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Grammar Writing Writing an experience of your own. || Listening/Speaking/Thinking Composition Skills The Writing Process Composition Skills The Writing Process Why do people write stories || What makes a story intresting? What kinds of stories do you like to write? What kinds of stories do you like to read? || Listening/Speaking/Thinking * Listening: Composition Skills The Writing Process
 * ~ Unit ||~ Start Date (duration) ||~ Essential Questions ||~ Content / Concepts ||~ Skills ||~ Texts ||~ Assessment ||~ Supporting / Supplementary Materials ||
 * The Sentence || August/September || How does grammar help us communicate? || * What is a sentence? || * Identifying statements and questions. Using appropriate punctuation.
 * Identifying commands and exclamations
 * Complete subjects and complete predicates
 * simple subjects
 * simple predicates
 * combining sentences: compound sentences
 * Combing sentences: Subjects and predicates
 * Correcting run-on sentences
 * Build vocabulary: using word clues || Houghton Mifflin, __English__ || Multiple Choice Unit 1 test. || # Reteaching workbook
 * 1) Workbook plus
 * 2) DOL practice
 * 3) Assessment ||
 * Nouns || September ||  || What is a noun? || * common and proper nouns
 * singular and plural nouns
 * nouns ending with y
 * plural nouns
 * singular possessive nouns
 * plural possessive nouns
 * Building vobaulary- compound words || Houghton Mifflin, __English__ || Multiple Choice Unit 2 test. || * Reteaching workbook
 * Workbook plus
 * DOL practice
 * Assessment ||
 * Verbs || October ||  || What is a verb? || * Action verbs
 * main verbs and helping verbs
 * present, past, future
 * making subjects and verbs agree
 * spelling the present tense
 * spelling the past tense
 * the past with helping verbs
 * irregular verbs
 * the special verb be
 * contractions with not
 * building vocabulary: prefixes and suffixes || Houghton Mifflin, __English__ || Multiple Choice Unit 3 test. || * Reteaching workbook
 * Workbook plus
 * DOL practice
 * Assessment ||
 * Adjectives || November ||  || What is an adjective? || * Adjectives after be
 * using a, an, and the
 * making comparions
 * comparing with more and most
 * comparing with good and bad
 * Building vocabulary: homophones, homographs || Houghton Mifflin, __English__ || Multiple Choice Unit 4 test. || * Reteaching workbook
 * Workbook plus
 * DOL practice
 * Assessment ||
 * Capitalization and Punctuation || December/January ||  || When do we use capitalization and punctuation when writing? || * correct sentences
 * capitalizing names and people and pets
 * capitalizaing names of places and things
 * abbreviations
 * commas in a series
 * more uses for commas
 * quotation marks
 * quotations
 * titles
 * building vocabulary- words from other languages || Houghton Mifflin, __English__ || Multiple Choice Unit 5 test. || * Reteaching workbook
 * Workbook plus
 * DOL Practice
 * Assessment ||
 * Pronouns || January/February ||  || What is a pronoun? || * subject pronouns
 * object pronouns
 * using I and me
 * possessive pronouns
 * contractions with pronouns
 * pronouns and homophones
 * Building vocabulary: Synonyms and antonyms || Houghton Mifflin, __English__ || Multiple Choice Unit 6 test. || * Reteaching workbook
 * Workbook plus
 * DOL practice
 * Assessment ||
 * Adverbs || February/March ||  || What is an Adverb? || * comparing wtih adverbs
 * using good and well
 * negatives
 * Building vocabulary- idioms || Houghton Mifflin, __English__ || Multiple Choice Unit 7 test. || * Reteaching workbook
 * Workbook plus
 * Assessment
 * DOL practice ||
 * ~ Unit ||~ Start Date (duration) ||~ Essential Questions ||~ Content / Concepts ||~ Skills ||~ Texts ||~ Supporting / Supplementary Materials ||
 * A Story About Yourself || 4-6 weeks || How do our experiences shape our lives? || Learning how to "share" your experience a second time through good writing.
 * Listening
 * Following directions
 * sequence
 * Speaking
 * Giving a talk
 * Giving instructions
 * Thinking
 * Putting Events in order
 * Writing a good beginning
 * Using details
 * Writing a good title
 * Using Dialogue
 * How to write a story about yourself || Houghtin Mifflin, __English__ || # "What is Orange? Mar O'Neil
 * 1) "Confessions of an Orange Octopus" Jane Sutton ||
 * Comparison and Contrast || 4-6 weeks || How are things alike and different? || Learning to compare and contrast through writing. || Listening/Speaking/Thinking * Listening
 * For a purpose
 * For the Main Idea
 * Speaking:
 * Discussing Writing
 * Thinking: Comparing and contrasting
 * Topic sentences and supporting details
 * purpose and audience
 * organizing details to compare and contrast
 * How to compare and contrast || Houghtin Mifflin, __English__ || # "Ramona's Book Report" Beverly Cleary
 * 1) "Animals in Advertising" Virginia Phelps Clemens ||
 * Story || 4-6 weeks || Why do people read stories?
 * The predict outcomes
 * Speaking:
 * Telling a story
 * Thinking:
 * Drawing conclusions
 * clustering
 * Beginning, middle, end
 * writing a good ending
 * setting and characters
 * How to write a story || Houghtin Mifflin, __English__ || # "The Emperor's Nightingale" Hans Christian Anderson ||
 * Description || 4-6 weeks || How does descriptive language make writing better? || Using words to create pictures?

Using our senses to help our writing. || Listening/Speaking/Thinking * Listening Composition Skills The Writing Process Composition Skills
 * For details
 * Speaking
 * Giving a description
 * Thinking
 * Classifying
 * Using your senses
 * writing topic sentences and choosing details
 * using exact words
 * How to Write a Description || Houghtin Mifflin, __English__ || # "The Breaver Pond" Alvin Tresslet
 * 1) "Sudden Storm" Elizabeth Coatsworth ||
 * Persuasive Letters || 4-6 weeks || Why do we write letters? || Writing letters to persuade someone to do something. || Listening/Speaking/Thinking
 * Listening:
 * To poetry
 * Speaking:
 * Using the telephone
 * Thinking:
 * Facts and Opinions
 * Parts of a Letter
 * Kinds of Letters

The Writing Process
 * How to write a persuasive letter || Houghtin Mifflin, __English__ || # "Dear Sarah" Elisabeth Brochers
 * 1) "City" Langston Hughes ||
 * Research Report || 4-6 weeks || How does research help increase our knowledge? || Writing reports are good ways to find the answers to your questions and share your findings with others. || Listening/Speaking/Thinking
 * Listening:
 * for information
 * Speaking
 * having discussions
 * interviewing
 * Thinking:
 * solving problems

Composition Skills
 * Finding Information
 * Taking Notes
 * Outlining
 * Writing a Paragraph from an Outline

The Writing Process
 * How to Write a Research Report || Houghtin Mifflin, __English__ || # "We Invent the Franklin Stove" Robert Lawson
 * 1) "What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?" Jean Fritz ||
 * Essays || 4-6 weeks || What does a good essay look like? || What makes a good lead?

What is the purpose of an introduction?

What is the purpose of a conclusion? || * Writing introuctions Similies Allteration Idions Hyperbole || * Acrostic
 * Leads
 * explanations
 * thesis
 * Writing conclusions
 * restate the theis
 * reconfirm your argument
 * circular ending || Google Presentation- Writing excellent essays ||  ||
 * Poetry || 4-6 weeks || How do poems make us feel? || Metaphors
 * alphabet alliteration
 * cinquain
 * color poems
 * concrete
 * creature alliteration
 * five senses
 * Haiku
 * Who-What-Where-When-Why
 * || My Poetry Book Instructions

Poetry Smartboard lessons || Supplement unit with featured poet for the year. || Spelling Wordly Wise Reading ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4
 * ~ Unit ||~ Start Date (duration) ||~ Essential Questions ||~ Content / Concepts ||~ Skills ||~ Texts ||~ Supporting / Supplementary Materials ||
 * 1 || 1 Week || Why is it important to use correct spelling? || Spelling short vowels || Short Vowel Sounds || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||  ||
 * 2 || 1 Week ||  || identifying spelling patterns || vowel consonant e || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 3 || 1 Week ||  || spelling long vowels || long a: a, ai, ay || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 4 || 1 Week ||  || spelling long vowels || long e: ea, ee, ie || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 5 || 1 Week ||  || spelling long vowels || long i: i, i-C-e, y, igh, ey, uy || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 6 || 1 Week ||  ||   || Assessment and review || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 7 || 1 Week || How can the usage of spelling rules and patterns improve written communication? || spelling long vowels || long o: o, oa, ow || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||  ||
 * 8 || 1 Week ||  || learning double vowel patterns || vowel sounds: yoo, oo || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 9 || 1 Week ||  || earning double vowel patterns || vowel diphthongs: oi, ou || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 10 || 1 Week ||  || spelling words with vowels || vowel sounds: or, o || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 11 || 1 Week ||  || spelling words with r controlled vowels || r controlled vowels: ir, ur || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 12 || 1 Week ||  ||   || Assessment and review || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 13 || 1 Week || How can we tell when words are spelling correctly? || spelling words with r controlled vowels || r controlled vowels: ar, ar || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||  ||
 * 14 || 1 Week ||  || identifying spelling patterns || more letters than sounds || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 15 || 1 Week ||  || identifying spelling patterns || silent consonants || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 16 || 1 Week ||  || spelling with q || qu, squ || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 17 || 1 Week ||  || spelling with the sound J || consonant sound: j || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 18 || 1 week ||  ||   || Assessment and Review || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 19 || 1 week || What are the benefits of using resources to improve our spelling? || identifying spelling patterns || Final le || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||  ||
 * 20 || 1 week ||  || identifying spelling patterns || final le, final en || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 21 || 1 Week ||  || identifying spelling patterns || Schwa-r: er, or || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 22 || 1 week ||  || Understanding the meanings of suffixes to help you spell || Suffixes: er, est || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 23 || 1 Week ||  || learning meanings/spellings to help you spell and write || homophones || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 24 || 1 week ||  ||   || Assessment and review || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 25 || 1 week || How do errors in spelling affect communication? || learning spelling rules for shortening words into contractions || Contractions || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||  ||
 * 26 || 1 Week ||  || Understanding the meanings of prefixes to help you spelling || Prefixes: un, re, pre || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 27 || 1 week ||  || Understanding the meanings of suffixes to help you spell || suffix: er || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 28 || 1 week ||  || Understanding the meanings of suffixes to help you spell || suffixes: ful ,less || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 29 || 1 Week ||  || Spelling common words || calendar words || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 30 || 1 Week || Why is it important to spell words correctly? ||  || Assessment and Review || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 31 || 1 Week ||  || Applying grammar rules to enhance student spelling || Plurals || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 32 || 1 Week ||  || Applying grammar rules to enhance student spelling || Possessives || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 33 || 1 Week ||  || Understanding the meanings of suffixes to help you spell || Suffixes: ment, mess || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 34 || 1 Week ||  || Spelling compounds helps enhance student language and writing skills || Compounds || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 35 || 1 Week ||  || Spelling common words || Continents and Nationalities || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 36 || 1 Week ||  ||   || Assessment and Review || ZB Spelling Connections, Level 4 ||   ||
 * ~ Unit ||~ Start Date (duration) ||~ Essential Questions ||~ Content / Concepts ||~ Skills ||~ Texts ||~ Supporting / Supplementary Materials ||
 * 1 || 1 Week || * How does vocabulary help us communicate better orally and written?
 * How does increasing our vocabulary make us better readers?
 * How does understanding word parts better increase our vocabulary and comprehension?
 * How have other languages influence the English language?
 * What impact does context have on word meaning? || * finding meanings
 * just the right word
 * applying meanings
 * word study
 * Using context clues
 * vocabulary in comprehension || Word Lists:
 * 1) sufficient
 * 2) patriotism
 * 3) uttered
 * 4) complete
 * 5) master
 * 6) developed
 * 7) dismayed
 * 8) project
 * 9) represent
 * 10) hailed
 * 11) remarkable
 * 12) lacked
 * 13) benefits
 * 14) ease
 * 15) recommended || Wordly Wise 3000, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 2 || 1 Week ||  || * finding meanings
 * just the right word
 * applying meanings
 * word study
 * Using context clues
 * vocabulary in comprehension || Word Lists:
 * 1) affect
 * 2) permit
 * 3) climate
 * 4) scorch
 * 5) exceed
 * 6) columns
 * 7) tower
 * 8) groves
 * 9) resist
 * 10) limbs
 * 11) mammoth
 * 12) calculate
 * 13) decay
 * 14) forbidden
 * 15) mature || Wordly Wise 3000, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 3 || 1 Week ||  || * finding meanings
 * just the right word
 * applying meanings
 * word study
 * Using context clues
 * vocabulary in comprehension || Word List:
 * 1) hibernating
 * 2) migrate
 * 3) burrows
 * 4) nestle
 * 5) severe
 * 6) preparations
 * 7) approach
 * 8) reduces
 * 9) ceased
 * 10) venture
 * 11) famished
 * 12) destructive
 * 13) observe
 * 14) drowsy
 * 15) forecast || Wordly Wise 3000, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 4 || 1 Week ||  || * finding meanings
 * just the right word
 * applying meanings
 * word study
 * Using context clues
 * vocabulary in comprehension || Word List:
 * 1) modest
 * 2) exposed
 * 3) active
 * 4) contracted
 * 5) parallel
 * 6) eager
 * 7) astounded
 * 8) imposed
 * 9) pessimistic
 * 10) cherished
 * 11) response
 * 12) recitals
 * 13) graceful
 * 14) attended
 * 15) paralysis || Wordly Wise 3000, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 5 || 1 Week ||  || * finding meanings
 * just the right word
 * applying meanings
 * word study
 * Using context clues
 * vocabulary in comprehension || Word List:
 * 1) glimpse
 * 2) mock
 * 3) phase
 * 4) quaint
 * 5) contempt
 * 6) sensitive
 * 7) reject
 * 8) presisted
 * 9) attempted
 * 10) persuade
 * 11) achieve
 * 12) recalled
 * 13) abrupt
 * 14) revise
 * 15) entertained || Wordly Wise 3000, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 6 || 1 Week ||  || * finding meanings
 * just the right word
 * applying meanings
 * word study
 * Using context clues
 * vocabulary in comprehension || Word List:
 * 1) exquisite
 * 2) vain
 * 3) intended
 * 4) progress
 * 5) refined
 * 6) crafty
 * 7) entire
 * 8) peered
 * 9) drab
 * 10) applause
 * 11) exclaiming
 * 12) uneasy
 * 13) jeers
 * 14) disclosed
 * 15) scoundrels || Wordly Wise 3000, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 7 || 1 Week ||  || * finding meanings
 * just the right word
 * applying meanings
 * word study
 * Using context clues
 * vocabulary in comprehension || Word List:
 * 1) distributed
 * 2) shallow
 * 3) flexible
 * 4) instant
 * 5) after
 * 6) surroundings
 * 7) keen
 * 8) confuse
 * 9) eject
 * 10) scurry
 * 11) quipped
 * 12) victim
 * 13) embrace
 * 14) seize
 * 15) limp || Wordly Wise 3000, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 8 || 1 Week ||  || * finding meanings
 * just the right word
 * applying meanings
 * word study
 * Using context clues
 * vocabulary in comprehension || Word List:
 * 1) ancient
 * 2) surface
 * 3) descend
 * 4) chambers
 * 5) spacious
 * 6) passages
 * 7) quarry
 * 8) ramp
 * 9) interior
 * 10) precious
 * 11) portions
 * 12) intruders
 * 13) entry
 * 14) centuries
 * 15) located || Wordly Wise 3000, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 9 || 1 Week ||  || * finding meanings
 * just the right word
 * applying meanings
 * word study
 * Using context clues
 * vocabulary in comprehension || Word List:
 * 1) hamlet
 * 2) tormented
 * 3) misgiving
 * 4) advantage
 * 5) parched
 * 6) distance
 * 7) foundered
 * 8) sole
 * 9) scarce
 * 10) astonished
 * 11) confirms
 * 12) typical
 * 13) hosts
 * 14) prospects
 * 15) shrewd || Wordly Wise 3000, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 10 || 1 Week ||  || * finding meanings
 * just the right word
 * applying meanings
 * word study
 * Using context clues
 * vocabulary in comprehension || Word List:
 * 1) livelihood
 * 2) misfortune
 * 3) orphan
 * 4) desired
 * 5) symptoms
 * 6) communicate
 * 7) ailed
 * 8) console
 * 9) cowering
 * 10) depths
 * 11) slain
 * 12) precipice
 * 13) deliberate
 * 14) regained
 * 15) banished || Wordly Wise 3000, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 11 || 1 Week ||  || * finding meanings
 * just the right word
 * applying meanings
 * word study
 * Using context clues
 * vocabulary in comprehension || Word List:
 * 1) annual
 * 2) vision
 * 3) foliage
 * 4) yield
 * 5) varies
 * 6) increased
 * 7) bored
 * 8) gashes
 * 9) considerable
 * 10) nourish
 * 11) evaporates
 * 12) crude
 * 13) artificial
 * 14) blend
 * 15) hue || Wordly Wise 3000, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 12 || 1 Week ||  || * finding meanings
 * just the right word
 * applying meanings
 * word study
 * Using context clues
 * vocabulary in comprehension || Word List:
 * 1) amiable
 * 2) recovered
 * 3) request
 * 4) preferred
 * 5) separated
 * 6) furious
 * 7) bliss
 * 8) replaced
 * 9) coaxed
 * 10) gesture
 * 11) clutched
 * 12) caressed
 * 13) shunned
 * 14) mope
 * 15) ability || Wordly Wise 3000, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 13 || 1 Week ||  || * finding meanings
 * just the right word
 * applying meanings
 * word study
 * Using context clues
 * vocabulary in comprehension || Word List:
 * 1) invasion
 * 2) routed
 * 3) occupied
 * 4) appalling
 * 5) fanatic
 * 6) isolated
 * 7) suspected
 * 8) terrified
 * 9) dejected
 * 10) dreary
 * 11) depending
 * 12) revealed
 * 13) impact
 * 14) temporary
 * 15) tragedy || Wordly Wise 3000, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 14 || 1 Week ||  || * finding meanings
 * just the right word
 * applying meanings
 * word study
 * Using context clues
 * vocabulary in comprehension || Word List:
 * 1) boast
 * 2) meadow
 * 3) chords
 * 4) afforded
 * 5) exceptional
 * 6) relented
 * 7) humble
 * 8) submit
 * 9) obstinate
 * 10) fortunate
 * 11) trudged
 * 12) plunged
 * 13) plead
 * 14) fringes
 * 15) melancholy || Wordly Wise 3000, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 15 || 1 Week ||  || * finding meanings
 * just the right word
 * applying meanings
 * word study
 * Using context clues
 * vocabulary in comprehension || Word List:
 * 1) concern
 * 2) trophies
 * 3) pounces
 * 4) talons
 * 5) fragile
 * 6) considered
 * 7) menace
 * 8) concentrated
 * 9) widespread
 * 10) prompted
 * 11) apparent
 * 12) banned
 * 13) contrast
 * 14) recent
 * 15) symbol || Wordly Wise 3000, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 16 || 1 Week ||  || * finding meanings
 * just the right word
 * applying meanings
 * word study
 * Using context clues
 * vocabulary in comprehension || Word List:
 * 1) familiar
 * 2) blossomed
 * 3) dusk
 * 4) practice
 * 5) threadbare
 * 6) contentment
 * 7) extinguished
 * 8) stout
 * 9) detested
 * 10) apt
 * 11) wandered
 * 12) orchards
 * 13) boughs
 * 14) prune
 * 15) obtain || Wordly Wise 3000, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 17 || 1 Week ||  || * finding meanings
 * just the right word
 * applying meanings
 * word study
 * Using context clues
 * vocabulary in comprehension || Word List:
 * 1) valiant
 * 2) stingy
 * 3) fare
 * 4) wafting
 * 5) elder
 * 6) escorted
 * 7) summoned
 * 8) forlorn
 * 9) deprived
 * 10) address
 * 11) merit
 * 12) hearty
 * 13) inhale
 * 14) approve
 * 15) conclusion || Wordly Wise 3000, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 18 || 1 Week ||  || * finding meanings
 * just the right word
 * applying meanings
 * word study
 * Using context clues
 * vocabulary in comprehension || Word List:
 * 1) feuds
 * 2) external
 * 3) petty
 * 4) threat
 * 5) vast
 * 6) utilized
 * 7) peasants
 * 8) breadth
 * 9) fortresses
 * 10) abreast
 * 11) frequency
 * 12) barrier
 * 13) frontier
 * 14) capital
 * 15) ensured || Wordly Wise 3000, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 19 || 1 Week ||  || * finding meanings
 * just the right word
 * applying meanings
 * word study
 * Using context clues
 * vocabulary in comprehension || Word List:
 * 1) foremost
 * 2) eliminating
 * 3) recognized
 * 4) tradition
 * 5) elevated
 * 6) engaged
 * 7) source
 * 8) auditioned
 * 9) sentimental
 * 10) trio
 * 11) tour
 * 12) entranced
 * 13) forsake
 * 14) creation
 * 15) essential || Wordly Wise 3000, Level 4 ||   ||
 * 20 || 1 Week ||  || * finding meanings
 * just the right word
 * applying meanings
 * word study
 * Using context clues
 * vocabulary in comprehension || Word List:
 * 1) helm
 * 2) capable
 * 3) outraged
 * 4) despised
 * 5) sullen
 * 6) quivered
 * 7) insert
 * 8) congratulate
 * 9) humiliated
 * 10) releasing
 * 11) implore
 * 12) arrest
 * 13) pierced
 * 14) eventually
 * 15) dispute || Wordly Wise 3000, Level 4 ||   ||
 * ~ Unit ||~ Start Date (duration) ||~ Essential Questions ||~ Content / Concepts ||~ Skills ||~ Texts ||~ Supporting / Supplementary Materials ||