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Students will read a variety of literary and informational texts including biographies, determine main idea(s) and informational text, drama and poetry as supporting details. They will learn about information and how it supports an inventors, historical figures in history and answer to a question / problem. Writers to name a few.
Students will read a variety of literary and informational texts including biographies, determine main idea(s) and informational text, drama and poetry as supporting details. They will learn about information and how it supports an inventors, historical figures in history and answer to a question / problem. Writers to name a few.
Students will read a variety of literary and informational texts including biographies, determine main idea(s) and informational text, drama and poetry as supporting details. They will learn about information and how it supports an inventors, historical figures in history and answer to a question / problem. Writers to name a few.
In this unit, we will continue to engage the students in purposeful, meaningful lessons as we implement the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. Students will be given opportunities to increase their reading skills and strategies in both whole group and small group reading experiences. Our focus is to engage the children in text and for them to become active readers. Thank you for your continued assistance and support. Unit Overview:
Essential Skills:
Students will read a variety of literary and
Determine how visual elements contribute to the meaning of a text. informational texts including biographies, Determine main idea(s) and informational text, drama and poetry as supporting details. they relate to the theme of innovative Determine importance of text-based thinking. Students will learn about information and how it supports an inventors, historical figures in history and answer to a question/problem. writers to name a few. They will be Gather and analyze information from conducting short research on inventions. multiple sources. During this unit, students will also read Conduct short research topic specific informational text pertaining Understand the structure of poetry to Social Studies and Science units and drama (plays). (economics and mixtures and solutions). Use context clues to help determine Students will use a variety of strategies in the meaning of unknown words (figurative language, words with order to make meaning through reading, multiple meanings). writing, speaking and listening. Finally, Decode words with multiple syllables. students will participate in both large and Activities to do at home: Read appropriate texts with purpose, small group learning experiences. They Read every day and discuss what they read.understanding What is the main of a short and idea expression. will read closely to determine main ideas informational article? What evidence supports this? Use learned spelling patterns when with supporting textactivities details, to Word Sort forcompare spelling patterns. writing words. and contrast text and common Read andstructures follow directions to complete atask. Write, expand and rearrange simple topics across multiple texts, and use Word hunts looking for multi-syllable words and in newspapers, magazines, books. compound sentences. context clues to determine the meaning of Keep a reading journal that goes back and between childaand a family forth Organize and the develop writing words/phrases from text either read aloud, member. Read the same book and respond piece. in writing what you found collaboratively, independently, or from a interesting. Use the internet to find information about money and trade (economics). media source. Go to your local library and check out books about inventions and inventors. Answer some of your I Wonder questions. Look up information about things youve wondered about, such as things we use in our everyday life and how they were invented; who thought of the idea and how has it developed over
Unit 4: Innovative Thinking
5th Grade ELA Caesar Rodney School District 2014-2015
Newspaper Article: After reading about an important event in history, write
your account in newspaper form. http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/Printing_Press/ Timeline of the development of an idea/invention or the life of an inventor: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/timeline/
Word games: Figurative Language
http://www.spellingcity.com/figurative-language.html Check out: o Match-It Metaphors, Unscramble Similes and Which Word Idioms