Scott-Foresman Grade 5
Selection, Comprehension Vocabulary Word Work Grammar Skills Writing Skills; Study Author (Review) Skill Spelling Literary Devices Skills 1 From the Diary of sequence multiple-meaning r-controlled vowels complete journal entry; locating/
R Leigh Botts making judgments words sentences point of view collecting E Beverly Cleary info L Faith and Eddie character homophones vowel digraphs subjects and effective dictionary/ A T Patrick Jennings setting short e, long e predicates transitions; mood, glossary I foreshadowing N G Looking for a generalizing antonyms diphthongs four kinds of style; poster/ Home sequence /oy/, /ou/ sentences biography announce- T O Andrea Warren ment Meeting Mr. cause and effect unfamiliar words common word patterns compound and event from movie library O T Henry drawing conclusions long a, i, o complex sentences or show; database H Alfred Slote dialogue E R Eloise Greenfield author’s purpose homophones complex spelling fragments, personal narrative manual S Eloise Greenfield sequence /oo/, /ū/, /aw/ run-ons autobiography Unit Writing: Personal Narrative
2 The Diver and the steps in a process synonyms hard and soft c and g nouns expanding and chart/ elaborating sent.; M Dolphins cause and effect /j/, /k/ table Y Wayne Grover narrative nonfic., magazine, periodical W Fury of a graphic sources multiple-meaning silent consonants proper nouns book review; parts of a O R Hurricane author’s purpose words kn, mb, gh, st simile and book L Patricia Lauber text structure metaphor D Dwaina Brooks fact and opinion antonyms compound words plural nouns character sketch; newspaper A Phillip Hoose steps in a process narrative nonfic. N D Everglades author’s viewpoint unfamiliar words base words possessive nouns business letter; thesaurus Jean Craighead cause and effect short a, i ,o, u realistic fiction Y George O U Missing Links drawing conclusions multiple-meaning prefixes commas in series, lost-and-found telephone R Andrew Bromberg predicting words dis-, un-, mid-, pre- direct address, notice; directory S appositives puns/word play Unit Writing: Description
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Selection, Comprehension, Vocabulary Word Work Grammar Skills Writing Skills; Study Author (Review) Skill Spelling Literary Devices Skills 3 Going with the character multiple-meaning regular plurals verbs email message; evaluating Flow drawing conclusions, words -s and –es endings narration and info A Claire Blatchford predicting dialogue Kate Shelley graphic sources unfamiliar words irregular plurals subject-verb news story; atlas/map J O Robert San Souci text structure agreement biography B Marble Champ plot antonyms contractions verb tenses: explanatory diagram/ Gary Soto theme present, past, paragraph; scale W future humor drawing E L From Bees to text structure unfamiliar words possessives using verb tenses developing topic outlining L Honey steps in a process cities and states correctly sentence; Sylvia Johnson expository nonfic. D O Babe to the summarizing synonyms unusual possessives contractions book/movie review magazines N Rescue compare and contrast dialect periodical E Dick King-Smith personification almanac Unit Writing: Comparison/Contrast
4 The Yangs’ First compare and contrast multiple meaning inflected endings –ed, adjectives eliminating research
T Thanksgiving summarizing words -ing wordiness; process I Lensey Namioka homophones dialogue, idiom M The Jr. Iditarod main idea and unfamiliar words inflected endings –er, adjectives in writing an ad; graphs E Race supporting details -est sentences jargon A Ted Wood generalizing N D The Night Alone predicting antonyms inflected endings comparatives & multimedia encyclop. Joseph Bruchac setting -ed, -ing, -er, -est superlatives presentation; T I compare and contrast myth M The Heart of a context clues unfamiliar words schwa sound adverbs cause and effect; organizing E Runner author’s viewpoint -ful, -ly, -ion narrative, and A Sharon Bell Mathis metaphor, idiom, presenting G dialogue info A I The Memory Box author’s purpose homonyms schwa sound in final using adverbs to how-to directions; ABC order N Mary Bahr plot, theme syllable improve sentences foreshadowing Unit Writing: How-to Report
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Selection, Comprehension, Vocabulary Word Work Grammar Skills Writing Skills; Study Author (Review) Skill Spelling Literary Devices Skills 5 I Want to Vote! setting synonyms complex spelling contractions, poem; electronic Zibby Oneal making judgments patterns pronouns historical fiction media T R ng, nk, th,ch A Long Path to paraphrasing unfamiliar words suffixes subject & object supporting main time line V Freedom main idea/details, -able, -ible, -ant, -ent pronouns ideas; E Kate McMullen summarizing idiom, imagery L I …Chester visualizing multiple-meaning suffixes pronouns and improving following N Cricket’s Pigeon paraphrasing words -ous, -ion, -ation referents sentence style; directions G Ride fantasy. fable George Selden O N Passage to context clues antonyms syllabication prepositions and taking notes; schedule Freedom main idea/details, compound words prepositional narrative writing Ken Mochizuki generalizing phrases Paul Revere’s Ride paraphrasing unfamiliar words word building sentences, research report; study HWLongfellow visualizing conjunctions poetic elements strategies Unit 5 Writing: Research Report
6 The Baker’s theme synonyms complex spelling sentences and scene of a play; ad/ Neighbor compare and contrast patterns punctuation drama, imagery, order T H Adele Thane sensory words form I Andy’s Secret steps in a process unfamiliar words irregular plurals capitalization summary; recipe N Ingredient fact and opinion, capitalization & realistic fiction, K Phyllis Reynolds author’s viewpoint abbreviation slang
O Naylor F In the Days of plot multiple-meaning /k/ and /f/ commas folk tale; questions King Adobe context clues words symbolism for inquiry I Joe Hayes T Just Telling The making judgments unfamiliar words base words & suffixes quotations and literary critique; textbook/ Truth character -less, -ment, -ness quotation marks humor trade Ellen Conford book Is It Real? visualizing synonyms word building and compound and persuasive pictures Michael Capek fact and opinion sound changes complex sentences argument; and expository nonfic. captions
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Unit 6 Writing: Persuasive Argument
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