Lessons 1-5

Wednesday Thursday Lesson # Monday Tuesday Friday

Write about what Imagine that your Describe something Describe something Write about your first you would do on a school only had one big about your school funny that happened at day at school. perfect Saturday or room. Tell what that you would like school one day. 1 Sunday. problems that would be. to change.

Write about a rule at Describe a time Explain why Explain what makes school and tell when someone communities need Describe what a jury you trust a character in whether you think it thought you were courts with juries and does. 2 a story. is fair. guilty of something. judges.

Tell about a time Write about a place Tell about a way you Describe what Destiny Write about a problem when you were in in your community and your friends is like. Give examples in your community. trouble and people where you love to should help in your 3 from the story. Suggest a solution. helped you. spend your time. community.

Describe a project Describe a big, Write about a bridge Tell why bridges are Tell about someone you did with others. important event you you have seen. important you know with a very Tell how each attended in your Compare it to the constructions in a 4 important job. person contributed. community. Golden Gate Bridge. community. Describe a sport or Describe a dream you Describe an activity Write about a person game you like to want to achieve Write about an activity or sport you’d like to 5 you consider a hero. play. Explain why someday and how you you enjoy. start in your school you like it. will achieve it. or community.

Lessons 6-10

Wednesday Thursday Lesson # Monday Tuesday Friday Invent a short humorous story about Write a concrete poem Tell how words can be a your friends using Summarize Max’s Words. about an animal, food, useful thing to collect. 6 Target Vocabulary Use signal words to show or object. words. the order of events.

Tell about your favorite Write a paragraph Explain how drawings Tell if you would like to be Explain how illustrations illustrated book. about your day in a book are different an illustrator. Explain why are important in Jack Explain why you like yesterday. Draw an from photos. or why not. Draws a Beanstalk. 7 the pictures. illustration for it.

Describe foods that Explain why you think Explain why it might be Compare and contrast Summarize a folktale are harvested in your people laughed at Juan important for a farmer to The Farmer and the you know. Tell what region. Tell when they Zanate instead of helping “communicate” with Dream with The the message is. 8 are harvested. him. nature. Harvest Birds.

Give your opinion Talk about an Tell whether you prefer to Retell a story that an older Describe a tradition about television and invention that has had read stories or listen to a person has told you. you know. Tell why the how it can be good or both good and bad storyteller. Explain why. Explain who the person is. tradition is important. 9 bad. effects for people. Describe a science Edison had a passion Choose a gadget or Describe something you Write a one paragraph experiment or project for reading and object you use often. would like to invent. biography of someone you did. Say what you inventing. Describe a Explain why it is a good Explain why it would be you know well. 10 learned. passion you have. invention. helpful.

Lessons 11-15

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Write a paragraph Describe a person you Explain whether you like Tell how science might Write about a containing two facts admire who faced a basketball and tell why. help someone be a better challenge you faced. and two opinions hard challenge. basketball player. 11 about Michael Jordan.

Compare and contrast Write about a time Describe a competition Describe how the story Imagine you will take part Bean’s and Kevin’s when you were you were in. Explain would be different if Bean in a science fair. Tell what attitudes about the surprised that you did how you felt. thought she would win. you will do to prepare. 12 science fair. well at something.

Explain how a legend Describe a difficult task Write about what Tell whether you agree Tell about a challenge the is different from someone asked you to qualities make a with Chief Sky’s choice. new chief might face and informative and perform. person a good leader. Explain why. what he might do. 13 historical text. Write an ad for an Write about a Write about a fictional Write a letter to Officer Describe different ways in animal shelter friendship you have adventure that Aero Mike asking questions which animals can help persuading people to had with an animal. and Officer Mike have. about Aero. people. 14 adopt pets.

Give an opinion of Describe a terrible Write about a difficult Imagine that Ramona has Describe a recipe that you Ramona’s parents meal you ate. Then chore you had to do to do another difficult have made or have based on their actions describe a delicious and what you learned. chore. Tell what happens. helped to make. 15 in the story. one.

Lessons 16-20

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Describe a time when Write a message to your Write what you think Judy Tell whether a funny you disagreed with classmates about how to story is a good way to Write about pollution Moody’s reaction would family members about reduce waste and save deliver a serious and tell why it is a be to “Save the Rain something. energy. message. 16 problem. Forest.”

Describe what Imagine you go back in Tell whether you Write about a scientific Tell what you would do if scientists such as time and see an would enjoy looking or historic mystery you you uncovered a fossil Brown and Currie do Albertosaurus. Write what for fossils. Explain why would like to solve. buried in your yard. 17 and why. you do. or why not.

Write a description of Tell how illustrations Write a letter to Imagine you are an old Write a poem about the plants and trees and diagrams help you convince a neighbor tree. Explain how you live something natural in your near your home or understand not to cut down an old and grow. neighborhood. 18 school. informational texts. tree. Summarize a story or Compare the pictures in Write a one-paragraph Write about your Retell Dogzilla from movie you know about other stories you have funny animal fantasy of emotional reaction to the dog’s point of view. 19 a monster. read. your own. “Whose Land Is It?”

Imagine you are Create your own short Describe your favorite Describe how a climate Compare “The Raven: An visiting the South Pole. mythical story to kind of weather and affects people’s way of Inuit Myth” to another Describe what you see explain something in explain why you like it. life. myth or legend you know. 20 there. nature.

Lessons 21-25

Thursday Lesson # Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Tell whether you think the Describe an exciting or scary ants in the Write a poem or limerick adventure you have had. story were Imagine you shrink and Write from the point of about a bug. 21 really bad. end up in an ant hole. view of two birds that fly Explain. Describe your adventure. into your school.

Write a paragraph Imagine Grasshopper about why Imagine you are part of a Compare and contrast Describe a long journey you have from the fable turns into many gray whale family. The Grasshopper and the taken. a locust. Write what animals and Describe your journeys. Ant with Two Bad Ants. 22 happens. people migrate. Write about a relative Imagine you could travel who lives far Write to a relative asking Imagine you work for the Describe an interesting anywhere. Tell where you would away. him or her to visit. Say Pony Express. Describe visitor you have had. 23 go and why. Describe what you will do together. the best parts of your job. your relationship.

Write about one of the Write a paragraph about Write what happens after Use metaphors to Write about a journey to a creatures whether it’s a good idea to the brothers return in describe a big storm you beautiful, faraway place. illustrated in build towns near Dog-of-the-Sea-Waves. have experienced. 24 Dog-of-the- volcanoes. Sea-Waves.

Tell whether you would Write a short dialogue like to climb Write a conversation Write a message to Draw a map of a special outdoor for a play about two a high between you and Temba persuade people to help place you know. Describe it. people on a mountain mountain. Tsheri Sherpa. with the Big Cleanup. 25 hike. Explain your reasons. Lessons 26-30

Wednesday Thursday Lesson # Monday Tuesday Friday Write about a race you Compare how a folktale would like to and an informational 26 be in, and article tell about a race. explain why. Write about an interesting Write about what you Write about what you Describe a science Describe an invention that would fact you would want to attract with would miss most without project you would like to change your life. learned a special magnet. electricity and why. create for a science fair. 27 about magnets or electricity.

Write an answer to Explain how someone Write about someone you Describe a new activity the question Write an ad for a movie you read about admire, using facts to explain you would like to excel in “How can I about a real-life achiever. overcame an obstacle to why you do. and explain why. 28 best use my reach a goal. abilities?”

Write about Describe an act a person might what it takes Describe how you would Write about whether you Compare and contrast a do that you would be called to b a feel if you won the would rather be a scorer champion speller and a 29 heroic. valuable National Spelling Bee. or defender, and why. champion soccer player. teammate.

Explain how you would Describe what you would Write about why a Describe examples of Explain why seniors and young use your do to get ready for character from your people helping each people make good partners. talents to company. reading is a favorite. other to reach a goal. 30 raise money for a friend.