Gadsden City Schools

Gadsden City Schools 2013-2014 5th Grade Language Arts Pacing Guide Unit 1 Story/Target Skills Story Name Reading Writing Speaking and Language Foundational “Safety Net” Skills (Reading Literature-RL) (W) Listening (L) Skills For 5th Grade (Reading Informational RI) (SL) (Reading Foundational RF) Week 1- August 26-30 2. [(RL.5.2)] Red Kayak 2. [(RL.5.2)] 23. [(W.5.2)] 32.a.[(SL.5.1a)] 42.c. [(L.5.5c)] 21.b.[(RF.5.4b)] 3. [(RL.5.3)] 25. [(W.5.4)] 32.b. [(SL.5.1b)] 41.a. [(L.5.4a)] 11. [(RI.5.2)] - Character and Plot 1. [(RL.5.1)] 38. [(L.5.1)] 14. [(RI.5.5)] - Monitor and Clarify 39.[(L.5.2)] -Homographs 20.a[(RF.5.3a)] - Context Clues - Fluency- Expression 21. [RF.5.4)] -Interview 25. [(W.5.4)] -Organization - Writing- Directions 32. [(SL.5.1)] -Four Kinds of Sentences 38.[(L.5.1)]

Week 2- Sept. 3-6 39. [(L.5.2)] Thunder Rose 10. [(RI.5.1)] 24.d. 35 [(SL.5.4)] 42.c. [(L.5.5c)] 21.b. [(RF.5.4b)] 41. [(L.5.4)] 11. [(RI.5.2)] [(W.5.3d)] 41.a. [(L.5.4a)] -Cause and Effect 24. [(W.5.3)] 38. [(L.5.1)] - Summarize - Homonyms - Idioms -Fluency- Rate - Storytelling -Voice -Writing: Tall Tale - Subjects and Predicates Story Name Reading Writing Speaking and Language Foundational “Safety Net” Skills (Reading Literature-RL) (W) Listening (L) Skills For 5th Grade (Reading Informational RI) (SL) (Reading Foundational RF) Week 3- Sept.9-13 23.a.[(W.5.2a)] 35. [(SL.5.4)] 41.c. [(L.5.4c)] 21.b.[(RF.5.4b)] 2. [(RL.5.2)] Island of the Blue 2. [(RL.5.2)] 25. [(W.5.4)] 41. [(L.5.4)] 3. [(RL.5.3)] Dolphin 38. [(L.5.1)] 11. [(RI.5.2)] 1. [(RL.5.1)] 14. [(RI.5.5)] -Theme and Setting -Inferring 20.a.[(RF.5.3a)] -Unknown Words -Dictionary/Glossary 21. [RF.5.4)] -Fluency-Expression 25. [(W.5.4)] -How- to Demonstration 32. [(SL.5.1)] -Focus/Ideas -Writing-Invitation 38.[(L.5.1)] -Independent and Dependent Clauses

Week 4- Sept. 16-20 23.a. [W.5.2a)] 35 [(SL.5.4)] 42.c. [(L.5.5c)] 21. [(RF.5.4)] 39. [(L.5.2)] Satchel Paige 10. [(RI.5.1)] 41.a. [(L.5.4a)] 41. [(L.5.4)] -Fact and Opinion 38. [(L.5.1)] - Questioning 40. [(L.5.3)] - Antonyms -Context Clues -Fluency-Appropriate Phrasing/Punctuation Cues -Sportscast -Word Choice -Writing-Newsletter Article -Compound and Complex Sentence Story Name Reading Writing Speaking and Language Foundational “Safety Net” Skills (Reading Literature-RL) (W) Listening (L) Skills For 5th Grade (Reading Informational RI) (SL) (Reading Foundational RF) 2. [(RL.5.2)] Week 5- Sept. 23-27 12. [(RI.5.3)] 23. [(W.5.2)] 35 [(SL.5.4)] 41. [(L.5.4)] 21. [(RF.5.4)] 3. [(RL.5.3)] Ten Mile Day 25. [(W.5.4)] 41.a. [(L.5.4a)] 11. [(RI.5.2)] 14. [(RI.5.5)] 23.e [(W.5.2e)] 39. [(L.5.2)] 14. [(RI.5.5)] -Cause and Effect -Text Structure 20.a.[(RF.5.3a)] -Multiple- Meaning Words 21. [RF.5.4)] -Context Clues 25. [(W.5.4)] -Fluency-Accuracy -Job Advertisement 32. [(SL.5.1)] -Organization -Writing-Expository 38.[(L.5.1)] -Common, Proper, and Collective Nouns 39. [(L.5.2)] 41. [(L.5.4)]

September 30-October 4-Unit 1 testing and re-teaching of skills not mastered