Scope and Sequence

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Who Am I? Misunderstood Everybody’s Fashion
p. 8 Animals Doing It! Footprints
p. 24 p. 42 p. 58

THEME
Teen identity and personality Animals in popular culture Human and animal group Making responsible fashion
behavior choices
Vocabulary • Suffix -ous • Prefixes mis- and un- • Synonyms • Suffix -al
Strategy • Using context • Using a thesaurus • Definitions and examples • Using a dictionary
Speaking Comparing and contrasting Expressing surprise and Expressing cause and effect Asking for clarification and
Strategy disbelief clarifying
Tag questions: Confirming Modals: Speculating about Separable and inseparable Present passive: Describing
information or seeking the past two- and three-word verbs: actions and processes
agreement He refuses to go in the They figured out a solution. A lot of pesticides are used
Alicia is friendly, isn’t she? water. He might have seen to grow cotton.
Enough, too many, too much:
Grammar a jellyfish.
Special uses of it: Talking about amounts: Modals: Making suggestions
I hate it when the alarm Infinitives with and without to: I have enough pillowcases, and giving advice about
goes off. He doesn’t want to hold rats. but there are not enough present and past actions
Have him try it. feathers. I need more. You shouldn’t have bought
that leather jacket.

Reading
Why Am I Me? Vampire Bats - The Truth Humans in Groups A Passion for Fashion
Exposed!
Reading Identify descriptive words Distinguish supporting details Look for definitions and Compare and contrast
STRATEGY examples

Video
What Makes Up an Identity? Face-to-Face with a Smarter by the Swarm How Your T-Shirt Can Make
Leopard Seal a Difference
Be Determined Keep an Open Mind Collaborate Your Choices Count
Mission National Geographic Explorer: National Geographic Explorer: National Geographic Explorer: National Geographic Explorer:
Jack Andraka, Inventor Jenny Daltry, Herpetologist Iain Couzin, Behavioral Asher Jay, Creative
and Conservationist Ecologist Conservationist
Genre: Comparison and Genre: Process description Genre: Descriptive essay Genre: Persuasive essay
Writing contrast essay
Focus: Describe purpose and Focus: Give examples Focus: Introduce facts and
Focus: Compare sequence opinion

Pronunciation
Intonation in tag questions Modals + have + past Pausing Shouldn’t have + past
participle participle
Creative Expression: Flash fiction Creative Expression: Poem
Express A Day in the Life The Garb Age
yourself
Making connections: Teen identity and misunderstood animals Making connections: Fashion trends and group behavior

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Flying High
p. 76
THEME
Evolution of animal and
human flight
• Root words (port)
Vocabulary
Strategy • Using a dictionary:
Pronunciation guide
Speaking Arguing and conceding
Strategy
Past perfect: Talking about
the first of two actions in
the past
Pterosaurs had already
disappeared by the time
humans evolved.
Grammar
Past perfect progressive:
Talking about the first of two
actions in the past
The Wright brothers had
been working on powered
flight for several years.
Reading Reaching for the Sky
Reading Identify sequence of events
Strategy
Video Flight of the RoboBee
Explore Your Interests
Mission National Geographic Explorer:
Ryan Carney, Paleontologist/
Evolutionary Biologist
Genre: Classification essay
Writing
Focus: Organize ideas into
categories
Pronunciation Past perfect
Creative Expression: Movie script
Express Mission: Discovery!
yourself
Making connections: The history of flight and space exploration
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New Frontiers
p. 92
Space exploration
• Greek roots (astro)
• Using a dictionary:
Word parts
Speculating
Present and past
conditionals: Talking about
unlikely (but possible) or
impossible situations
If I had known about the talk
on Mars, I would have gone.
Adverbs: Comparing how
things are done
The new rover travels faster
than the last rover.
More Than a Dream
Categorize and classify
Europa: Ocean World
Discover the Future
National Geographic Explorer:
Bethany Ehlmann, Planetary
Geologist
Genre: Persuasive essay
Focus: Present both sides of
an argument
Final d + you
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Visual Stories
p. 110
Telling visual stories
• Multiple-meaning words
• Using a thesaurus: Synonyms
Explaining a process
Past passive: Describing past
actions and processes
Many of Goya’s works were
created at night, by the light
of a hat that had candles
on it.
Reported speech: Describing
what others say
She said she would save her
money for art supplies.
Bringing Stories to Life
Mark up text
Animation Creation
Tell Stories
National Geographic
Photographer: Ami Vitale
Genre: Multi-paragraph
narrative
Focus: Tell what others say
Dropped h
Creative Expression: Presentation
Not Your Typical Performance
Making connections: Telling stories through art and performance
Perform
and Create
p. 126
Art as expression
•G reek and Latin roots
(phon and dic)
• Antonyms
Asking for and expressing
feelings or opinions
Gerunds and infinitives:
Some people like to
perform/performing as
comedians.
Sense verbs + infinitive:
Describing what you see, hear,
and feel
Did you see the band
perform in concert?
Music for Chilling Out
Draw conclusions
Stage Fright in the Spotlight
Do Your Own Thing
National Geographic Explorer:
Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky,
Artist/Writer/Musician
Genre: Explanatory essay
Focus: Teach about a topic
Rhythm and stress
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