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Why do people take action to support what they believe in?

Theme Video Taking a Standwww.macmillanmh.com

Unit 1Taking a Stand

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ORAL LANGUAGE

• Listening Comprehension

• Speaking/Viewing

ThemeFighting Back

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ThemeStand Up for What’s Right

Build BackgroundWORD STUDY

• Vocabulary

• Phonics/Word Study

• Spelling

Vocabulary scald, permission, autograph, fare, blurted, clenched, spectacular, approached

Context Clues: Homophones

PhonicsShort Vowels

SpellingShort Vowels

Vocabularyinjury, mournful, sympathy, delivering, shrieks, decency, couple

Idioms and Adages

PhonicsLong Vowels

SpellingLong Vowels

READING

• Comprehension

• Fluency

• Leveled Readers

ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Story StructureSkill: Character and Setting

FluencyRepeated Reading:Expression and Accuracy

Approaching The Way It Should Be

On Level Gramma’s Garden

Beyond Sandy’s Song

ELLDreaming of a Garden

ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Story StructureSkill: Make Inferences

FluencyRepeated Reading: Intonation/Expression

Approaching The Habits of Rabbits

On Level The Elephant in the Room

Beyond Black Bear’s Backyard

ELL Elephants in Africa

LANGUAGE ARTS

• Writing

• Grammar

WritingTrait: Ideas

GrammarSentences

WritingTrait: Ideas

GrammarSubjects and Predicates

Theme: Taking a Stand

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MAYA LIN ARCHITECT OF MEMORY

As is her habit, architect Maya Lin stayed away from the

crowds—and the limelight. She stood behind the tinted

windows of the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery,

Alabama. Outside, hundreds of visitors arrived at the site for

the opening of the Civil Rights Memorial, which Lin designed.

‘‘I like standing back quietly,’’ Lin said. ‘‘You create your

message, and then it is out there on its own.’’

Lin’s message can be found in the memorial’s exhibits. This

memorial honors those who died fighting for equality during

the civil rights movement. Some visitors reached out to touch

the names of loved ones carved into a black granite disk. Their

faces were wet with tears. ‘‘I’m so thankful,’’ said Sarah Salter,

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Maya Lin

GenreAn Expository article in a

newspaper or magazine

presents verifiable facts and

information.

SummarizeMain Idea and Details

The main idea of an article

is what the article is mostly

about. Supporting details

give more information about

the main idea.

Comprehension

Real World Reading

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ThemeRemembering The Past

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ThemeHelping a Friend

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ThemeHeroes Young and Old

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Show What You Know Spiral ReviewCharacter/Setting; Main Idea/Details; Problem/ Solution; Suffixes; Photos/Captions

WritingPersonal Narrative

Unit 1 Assessment, 131M–131N

ComprehensionCharacter and Setting; Make Inferences; Main Idea and Details; Problem and Solution; Draw Conclusions

Vocabulary StrategiesHomophones; Idioms and Adages; Inflectional Endings; Suffixes; Word Families

Text Features/ Literary Elements/ Study SkillsTime Line, Photographs and Captions, Diagram, Meter and Alliteration, Using the Internet

GrammarSentences


Fluency Assessment

Diagnose and PrescribeInterpret Assessment

Vocabulary dedicated, equality, artifacts, exhibits, site

Word Parts: Inflectional Endings

PhonicsWords with /ū/, /u̇/, and /ü/

SpellingWords with /ū/, /u̇/, and /ü/

Vocabulary forbidden, reluctant, gossiped, irresistible, elegant, mischievous, hesitation, purchased

Word Parts: Suffixes

Phonicsr-Controlled Vowels

Spelling r-Controlled Vowels

Vocabulary navigation, instruct, patriots, tyrant, stark, governor, inspect

Word Parts: Word Families

Phonicsr-Controlled Vowels

Spellingr-Controlled Vowels

ComprehensionStrategy: SummarizeSkill: Main Idea and Details

FluencyRepeated Reading:Phrasing

Approaching Ellis Island: The Golden Doors

On Level Ellis Island: The Golden Doors

Beyond Ellis Island: The Golden Doors

ELLEllis Island

ComprehensionStrategy: SummarizeSkill: Problem and Solution

FluencyRepeated Reading: Expression and Phrasing

Approaching Nothing Is Impossible

On Level Where We Belong

Beyond All or Nothing

ELLThe Family Farm

ComprehensionStrategy: SummarizeSkill: Draw Conclusions

FluencyRepeated Reading: Phrasing

Approaching The Shot Heard Round the World

On Level The Shot Heard Round the World

Beyond The Shot Heard Round the World

ELLThe American Revolution Begins!


GrammarSentence Combining

WritingTrait: Ideas

GrammarSentence Combining/Complex Sentences

WritingTrait: Ideas

GrammarRun-on Sentences

pages 60A–71NN pages 72A–95JJ pages 96A– 125JJ

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Genre StudyBiography/Autobiography; Drama

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Unit 5Investigations

How do scientists learn about the natural world?

Find out more about scientists at

www.macmillanmh.com.

Theme Launcher Video

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ORAL LANGUAGE



ThemeScientists at Work

Build Background

ThemeSlithery Snakes

Build Background

WORD STUDY

• Vocabulary


• Spelling

Vocabularyspecimens, murky, dormant, scoured, biology, research, observer, transferred

Greek and Latin Roots

Phonics/Word StudyVariant Vowel /ô/; Diphthongs /oi/, /ou/

SpellingVariant Vowel /ô/; Diphthongs /oi/, /ou/

Vocabularyspecies, survive, alert, vibrates, surroundings, prey, predators, lunging

Context Clues

Phonics/Word StudyPlurals

SpellingPlurals

READING

• Comprehension

• Fluency

• Leveled Readers

ComprehensionStrategy: SummarizeSkill: Sequence

FluencyRepeated Reading:Expression and Phrasing

Approaching Searching for Cures

On Level Searching for Cures

Beyond Searching for Cures

ELL Science Finds Cures

ComprehensionStrategy: SummarizeSkill: Main Idea and Details


Approaching Tracing the Food Web

On Level Tracing the Food Web

Beyond Tracing the Food Web

ELL Food Webs

LANGUAGE ARTS

• Writing

• Grammar

WritingTrait: Ideas

GrammarCommon and Proper Nouns

WritingTrait: Ideas

GrammarSingular and Plural Nouns

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Imitating nature has become popular in

building machines. This is especially true

among those trying to create the next

generation of robots. Why? When it comes to

solving really difficult design problems, nature

has a billion-year head start.

Going Buggy

Most people think that cockroaches are nasty

pests. But Roy Ritzmann has observed a lot that

he loves about them. “They’re fast. They’re agile,”

Ritzmann says.

The latest robots look like insects. How may they help us one day?

In The Swim Joseph Ayers holds up a lobster. It inspired his invention, RoboLobster, shown half-built in tank.

These

Are Wild!GenreAn Expository article in a


presents facts and

information about real

people, places, and events.

Monitor ComprehensionAuthor’s Purpose

Authors have three main

purposes for writing: to

entertain, to inform, or

to persuade. Identifying

important details and ideas

can help you determine the

author’s purpose.

Real World Reading

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ThemeScientific Discoveries

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ThemeBalloon Flight

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ThemeExtreme Weather

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Show What You Know Spiral ReviewDraw Conclusions; Main Idea/Details; Author’s Purpose; Latin Roots; Charts

WritingPersuasive Essay


ComprehensionSequence; Main Idea and Details; Author’s Purpose; Fact and Opinion; Description

Vocabulary StrategiesWord Parts: Greek and Latin Roots; Context Clues; Multiple-Meaning Words

Text Features/ Literary Elements/ Study SkillsRhythm and Rhyme Scheme; Hero; Personification; Simile and Metaphor; Imagery; Onomatopoeia;Library/Media Center

GrammarNouns


Fluency Assessment


Vocabularyinvestigating, observed, inhibit, conquer, insight

Word Parts: Greek and Latin Roots

Phonics/Word StudyInflectional Endings

SpellingInflectional Endings

Vocabularylaunched, particles, dense, inflate, anchored, companion, hydrogen, scientific

Word Parts: Greek Roots

Phonics/Word StudyContractions

SpellingContractions

Vocabularydamages, property, available, contact, atmosphere, destruction, surge

Multiple-Meaning Words

Phonics/Word StudyClosed Syllables

SpellingClosed Syllables

ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor ComprehensionSkill: Author’s Purpose

FluencyRepeated Reading:Phrasing

Approaching Discovering the Elements

On Level Discovering the Elements

Beyond Discovering the Elements

ELL The Elements

ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor ComprehensionSkill: Fact and Opinion

FluencyRepeated Reading: Rate and Accuracy

Approaching Sky Watchers

On Level Sky Watchers

Beyond Sky Watchers

ELLSky Watchers

ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Text StructureSkill: Description


Approaching Weather Extremes

On Level Weather Extremes

Beyond Weather Extremes

ELLWeather Extremes


GrammarMore Plural Nouns

WritingTrait: Voice

GrammarPossessive Nouns

WritingTrait: Word Choice

GrammarPlurals and Possessives


Genre StudyProcedural Text; Drama

ixInvestigations


The

Big Question

Theme Video Using Your Witswww.macmillanmh.com

How can you use your intelligence to outwit others?

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Theme: Using Your Wits

ORAL LANGUAGE



ThemeTricksters

Build Background

ThemeThinking It Through

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WORD STUDY

• Vocabulary


• Spelling

Vocabularywares, treasurer, merchandise, educate, instruct, burdens, appreciation, unfortunate

Analogies: Synonyms/Antonyms

PhonicsOpen Syllables

SpellingOpen Syllables

Vocabularydismiss, intentions, despair, descended, accompany, delicacies, consented, seek

Homophones

PhonicsOpen Syllables (V/V)

SpellingOpen Syllables (V/V)

READING

• Comprehension

• Fluency

• Leveled Readers

ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Story StructureSkill: Theme

FluencyRepeated ReadingRate

Approaching Coyote and the Rock

On Level Brer Rabbit and the Gizzard Eater

Beyond How Thor Got His Hammer

ELLBrer Rabbit’s Ride

ComprehensionStrategy: SummarizeSkill: Sequence

FluencyRepeated Reading Expression and Phrasing

Approaching Graham the Kind Hearted

On Level Daisies in Winter

Beyond The Three Sisters

ELL Flowers in Winter

LANGUAGE ARTS

• Writing

• Grammar

WritingTrait: Voice

GrammarAction Verbs

WritingTrait: Voice

GrammarVerb Tenses

Theme Opener, xvi–248/249 pp. 250A–277JJ pp. 278A–307JJ

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ThemeTales

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ThemeChallenges

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ThemeTalking in Codes

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Show What You Know Spiral ReviewTheme ; SequenceCompare and Contrast; Context Clues; Metaphor; Time Line

WritingFictional Narrative


ComprehensionTheme, Sequence, Compare and Contrast, Author’s Perspective

Vocabulary StrategiesAnalogies, Homophones, Homographs, Context Clues/Figurative Language, Context Clues

Text Features/ Literary Elements/ Study SkillsMetaphor and Moral, Venn Diagrams, Study Strategies, Tables, Consonance and Symbolism

GrammarVerbs


Fluency Assessment


Vocabulary generations, globe, preserve, reveal, amusing

Homographs

PhonicsVowel Team Syllables

SpellingVowel Team Syllables

Vocabulary consulted, recover, tasks, previous, pursuit, proceeded, urgency, detected

Context Clues: Figurative Language

PhonicsConsonant + le Syllables

SpellingConsonant + le Syllables

Vocabulary corridor, reservation, enlisted, invasion, shield, location, creased, transmission

Context Clues

Phonicsr-Controlled Vowel Syllables

Spellingr-Controlled Vowel Syllables

ComprehensionStrategy: SummarizeSkill: Compare and Contrast

FluencyRepeated ReadingPhrasing

Approaching Trickster Jack and the Three-Headed Giants

On Level The Tale of the Trickster Rabbit

Beyond The Trickster Jackal

ELLThe Trickster Rabbit

ComprehensionStrategy: VisualizeSkill: Theme

FluencyRepeated Reading Rate

Approaching Arthur and the Sword

On Level Isis and the Seven Scorpions

Beyond Theseus and the Minotaur

ELLThe Story of Isis

ComprehensionStrategy: VisualizeSkill: Author’s Perspective


Approaching On the Home Front

On Level On the Home Front

Beyond On the Home Front

ELLLife At Home During World War II


GrammarMain and Helping Verbs


GrammarLinking Verbs


GrammarIrregular Verbs



Genre StudyPersuasive; Drama

TrickyTrickyTalesTalesQuestions about nature and how

the world works have been around

forever—and so have the stories that have

helped provide answers. Trickster tales

were created in the days before science

made events like tornadoes and floods

understandable. These stories, whose main

characters use their wits to get what they

want, helped to explain nature and the

world around us.

Meet the TricksterWhat is a trickster? A trickster is a type of

character that appears in many different

stories, but doesn’t always have the same

name or even the same body. Usually a

male, he is often an animal with human

features, such as a coyote, fox, tortoise, or

spider. The name “trickster” can be tricky.

He isn’t always tricking others—sometimes

he is the foolish one being tricked. A Havasupai storyteller

Where does the wind come from?

Why is there night? Why does

a leopard have spots?

GenreExpository articles present

facts and information about

a person, place, or event.

SummarizeCompare and Contrast

When you compare two or

more things or ideas, you

make logical connections to

find similarities. When you

contrast them, you look for

differences.

Real World Reading

Comprehension

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How can teamwork help in a diffi cult situation?

Unit 4Team Up to Survive

Theme VideoTeam Up to Survivewww.macmillanmh.com

The

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ORAL LANGUAGE



ThemeExtreme Conditions

Build Background

ThemeTeams on the Job

Build Background

WORD STUDY

• Vocabulary


• Spelling

Vocabulary frigid, treacherous, triumph, uninhabited, expedition, labor, dismantled, abandon

Word Parts: Root, Prefix, Suffix

PhonicsWords with Final /ә l/ and /ә n/

SpellingWords with Final /ә l/ and /ә n/

Vocabulary mission, disasters, environment, zone, gravity, maze, adjusted, function

Context Clues

PhonicsPrefixes

SpellingPrefixes

READING

• Comprehension

• Fluency

• Leveled Readers

ComprehensionStrategy: Generate QuestionsSkill: Problem and Solution

FluencyRepeated ReadingRate

Approaching Science in the Snow

On Level Science in the Snow

Beyond Science in the Snow

ELL Science at the North and South Poles

ComprehensionStrategy: Generate QuestionsSkill: Main Idea and Details

FluencyRepeated Reading Accuracy

Approaching On the Moon

On Level On the Moon

Beyond On the Moon

ELL On the Moon

LANGUAGE ARTS

• Writing

• Grammar


Grammar Pronouns and Antecedents

WritingTrait: Ideas

GrammarSubject and Object Pronouns

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ThemeHelping Out

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ThemeFamily Teams

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ThemeCamping Out

Build Background

Show What You Know Spiral ReviewProblem/Solution, Draw Conclusions, Fact/Opinion, Multiple-Meaning Words, Primary Sources

WritingExpository: Compare and Contrast Essay


ComprehensionProblem/Solution; Main Idea and Details; Fact /Opinion; Draw Conclusions; Character /Setting

Vocabulary StrategiesRoot, Prefix, Suffix; Context Clues; Greek/Latin Roots; Analogies/Synonyms; Dictionary/Multiple-Meaning Words

Text Features/ Literary Elements/ Study SkillsPrimary Sources; Symbolism and Moral; Parts of a Book; Toolbar and Link; Interview

GrammarPronouns

WritingExpository: Compare and Contrast Essay

Fluency Assessment

Diagnose and PrescribeInterpret Assessment Results

Vocabulary impact, supplies, survived, violent, involved

Word Parts: Greek and Latin Roots

Phonics/Word StudyHomographs

SpellingHomographs

Vocabulary robot, defective, meteor, rotated, staggered, reversed, dangling, tokens

Analogies: Synonyms

PhonicsWords with /chә r/and /zhә r/

SpellingWords with /chә r/and /zhә r/

Vocabulary guaranteed, supervise, frustrated, coordination, ease, scenery, bundle, fused

Dictionary: Multiple-Meaning Words

Phonics/Word StudyWords with -ance and -ence

SpellingWords with -ance and -ence

ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor ComprehensionSkill: Fact and Opinion Fluency

Repeated ReadingPhrasing

Approaching Environmental Heroes

On Level Environmental Heroes

Beyond Environmental Heroes

ELL Environmental Heroes

ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor ComprehensionSkill: Draw Conclusions


Approaching Return to Planet Weird

On Level Me, Robot?

Beyond The Terrariums

ELL The Prize

ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor ComprehensionSkill: Character and Setting

FluencyRepeated Reading Expression

Approaching A Visit to Grand Canyon National Park

On Level A Visit to Grand Canyon National Park

Beyond A Visit to Grand Canyon National Park

ELL The Amazing Grand Canyon

WritingCompare and Contrast Essay

GrammarPronoun-Verb Agreement

WritingTrait: Ideas

GrammarPossessive Pronouns

WritingTrait: Organization

GrammarPronouns, Contractions, and Homophones

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Genre StudyExpository; Drama

In 2005 Mother Nature proved just how

powerful she can be. In the United States,

one of the worst hurricane seasons

pounded coastal areas. Katrina, the strongest

hurricane that year, slammed the Gulf Coast.

The violent hurricane destroyed parts of

Mississippi and Alabama, and it flooded the

city of New Orleans.

In South Asia, citizens began the year

rebuilding after a tsunami destroyed coastlines

from southern India to the island nation of

Indonesia. On December 26, 2004, more than

200,000 people were killed in the tsunami, and

millions were left in need of help.

How can kids make a difference when natural disasters strike?

HeroesHeroes in Time of Need

Rescue workers search for victims after Hurricane Katrina.



presents facts and

information.

Monitor ComprehensionFact and Opinion

A fact is something that can

be proven to be true. An

opinion is a belief that may

not be supported by facts.

Real World Reading

Comprehension

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Unit 5The American West

How did the American West change during our country’s early years?

Theme VideoThe American Westwww.macmillanmh.com

The

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ORAL LANGUAGE



ThemeThe Spanish in the EarlyWest

Build Background

ThemeCowboys

Build BackgroundWORD STUDY

• Vocabulary


• Spelling

Vocabularyeldest, depicts, detested, ignored, refuge, projects, obvious, obedience

Thesaurus: Synonyms

Phonics/Word StudySuffixes

SpellingSuffixes

Vocabularyvastness, enthusiasm, horizon, ravine, presence, swerved, suspended, distinct

Analogies: Antonyms

Phonics/Word StudyHomophones

SpellingHomophones

READING

• Comprehension

• Fluency

• Leveled Readers

ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor ComprehensionSkill: Cause and Effect

FluencyRepeated ReadingExpression

Approaching The Oregon Trail: Westward Ho!

On Level The Oregon Trail: Westward Ho!

Beyond The Oregon Trail: Westward Ho!

ELLThe Oregon Trail: Westward Ho!

ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor ComprehensionSkill: Make Inferences


Approaching Nat Love: A Man of the Old and New West

On Level Alice Greenough: A New Woman of the Old West

Beyond William F. Cody: Showman of the Old West

ELLCowgirl Alice Greenough

LANGUAGE ARTS

• Writing

• Grammar

WritingTrait: Ideas

GrammarIndependent and Dependent Clauses

WritingTrait: Ideas

GrammarIndependent and Dependent Clauses

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How did the leaders of the Lewis and Clark expedition

make history as both explorers and scientists?

A Historic Journey



presents facts and

information about real

people, places, and events.

Analyze Text StructureCause and Effect

A cause is an action that

makes something happen.

An effect is the thing that

happens because of an

action.

Real World Reading

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ThemeTall Tales

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ThemeThe Right to Vote

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Show What You Know Spiral ReviewPlot and Setting; Make Inferences; Cause and Effect; Antonyms; Maps

WritingExpository: Research Report


ComprehensionCause and Effect; Make Inferences; Plot and Setting; Fact and Opinion

Vocabulary StrategiesThesaurus: Synonyms; Analogies: Antonyms; Thesaurus: Antonyms; Word Parts: Compound Words; Word Origin

Text Features/ Literary Elements/ Study SkillsTime Lines, Maps, Toolbars, Links, Repetition, Assonance, Using a Dictionary/Thesaurus

GrammarClauses; Adjectives


Fluency Assessment


Vocabularyinstill, combined, naturalist, vacant, diverse

Thesaurus: Antonyms

Phonics/Word Study Prefixes

Spelling Prefixes

Vocabularyoriginal, wring, advertisement, commenced, impress, elected, sauntered, posed

Word Parts: Compound Words

Phonics/Word Study Suffixes

Spelling Suffixes

Vocabularyrepresentative, colonel, attorney, qualify, postpone, submit, satisfactory, notion

Dictionary: Word Origin

Phonics/Word Study-ion

Spelling-ion

ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Text StructureSkill: Cause and Effect

FluencyRepeated ReadingPhrasing

Approaching Animal Observers

On Level Animal Observers

Beyond Animal Observers

ELL Animal Watchers

ComprehensionStrategy: Analyze Story StructureSkill: Plot and Setting

FluencyRepeated Reading Expression

Approaching Sluefoot Sue

On Level Johnny Appleseed

Beyond Old Stormalong

ELLThe Story of Johnny Appleseed

ComprehensionStrategy: Generate QuestionsSkill: Fact and Opinion

FluencyRepeated Reading Accuracy

Approaching The Story of African American Voting Rights

On Level The Story of African American Voting Rights

Beyond The Story of African American Voting Rights

ELL African Americans Win the Vote


GrammarAdjectives that Compare

WritingTrait: Organization

GrammarComparing with more/most

WritingTrait: Sentence Fluency

GrammarComparing with good/bad



Genre StudyFiction; Drama

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Unit 6Changes

What events can help you change the way you think?

Theme Video Changeswww.macmillanmh.com

The

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ORAL LANGUAGE



ThemeOvercoming Obstacles

Build Background

ThemeGrowing Up

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WORD STUDY

• Vocabulary


• Spelling

Vocabularyslumped, soggy, capable, categories, strands, gigantic, credit, luminous

Context Clues: Synonyms

PhonicsGreek Roots

SpellingWords with Greek Roots

Vocabularywearily, suspicious, jubilant, debris, parched, frayed, sensation, abruptly

Context Clues

PhonicsLatin Roots

SpellingWords with Latin Roots

READING

• Comprehension

• Fluency

• Leveled Readers

ComprehensionStrategy: Generate QuestionsSkill: Character and Plot

FluencyRepeated ReadingExpression and Phrasing

Approaching What’s the Buzz about the Geography Bee?

On Level Nadia Gomez Sees the Light

Beyond The Car Wash Chronicles

ELL Nadia’s Project

ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor ComprehensionSkill: Problem and Solution

FluencyRepeated Reading Intonation/Expression

Approaching Survival Instincts: Insects

On Level Survival Instincts: Insects

Beyond Survival Instincts: Insects

ELL How Insects Stay Alive

LANGUAGE ARTS

• Writing

• Grammar

WritingTrait: Ideas

GrammarAdverbs

WritingTrait: Voice

GrammarAdverbs That Compare

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ThemeImproving Lives

Build Background

ThemeFitting In

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ThemeTaking a Chance

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Show What You KnowSpiral ReviewTheme; Problem/Solution; Persuasion; Synonyms; Headings

WritingProcedural: How-To Letter


ComprehensionCharacter/Plot; Problem/Solution; Persuasion; Theme; Summarize

Vocabulary StrategiesContext Clues: Synonyms; Context Clues; Word Origin; Latin Roots

Text Features/ Literary Elements/ Study SkillsPhotographs/Captions; Diagram; Heading; Hyperlink; Key Word; Graphs; Everyday Communications

GrammarAdverbs; Prepositions; Sentence Combining


Fluency Assessment


Vocabularyelementary, physical, rigid, interact, wheelchair

Context Clues

PhonicsWords from Mythology

SpellingWords from Mythology

Vocabularyshortage, outcast, reflected, strategy, civilization, traditional, complex, founding

Dictionary: Word Origin

PhonicsNumber Prefixes

SpellingWords with Number Prefixes

Vocabularyventured, discussions, emerged, sprawled, unreasonable, focused, attraction, inquire

Word Parts: Latin Roots

Phonics-ible, -able

SpellingWords with -ible, -able

ComprehensionStrategy: Monitor ComprehensionSkill: Persuasion

FluencyRepeated ReadingAccuracy

Approaching Taking a Stand

On Level Taking a Stand

Beyond Taking a Stand

ELL Taking a Stand

ComprehensionStrategy: Generate QuestionsSkill: Theme


Approaching Food Fight

On Level Fruit From Space

Beyond Land of the Peppertoes

ELL Space Fruit

ComprehensionStrategy: Generate QuestionsSkill: Summarize


Approaching Dan’s Whale

On Level Into the Depths of the Sea

Beyond The Gold at Sunset Cove

ELL Down in the Sea


GrammarNegatives


Grammar Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

WritingTrait: Sentence Fluency

GrammarSentence Combining


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Genre StudyPoetry; Drama

A Dream Comes True

Most kids love recess, but for Hannah Kristan, it

was her least favorite part of the school day.

“I never got to do anything except sit there,”

she recalls.

Hannah was born with a disease that kept the

bones in her back from forming properly. She

uses a wheelchair. Sadly, for kids like her, most

playground equipment is off limits. In fact, Hannah

is one of 5 million kids in the United States who

cannot use traditional playground equipment

because of some type of disability.

Why do ALL kids need a place to play?

Talk tube

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reports on real people,

places, and events.

Monitor ComprehensionPersuasion

Persuasion is a method of

convincing others that they

should believe something or

feel a certain way about a

subject.

Real World Reading

Comprehension

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golden doors

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