​​Weeks of May 7th until EOG's!
  • As a way to prepare for the EOG's, Ms. R will be using Data-Driven instruction for the next two weeks to guide her teaching. Students will be reviewing all of the topics they have studied throughout the year through various activities, read alouds, small groups, and independent practice.
  • Students will take a Mock EOG and Ms. R will itemize the level of mastery per standard. Based on that data, Ms. R will pull small groups and show students what they need to work on the most.
  • Students will continue the class read aloud "Love that Dog" by Sharon Creech as a way to review poetry terms and take part in interactive classroom conversation
  • Students will continue to grow and work on their Vocabulary skills though our "Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop" curriculum 
​​Weeks of April 16th + April 23rd
Review of Cycle 5 Focus Standards
RL 5.1: Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RL 5.2: Determine a
theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text,  and summarize the text.
Ri 5.8: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence supports ​which point(s)
  • (Time permitting) Students will go on virtual field trip + take part in Narrative Poem read aloud, “Letting Swift River Go” by Jane Yolen
  • Students will review the elements of Poetry to prepare for when they’re met with long poetry passages during state testing
  • Students will briefly revisit our old study of Figurative Language
  • Students will review and understand the various essential vocabulary listed below by working with Quizizz (using Quizizz to measure data this unit due to timing)
  • Students will be able to restate the main idea and theme from the poem
​​Week of April 9th
Review of Cycle 4 Focus Standards
​​​RL 5.1:
​Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
​​RL 5.2: 
​​Determine the main idea of a
story, drama, or poem from
details in the text. Summarize
​the text.
​RL 5.5:
Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem
  • Students will also reflect on their MAP goals and focus in on one main area of growth for their upcoming MAP test. (Spring and Final MAP Test: Thursday, April 12th + Friday, April 13th.
  •  Students will complete a poetry comprehension review as a way to hop back into our Poetry standards post-Spring Break
  • Students will continue to review our poetry elements through our Quizlet terms. See button below.
​​Week of March 26th
Cycle 4 Focus Standards (See Below)
  • Students will wrap up our Poetry Standards by working on making growth with their Poetry Assessment from last Wednesday! Students will complete corrections and justify their new answers by citing text evidence
  • Only 3 school days until SPRING BREAK! WAHOO!
  • Study resources for poetry unit can be found on buttons below
​​Week of March 5th + 12th + 19th
Cycle 4 Focus Standards:
​​RL 5.1:
​Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
​RL 5.5:
Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem
​​​​RL 5.4 + Ri 5.4 || 
​Vocab Workshop
Students will learn and integrate new words into their vocabulary through games, practice, and study resources.
  • Students will take Poetry Pre-Test to drive instruction for our upcoming poetry unit as part of our Cycle 4 Standards
  • Poetry Intro: beginning new class read aloud “Love That Dog” by Sharon Creech
  • Students will get an overview of what makes poetry so unique through our Flocabulary activity
  • Students will briefly revisit our old study of Figurative Language and discuss how figurative language is used heavily throughout pieces of poetry
  • Students will be exposed and begin to understand the various essential vocabulary listed below by working with Quizizz (using Quizizz to measure data this unit)
  • Students will be able to restate the main idea and theme from the poem
  • Students will apply the poetry terms that they've learned to comprehension strategies when using stamina to read longer pieces of poetry
​​Week of February 26th
Cycle 4 Focus Standards:
​​RL 5.1:
​Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
​​Ri 5.1
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
​​​RL 5.4 + Ri 5.4 || 
​Vocab Workshop
Students will learn and integrate new words into their vocabulary through games, practice, and study resources.
  • Students will work with texts informing us of Climate Change around the world by interpreting information/locating information explicitly from the text using Scholastic News resources to gain more global awareness and knowledge
  • Students will work with SRA “Locating the Answer” strategy books on their personal level to increase stamina as their “Comprehension Check-In” → Ms. R will use the data provided to drive instruction
  • Students will be take part in multi-standard review by working with Vocabulary Workshop activities focusing on reading comprehension while applying their knowledge of the Unit 7 vocabulary words
  • Students will take Poetry Pre-Test to drive instruction for our upcoming poetry unit as part of our Cycle 4 Standards
​​Week of February 12th
Cycle 4 Focus Standards:
​​RL 5.1:
​Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
​Ri 5.1
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
​​​RL 5.4 + Ri 5.4 || 
​Vocab Workshop
Students will learn and integrate new words into their vocabulary through games, practice, and study resources.
  • Students will go on virtual field trip to South Korea! We will work with texts informing us of the Winter Olympics by interpreting information/locating information explicitly from Scholastic News resources
  • Students will work with SRA “Locating the Answer” strategy books on their personal level to increase stamina as their “Comprehension Check-In” → Ms. R will use the data provided to drive instruction
  • Students will take Pre-Test using Quizizz to track data on Unit 7 of Vocabulary Workshop. Students will use this to measure their growth at the end of our unit
  • Students will be take part in multi-standard review by working with Vocabulary Workshop activities focusing on reading comprehension while applying their knowledge of the Unit 7 vocabulary words
​Week of February 12th
Cycle 4 Focus Standards:
​RL 5.1:
​Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
​RL 5.6:
​Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described
​Ri 5.6:
Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
​​​RL 5.4 + Ri 5.4 || 
​Vocab Workshop
Students will learn and integrate new words into their vocabulary through games, practice, and study resources.
  • Students will wrap up virtual field trip and classroom interactive read aloud “Number the Stars” by Lois Lowry to gain global awareness and prepare to look at various character perspectives + take part in classroom conversation + comprehension activities
  • Students will continue to use Flocabulary Rap to learn and successfully identify the various types of character perspectives within types of literature (First Person, Second Person, Third Person Limited, Third Person Omniscient)
  • Students will be take part in multi-standard review by working with Vocabulary Workshop activities focusing on reading comprehension while applying their knowledge of the Unit 6 vocabulary words
  • Students will be assessed on Unit 6 Vocabulary Workshop on Friday, February 16th
​Weeks of January 23rd + February 5th
Cycle 4 Focus Standards:
RL 5.1:
​Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RL 5.6:
​Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described

​
Ri 5.6:
Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
​​RL 5.4 + Ri 5.4 || 
​Vocab Workshop
Students will learn and integrate new words into their vocabulary through games, practice, and study resources.
  • Students will take part in a virtual field trip and classroom interactive read aloud “Number the Stars” by Lois Lowry to gain global awareness and prepare to look at various character perspectives + take part in classroom conversation + comprehension activities
  • Students will use Flocabulary Rap to learn and successfully identify the various types of character perspectives within types of literature (First Person, Second Person, Third Person Limited, Third Person Omniscient)
​Week of January 23rd
Cycle 3 Focus Standards:
​RL 5.3: 
I can compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story/drama by drawing on specific details in the text.
Ri 5.3: ​
I can explain the relationships/interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific info.
Ri 5.3: ​
I can explain the relationships/interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific info.
  • Students will reflect on the meaning of MLK Day by reading Scholastic News Article called “He Had A Dream” + complete comprehension activities
  • Students will reference “Uncle Jed’s Barbershop” and “Through My Eyes” by Ruby Bridges to compare and contrast the various events/characters/people of the Civil Rights Movement and World War II era
​Week of January 16th
Short Week + MAP testing!
​Weeks of January 3rd + 8th
Cycle 3 Focus Standards:
​RL 5.3: 
I can compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story/drama by drawing on specific details in the text.
Ri 5.3: ​
I can explain the relationships/interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific info.
​​RL 5.4 + Ri 5.4 ||  Vocab Workshop
Students will learn and integrate new words into their vocabulary through games, practice, and study resources.
- Students will begin and wrap up Unit 5 of Vocabulary Workshop
- Students will take SchoolNet checkpoint for Ms. R to view progress and data
​for what content to focus in on in the New Year
- Students will begin new interactive read aloud called "Through My Eyes" to continue comparing and contrasting both informational and literature texts surrounding the Civil Rights Movement
- Students will gain background knowledge on various events of the Civil Rights Movement through BrainPop and classroom discussions to prepare for upcoming virtual field trips and gain understanding of significant events in American history.
Week of December 18th:
No Literacy Class on Monday + Tuesday!
​Week of December 11th:
Cycle 3 Focus Standards:
Ri 5.5: 
Compare and contrast the overall text structure  of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
RL 5.3: 
I can compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story/drama by drawing on specific details in the text.
Ri 5.3: ​
I can explain the relationships/interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific info.
​​RL 5.4 + Ri 5.4 ||  Vocab Workshop
Students will learn and integrate new words into their vocabulary through games, practice, and study resources.
- Students will wrap up work with Text Structure with a culminating with Flocabulary Activity
- Students will begin new interactive read aloud called "Uncle Jed's Barbershop" to begin Cycle 3
- Students will gain background knowledge on various events of the Civil Rights Movement through BrainPop and classroom discussions to prepare for upcoming virtual field trips and gain understanding of significant events in American history.
​Week of December 4th:
Wrap Up of Cycle 2
Ri 5.5:
Compare and contrast the overall text structure (ex: chronology/sequential, comparison, cause/effect,
problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
​​RL 5.4 + Ri 5.4 ||  Vocabulary Workshop
Students will learn and integrate new words into their vocabulary through games, practice, and study resources.
  • Students will understand the various text structures by looking at various nonfiction texts and learning a new “Flocabulary” Text Structure Rap 
    • Description, Compare & Contrast, Chronology/Sequential, Problem & Solution, Cause & Effect
  • Students will be able to determine the author’s choice of text structure and explain why they made that choice to get the informational across

​Looking for the

in-class slides

for Nonfiction

Text Features?

Click HERE!
​​​​Week of November 20th:
Cycle 2 Focus Standards:
​Ri 5.7
Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
​Ri 5.9
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the topic knowledgeably.
​RL 5.4 + Ri 5.4 ||  Vocabulary Workshop
Students will learn and integrate new words into their vocabulary through games, practice, and study resources.
- Students will be able to use multiple resources to demonstrate their ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or make an inference from an informational text. Students will work on this by also reviewing their Non-Fiction Text Features, which help us locate information in the text and make texts more fun to read!
- Students will review using Quizziz, Kahoot, and class activities to prepare for their assessment on
​Wednesday, November 29th
​​​​Week of November 20th:
Cycle 2 REVIEW Project: NO due date!
  • Students will be taking part in PBL during short week as a way to review Cycle 2 standards + will integrate other content areas to bounce off of the ongoing virtual field trip we have been taking to the Amazon Rainforest with our read aloud “Life in the Rainforest” by Lucy Baker
  • Students will use their imagination, creativity, and problem solving skills to complete PBL about their “travels through a rainforest!"
​​​​Weeks of November 6th + November 13th:
Cycle 2 Focus Standards:
​Ri 5.7
Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
Ri 5.9
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the topic knowledgeably.
​RL 5.4 + Ri 5.4 ||  Vocabulary Workshop
Students will learn and integrate new words into their vocabulary through games, practice, and study resources.

Check out our Virtual Field Trip Video!
- Students will be able to use multiple resources to demonstrate their ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or make an inference from an informational text. Students will work on this by also reviewing their Non-Fiction Text Features, which help us locate information in the text and make texts more fun to read!
- Students can quote details that explicitly refer to a main idea or topic of a paragraph, 
multiple paragraph, or multiple texts 
- Students can CITE their sources during written response questions (RAP + RACE Strategies!)
​- Students will be able to synthesize clues about what is important in the text and quote any
details that help them explain their inference

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Text Features Notes?

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​​​​Weeks of October 23rd + 31st:
Cycle 2 Focus Standards:
Ri 5.1
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
​RL 5.4 + Ri 5.4 ||  Vocabulary Workshop
Students will learn and integrate new words into their vocabulary through games, practice, and study resources.
- Students can quote details that explicitly refer to a main idea or topic of a paragraph, 
multiple paragraph, or multiple texts 
- Students can CITE their sources during written response questions.
​- Students will be able to synthesize clues about what is important in the text and quote any
details that help them explain their inference
​​​Week of October 16th:
Cycle 2 Focus Standards:
​RL 5.3: 
​​Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story, drawing on specific details from the text.
​RL 5.4 + Ri 5.4 ||  Vocabulary Workshop
Students will learn and integrate new words into their vocabulary through games, practice, and study resources.
Vocab Unit 1 Assessment on Monday, 10/16
End of Cycle 1 Assessment on Tuesday, 10/17
- Students can compare and contrast the settings, events, details, and
main/secondary characters in “Pink and Say” by Patricia Polacco
Let's Review our Parts of Speech!
​​Weeks of September 22nd + October 2nd:
Cycle 1 Focus Standards:
​RL 5.2: 
​​Determine the main idea of a story, drama, or poem
from details in the text. Summarize the text.
​RL 5.3: 
​​Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story, drawing on specific details from the text.
​​RL 5.4 + Ri 5.4 ||  Vocabulary Workshop
Students will learn and integrate new words into their vocabulary through games, practice, and study resources.
​Weeks of September 22nd + October 2nd:
Cycle 1 Focus Standards:
​RL 5.2: 
​​Determine the main idea of a story, drama, or poem
from details in the text. Summarize the text.
​RL 5.4 + Ri 5.4 ||  Vocabulary Workshop
Students will learn and integrate new words into their vocabulary through games, practice, and study resources.
- Students will understand what the Main Idea of a piece of literature is
- Students will restate and retell the main idea/events/points from a story in as few words as possible. ​
Week of September 18th:
*Assessment on Focus Standards on Monday*
RL 5.1: 
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
​RL 5.2: 
​​Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text
- Students will take MAP Test on Tuesday and Wednesday
Week of September 11th:
Cycle 1 Focus Standards:
RL 5.1: 
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
​RL 5.2: 
​​Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text
- Students will go on Virtual Field Trip to Vietnam through "The Lotus Seed" by Sherry Garland and
take part in classroom conversations and grow with their global awareness.
- Students will review and understand Close Reading Strategies
- Students will be able to accurately find words or phrases from pieces of Literature to support their answer
- Students will be able to understand and identify the THEME from pieces of Literature
Week of September 5th:
- Students will be taking a Beginning of the Year pre-assessment for ELA on SchoolNet
- Assessment will be used for my data purposes only and is NOT a grade!
- Students will complete Lit Class survey and discuss routines and procedures.


​Week of August 28th:
- Students learned school/class procedures and took part in our first class read
aloud ​by award winning author Patricia Polacco:

Week of September 6th

- Students will complete Lit Class survey and discuss routines and procedures for the following:
Literacy Notebook Setup
Personal Reading Levels
Independent Reading Time
When to Book Shop
Personal Book Boxes
Dessert Books