with frequently confused words
Week 6
Performance task 1. Organize information by topic 2. Choose the best concluding sentence 3. Choose the best transition 4. Identify supporting details in literary texts 5. Formatting quotations and dialogue Build vocabulary 6. Use academic vocabulary in context How English works 7. Correct errors with frequently confused words

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