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1	Unit 1 Discovering Your Voice
Analyze & Apply
from Brown Girl Dreaming
from Brown Girl Dreaming

Get Ready & Read:		1. Identify the author's purpose
Get Ready & Read:
1. Identify the author's purpose
Respond:		1. Identify elements of poetry
Respond:
1. Identify elements of poetry

from Selfie: The Changing Face of Self-Portraits
from Selfie: The Changing Face of Self-Portraits

Get Ready & Read:		1. Determine the main idea of a passage
Get Ready & Read:
1. Determine the main idea of a passage
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Positive and negative connotation Conventions 2. Identify dependent and independent clauses 3. Create varied sentences based on models
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Positive and negative connotation Conventions 2. Identify dependent and independent clauses 3. Create varied sentences based on models

What's So Funny, Mr. Scieszka?
What's So Funny, Mr. Scieszka?

Get Ready & Read:		1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 3. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1
Get Ready & Read:
1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 3. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words Conventions 2. Identify pronouns and their antecedents 3. Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent 4. Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words Conventions 2. Identify pronouns and their antecedents 3. Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent 4. Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns
Collaborate & Compare: Compare Poems
A Voice; Words Like Freedom
A Voice; Words Like Freedom

Get Ready & Read:		1. Interpret figures of speech 2. Read poetry
Get Ready & Read:
1. Interpret figures of speech 2. Read poetry
Respond:		1. Compare passages for tone
Respond:
1. Compare passages for tone

Compare poems		1. Compare information from two texts
Compare poems
1. Compare information from two texts
Collaborate & Compare: Compare and Evaluate Arguments
Better Than Words: Say It with a Selfie; OMG, Not Another Selfie!
Better Than Words: Say It with a Selfie; OMG, Not Another Selfie!

Get Ready & Read:		1. Choose evidence to support a claim 2. Classify logical fallacies 3. Identify appeals to ethos, logos, and pathos in advertisements
Get Ready & Read:
1. Choose evidence to support a claim 2. Classify logical fallacies 3. Identify appeals to ethos, logos, and pathos in advertisements
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Find words using context Conventions 2. Use the correct frequently confused word
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Find words using context Conventions 2. Use the correct frequently confused word

Compare and evaluate arguments		1. Trace an argument
Compare and evaluate arguments
1. Trace an argument
End of Unit Tasks
Write an argument		1. Distinguish facts from opinions 2. Choose the best transition 3. Identify vague pronoun references 4. Choose the best topic sentence 5. Choose the best concluding sentence 6. Correct errors with signs
Write an argument
1. Distinguish facts from opinions 2. Choose the best transition 3. Identify vague pronoun references 4. Choose the best topic sentence 5. Choose the best concluding sentence 6. Correct errors with signs

2	Unit 2 Never Give Up
Analyze & Apply
A Schoolgirl's Diary from I am Malala
A Schoolgirl's Diary from I am Malala

Get Ready & Read:		1. Read passages about famous people 2. Draw inferences from a text
Get Ready & Read:
1. Read passages about famous people 2. Draw inferences from a text
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Conventions 2. Identify common and proper nouns 3. Correct capitalization errors
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Conventions 2. Identify common and proper nouns 3. Correct capitalization errors

Speech to the Young: Speech to the Progress-Toward
Speech to the Young: Speech to the Progress-Toward

Get Ready & Read:		1. Match the quotations with their themes
Get Ready & Read:
1. Match the quotations with their themes
Respond:		1. Identify elements of poetry
Respond:
1. Identify elements of poetry
Collaborate & Compare
The First Day of School
The First Day of School

Get Ready & Read:		1. Identify story elements 2. Read historical fiction
Get Ready & Read:
1. Identify story elements 2. Read historical fiction
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Use thesaurus entries Conventions 2. Is the sentence simple, compound, or complex?
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Use thesaurus entries Conventions 2. Is the sentence simple, compound, or complex?

from New Kid
from New Kid

Get Ready & Read:		1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 2. Read historical fiction with illustrations
Get Ready & Read:
1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 2. Read historical fiction with illustrations
Respond:		1. Identify supporting details in literary texts
Respond:
1. Identify supporting details in literary texts

Compare time periods		1. Compare two texts with different genres
Compare time periods
1. Compare two texts with different genres
End of Unit Tasks
Write a nonfiction narrative		1. Add imagery to stories 2. Punctuating dialogue 3. Put the sentences in order 4. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs 5. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 6. Correct errors in everyday use
Write a nonfiction narrative
1. Add imagery to stories 2. Punctuating dialogue 3. Put the sentences in order 4. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs 5. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 6. Correct errors in everyday use

3	Unit 3 Finding Courage
Analyze & Apply
from The Breadwinner
from The Breadwinner

Get Ready & Read:		1. Read historical fiction 2. Compare and contrast characters
Get Ready & Read:
1. Read historical fiction 2. Compare and contrast characters
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Use dictionary entries Conventions 2. Identify common and proper nouns 3. Correct capitalization errors
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Use dictionary entries Conventions 2. Identify common and proper nouns 3. Correct capitalization errors

Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Life Doesn't Frighten Me

Get Ready & Read:		1. Label the rhyme scheme
Get Ready & Read:
1. Label the rhyme scheme
Respond:		1. Read poetry
Respond:
1. Read poetry

Fears and Phobias
Fears and Phobias

Get Ready & Read:		1. Select and use text features
Get Ready & Read:
1. Select and use text features
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Words with mis- 2. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Conventions 3. Use dashes
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Words with mis- 2. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Conventions 3. Use dashes

Wired for Fear
Wired for Fear

Get Ready & Read:		1. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Get Ready & Read:
1. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Respond:		1. Match causes and effects in informational texts
Respond:
1. Match causes and effects in informational texts
Collaborate & Compare: Compare Across Genres
Embarrassed? Blame Your Brain
Embarrassed? Blame Your Brain

Get Ready & Read:		1. Read graphic organizers
Get Ready & Read:
1. Read graphic organizers
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Choose the synonym 2. Choose the antonym Conventions 3. Commas with series, dates, and places 4. Is the sentence simple, compound, or complex?
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Choose the synonym 2. Choose the antonym Conventions 3. Commas with series, dates, and places 4. Is the sentence simple, compound, or complex?

The Ravine
The Ravine

Get Ready & Read:		1. Analyze short stories 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts
Get Ready & Read:
1. Analyze short stories 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Conventions 2. Identify subordinating conjunctions
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Conventions 2. Identify subordinating conjunctions

Compare across genres		1. Compare two texts with different genres
Compare across genres
1. Compare two texts with different genres
Collaborate & Compare: Compare Presentations
from Into the Air
from Into the Air

Get Ready & Read:		1. Use key details to determine the main idea
Get Ready & Read:
1. Use key details to determine the main idea
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Which sentence matches the definition? 2. Which definition matches the sentence? Conventions 3. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Which sentence matches the definition? 2. Which definition matches the sentence? Conventions 3. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs

from The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane
from The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane

Get Ready & Read:		1. Read about history 2. Identify text structures
Get Ready & Read:
1. Read about history 2. Identify text structures
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Conventions 2. Commas with compound and complex sentences 3. Identify dependent and independent clauses
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Conventions 2. Commas with compound and complex sentences 3. Identify dependent and independent clauses

Compare presentations		1. Compare and contrast in informational texts
Compare presentations
1. Compare and contrast in informational texts
End of Unit Tasks
Write an informative essay		1. Organize information by topic 2. Order topics from broadest to narrowest 3. Which sentence is more formal? 4. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 5. Suggest appropriate revisions
Write an informative essay
1. Organize information by topic 2. Order topics from broadest to narrowest 3. Which sentence is more formal? 4. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 5. Suggest appropriate revisions

4	Unit 4 Through an Animal's Eyes
Analyze & Apply
from Pax
from Pax

Get Ready & Read:		1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Read realistic fiction
Get Ready & Read:
1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Read realistic fiction
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Conventions 2. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 3. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on?
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Conventions 2. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 3. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on?

Zoo
Zoo

Get Ready & Read:		1. Determine the themes of short stories
Get Ready & Read:
1. Determine the themes of short stories
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Conventions 2. Form and use the regular past tense 3. Irregular past tense: review 4. Simple past, present, and future tense: review 5. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Conventions 2. Form and use the regular past tense 3. Irregular past tense: review 4. Simple past, present, and future tense: review 5. Correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense

from Animal Snoops: the Wondrous World of Wildlife Spies
from Animal Snoops: the Wondrous World of Wildlife Spies

Get Ready & Read:		1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Read about animals
Get Ready & Read:
1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Read about animals
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Conventions 2. Choose between subject and object pronouns 3. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person 4. Identify pronouns and their antecedents 5. Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Conventions 2. Choose between subject and object pronouns 3. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person 4. Identify pronouns and their antecedents 5. Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent
Collaborate & Compare: Compare Themes
Animal Wisdom; The Last Wolf
Animal Wisdom; The Last Wolf

Get Ready & Read:		1. Classify figures of speech 2. Identify sensory details
Get Ready & Read:
1. Classify figures of speech 2. Identify sensory details
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

Compare themes		1. Match the quotations with their themes
Compare themes
1. Match the quotations with their themes
Collaborate & Compare: Evaluate and Compare Arguments
Wild Animals Aren't Pets; Let People Own Wild Animals
Wild Animals Aren't Pets; Let People Own Wild Animals

Get Ready & Read:		1. Identify counterclaims 2. Classify logical fallacies 3. Identify the author's purpose
Get Ready & Read:
1. Identify counterclaims 2. Classify logical fallacies 3. Identify the author's purpose
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Conventions 2. Use the correct frequently confused word
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Conventions 2. Use the correct frequently confused word

Evaluate and compare arguments		1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Compare and contrast points of view
Evaluate and compare arguments
1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Compare and contrast points of view
End of Unit Tasks
Write an argument		1. Trace an argument 2. Distinguish facts from opinions 3. Choose evidence to support a claim 4. Which sentence is more formal? 5. Correct errors with frequently confused words
Write an argument
1. Trace an argument 2. Distinguish facts from opinions 3. Choose evidence to support a claim 4. Which sentence is more formal? 5. Correct errors with frequently confused words

5	Unit 5 Surviving the Unthinkable
Analyze & Apply
from A Long Walk to Water
from A Long Walk to Water

Get Ready & Read:		1. Identify supporting details in literary texts 2. Read realistic fiction
Get Ready & Read:
1. Identify supporting details in literary texts 2. Read realistic fiction
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Use dictionary entries 2. Use dictionary definitions Conventions 3. Identify prepositions 4. Identify prepositions and their objects 5. Identify prepositional phrases
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Use dictionary entries 2. Use dictionary definitions Conventions 3. Identify prepositions 4. Identify prepositions and their objects 5. Identify prepositional phrases

Salva's Story
Salva's Story

Get Ready & Read:		1. Draw inferences from a text 2. Compare illustrations of literary and historical subjects
Get Ready & Read:
1. Draw inferences from a text 2. Compare illustrations of literary and historical subjects

Into the Lifeboat from Titanic Survivor
Into the Lifeboat from Titanic Survivor

Get Ready & Read:		1. Identify similes and metaphors 2. Interpret figures of speech 3. Classify figures of speech
Get Ready & Read:
1. Identify similes and metaphors 2. Interpret figures of speech 3. Classify figures of speech
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Conventions 3. Commas with direct addresses, introductory words, interjections, and interrupters 4. Commas with compound and complex sentences
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Conventions 3. Commas with direct addresses, introductory words, interjections, and interrupters 4. Commas with compound and complex sentences
Collaborate & Compare
from After the Hurricane
from After the Hurricane

Get Ready & Read:		1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 2. Determine the meanings of similes
Get Ready & Read:
1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 2. Determine the meanings of similes
Respond:		1. Read poetry
Respond:
1. Read poetry

from Ninth Ward
from Ninth Ward

Get Ready & Read:		1. Determine the themes of short stories
Get Ready & Read:
1. Determine the themes of short stories
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Conventions 2. Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns 3. Choose between subject and object pronouns 4. Compound subjects and objects with "I" and "me"
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Conventions 2. Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns 3. Choose between subject and object pronouns 4. Compound subjects and objects with "I" and "me"

Compare across genres		1. Compare two texts with different genres
Compare across genres
1. Compare two texts with different genres
End of Unit Tasks
Write an explanatory essay		1. Which is a thesis statement? 2. Organize information by topic 3. Remove the sentence that does not belong 4. Remove redundant words or phrases 5. Suggest appropriate revisions
Write an explanatory essay
1. Which is a thesis statement? 2. Organize information by topic 3. Remove the sentence that does not belong 4. Remove redundant words or phrases 5. Suggest appropriate revisions

6	Unit 6 Hidden Truths
Analyze & Apply
from Storytelling
from Storytelling

Get Ready & Read:		1. Read about science and nature
Get Ready & Read:
1. Read about science and nature
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Find synonyms in context 2. Find antonyms in context Conventions 3. Commas with compound and complex sentences 4. Identify subordinating conjunctions
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Find synonyms in context 2. Find antonyms in context Conventions 3. Commas with compound and complex sentences 4. Identify subordinating conjunctions

The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper

Get Ready & Read:		1. Read drama
Get Ready & Read:
1. Read drama
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Describe the difference between related words Conventions 2. Identify prepositional phrases 3. Prepositions: review
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Describe the difference between related words Conventions 2. Identify prepositional phrases 3. Prepositions: review
Collaborate & Compare: Compare Poems
Archetype; Fairytale Logic
Archetype; Fairytale Logic

Get Ready & Read:		1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source
Get Ready & Read:
1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source
Respond:		1. Identify elements of poetry 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Respond:
1. Identify elements of poetry 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

Compare poems		1. Compare passages for tone
Compare poems
1. Compare passages for tone
Collaborate & Compare: Compare Themes
The Boatman's Flute
The Boatman's Flute

Get Ready & Read:		1. Analyze short stories
Get Ready & Read:
1. Analyze short stories
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 2. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech Conventions 3. Punctuating dialogue
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 2. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech Conventions 3. Punctuating dialogue

The Mouse Bride
The Mouse Bride

Get Ready & Read:		1. Determine the themes of short stories 2. Read fantasy
Get Ready & Read:
1. Determine the themes of short stories 2. Read fantasy
Respond:		Vocabulary 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Conventions 3. Identify adjectives 4. Order adjectives 5. Identify adverbs 6. Is the word an adjective or adverb?
Respond:
Vocabulary 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Conventions 3. Identify adjectives 4. Order adjectives 5. Identify adverbs 6. Is the word an adjective or adverb?
End of Unit Tasks
Write a short story		1. Put the sentences in order 2. Create varied sentences based on models 3. Add imagery to stories 4. Show character emotions and traits 5. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 6. Use personification
Write a short story
1. Put the sentences in order 2. Create varied sentences based on models 3. Add imagery to stories 4. Show character emotions and traits 5. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 6. Use personification

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