grade 4 online planner - my savvas training
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GRADE 4 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
1 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Because of Winn-Dixie
Week 1 Interactive Reading: From Wild to Mild: A Cat Story (Level 1)
1 Introduction; 10 minutes Independent Reading
Introduction; produce and admit
Introduction; Preview and Set Purpose
Introduction; Academic Conversation
Introduction; Ask Questions
Assignment: Ask Questions; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
constellation and sigh
Ask Questions Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Phonics Assignment: Short Vowels; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
howled and applauded
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Use Related Words Assignment: Related Words; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
embarrassed and properly
Ask Questions Academic Conversation
Write a Narrative Paragraph
Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Phonics Reader: Community Dinner; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Read Fluently Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Weekly Reading Check; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Awesome Ants! (Level 1), Furry Friends and Feathered Friends (Level 2) and How Did the Animals Know? (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
whispered and rely
Ask Questions Academic Conversation
Recognize Cause and Effect
Assignment: Cause and Effect; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
whining and forgive
Identify Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Use Context Clues Assignment: Use Context Clues; Phonics Assignment: Read Words with Long Vowels CVC; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
confused and blushed
Identify Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Clarify Text by Retelling
Assignment: Retelling; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
arrange and imitated
Retell Academic Conversation
Write Informative Text
Assignment; Plan an Informative Paragraph; Phonics Reader: We Can Do a Lot; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Identify Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Predict Assignment: Write an Informative Paragraph; Weekly Reading Check; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 3 Interactive Reading: Animal Expressions (Level 1), The Amazing Butterfly (Level 2) and Flight for Survival (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
decision and ingredient
Predict Academic Conversation
Make Inferences Assignment: Make an Inference; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
invented and conversation
Predict Academic Conversation
Write an Opinon Piece
Assignment: Plan an Opinion Paragraph; Phonics Assignment: Consonant Blends; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
nerve and account Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Write an Opinion Piece; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
lonely and invite Predict Academic Conversation
Use Synonyms Assignment; Use Synonyms; Phonics Reader: His Biggest Fan; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Make Inferences Assignment: Make an Inference; Weekly Reading Check; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Dogs to the Rescue! (Level 1), Rescuing Whales (Level 2) and A Little Help, Please (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
offer and appreciate
Predict Academic Conversation
Write a Narrative Essay
Assignment: Plan a Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
memorized and quit
Retell Academic Conversation
Understand Setting Assignment: Prewrite a Narrative Essay; Phonics Assignment: Inflected Endings; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
exist and swell Ask Questions Academic Conversation
Visualize Assignment: Write a Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
warning and echoed
Visualize Academic Conversation
Use Suffixes Assignment: Write a Narrative Essay; Phonics Reader: Showing and Telling; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Identify Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Revise Writing Assignment: Write a Narrative Essay; Weekly Reading Check; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Nature’s Balance (Level 1), The Mysterious Amazon River Dolphin (Level 2) and Camouflage in the Wild (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
trotted and anxious
Visualize Academic Conversation
Speak to an Audience
Assignment: Peer Conferencing; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
shrink and appear Identify Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Edit Writing Assignment: Write a Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
signals and track Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Preview and Set Purpose
Assignment: Present a Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
close-ups and wingspan
Preview and Set Purpose
Academic Conversation
Understand Compound Words
Assignment: Present a Narrative Essay; Phonics Reader: Chowder Surprise; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Visualize Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
2 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Sahara Special
Week 1 Interactive Reading: A Life in Science: Mae Jemison (Level 1), Striking It Rich (Level 2) and They Never Gave Up (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
file and organized Ask Questions Academic Conversation
Make Inferences Assignment: Make an Inference; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
ambition and reflection
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Analyze Similies and Metaphors
Assignment: Interpret Figurative Language; Phonics Assignment: Words with /oi/; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
authors and regulars
Predict Academic Conversation
Make Connections Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
fierce and impression
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Write About Characters
Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Phonics Reader: The Snow Day; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Visualize Assignment: Visualize the Scene; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Fighting for Freedom: Harriet Tubman (Level 1), Let’s Move! (Level 2) and The Power of a Story (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
relieved and journals
Predict Academic Conversation
Clarify by Retelling Assignment: Retell What You Read; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
persuade and curiosity
Clarify by Retelling Academic Conversation
Write About Literature
Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Phonics Assignment: Consonant Digraphs; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
honest and imagination
Clarify by Retelling Academic Conversation
Recognize Cause and Effect
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
skyscrapers and dome
Visualize Academic Conversation
Analyze Shades of Meaning
Assignment: Synonyms with Shades of Meaning; Phonics Reader: Make Tacos; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Recognize Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Read with Expression
Assignment: Read with a Partner; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 3 Interactive Reading: The Race into Space (Level 1), The Power of Perseverance (Level 2) and A Good Friend Is Hard to Find (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
unimpressive and records
Recognize Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Understood Point of View
Assignment: Point of View; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
shuffle and wrinkled
Visualize Academic Conversation
Write an Opinion Paragraph
Assignment: Plan an Opinion Paragraph; Phonics Assignment: r-Controlled Vowels; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
orphan and miserable
Recognize Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Write an Opinion Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
mourns and snarled
Clarify by Retelling Academic Conversation
Use Context Clues Assignment: Use Context Clues; Phonics Reader: Thursday’s Storm; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Predict Academic Conversation
Analyze Similies and Metaphors
Assignment: Figurative Language; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Safer Energy (Level 1), Lily Yeh: Art Builds a Village (Level 2) and Kid Entrepreneurs: Taking Care of Business (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
twitched and pursed
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Begin Multimedia Project
Assignment: Plan a Story; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
eager and delicious
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Analyze Dialogue Assignment: Plan a Presentation; Phonics Assignment: Contractions; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
coaxed and horizon
Visualize Academic Conversation
Analyze Characters Assignment: Write a Story for Multimedia Project; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
stroked and comforting
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Identify Main Ideas and Supporting Details
Phonics Reader: The Shooting Star; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Identify Main Ideas and Supporting Details
Academic Conversation
Preview and Set Purpose
Assignment: Share and Review Stories; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Turn It Down! (Level 1), The Art of Demolition (Level 2) and The Right Sport (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
consequences and bully
Preview and Set Purpose
Academic Conversation
Recognize Cause and Effect
Assignment: Create a Visual; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
competition and creative
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Use Related Words Phonics Assignment: r-Controlled Vowels; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
scholarship and challenges
Recognize Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Use Text Features Assignment: Revise and Edit Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
furious and injured Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Make a Presentation
Phonics Reader: The Family Trip; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Clarify by Retelling Unit Benchmark Assessment
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Unit Benchmark Assessment
3 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Knucklehead
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Hidden Ads (Level 1), Video Games: The Good and the Bad (Level 2) and Too Much Media? (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
humble and weird Preview and Predict Academic Conversation
Understand Autobiography
Assignment: Understand Autobiography; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
argument and debate
Visualize Academic Conversation
Recognize Author’s Purpose
Assignment: Recognize Author’s Purpose; Phonics Assignment: Plural Suffixes; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
medical and lumber
Recognize Author’s Purpose
Academic Conversation
Use Precise Words Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
statues and corral Recognize Author’s Purpose
Academic Conversation
Clarify Text by Paraphrasing
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Phonics Reader: The Yard Sale; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Clarify Text by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Understand Multi-Meaning Words
Assignment: Multi-Meaning Words; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Newspapers for Students (Level 1), Tavi Gevinson, Style Rookie (Level 2) and A Journalist’s Dream (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
slaughter and squashing
Recognize Author’s Purpose
Academic Conversation
Make Connections Assignment: Make Connections; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
afford and patients
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Use Suffixes -er and -est
Assignment: Make Words with -er and -est; Phonics Assignment: Digraphs; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
haunted and worthless
Clarify Text by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Predict Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
ceiling and crammed
Predict Academic Conversation
Write a Satisfying Conclusion
Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Phonics Reader: The Main Trail Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Read Fluently Assignment: Read at an Appropriate Rate;Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
Week 3 Interactive Reading: The Real Story on Kids and Reading (Level 1), Binge TV (Level 2) and Digital Creativity (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
instantly and pinch Make Connections Academic Conversation
Use Prefixes and Suffixes
Assignment: Divide Words with Prefixes and Suffixes; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
pitcher and launching
Visualize Academic Conversation
Support an Opinion Assignment: Plan an Opinion Paragraph; Phonics Assignment: Digraphs; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
advantages and entry
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Make Inferences Assignment: Write an Opinion Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
heaved and crouched
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Identify Main Idea and Supporting Details
Assignment: Identify Main Ideas; Phonics Reader: A New Season; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Identify Main Idea and Supporting Details
Academic Conversation
Report on a Topic Assignment: Report on Summer; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 4 Interactive Reading: The Magic of Special Effects (Level 1), Sports Reporting (Level 2) and Sending the Message (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
classics and elbowing
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Write an Explanatory Essay
Assignment: Brainstorm!; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
unwrapped and lame
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Plan Writing Assignment: Organize Your Ideas; Phonics Assignment: Digraphs; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
wreck and blurry Make Connections Academic Conversation
Analyze Theme Assignment: Write an Explanatory Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
quality and critical Preview Academic Conversation
Summarize Assignment: Write an Explanatory Essay; Phonics Reader: Row a Boat; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Use Greek and Latin Roots
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Apps for Health (Level 1), The Power of Music, Color, and Images (Level 2) and Too Young for Cell Phones? (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
audience and advertising
Summarize Academic Conversation
Recognize Cause and Effect
Assignment: Peer Conference; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
cautious and violent
Recognize Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Edit Writing Phonics Assignment: Digraphs; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
harmful and pressure
Summarize Academic Conversation
Ask Questions Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
commuters and generations
Ask Questions Academic Conversation
Use a Dictionary or Glossary
Phonics Reader: Kyla’s Trip; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Recognize Author's Purpose
Unit Benchmark Assessment
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4 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Night of the Twisters
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Volcanoes (Level 1), After the Storm: Galveston Rebuilds (Level 2) and Warning: Bugs at Work! (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
radar and unexpected
Predict Academic Conversation
Ask Questions Assignment: Ask Questions; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
gazing and brooding
Ask Questions Academic Conversation
Visualize Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Phonics Assignment: Syllables; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
content and mechanic
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Write Descriptive Details
Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
alongside and disgusted
Visualize Academic Conversation
Predict Assignment: Make Predictions; Phonics Reader: The Happiest Day; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Predict Academic Conversation
Use Domain-Specific Vocabulary
Assignment: Domain Specific Vocabulary; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 2Interactive Reading: Ready or Not: Learning from Weather Disasters (Level 1), The “Unsinkable” Titanic (Level 2) and Smokejumpers (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
siren and tremendous
Ask Questions Academic Conversation
Analyze Story Structure
Assignment: Fluency Practice; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
huddled and hail Visualize Academic Conversation
Clarify by Retelling Assignment: Retell a Story; Phonics Assignment: Syllable Consonant + -le; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
rubble and foundation
Visualize Academic Conversation
Recognize Cause and Effect
Assignment: Recognize Cause and Effect; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
wail and wreckage Recognize Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Research a Topic Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Phonics Reader: Nell, Chuck, and a Puzzle; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Clarify Text by Retelling
Academic Conversation
Use Prefixes and Suffixes
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 3 Interactive Reading: A “Successful Failure” (Level 1), The Nightmare of Kudzu (Level 2) and Bomb Dogs: Canine Heroes (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
rescue and bellowed
Visualize Academic Conversation
Make Inferences Assignment: Make an Inference; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
remains and whirling
Predict Academic Conversation
Understand Figurative Language
Assignment: Understand Figurative Language; Phonics Assignment: Digraphs; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
dazed and shattered
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Support an Opinion Assignment: Plan an Opinion Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
disaster and shove Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Clarify Text by Retelling
Assignment: Write an Opinion Paragraph; Phonics Reader: The Field Trip; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Recognize Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Use Phrasing to Read Fluently
Assignment: Use Phrasing to Read Fluently; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 4Interactive Reading: Manatees: Endangered Giants (Level 1), A Peek at the Past: Dinosaurs and Their Disappearance (Level 2) and Disasters in the Air (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
scarcely and operator
Predict Academic Conversation
Begin Multimedia Project
Assignment: Plan a Multimedia Project; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
overflowing and desparate
Clarify Text by Retelling
Academic Conversation
Take Notes Assignment: Take Notes for the Unit Project; Phonics Assignment: Digraphs; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
mattress and baffled
Clarify Text by Retelling
Academic Conversation
Understand Idioms and Adages
Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
massive and surrounded
Ask Questions Academic Conversation
Preview and Set Purpose
Assignment: Choose Your Media; Phonics Reader: Shopping Day;Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Recognize Author’s Purpose
Academic Conversation
Understand Poetry Assignment: Write a Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Learning from Mistakes (Level 1), When Disaster Strikes (Level 2) and In the Wake of an Earthquake (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
tragedy and stranded
Preview and Set Purpose
Academic Conversation
Connect Images and Ideas
Assignment: Create Visual; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
funnel and moisture
Recognize Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Recognize Text Structure
Assignment: Practice Project Presentation; Phonics Assignment: Digraphs; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
motionless and fragments
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Recognize Author’s Purpose
Assignment: Present Your Project; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
sparks and gap Recognize Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Make Connections Assignment: Present Your Project; Phonics Reader: Paula’s Treehouse; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
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Make Connections Unit Benchmark Assessment
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
5 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie “Peanut” Johnson
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Let’s Eat (Level 1), People Helping People (Level 2) and Connecting Through Time (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
Preview and Set Purpose
Academic Conversation
Understand Varieties of English
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
Visualize Academic Conversation
Understand Figurative Language
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
Predict Academic Conversation
Clarify Text by Paraphrasing
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
Clarify Text by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Write a Personal Narrative
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Ask Questions Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Week 2Interactive Reading: Peace and Harmony Begins at Home: Chinese Families (Level 1), New Language, New Friends (Level 2) and Unusual Pets (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
Ask Questions Academic Conversation
Understand Domain-Specific Words
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
Clarify Text by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Make Connections
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
Clarify Text by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Identify Main Ideas and Supporting Details
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
Identify Main Ideas and Supporting Details
Academic Conversation
Write an Explanatory Paragraph
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Recognize Cause and Effect
Week 3 Interactive Reading: Traditional Native American Homes (Level 1), Wolf Families (Level 2) and Sasha and Malia (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
Predict Academic Conversation
Visualize
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
Visualize Academic Conversation
Summarize
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Use Context Clues
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
Summarize Academic Conversation
Write an Opinion Paragraph
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Clarify Text by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Read Fluently
Week 4Interactive Reading: The Fresh Air Fund: Fresh Air for City Kids (Level 1), Famous Political Families (Level 2) and The Friendship Top 40: Pop Songs About New Friends (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Write an Opinion Essay
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
Identify Main Ideas and Supporting Details
Academic Conversation
Use a Dictionary
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
Recognize Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Organize Writing
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Recognize Author’s Purpose
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Ask Questions Academic Conversation
Revise Writing
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Pharaohs and Parking Lots (Level 1), Cat and Dog Tales (Level 2) and Entertainment Families (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
Recognize Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Clarify Text by Paraphrasing
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
Recognize Author’s Purpose
Academic Conversation
Use Latin Roots
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Connect Visuals to Text
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
Recognize Author’s Purpose
Academic Conversation
Compare Point of View
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
1 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Alamo Wars
Week 1 Interactive Reading: A Quiet Hero: The Story of Barbara Johns (Level 1)
1 Introduction; 10 minutes Independent Reading
Introduction; collapsed and assemble
Introduction; Preview and Set Purpose
Introduction; Academic Conversation
Introduction; Ask Questions
Assignment: Ask Questions; Grammar Study Plan; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
rhythm and beam Ask Questions Academic Conversation
Visualize Assignment: Visualize the Scene; Phonics Assignment: Short Vowels; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
illegal and ceremony
Ask Questions Academic Conversation
Read Multisyllabic Words
Assignment: Read Multisyllabic Words; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
abrupt and hesitated
Visualize Academic Conversation
Write a Narrative Paragraph
Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Phonics Reader: At the Bus Stop; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Visualize Academic Conversation
Analyze Dialogue Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Weekly Reading Check; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Covenant House (Level 1), One Animal Makes a Difference (Level 2) and Friendly Opponents (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
compliment and resemble
Ask Questions Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Compare and Contrast Two Characters; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
rehearsals and separated
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Predict Assignment: What Happens Next?; Phonics Assignment: Read Plural Nouns; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
advice and surrendered
Predict Academic Conversation
Write Explanatory Text
Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
combination and rebels
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Retell Assignment; Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Phonics Reader: Drumbeats; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Retell Academic Conversation
Read Fluently with Expression
Assignment: Read Fluently with Expression; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 3 Interactive Reading: Oprah’s School (Level 1), Eleanor Roosevelt’s Declaration (Level 2) and Thurgood Marshall (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
composed and applied
Predict Academic Conversation
Identify Cause and Effect
Assignment: Why Did That Happen?; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
refused and insulting
Identify Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Use Context Clues Assignment: Use Context Clues; Phonics Assignment: Inflected Endings; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
dispute and intention
Retell Academic Conversation
Write an Opinion Piece
Assignment: Plan an Opinion Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
annual and underground
Retell Academic Conversation
Visualize Assignment: Write an Opinion Paragraph; Phonics Reader: Troops on Duty; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Visualize Academic Conversation
Speak to an Audience
Assignment: Readers’ Theater; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Anne Frank (Level 1), Doctors Without Borders (Level 2) and Superman’s Sister (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
respect and predicted
Predict Academic Conversation
Write a Narrative Essay
Assignment: Brainstorm!; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
cradling and uncomfortable
Identify Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Write Events Assignment: Plan a Narrative Essay; Phonics Assignment: Vowel Digraphs; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
unique and solo Retell Academic Conversation
Identify Author’s Purpose
Assignment: Write a Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
original and mixture
Visualize Academic Conversation
Understand Compound Words
Assignment: Write a Narrative Essay; Phonics Reader: On the Road; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Assignment: Revise a Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Bastille Day (Level 1), Not a Game: Escaping Gange Life (Level 2) and Medha Patkar (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
legal and entertainment
Identify Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Identify Main Idea and Supporting Details
Assignment: Peer Review; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
illnesses and thoughtful
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Use Prefixes and Suffixes
Assignment: Write a Narrative Essay; Phonics Assignment: Phonics: Words with ou, ow, oi, oy; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
justice and outrage
Identify Main Idea and Supporting Details
Academic Conversation
Identify Author’s Purpose
Assignment: Present a Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
equal and homeless
Identify Author’s Purpose
Academic Conversation
Preview and Set Purpose
Assignment: Present a Narrative Essay; Phonics Reader: The Super Heroes; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
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Identify Cause and Effect
Unit Benchmark Assessment
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2 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Kickoff!
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Young Athletes of the World Unite (Level 1) Secrets of Karate (Level 2) and Pablo Morales, Champion at Work (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
crumbling and mistake
Introduction; Preview and Predict
Academic Conversation
Make Connections Assignment: Make Connections; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
usual and favorite Make Connections Academic Conversation
Write Sensory Details
Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
serious and pretend
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
natural and couple Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Clarify Text by Retelling
Assignment: Clarify Text by Retelling; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Clarify Text by Retelling
Academic Conversation
Understand Figurative Language
Assignment: Understand Figurative Language; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Heart of a Champion (Level 1) One Man and His Bicycle (Level 2) and The Battle of the Sexes (Level 3)
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
frowned and grateful
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Make Inferences Assignment: Make an Inference; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
limped and talent Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Recognize Cause and Effect
Assignment: Identify Cause and Effect; Phonics Assignment: Syllable Consonant + -le; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
insisted and factory
Recognize Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Use Greek and Latin Roots
Assignment: Use Greek and Latin Roots; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
patience and scattered
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Write an Opinion Paragraph
Assignment: Plan an Opinion Paragraph; Phonics Reader: The Great Bicycle Race; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Clarify by Retelling Academic Conversation
Understand Theme. Assignment: Write an Opinion Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 3 Interactive Reading: The King of Football (Level 1) Tanni Grey-Thompson, Aiming High (Level 2) and The Jamaican Bobsled Team (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
muttered and agreed
Recognize Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Predict Assignment: Review a Prediction; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
pass and fumble Predict Academic Conversation
Use Reference Sources
Assignment: Use a Reference Source; Phonics Assignment: Compound Words; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
courage and proud
Clarify Text by Retelling
Academic Conversation
Write an Informative Paragraph
Assignment: Plan an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
designed and earn Predict Academic Conversation
Write an Informative Paragraph
Assignment: Write an Informative Paragraph; Phonics Reader: The Postcard; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Recognize Cause and Effect.
Academic Conversation
Understand Characters’ Viewpoints.
Assignment: Understand Characters’ Viewpoints; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 4 Interactive Reading: A Shooting Star from China (Level 1) Kristi Yamaguchi: Skating Toward Gold (Level 2) and Surf’s Up! (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
extended and rusty
Predict Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Compare and Contrast Characters; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
whole and distance
Recognize Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Plan a Multimedia Project
Assignment: Plan a Multimedia Project; Phonics Assignment: Consonant Blends; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
rooting and stubborn
Clarify Text by Retelling
Academic Conversation
Make Inferences Assignment: Write a Poem, Song, or Rap; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
fastened and gripped
Make inferences Academic Conversation
Understand Metaphors
Assignment: Write a Poem, Song, or Rap; Phonics Reader: The Play; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Understand Theme Assignment: Plan Images and Visuals; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Ancient Sports History (Level 1) Touch to Beat: Grete Waltz (Level 2) and A Different Kind of Victory (Level 3)
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
skill and lacked Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Analyze Poetry Assignment: Revise and Edit; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
success and ambulance
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Visualize. Assignment: Choose or Create a Visual; Phonics Assignment: Consonant Digraphs; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
raise and peak Visualize Academic Conversation
Speak and Listen Well
Assignment: Multimedia Project Practice; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
ancient and torch Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Read Multisyllablic Words.
Assignment: Present Multimedia Project; Phonics Reader: A Whale of a Time; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Make Connections Unit Benchmark Assessment
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Unit Benchmark Assessment
3 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Tales of Famous Heroes
Week 1 Interactive Reading: My Brother and Sister Drive Me Crazy! (Level 1) Venus and Serena (Level 2) and All Together Now (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
struggle and daring
Ask Questions Academic Conversation
Make Connections Assignment: Make a Connection; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
deserved and goal Make Connections Academic Conversation
Understand Biography
Assignment: Understand a Biography; Phonics Assignment: Contractions; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
traveler and speech
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Clarify Text by Paraphrasing
Assignment: Paraphrase; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
escape and doubted
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Use Precise Words Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Phonics Reader: Where’s My Cap?; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Clarify Text by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Write a Narrative Paragraph
Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Symbiosis (Level 1) Invented by Love (Level 2) and Heroes of the American Revolution (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
peaceful and symbol
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Identify Main Ideas and Supporting Details
Assignment: Identify Main Idea and Supporting Details; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
inspired and responsible
Clarify Text by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Write an Effective Conclusion
Assignment: Plan an Informative Paragraph; Phonics Assignment: Words with Sounds /j/, /s/, /k/; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
difficult and customers
Identify Main Ideas and Supporting Details
Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Write an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
disease and adults Clarify Text by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Understand Domain-Specific Vocabulary
Assignment: Understand Domain-Specific Vocabulary; Phonics Reader: Just an Okay Icy Day; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Explore Ideas Assignment: Make Connections; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 3 Interactive Reading: A Brilliant Relationship: Gilbert and Sullivan (Level 1) High-Tech Animal Tracking (Level 2) and Youthville Detroit (Level 3)
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
soared and selected
Identify Main Ideas and Supporting Details
Academic Conversation
Support an Opinion Assignment: Plan an Opinion Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
convinced and approached
Visualize Academic Conversation
Recognize Author’s Purpose
Assignment: Write an Opinion Paragraph; Phonics Assignment Silent Consonants; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
entire and efforts Recognize Author’s Purpose
Academic Conversation
Summarize Assignment: Summarize; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
defeat, and champions,
Identify Main Ideas and Supporting Details
Academic Conversation
Understand Similes Assignment: Write a Simile; Phonics Reader: Climbing the Wall; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Summarize Academic Conversation
Read Fluently Assignment: Read Fluently; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Friends in Literature (Level 1) Community Art (Level 2) and Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig: Unlikely Friends (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
energy, and serve Recognize Author’s Purpose
Academic Conversation
Write an Explanatory Essay
Assignment: Brainstorm Ideas; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
TBD Clarify Text by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Plan Writing Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Essay; Phonics Assignment; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
relatives and president
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Essay (draft); Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
awful and notice Recognize Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Understand Synonyms
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Essay (draft); Phonics Reader: The Picnic Thieves; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Ask Questions Academic Conversation
Revise Writing Assignment: Revise an Explanatory Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Gabby Douglas: Going Far for Olympic Gold (Level 1) Sister Cities (Level 2) and Pets in the White House (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
desire and lesson Summarize Academic Conversation
Report on a Topic Assignment: Peer Conferencing; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
musicians and brilliant
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Compare Point of View
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Essay (edit); Phonics Assignment: r-Controlled Vowels; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
towed and giggle Recognize Author’s Purpose
Academic Conversation
Analyze Multiple Sources
Assignment: Present an Explanatory Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
lightening fast and attending
Summarize Academic Conversation
Identify Main Idea and Supporting Details
Assignment: Present an Explanatory Essay; Phonics Reader: Merle Is First; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Visualize Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
4 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Frindle
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Raising Puppies, Raising Protectors (Level 1) Teenagers: Then and Now (Level 2) and Raising Baby Animals (Level 3)
GRADE 5 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
Academic Conversation
Assignment: Recognize Author’s Purpose; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
Academic Conversation
Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
Academic Conversation
Assignment:
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
Academic Conversation
Assignment: Understand Idioms; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Academic Conversation
Assignment: Read at an Appropriate Rate; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Young People Who Cook (Level 1) Famous Kids Grow Up (Level 2) and Becoming a Knight (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
Academic Conversation
Assignment: Predict; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
Academic Conversation
Assignment: Reader’s Theater; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
Academic Conversation
Assignment: Use Prefixes and Suffixes; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
Academic Conversation
Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Academic Conversation
Assignment:
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
Week 3 Interactive Reading: Growing Up with a Twin (Level 1) Learning in Isolation (Level 2) and Wonders of the Plant World (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
Academic Conversation
Assignment: Use Context Clues; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
Academic Conversation
Assignment: Retell What You Read; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
Academic Conversation
Assignment: Recognize Cause and Effect; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
Academic Conversation
Assignment: Plan an Opinion Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Academic Conversation
Assignment:
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Growing Up Royal (Level 1) A Poet in the Making: Langston Hughes (Level 2) and Jobs at the White House (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
Academic Conversation
Assignment: Plan a Multimedia Project; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
Academic Conversation
Assignment: Take Notes;Phonics Assignment: Vowel Sound in ball; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
Academic Conversation
Assignment: Continue Research; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
Academic Conversation
Assignment: ; Phonics Reader: Taught is Better Than Caught; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Academic Conversation
Assignment:
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Taking Care of Siblings (Level 1) Growing Up in the White House (Level 2) and Being an Apprentice (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
Academic Conversation
Assignment: Create Visual Portion of Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
Academic Conversation
Assignment: ; Phonics Assignment: Vowel Patterns ei, eigh; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
Academic Conversation
Assignment:
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
Academic Conversation
Assignment: ; Phonics Reader: The Neighbor’s Gift; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
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5 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Rocket Man
Week 1 Interactive Reading: A Band of Brave Men (Level 1) Looking Deep into Space (Level 2) and Antarctica: The Last Wilderness (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
astronaut and orbit
Visualize Academic Conversation
Ask Questions Assignment:
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
pilot and patriotic Ask Questions Academic Conversation
Understand Text Structure
Assignment:
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
aviation and combat
Ask Questions. Academic Conversation
Write an Explanatory Paragraph
Assignment:
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
enclosed and navigate
Recognize Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Identify Main Ideas and Supporting Details
Assignment:
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Identify Main Idea and Supporting Details
Academic Conversation
Understand Idioms Assignment:
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Obama’s Road to the Presidency (Level 1) Discovered by Mistake (Level 2) and Beyond the Speed of Sound (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
consciousness and astonishing
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Use Time-Order Words
Assignment:
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
candidate and prodded
Identify Main Idea and Supporting Details
Academic Conversation
Write a Narrative Paragraph
Assignment:
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
pioneer and confident,
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Summarize Assignment:
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
immense and weightless
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Clarify Text by Paraphrasing
Assignment:
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Summarize. Academic Conversation
Analyze Author’s Ideas
Assignment:
Week 3 Interactive Reading: Mary Searcole: Her Little-Known Story (Level 1) Linda Garcia Cubero (Level 2) and Outside Independence Hall (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
suspenseful and hovering
Clarify Text by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Make Inferences Assignment:
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
isolation and console
Summarize Academic Conversation
Write an Opinion Piece
Assignment:
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
vibrations and appreciative
Recognize Author’s Purpose
Academic Conversation
Visualize Assignment:
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
impact and reentry
Visualize Academic Conversation
Use Domain-specific Words
Assignment:
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Clarify Text by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Read Fluently Assignment:
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Latina Ladies in Hollywood (Level 1) Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Cartoons (Level 2) and Four Who Beat the Odds (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
enthusiasm and opposed
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Summarize Assignment:
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
descend and tether
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Write an Opinion Essay
Assignment:
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
satellite and recovered
Preview and Set Purpose
Academic Conversation
Understand Related Words
Assignment:
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
affectionately and casually
Retell Academic Conversation
Organize Writing Assignment:
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Ask Questions Academic Conversation
Revise Writing Assignment:
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Making the World a Better Place: The Google Science Fair (Level 1) Going Viral (Level 2) and Listen to the Beat (Level 3)
GRADE 5 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
limb and advances
Recognize Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Compare Text Structure
Assignment:
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
marine and compelled
Identify Main Idea and Details
Academic Conversation
Clarify Text by Paraphrasing
Assignment:
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
former and stalled Clarify Text by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Use Suffixes Assignment:
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
commentary and gravity
Recognize Author’s Purpose
Academic Conversation
Connect Texts Assignment:
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
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Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
GRADE 6 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
1 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Saint Louis Armstrong
Week 1 Interactive Reading: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (Level 1) and Are People Ruining Antarctica? (Level 2)
1 Introduction; 10 minutes Independent Reading
Introduction; clarinet and canine
Introduce Unit Theme; Preview, Ask Questions, and Visualize
Introduction; Academic Conversation
Introduction; Ask Questions
Assignment: Ask Questions About Text; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
nudged and proclaimed
Ask Questions Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Make Predictions Assignment: Make a Prediction; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
summoned and snarled
Make Predictions Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Visualize Assignment: Visualize Action; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
abruptly and stowed
Ask Questions Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Plan an Informative Paragraph
Assignment: Plan an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Visualize Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Read Fluently: Phrasing
Assignment: Write an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Saving the Colorado Delta River (Level 1), Holding Back the Desert (Level 2) and Saving Wolves and Crocodiles (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
incurable and confident
Make Predictions Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Make Connections Assignment: Make Connections; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
tropical and evacuate
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment:Comapre and Contrast; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 6 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
levee and inquired Compare and Contrast Characters
Academic Conversation
Plan an Explanatory Paragraph
Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
gestured and obvious
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Paraphrase Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Paraphrase Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Analyze a Theme Assignment: Analyze a Theme; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
Week 3 Interactive Reading: Tornado! (Level 1), Tsunami! (Level 2), and Earthquake! (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
confided and eavesdropped
Analyze Theme Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Related Words Assignment:Recognize Related Words; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
compromise and clenched
Paraphrase Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Use Domain-Specific Words
Assignment: Understand Domain-Specific Words; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
provisions and identical
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Plan a Narrative Paragraph
Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
vacant and inflatable
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Analyze Characters Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Visualize Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Connect Story Elements
Assignment:Connect Character and Plot; Reading Strategy Small Group; Vocabulary Study Plan due
Week 4 Interactive Reading: The Nature Connection (Level 1), Lion Lights (Level 2), and Surviving in the Wild (Level 3)
GRADE 6 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
consoled and frantic
Make and Review Predictions
Academic Conversation
Plan a Narrative Essay
Assignment:Plan a Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
huddled and debris
Paraphrase Academic Conversation
Develop Setting Assignment: Plan the Setting of a Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
trudging and surrender
Visualize Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Identify a Sequence of Events
Assignment: Plan the Sequence of Events of a Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
ushered and access
Recognize Sequence of Events
Academic Conversation
Recognize Author's Purpose
Assignment: Write a Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Recognize Author's Purpose
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Develop Believeable Characters
Assignment: Write a Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Jacques Cousteau: Ocean Pioneer (Level 1), Alien Invaders (Level 2), and Life in the Cold (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
dynamic and glaciers
Ask Questions Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Paraphrase Assignment: Write a Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
wildlife and aviation
Paraphrase Academic Conversation
Preview Text Assignment: Revise a Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
captivity and grooming
Preview and Set a Purpose for Reading
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Revise and Edit Writing
Assignment: Revise and Edit a Narrative Essay; Multimedia Presentation Checklist Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
impact and habitats
Recognize Related Words
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Analyze Text Structure
Assignment: Present a Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 6 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Compare and Contrast
Unit Benchmark Assessment
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Unit Benchmark Assessment
2 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Don’t Call Me Hero
Week 1 Interactive Reading: The Street Soccer Effect (Level 1), Puppy Raisers (Level 2), and Circus Kids (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
destinty and smug Introduce Unit Theme; Compare and Contrast Characters
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Connecting Characters and Places
Assignment: Connect Characters and Places; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
skittish and pelt Visualizing Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Ask Questions About Text
Assignment: Ask Questions About Text; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
fumed and salivate Ask Questions Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Make Logical Inferences
Assignment: Make a Logical Inference; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
routine and blurted
Make Logical Inferences
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Recognize Cause and Effect
Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Recognize Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Use Vivid, Exact Words to Describe
Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2 Interactive Reading: The Maker Revolution (Level 1), Bullies Beware! (Level 2), Sowing the Seeds of Community (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
chaos and irate Make Connections Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Compare and Contrast; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
accelerated and recoiled
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Analyze Character and Plot
Assignment: Analyze Character Development; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 6 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
hilarious and scowled
Analyze Character Development
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Make Connections Assignment: Make Connections; Write an Opinion Piece; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
columns and pivoted
Make Connections Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Plan an Explanatory Paragraph
Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Analyze Plot Development
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Analyze Development of Theme
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Expression Fluency Rubric; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
Week 3 Interactive Reading: Taking the Stage (Level 1), A Passion for Trash (Level 2), and The Comback Champions (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
paramedics and client
Analyze Theme Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Make Predictions Assignment:Make a Prediction; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
hectic and snicker Make Predictions Academic Conversation
Recognize Related Words
Assignment: Recognize Related Words; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
forecast and harass
Analyze Character and Plot Development
Academic Conversation
Plan an Argumentative Paragraph
Assignment: Plan an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
opportunity and murky
Analyze Theme Academic Conversation
Make Logical Inferences
Assignment: Write an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Make Logical Inferences
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Make Connections Assignment: Make Connections Among Events; Reading Strategy Small Group; Vocabulary Study Plan due
GRADE 6 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Telling the American Story (Level 1), Visiting Comic-Con (Level 2), and The Amazing World of Math (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
bewildered and privileges
Make Connections Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Plan a Multimedia Project
Assignment: Plan a Multimedia Project; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
circular and spacious
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Plan a Multimedia Presentation
Assignment: Plan a Multimedia Project; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
scrawny and irritated
Analyze Character and Plot
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Research for a Presentation
Assignment: Plan Interviews for a Multimedia Project; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
pathetic and candid
Make Logical Inferences
Academic Conversation
Practice Fluent Reading
Assignment: Practoce Fluent Reading; Expression Fluency Rubric; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Recognize Cause-and-Effect
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Present Information to an Audience
Assignment: Prepare a Multimedia Component; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Racing Tough (Level 1), The Girl Who Wouldn’t Stop Surfing (Level 2), and Climbing Everest (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
deliberate and means
Ask Questions Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Preview Text Assignment: Complete Your Presentation Components; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
sizable and enthusiasm
Make Connections Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Practice Speaking and Listening
Assignment: Rehearse Your Presentation; Edited Personal Narrative; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
founder and individual
Preview Text Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Analyze Theme or Central Idea
Assignment: Evaluate the Presentations; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
exclamation and straddling
Analyze Theme Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Visualize Evaluate Today's Presentations; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 6 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Visualize Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
3 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Kids On Strike
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Kids Saving the Rain Forest (Level 1), Ray Charles: The Father of Soul Music (Level 2), and Football Legend Vince Lombardi (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
consent and textile
Introduce Unit Theme; Preview Text
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Make Connections Assignment: Explain a Connection; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
thrift and independence
Make a Prediction Academic Conversation
Recognize Cause and Effect
Assignment:Recognize Causes and Effects; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
unbearable and wages
Recognize Cause-and-Effect
Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Compare and Contrast; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
thrived and mend Make Connections Academic Conversation
Use Word Parts and Context Clues
Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Recognize Cause-and-Effect
Academic Conversation
Use Descriptive Details
Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Fighting for What’s Right (Level 1), The Farm Worker Who Fought for Change (Level 2), and Severn Suzuki’s Six Minutes (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
erected and eagerly
Make Predictions Academic Conversation
Make Logical Inferences
Assignment: Make and Support an Inference; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
evicted and protest
Make Logical Inferences
Academic Conversation
Summarize Text Assignment: Summarize; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
unite and furious Recognize Cause-and-Effect
Academic Conversation
Brainstorm Ideas for Writing
Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 6 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
ached and shacks Visualize the Action Academic Conversation
Analyze Theme or Central Idea
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Analyze Theme or Central Idea
Academic Conversation
Read Fluently: Expression
Assignment: Practice Fluent Reading; Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
Week 3 Interactive Reading: William’s Windmill (Level 1), Making a Difference, One Heart at a Time (Level 2), and Fighting for the Right to Learn (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
loyalty and idle Make Connections Between Text and Prior Experience
Academic Conversation
Monitor and Clarify Understanding by Paraphrasing or Retelling
Assignment: Paraphrase to Monitor Understanding; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
refused and wealthy
Paraphrase/Retell to Monitor and Clarify Understanding
Academic Conversation
Vocabulary: Antonyms
Assignment: Use Antonyms; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
exhausted and fortunate
Summarize Academic Conversation
Ask Questions About Text
Assignment: Ask Questions About a Text; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
principal and select
Recognize Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Writing: Use a Formal Voice
Assignment: Plan an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Summarize Academic Conversation
Draw Conclusions Assignment: Write an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 4 Interactive Reading: The Man Who Loved Freedom (Level 1), Race to the Moon (Level 2), and Trekking Across Antarctica (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
poverty and rage Visualize the Action Academic Conversation
Writing: Prewriting and Brainstorming
Assignment:Plan an Explanatory Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 6 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
sympathetic and equality
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation
Recognize Author's Purpose
Assignment: Share Ideas and Revise; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
census and abolish
Compare and Contrast Characters and Ideas
Academic Conversation
Analyze Theme Assignment: Draft an Explanatory Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
career and dignity Compare and Contrast Characters and Ideas
Academic Conversation
Synthesize Information and Ideas
Assignment: Draft an Explanatory Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Recognize Author's Purpose
Academic Conversation
Main Idea and Supporting Details
Assignment: Revise an Explanatory Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5Interactive Reading: James Cook: Leading the World in Exploration (Level 1), Annie Smith Peck: Opening Doors for Women (Level 2), and Bill Cosby: Leader in Learning and Laughter (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
opposed and racism
Synthesize Information and Ideas
Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Peer Review of Explanatory Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
sculptures and target
Identify Main Idea and Supporting Details
Academic Conversation
Writing: Revise and Edit
Assignment: Edit an Explanatory Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
nervous and ban Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation
Analyze Plot Development
Assignment: Explanatory Essay presentations; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
encourage and severely
Ask Questions to Determine What a Text Says
Academic Conversation
Main Idea and Supporting Details
Assignment: Explanatory Essay presentations; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Monitor and Clarify Understanding by Retelling
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
GRADE 6 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
4 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Zora and Me
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Humans and Dogs: Best Friends Forever (Level 1), Finding Good Friends (Level 2), and The Technology of Friendship (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
recognition and strutting
Monitor and Clarify Understanding by Retelling
Academic Conversation
Visualize Using Figurative Language
Assignment: Visualize Using Figurative Language; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
jealous and beamed
Visualize Using Figurative Language
Academic Conversation
Ask Questions to Make Inferences
Assignment: Make an Inference; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
crouched and pleasure
Connect Text to Prior Experience/Knowledge
Academic Conversation
Writing: Use sensory and descriptive details to develop characters
Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
saluting and wanderer
Compare and Contrast Characters
Academic Conversation
Analyze Character Development
Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Ask Questions to Make Inferences
Academic Conversation
Vocabulary: Common Idioms
Assignment: Determine Meaning of Idioms; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2Interactive Reading: Surprising Animal Friends (Level 1), A Remarkable Friendship: Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass (Level 2), and A Friendship That Changed a Nation: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
clutching and nestled
Monitor and Clarify Understanding by Retelling
Academic Conversation
Make, Review, and Modify a Prediction
Assignment: Make a Predictiont; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
benefit and gleamed
Compare and Contrast Characters
Academic Conversation
Vocabulary: Context Clues
Assignment: Identify Unfamiliar Words and Phrases; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 6 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
quivering and solemn
Mak, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation
Writing: Use Quotations in an Informative Paragraph
Assignment: Plan an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
preach and curiosity
Compare and Contrast Characters
Academic Conversation
Connect Story Elements
Assignment: Write an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Summarize Academic Conversation
Analyze Character Development Through Dialogue
Assignment:Write a Short Dialogue; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
Week 3Interactive Reading: Sayers and Piccolo: A Football Friendship (Level 1), Friend of the Orangutans (Level 2), and A Friendship That Changed the World (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
hesitate and errands
Mak, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation
Cause and Effect Assignment: Tell About a Person Who Had an Effect on You; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
vanished and sturdy
Recognize Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Academic Conversation
Summarize Assignment: Personification; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
prospect and impress
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Personification Assignment: Plan an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
groped and interrupt
Connect Text to Prior Experience/Knowledge
Academic Conversation
Recognize Sequence of Events
Assignment: Write an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Recognize Sequence of Events
Academic Conversation
Read Fluently: Accuracy
Assignment: Practice Fluent Reading; Expression Fluency Rubric; Reading Strategy Small Group; Vocabulary Study Plan due
GRADE 6 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Helen and Anne: A Lifelong Friendship (Level 1), Helping Hands (Level 2), and The Three Doctors (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
budged and conjured
Summarize Text Academic Conversation
Analyze Character Assignment:Analyze Character; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
dread and artificial Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation
Vocabulary: Context Clues
Assignment: Use Context Clues; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
knowledge and sparkling
Recognize Sequence of Events
Academic Conversation
Synthesize Information and Ideas
Assignment: Analyze Mr. Pendir; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
burden and sorrow
Compare and Contrast Characters
Academic Conversation
Brainstorm Ideas for Multimedia Project
Assignment: Brainstorm Ideas for Multiledia Project; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Synthesize Information and Ideas
Academic Conversation
Figurative Language: Metaphors and Similes
Assignment: Begin Writing Your Multimedia Project; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Sowing the Seeds of Friendship (Level 1), Matthew Henson and Robert Peary (Level 2), and Buddy Baseball (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
relate and frustration
Monitor and Clarify Understanding by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Author's Voice Assignment: Write and Revise Your Multimedia Project; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
support and comradeship
Connect Text to Prior Experience/Knowledge
Academic Conversation
Analyze Theme Assignment: Organize and Evaluate Your Multimedia Project; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
disappointment and superior
Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation
Main Idea and Supporting Details
Assignment: Present Multimedia Projects; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
caretakers and realistic
Recognize Author's Purpose
Academic Conversation
Vocabulary: Grade-appropriate Academic Vocabulary
Assignment: Present Multimedia Projects; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 6 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Summarize Text Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
5 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Heroes of the Environment
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Smart Homes (Level 1), High-Tech Pets (Level 2), and Video Games Are Good for You! (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
communities and anchored
Recognize Author's Purpose
Academic Conversation
Preview Text and Set a Purpose for Reading
Assignment: Write a Preview and Purpose Statement for Heroes of the Environment; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
productive and techniques
Visualize Academic Conversation
Recognize Cause and Effect
Assignment: Cause and Effect; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
quantities and reliable
Preview Text and Set a Purpose for Reading
Academic Conversation
Writing: Make Connections
Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
deliver and determination
Recognize Sequence of Events
Academic Conversation
Main Idea and Supporting Details
Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Monitor and Clarify Understanding by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Read Fluently: Rate and Emphasis
Assignment: Practice Fluent Reading; Expression Fluency Rubric; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Telemedicine (Level 1), The Power of Crowdfunding (Level 2), and OPERAcraft (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
ignited and opponent
Visualize the Action Academic Conversation
Ask Questions to Determine What the Text Says Explicitly
Assignment: Ask Questions About the Text; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
observing and specimens
Recognize Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Writing: Use Transitions
Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 6 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
dispose and global
Recognize Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Summarize Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
surface and fertile Summarize Academic Conversation
Recognize Sequence of Events
Assignment: Use Sequence Words to Summarize Text; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Monitor and Clarify Understanding by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Analyze Word Choice
Assignment: Analyze Word Choice; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
Week 3Interactive Reading: Social Media: Law Enforcement’s New Friend (Level 1), Keeping Up with Technology (Level 2), and A World of Information (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
inspected and pave
Make Connections Between Text and Prior Experience
Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Compare and Contrast Characters; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
catastrophe and marshes
Recognize Sequence of Events
Academic Conversation
Vocabulary: Use Domain-specific Vocabulary
Assignment: Use Content-Area Vocabulary; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
abandon and crucial
Visualize Academic Conversation
Writing: Write an Introduction
Assignment: Create a Travel Plan; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
educate and applause
Monitor and Clarify Understanding by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Draw Conclusions Assignment: Plan an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Recognize Author's Purpose
Academic Conversation
Author's Purpose Assignment: Write an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Vocabulary Study Plan due
GRADE 6 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Robot Explorers (Level 1), Music in the Digital Age, and Do You “Like” that Car?
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
emptiness and shallow
Ask Questions to Determine What a Text Says
Academic Conversation
Writing: Plan an Argumentative Essay
Assignment: Plan an Argumentative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
hasty and variety Mak, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation
Vocabulary: Suffixes
Assignment: Share Ideas and Revise Plans for an Argumentative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
ambitious and regretted
Recognize Author's Purpose
Academic Conversation
Writing: Write an Argumentative Essay
Assignment: Write an Argumentative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
browse and insecure
Make Connections Between Text and Prior Experience
Academic Conversation
Analyze Development of Theme
Assignment: Write an Argumentative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation
Paraphrase to Clarify Understanding
Assignment: Revise an Argumentative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Technology to the Rescue! (Level 2), Printing in 3 Dimensions (Level 2)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
population and donated
Preview Text and Set a Purpose for Reading
Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Peer Review of Argumentative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
atmosphere and accomplish
Ask Questions to Determine What a Text Says
Academic Conversation
Writing: Revise and Edit
Assignment: Edit an Argumentative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
device and devise Preview Text and Set a Purpose for Reading
Academic Conversation
Recognize Cause and Effect
Assignment: Present Your Argumentative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
complex and flexible
Synthesize Information and Ideas
Academic Conversation
Main Idea and Supporting Details
Assignment: Present Your Argumentative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 6 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Paraphrase to Monitor and Clarify Understanding
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
GRADE 7 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
1 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Virtual War
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Technology That Changes Lives (Level 1), How Smart Are Your Clothes? (Level 2)
1 Introduction; 10 minutes Independent Reading
arc and maternal Introduce Unit Theme; Preview and Set a Purpose for Reading
Introduction; Academic Conversation (whole class)
Ask Questions Assignment: Ask Questions; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
malfunction and indulgent
Ask Questions Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Assignment: What Happens Next?; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
diameter and strategist
Make and Review a Prediction
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Visualize Assignment: Visualize; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
occupied and perplexed
Ask Questions to Predict
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Write and Informative Paragraph
Assignment: Plan an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Visualize Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Fluency: Phrasing Assignment: Write an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Hooked on Cellphones (Level 1), Teenage Techies (Level 2), How Smart Is Your Smartphone? (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
conscientious and rebuke
Make Predictions Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Make Connections Assignment: Make Personal Connections to Text; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 7 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
spindly and prickly Connect to Prior Experience
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Compare and Contrast Two Characters; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
flawless and pleaded
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Write an Explanatory Paragraph
Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
transport and sprint
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Paraphrase Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Paraphrase to Clarify Understanding
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Analyze a Theme Assignment: Analyze a Theme; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
Week 3Interactive Reading: Special Effects: Making the Unreal Real (Level 1), Tweeting for Change: Protests and Social Media (Level 2), Technology and the Superhuman Athlete (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
industrious and urgent
Analyze Theme Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Related Words Assignment: Find Related Words; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
depressions and recreate
Retell or Paraphrase Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Domain-Specific Words
Assignment: Using Domain-Specific Words; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
scoffed and agile Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Write a Narrative Paragraph
Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
squirmed and pact
Make Connections Academic Conversation (whole class)
Analyze Characters Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 7 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Visualize Action Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Connect Story Elements
Assignment: Choose a Teammate; Reading Strategy Small Group; Vocabulary Study Plan due
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Inventions from Outer Space (Level 1), Cars Without Drivers (Level 2), Medical Miracles (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
incentive and carnage
Make and Review Predictions
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Write a Narrative Essay
Assignment: Topics for a Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
assemble and industrial
Paraphrase Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Develop a Setting Assignment: Develop a Setting; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
subtle and grueling
Visualize Academic Conversation (whole class)
Identify the Sequence of Events
Assignment: Create a Sequence of Events; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
pallor and disputes
Recognize Sequence of Events
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Recognize Author's Purpose
Assignment: Write a Narrative Essay, first draft; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Recognize Author's Purpose
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Develop Believable Characters
Assignment: Write a Narrative Essay, second draft; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5Interactive Reading: Fact, Fiction, or Scam: Trusting the Internet (Level 1), Photography in the Digital Age (Level 2), Technology Is Golden (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
fluid and gelatinous
Ask Questions Academic Conversation (whole class)
Analyze the Development of Theme
Assignment: Write a Narrative Essay, final draft; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
hoax and adaptation
Paraphrase Academic Conversation (whole class)
Preview Text Assignment: Write a Narrative Essay, revise; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 7 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
scam and plunged Preview and Set a Purpose
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Revise and Edit Assignment: Write a Narrative Essay, revise and edit; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
clustered and garments
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Analyze Text Structure
Assignment: Present a Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Connect Text to Outside Knowledge
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
2 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Trino’s Choice
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Part of the Team (Level 1), Born to Be You (Level 2), Clique or Click? (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
suspense and intense
Preview and Identify Author's Purpose
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Make Inferences Assignment: Make an Inference; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
hassles and gaze Make Inferences Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Assignment: What Happens Next?; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
gnaw and defiance
Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Visualize the Action Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
gasps and glimpse
Visualize Academic Conversation (whole class)
Recognize Cause and Effect
Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Cause and Effect Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Fluence: Read with Expression
Assignment: Read with Expression; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
GRADE 7 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
Week 2Interactive Reading: The Great Dress Code Debate (Level 1), Rosemary Casals: Rising to Greatness (Level 2), The Tricks of Advertising (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
eerie and accusations
Make Connections Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Compare Image and Theme; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
soar and squinted Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Analyze Character and Plot Development
Assignment: Analyze Character Development: Trino; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
threat and resentment
Summarize Text Academic Conversation (whole class)
Connect Text to Outside Knowledge
Assignment: Make Connections; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
outstanding and impulse
Connect Text to Outside Knowledge
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Write an Informative Paragraph
Assignment: Plan an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Paraphrase to Monitor Understanding
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Analyze the Development of Theme
Assignment: Write an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
Week 3Interactive Reading: Stories from an Outsider: The Life of Sherman Alexie (Level 1), Kehinde Wiley: On the World Stage (Level 2), Sonia Sotomayor: A Justice for All (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
traitor and saracasm
Make Inferences Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Analyze Characters Assignment: Analyze Trino or Nick; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
acknowledge and transferred
Compare and Contrast Characters
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Identify the Sequence of Events
Assignment: Order of Events; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 7 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
edgy and intrusion Visualize Action Academic Conversation (whole class)
Write an Argumentative Paragraph
Assignment: Plan an Argmentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
vandalism and extended
Make Connections Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Analyze Character Development
Assignment: Write an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Connect to Prior Experience
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Analyze the Development of Theme
Assignment: Analyze a Theme; Reading Strategy Small Group; Vocabulary Study Plan due
Week 4 Interactive Reading: World Pop Cutures (Level 1), The Pressure Is On (Level 2), No Limits: The Story of Jean Driscoll (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
elite and heritage Compare and Contrast Individuals
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Evaluate Author's Viewpoint
Assignment: Author's Viewpoint; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
exclusive and mayhem
Make Predictions Academic Conversation (whole class)
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Make a Prediction; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
choreographed and triumphant
Compare and Contrast Characters
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Make Connections Assignment: Review and Modify a Prediction; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
devoted and fetching
Make Connections Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Introduce Multimedia Project
Assignment: Plan a Multimedia Project; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Summarize Text Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Understand Metaphors and Similes
Assignment: Write a Poem, Song, or Rap; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Everyday Art (Level 1), At First Sight (Level 2), Do Something! (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
inherit and shuffling
Visualize Action Academic Conversation (whole class)
Make Connections Assignment: My Ideas and Images; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
accompanied and detect
Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Analyze Theme Assignment: Organize Multimedia Project; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
vineyard and jotted
Visualize Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Make Inferences Assignment: Revise and Edit; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
savoring and hesitant
Make Inferences Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Make Generalizations
Assignment: Present Multimedia Projects; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
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Make Generalizations Unit Benchmark Assessment
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3 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: At the Edge: Daring Acts in Desperate Times
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Lynne Cox: Swimming Beyond Boundaries (Level 1), Someone Has to Do It (Level 2), A Show of Strength (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
evacuate and valiant
Preview and Set a Purpose
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Make Predictions Assignment: Push the Limits; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
piercing and mutiny
Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Examine Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Assignment: Why Did That Happen?; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
ease and altering Examine Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Use Transitions to Convey a Sequence of Events
Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
brilliant and clingy Make Connections to Outside Knowledge
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Use Context Clues Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Read Fluently Assignment: Read with Accuracy; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Nature’s Guardian: The Story of John Muir (Level 1), The Age Factor (Level 2), Belles of the Ball Game (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
stabilize and amble
Connect to Experience or Knowledge
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Analyze Word Choice
Assignment: Precise Words; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
pondered and rumors
Examine Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Summarize Assignment: Summarize; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
preserve and escort
Summarize Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Develop a Topic Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
descend and inescapable
Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Use Prefixes and Suffixes
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Summarize Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Draw Conclusions Assignment: Draw Conclusions; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
Week 3 Interactive Reading: Teen Solo Sailors (Level 1), Race to the Bottom of the World (Level 2), An Unlikely Hero (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
smuggling and haunted
Make Inferences Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Analyze Interactions Between Individuals, Events, and Ideas
Assignment: The Apple Tree; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
exterminate and operational
Ask Questions Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Compare and Contrast Characters
Assignment: Same and Different; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 7 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
similar and frail Ask Questions Academic Conversation (whole class)
Use Synonyms to Learn or Understand Words
Assignment: Synonyms; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
condemned and forge
Paraphrase Academic Conversation (whole class)
Make a Claim for an Argument
Assignment: Plan an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Summarize Assignment: Write an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Light Sculptor James Turrell (Level 1), Tourists in Outer Space (Level 2), He Took a Chance for Change (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
venture and vessel Paraphrase Academic Conversation
Write an Explanatory Essay
Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
desparate and launch
Examine Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Academic Conversation
Visualize the Action Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
altitude and rural Visualize Action Academic Conversation
Use Transitions Assignment: Write an Explanatory Essay—Draft Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
toiled and debris Connect Text to Outside Knowledge
Academic Conversation
Learn and Use Domain-Specific Words
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Essay—Draft ; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Visualize Action Academic Conversation
Synthesize Information and Ideas
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 7 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Chasing Danger (Level 1), Modern Adventurers (Level 2), A Place of Their Own (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
frigid and energetic
Preview and Set a Purpose
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Doing a Peer Review
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Essay—Revise; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
exposed and immigrant
Summarize Academic Conversation (whole class)
Recognize Author's Purpose
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Essay—Edit; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
distracted and mentally
Recognize Author's Purpose
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Present and Explanatory Essay
Assignment: Present an Explanatory Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
summit and lacks Visualize Action Academic Conversation (whole class)
Analyze Text Structure
Assignment: Review an Explanatory Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
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Paraphrase Unit Benchmark Assessment
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4 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Ask Me No Questions
Week 1Interactive Reading: Someone to Look Up To (Level 1), Laws That Work for Kids Who Work (Level 2), Homeless to Harvard: A Story of Survival (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
asylum and residency
Connect to Prior Experience
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Read Closely and Ask Questions
Assignment: Read Closely and Ask Questions; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
deported and register
Make Generalizations Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Analyze the Development of Theme
Assignment: Analyze Theme; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
detention and authorities
Ask Questions Academic Conversation (whole class)
Write an Explanatory Paragraph
Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 7 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
monsoon and agriculture
Read Closely and Ask Questions
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Domain-Specific Words
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Summarize Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Fluency: Purpose and Understanding
Assignment: Practice Reading Fluently; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2 Interactive Reading: The Coldest Village on Earth (Level 1), Cross Your Fingers! (Level 2), The Animal Connection (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
illegal and policy Paraphrase Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Draw Conclusions Assignment: Draw Conclusions; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
supervisor and annoyance
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation (whole class)
Figurative Language
Assignment: Figurative Language; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
application and competition
Cause and Effect Academic Conversation (whole class)
Related Words Assignment: Related Words; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
generation and relented
Summarize Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Write a Narrative Paragraph
Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Make Logical Inferences
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Draw Conclusions Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
Week 3 Interactive Reading: The World’s Water Woes (Level 1), Who Grows Your Food (Level 2), The Strength of the Navajo (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
flagging and fund Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Make Generalizations
Assignment: Valid and Invalid Generalizations; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 7 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
tinge and defy Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Synthesize Information and Ideas
Assignment: Synthesize Ideas and Information; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
facility and ravenous
Make Connections Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Use Context Clues Assignment: Context Clues; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
versions and humiliated
Make Generalizations Academic Conversation (whole class)
Write an Argumentative Paragraph
Assignment: Plan an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Synthesize Academic Conversation (whole class)
Analyze Setting Assignment: Write an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Vocabulary Study Plan due
Week 4Interactive Reading: Endangered Paradise (Level 1), Barrington Irving: A Hero of the Skies (Level 2), Friend or Foe? The Truth About Germs (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
appointment and clamber
Connect to Prior Experience
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Analyze Characters and Theme
Assignment: Analyze Characters; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
exception and overjoyed
Synthesize Ideas and Information
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Introduce Multimedia Project
Assignment: Plan a Multimedia Project; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
forecefully and overwhelmed
Ask Questions Academic Conversation (whole class)
Identify Reliable Sources
Assignment: Select Topic; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
unfastened and aloft
Make Connections Between Events
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Gather Information from Sources
Assignment: Take Notes; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 7 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Recognize Author's Purpose
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Summarize Assignment: Research and Take Notes; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Rebirth of a Town (Level 1), Wilma Rudolph: World-Class Winner (Level 2), Pompeii—The Lost City (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
dissolved, and patrolling
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation (whole class)
Organize and Present Information
Assignment: Write Information for Multimedia Project; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
fatal and unsuccessful
Preview and Set a Purpose
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Use Text Features Assignment: Create Visual; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
burden and fearsome
Recognize Author's Purpose
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Good Presentation Skills
Assignment: Rehearse Multimedia Project Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
reclaim and retrieve
Paraphrase Academic Conversation (whole class)
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Present and Multimedia Projects; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
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Compare and Contrast
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5 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: The Greatest: Muhammad Ali
Week 1Interactive Reading: Old Enough to Vote? (Level 1), Baseball Heroes Make History (Level 2), A Hero in Disguise: The Story of Emma Edmonds (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
glowered and jab Visualize Academic Conversation
Similes Assignment: Figurative Language; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
degregation and dedicated
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Preview and Set a Purpose to Guide Reading
Assignment: Preview a Text; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 7 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
bragged and broadcast
Preview and Set a Purpose
Academic Conversation
Narrative Writing Assignment: Plan a Narrative paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
maintain and fatigue
Summarize Academic Conversation
Analyze Author's Claim
Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Fluency: Read with Expression
Assignment: Practice Reading with Expression; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2Interactive Reading: Doctors Without Borders (Level 1), Claudette Colvin: Unsung Civil Rights Hero (Level 2), One Step Toward Equality (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
recuperate and integrate
Read Closely and Ask Questions
Academic Conversation
Use Synonyms to Learn or Understand Words
Assignment: Use Synonyms to Understand Words; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
taunted and refer Preview and Set a Purpose
Academic Conversation
Expository Writing Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
brute and contempt
Make Generalizations Academic Conversation
Synthesize Ideas Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
barriers and objection
Summarize Academic Conversation
Understand Symbols
Assignment: Symbols; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Draw Conclusions Assignment: Debate; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
GRADE 7 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
Week 3Interactive Reading: Peace Activist Samantha Smith (Level 1), The Most Dangerous Woman in America (Level 2), Rodolfo Gonzales, the Voice of a People (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
guarantee and promote
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation
Supporting an Argument
Assignment: Plan an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
outcome and defeat
Paraphrase Academic Conversation
Cite Relevant Text Evidence
Assignment: Write an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
enbraced and prevail
Read Closely and Ask Questions
Academic Conversation
Analyze Key Individuals
Assignment: Analze Individuals; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
sluggish and disgrace
Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation
Root Words Assignment: Root Words; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Make Connections Between Ideas in a Text
Academic Conversation
Synthesize Ideas and Information
Assignment: Synthesize Ideas and Information; Reading Strategy Small Group; Vocabulary Study Plan due
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Born to Give: The Story of Zach Bonner (Level 1), What it Takes to Lead (Level 2), One Sandwich at a Time (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
technique and represented
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation
Plan a Literary Review
Assignment: Identify a Topic; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
renew and staggered
Synthesize Information
Academic Conversation
Summarize Assignment: Plan the Literary Review; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
retire and vital Make Generalizations Academic Conversation
Support Opinions Assignment: Draft the Literary Review; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 7 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
inferior and sufficient
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Recognize Author's Viewpoint
Assignment: Draft the Literary Review; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Summarize Academic Conversation
Revise a Literary Review
Assignment: Revise; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: The Children’s Champion (Level 1), Speaking for the Wolves (Level 2), Performers Fight for Justice! (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
budget and monitored
Recognize Author's Purpose
Academic Conversation
Presenting and Listening
Assignment: Practice Presenting Literary Review; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
forces and applying
Make Connections Between Ideas in a Text
Academic Conversation
Edit the Literary Review
Assignment: Review and Edit; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
wincing and prey Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation
Analyze Approaches
Assignment: Present the Literary Review; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
profiles and boycott
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Present the Literary Review; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Compare and Contrast
Unit Benchmark Assessment
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Unit Benchmark Assessment
GRADE 8 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
1 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Among the Hidden
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Sharing Online (Level 1), Celebrity Scoop (Level 2)
1 Introduction; 10 minutes Independent Reading
Introduction; defiance
Introduction; Preview Introduction; Academic Conversation (whole class)
Introduction; Ask Questions
Assignment: Ask Questions About Chapter 2; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
hulking, enforce, and bellowed
Ask Questions Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Make Predictions Assignment: Predict the Outcome; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
recline and habitation
Make Predictions Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Visualize Assignment: Visualize the Scene; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
stupefied and hordes
Ask Questions to Predict
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Write a Paragraph Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Visualize Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Fluency—Expression
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Where Are You Now? (Level 1), Google: Up Close and Personal (Level 2), A New Kind of Media (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
reluctantly, irritable, and pathetic
Ask Questions to Predict
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Connect to Experience
Assignment: Personal Connections to the Text; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 8 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
sanctuary Make Connections to Prior Experience
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Write an Informative Paragraph
Assignment: Pan an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
universal and violation
Make Connections Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Clarify Understanding by Restating
Assignment: Write an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
propaganda and infiltrator
Clarify Understanding by Retelling
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Compare and Contrast Luke and Jen; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Analyze the Development of a Theme
Assignment: Analyze a Theme; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
Week 3 Interactive Reading: An Online State of Mind (Level 1), The Irresistible Urban Myth (Level 2), Teens and Video Games (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
unfurling and sarcastic
Connect to Experience
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Related Words Assignment: Find Related Words; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
hydroponics and genocide
Paraphrase for Understanding
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Domain-Specific Words
Assignment: Using Domain-Specific Words; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
compromise Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Writing a Personal Narrative
Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
enthralled, distraction, and giddy
Make Connections Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Analyze Character Development
Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 8 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Visualize Academic Conversation (whole class)
Connect Story Elements
Assignment: Create Mood Through Setting; Reading Strategy Small Group; Vocabulary Study Plan due
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Cyber School (Level 1), And the Password Is . . . (Level 2), A New Kind of Slang (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
fervently, deranged, and observant
Ask Questions to Make Predictions
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Personal Narrative Essay
Assignment: Develop Ideas by Describing a Friend; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
assured and sabotage
Monitor Understanding by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Writer's Craft: Capture a Setting
Assignment: Capture a Setting Where You Met a Friend; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
totalitarian Visualize Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Identify and Organize a Sequence of Events
Assignment: Create a Sequence of Events; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
dictatorship and opposition
Clarify Understanding by Restating
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Recognize Author's Purpose
Assignment: Write a Narrative Essay, first draft; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Use Accurate Detail Assignment: Write a Narrative Essay, first draft; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Teen Tech Inventors (Level 1), DNA Profiling (Level 2), Time Warp! (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
refuge and anguish
Ask Questions Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Analyze the Development of a Theme
Assignment: Write a Narrative Essay, first draft; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
ingriguing and distinguishing
Clarify Understanding by Restating
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Preview and Set a Purpose for Reading
Assignment: Write a Narrative Essay, revise and edit; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 8 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
validate and transactions
Preview and Set a Purpose
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Revise and Edit Assignment: Write a Narrative Essay, revise and edit; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
remorse and compliance
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Recognize Text Structure
Assignment: Present a Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Recognize Author's Purpose
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2 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Accidental Love
Week 1 Interactive Reading: New Country, New School (Level 1), Succeeding in School (Level 2), Extremem Challenges (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
admonished and appealed
Visualize Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Ask Questions to Make Inferences
Assignment: Make Inferences; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
subside and intimate
Make Inferences and Predictions
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Make Cause-and-Effect Connections
Assignment: Identify Cause and Effect; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
retract and interjected
Make Cause-and-Effect Connections
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Make Inferences and Predictions
Assignment: Make Inferences; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
gangly and mystified
Connect Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Use Precise Language
Assignment: Plan an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Make Inferences Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Understand Prefixes and Suffixes
Assignment: Write an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
GRADE 8 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
Week 2 Interactive Reading: “My Friends Made Me Do It!” (Level 1), Performing in Panic (Level 2), True Team Spirit (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
precariously and momentary
Retell to Clarify Understanding
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Compare and Contrast; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
inkling and stupendous
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Analyze Character Development
Assignment: Analyze Character Development: Trino; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
compatible and distinction
Make Inferences Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Conduct Research Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
resolved and sneered
Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Make Connections Between Characters
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Make Connections Between Ideas
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Fluency—Read with Expression
Assignment: Practice Reading with Fluency; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
Week 3 Interactive Reading: Dancing to the Top (Level 1), Jennifer Hudson: Dream Girl (Level 2), Phobias: Beyond Fear (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
cryptic and lamenting
Make and Confirm Predictions
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Recognize and Evaluate Generalizations
Assignment: Recognize and Evaluate Generalizations; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
sauntered and rendezvous
Recognize Generalizations
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Connect Themes to Characters and Plot
Assignment: Identify a Theme; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 8 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
animosity and instinctive
Retell to Clarify Understanding
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Organize Ideas and Use Transitions
Assignment: Plan an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
anticipation and envisioned
Make Inferences Academic Conversation (whole class)
Understand Related Words
Assignment: Write an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Make Connections Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Analyze Dialogue Assignment: Dialogue and Character; Reading Strategy Small Group; Vocabulary Study Plan due
Week 4 Interactive Reading: At the Top of Their Game (Level 1), Unexpected Barriers(Level 2), Changing the Game (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
salvaged and reprimand
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Plan a Multimedia Presentation
Assignment: Plan a Multimedia Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
commotion and scrutinized
Make Inferences Academic Conversation (whole class)
Identify Sources and Take Notes
Assignment: Plan a Multimedia Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
encountered and delirious
Make Connections Academic Conversation (whole class)
Plan an Interview Assignment: Plan an Interview; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
evolved and adaptations
Read Closely and Ask Questions
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Determine Main Idea
Assignment: Gather Information for Presentations; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Create a Handout Assignment: Select Visuals and Create a Handout; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 8 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
Week 5 Interactive Reading: First-Generation Pioneers (Level 1), A Winning Attitude (Level 2), Winning Words (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
isolation and vertigo
Retell to Clarify Understanding
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Plan a Presentation Assignment: Organize Information and Choose Roles; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
exceptional and affirm
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Make a Presentation
Assignment: Give Challenge Multimedia Presentations; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
incapable and unintentional
Recognize Generalizations
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Preview and Set a Purpose
Assignment: Give Multimedia Presentations; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
anthem and prodigy
Preview and Set a Purpose
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Author's Purpose Assignment: Give Multimedia Presentations; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Reognize Author's Purpose
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
3 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: We’ve Got a Job
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Out Too Late? (Level 1), The IQ Question (Level 2), Making Peace with Competition (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
segretation and integration
Read Closely and Ask Questions
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Preview and Set a Purpose
Assignment: Read Closely and Ask Questions; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
vindictive and prosecuted
Preview Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Determine Author's Purpose
Assignment: Identify Author's Purpose; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
confront and activism
Recognize Author's Purpose
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Make Cause-and-Effect Connections
Assignment: Make Cause-and-Effect Connections; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 8 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
inevitable and fortitude
Identify Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Analyze Word Choice
Assignment: Plan an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Visualize Academic Conversation (whole class)
Make Connections Assignment: Write an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2 Interactive Reading: The argument for Debate (Level 1), Keeping Peace in School (Level 2), Is Age Just a Number? (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
moderate and meticulous
Clarify Understanding by Retelling
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Understand Related Words
Assignment: Identify Related Words; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
impenetrable and explicit
Make Cause-and-Effect Connections
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Use Strategies to Determine Meaning
Assignment: Determine Word Meaning; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
unconstitutional and reconciliation
Make Inferences Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Cite Evidence Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
disintegrating and injunction
Analyze Author's Purpose
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Identify Main Idea and Key Details
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Fluency—Read with Accuracy
Assignment: Practice Reading Fluently; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
Week 3 Interactive Reading: Resolving Family Conflicts (Level 1), Bigs and Littles (Level 2), Cell Phones in Schools: To Ban or not to Ban? (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
aspiring and abundance
Identify Main Idea and Key Details
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Understand Figurative Language
Assignment: Understand Figurative Language; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 8 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
disperse and inflict Make Personal Connections
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Make and Evaluate Generalizations
Assignment: Make Generalizations; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
surging and cease Make Generalizations Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Summarize Assignment: Write a Summary; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
option and despised
Summarize Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Understand Connotations
Assignment: Plan an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Compare and Contrast and Contrast Ideas
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Identify Author's Viewpoint
Assignment: Write an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 4 Interactive Reading:Leveling the Playing Field (Level 1), Changing Lives with Words (Level 2) , Cesar Chavez: Fighting for Fairness (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
relatively and peered
Make and Revise Predictions
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Write an Explanatory Essay
Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
reinforcements and vacuum
Summarize Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Cite Text Evidence Assignment: Develop Ideas for an Explanatory Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
unity and accord Make Inferences Academic Conversation (whole class)
Organize Ideas Assignment: Write an Explanatory Essay—Draft Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
brutal and tentative
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Write an Introduction
Assignment: Write an Introduction ; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 8 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Summarize Academic Conversation (whole class)
Write a Conclusion Assignment: Write a Conclusion; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5Interactive Reading: The Legacy of the Olympic Truce (Level 1), Homeboy Industries: Jobs, not Jails (Level 2), Creating Peace—with Pen and Paper (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
unanimous and venture
Make Generalizations Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Revise and Edit Assignment: Write an Explanatory Essay—Revise and Edit; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
escalating and determined
Visualize Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Speaking and Listening
Assignment: Practice Presenting and Giving Feedback; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
relentless and advocate
Make Inferences Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Analyze Author's Viewpoint
Assignment: Revise and Edit an Explanatory Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
refugee and permanent
Compare and Contrast Characters
Academic Conversation (whole class)
Analyze Different Points of View
Assignment: Present Explanatory Essays; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Connect Text to Outside Knowledge
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
4 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Freak the Mighty
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Kelvin Doe, Teen Inventor (Level 1), Champion of the Rocks (Level 2), Wilderness Learning (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
vanquished and consequences
Visualize Academic Conversation
Cite Text Evidence Assignment: Cite Text Evidence; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
demeanor and invincible
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Analyze Allusions Assignment: Understand Allusions; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 8 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
intruding and impression
Retell to Clarify Understanding
Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast Characters
Assignment: Compare and Contrast Characters; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
deficiency and fearsome
Compare and Contrast Characters
Academic Conversation
Analyze Dialogue Assignment: Analyze Dialogue to Understand Character Development; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Visualize Academic Conversation
Analyze Characters Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Happy Global Youth Service Day! (Level 1), Pat Derby: A Hero to Wild Animals (Level 2), Look Who’s Talking (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
confrontation and quest
Make Cause-and-Effect Connections
Academic Conversation
Analyze the Development of a Theme
Assignment: Connect to the Theme; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
artifact and divulged
Make Predictions Academic Conversation
Draw Conclusions Assignment: Draw Conclusions; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
devised and accomplished
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation
Verb Choice Assignment: Plan an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
decline and scuttling
Main Idea and Key Details
Academic Conversation
Word Choice Assignment: Write an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Visualize Academic Conversation
Analyze the Development of a Theme
Assignment: Connect to the Unit Theme; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
GRADE 8 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
Week 3 Interactive Reading: More Than Words (Level 1), Bill Gates, Computer Pioneer (Level 2), Taking Sides on Time (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
intervention and expression
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation
Summarize Assignment: Summarize the Text; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
abide and toxic Summarize Academic Conversation
Synthesize Ideas and Information
Assignment: Synthesize Ideas and Information; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
paralyzed and deprived
Synthesize Ideas Academic Conversation
Symbols and Figurative Language
Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
dysfunctional and injustice
Compare Text Elements
Academic Conversation
Analyze Dialogue Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Synthesize Ideas and Information
Academic Conversation
Fluency—Read with Correct Phrasing
Assignment: Practice Fluent Reading; Reading Strategy Small Group; Vocabulary Study Plan due
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Learning in Style (Level 1, Making Sport of Tradition (Level 2, Lessons from the Animal World (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
ignorant and corrosive
Retell to Clarify Understanding
Academic Conversation
Introduce a Multimedia Presentation
Assignment: Plan a Multimedia Presentation Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
humor and aberration
Synthesize Ideas Academic Conversation
Research Assignment: Plan a Multimedia Project; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
facilitate and stabilize
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation
Domain-Specific Words
Assignment: Work on Multimedia Presentaton; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 8 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
puny and pointless
Synthesize Ideas Academic Conversation
Analyze the Development of a Theme
Assignment: Analyze the Development of a Theme; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Recognize Author's Purpose
Academic Conversation
Strategies for Determining Meaning
Assignment: Work on Multimedia Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Our Plastic Brains (Level 1), Smart Money (Level 2), Extreme Lessons: The Story of Jordan Romero (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
prominence and alienation
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Organize Information
Assignment: Organize Information for Multimedia Project; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
perspective and wanly
Compare and Contrast Characters
Academic Conversation
Speaking and Listening
Assignment: Rehearse a Multimedia Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
persistent and pandemonium
Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Academic Conversation
Analyze Relevance of Text Evidence
Assignment: Present Multimedia Project Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
adherents and attribute
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation
Determine Author's Point of View
Assignment: Present Multimedia Projects; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Identify Central Idea Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
5 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story
Week 1 Interactive Reading: OMahatama Ghandi: A Leader in Nonviolence (Level 1), Separate Justice (Level 2), It’s a Free Country! (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
notorious and invaluable
Preview and Set a Purpose
Academic Conversation
Connect to Prior Knowledge
Assignment: Connect to Prior Knowledge; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 8 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
mimicked and succession
Connect to Prior Knowledge
Academic Conversation
Determine Central Idea
Assignment: Determine Central Idea; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
denounced and prosperity
Determine the Central Idea
Academic Conversation
Write Arguments to Support Claims
Assignment: Recognize Claims in Text; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
complying and destination
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Make Connections Assignment: Plan an Argumentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Retell to Clarify Understanding
Academic Conversation
Analyze Text Structure
Assignment: Write an Arugmentative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Choosing Peace: The Carter Center (Level 1), Bob Zellner: Against the Odds (Level 2), Free the Children! (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
prolonged and degraded
Determine the Central Idea
Academic Conversation
Strategies for Determining Meaning
Assignment: Determine Meaning of Unknown Words; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
tolerant and neutrality
Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Academic Conversation
Fluency—Expression and Speed
Assignment: Practice Fluent Reading; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
impoverish and deportation
Ask Questions Academic Conversation
Word Choice Assignment: Word Choice; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
vividly and endangered
Visualize Academic Conversation
Summarize Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 8 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Summarize Academic Conversation
Determine Central Idea
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
Week 3 Interactive Reading: Searching for Justice (Level 1), Life Beyond the Trash Dump (Level 2), The Chinese Struggle in America (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
onset and incubating
Summarize Academic Conversation
Connect to Experience
Assignment: Connect to Experience; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
scourges and extensive
Connect to Experience
Academic Conversation
Make Inferences and Predictions
Assignment: Make Inferences and Predictions; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
foraged and abated
Make Inferences and Predictions
Academic Conversation
Draw Conclusions Assignment: Draw Conclusions; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
luxurious and inhospitable
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation
Visualize Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Analyze Text Structure
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Vocabulary Study Plan due
Week 4 Interactive Reading: A Declaration for All of Us (Level 1), Mr. Mom and Madam Speaker (Level 2), South Africa’s Peacemaker (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
bewilderment and indulge
Make Generalizations Academic Conversation
Write an Argumentative Essay
Assignment: Identify a Topic; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
frugally and compensating
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation
Supporting a Claim Assignment: Identify Logical Reasoning; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 8 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
reconstruct and subsequent
Summarize Academic Conversation
Synthesize Ideas and Information
Assignment: Synthesize Ideas for an Argumentative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
endowed and arbitrary
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Paraphrase Assignment: Write an Argumentative Essay—Draft; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Clarify Understanding by Restating
Academic Conversation
Compare Two Texts on the Same Topic
Assignment: Write an Argumentative Essay—Draft; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5Interactive Reading: Growing Power: The Work of Will Allen (Level 1), Fighting to Learn: Equality in American Schools (Level 2), You Have the Right to Know (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
entangled and obstructed
Synthesize Ideas Academic Conversation
Organize Evidence Logically
Assignment: Write an Argumentative Text—Revise; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
disheveled and motivated
Recognize Author's Purpose
Academic Conversation
Write a Conclusion Assignment: Write an Argumentative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
flourish and liberate
Preview and Set a Purpose
Academic Conversation
Evaluate Claims in a Text
Assignment: Write an Argumentative Essay—Revise and Edit; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
abided and illusion Connect to Experience
Academic Conversation
Cause and Effect Text Structure
Assignment: Present the Argumentative Essays; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Identify Central Idea Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
GRADE 9 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
1 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Last Book in the Universe
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Check for Messages (Level 1) and Facebook or Face-to-Face? (Level 2)
1 Introduction; 10 minutes Independent Reading
Introduction; clandestine and virtual
Introduction; Connect Text to Experience and Knowledge
Introduction; Academic Conversation
Introduction; Connect Text to Experience and Knowledge
Assignment: The Pros and Cons of Digitial Life; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
obsessive and tantalizingly
Connect Text to Experience and Knowledge
Academic Conversation (in pairs, then with class)
Write a Paragraph - Organization
Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
loftily, nonchalantly, and exponentially
Make Connections Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
tribute, abode, and emissary
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Make and Modify Predictions
Assignment: Make Predictions; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Make and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Connect Text to Experience and Knowledge
Assignment: Compare and Contrast Characters; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2 Interactive Reading: In Your Name (Level 1), Museum Hopping Online (Level 2) and Words on the Wire (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
adoptive, epilepsy, and compensates
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (in pairs, then with class)
Visualize Assignment: Identify Descriptive Details; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 9 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
banished Visualize Academic Conversation
Connect Text to Experience and Knowledge
Assignment: Connect to the Unit Question; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
remedy, intervened, and puny
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Use Descriptive Language
Assignment: Prewrite for an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
innumerable, ponder, and veers
Visualize Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Monitor and Clarify by Retelling
Assignment: Write an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Make and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation
Use Phrasing to Read Fluently
Assignment: Practice Reading Fluently; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
Week 3 Interactive Reading: Text Talk (Level 1), Too Much Information (Level 2) and Cyberfriends (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
degenerated, odyssey, and spew
Retell to Check Understanding
Academic Conversation (interview a partner)
Make Inferences Assignment: Research and Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
genetic and traits Retell to Check Understanding
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Vary Sentence Structure
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
hovels, edibles, and swarming
Make Inferences Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Analyze Literature Assignment: Reader's Theater; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
musing and confer Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Figurative Language
Assignment: Figurative Language; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 9 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation (in pairs, then with class)
Analyze Theme Assignment: Discuss Theme; Reading Strategy Small Group; Vocabulary Study Plan due
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Games People Play (Level 1), Getting the News (Level 2) and Internet Smarts (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
stealthy, taunt, and squalor
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Develop a Multimedia Presentation
Assignment: Multimedia Project Assignment and Timeline; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
leukemia, glommed, and defect
Monitor Understanding by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Research Assignment: Conduct Research to Find Reliable Sources; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
disarm and concept
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Related Words Assignment: Dramatization for a Multimedia Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
conserve and anemia
Visualize Academic Conversation
Develop a Multimedia Presentation
Assignment: Multimedia Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Analyze a Character
Assignment: Prepare a Visual; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Blogs (Level 1), Media Madness (Level 2) and Staying Connected (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
contemptuously, despise, and anarchy
Make Inferences Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Analyze a Character
Assignment: Finalize the Multimedia Presentation checklist; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 9 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
deactivated, hobbling, and bunker
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Make a Presentation
Assignment: Rehearse the Multimedia Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
innovation and amplifying
Paraphrase to Clarify Understanding
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Preview and Set a Purpose for Reading
Assignment: Multimedia Project presentations; Multimedia Presentation Checklist Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
deploys and portable
Previewing and Setting a Purpose for Reading
Academic Conversation
Determine Text Structure
Assignment: Multimedia Project presentations; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Make Inferences Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
2 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: We Beat the Street
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Mentors Make a Difference (Level 1), Having Friends, Making Choices (Level 2) and The Power to Move (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
sustain and proximity
Make Connections Academic Conversation (interview a partner)
Context Clues Assignment: Context Clues; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
skulked and unimaginable
Making Connections Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Author's Purpose Assignment: Preview and Predict; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
obstacles, daunting, and intensity
Author's Purpose Academic Conversation (interview a partner)
Narrative Nonfiction Assignment: Personal Narrative Plan; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
disruptions and dysfunctional
Author's Purpose Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Visualize Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 9 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Visualizing Academic Conversation
Making Connections
Assignment: Speaking Checklist for Talk About an Influential Adult; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Building Trust and Replacing Fear (Level 1), Help You, Help Me (Level 2) and Dealing With Conflicts (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
sparse, chaos, and justify
Visualize Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Ask Questions to Make Inferences
Assignment: Notes About the Three Doctors; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
intentions and plaintively
Ask Questions to Make Inferences
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Reasons and Evidence
Assignment: Plan for an Opinion Piece; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
inquisitive and insignificant
Ask Questions to Make Inferences
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Identify Similies and Metaphors
Assignment: Organizing Your Paragraph; Write an Opinion Piece; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
potential, lucrative, and legitimate
Visualize Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Identify Cause and Effect
Assignment: Role Play; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Identify Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Academic Conversation
Fluency—Rate and Expression
Assignment: Practice Reading Fluently; Expression Fluency Rubric; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
Week 3 Interactive Reading: Seeking Student Success (Level 1), The Word on Bullying (Level 2) and Called Out (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
discrimination and affects
Connect Text to Experience and Knowledge
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Recognizing Author's Purpose
Assignment: Analyzing an Author's Purpose; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
seethed, insubordinate, and impulsive
Using Cause-and-Effect Relationships to Make Connections
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Make and Confirm Predictions
Assignment: Cause-and-Effect Relationships
GRADE 9 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
entrepreneur, authoritarian, and pact
Making Predictions Academic Conversation (in pairs, then with class)
Suffixes Assignment: Plan a Descriptive Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
allegiance, inevitable, and bravado
Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Academic Conversation (in pairs, then with class)
Develop Characters Assignment: Write a Description of a Friend; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Cause-and-Effect Connections
Academic Conversation (interview a partner)
Domain-Specific Words in the Courtroom
Assignment: Role Play; Reading Strategy Small Group; Vocabulary Study Plan due
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Athletes as Role Models (Level 1), Learning Character (Level 2) and In or Out of the In Crowd (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
brash, promote, and vigorously
Making and Modifying Predictions
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Write a Personal Narrative
Assignment: Write a Personal Narrative; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
remediation and rigors
Make Inferences Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Organize Events in Sequence
Assignment: Organize Sequence of Events; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
arrogant and repentant
Make Inferences Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Recognize Generalizations
Assignment: Draft a Personal Narrative; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
diligently, perseverance, and suppress
Making Inferences Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Writer's Craft—Establish a Situation
Assignment: Compose a Personal Narrative; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Examining Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Write a Satisfying Conclusion
Assignment: Use a Rubric to Revise Writing; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 9 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
Week 5 Interactive Reading: The Ripple Effect (Level 1), How Attitude Helps (Level 2) and Asking for Help (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
disastrous, strived, and mentoring
Recognize and Evaluate Generalizations
Academic Conversation
Ask Questions to Monitor Comprehension
Assignment: Peer Conferencing Form; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
essential Visualize Academic Conversation
Figurative Language
Assignment: Editing Checklist; Edited Personal Narrative; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
appalling, clamor, and grimaced
Ask Questions to Make Inferences
Academic Conversation
Identify Author's Viewpoint
Assignment: Present Personal Narrative; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
melancholy, aloof, and empathy
Ask Questions to Monitor Comprehension
Academic Conversation (interview a partner)
Analyze an Argument
Complete Benchmark Assignment?; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
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3 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Somebody Everybody Listens To
Week 1 Interactive Reading: A Trip to Mars (Level 1), Racing with the Wind (Level 2) and Creative Connections (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
audible and purifying
Connect Text to Experience and Knowledge
Academic Conversation
Use Latin Roots to Determine Meaning
Assignment: Find Latin Roots; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
smear and implications
Connect Text to Experience and Knowledge
Academic Conversation
Make Connections Assignment: Connecting Songs to My Life; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
discretely, intonations, and perspective
Make Connections Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Characterization Assignment: Plan a Personal Narrative; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
bludgeon, glissandos, and assault
Making Connections in the Text
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Write a Perosnal Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Make and Modify Predictions
Assignment: Make and Modify Predictions; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Restoring Cities (Level 1), Price of Discovery (Level 2) and In Your Dreams (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
degrading and grovel
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Visualize Assignment: Visualize; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
remnants and lingered
Visualize Academic Conversation
Figurative Language
Assignment: Identify Figurative Language; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
anecdote, intrinsic, and gingerly
Visualize Academic Conversation
Make Inferences and Predictions
Assignment: Plan a Paragraph About the Future; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
analyze, residential, and pathetic
Question, Infer, Predict
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Make Connections to Prior Experiences
Assignment: Write a Paragraph About the Future; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Make Inferences and Predictions
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Understand Expressions and Sayings
Assignment: Share Expressions; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
Week 3 Interactive Reading: Samuel Morse (Level 1), A Meaningful Life (Level 2) and American Dream (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
endeavor and disorientation
Monitor and Clarify by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Make Connections Between Ideas
Assignment: Identify Logical and Emotional Appeals; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
contorted and tainted
Connect Text to Experience and Knowledge
Academic Conversation (interview a partner)
Fluency — Read Text with Accuracy
Assignment: Read Fluently; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
lounge, pasty, and appetizing
Connect Text to Experience and Knowledge
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Draw Conclusions Assignment: Plan a Persuasive Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
vintage, depleting, and dingy
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Make Connections in a Text
Assignment: Write a Persuasive Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation
Connotation and Denotation
Assignment: Discuss and Summarize; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Alone in Alaska (Level 1), A Time to Protest (Level 2) and Writing That Heals (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
pristine, foraging, and rummaged
Make Cause-and-Effect Connections
Academic Conversation
Create a Group Multimedia Project
Assignment: Brainstorm Song Choices; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
complied, phobia, and penance
Make Inferences and Predictions
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Analyze Character Development
Assignment: Identify a Meaningful Song; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
stupors and evaded
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation
Work in a Group Assignment: Working in Groups; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
restoration and indelible
Make Inferences and Predictions
Academic Conversation
Prefixes and Suffixes
Assignment: Visual Choices; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Visualize Academic Conversation
Analyze Themes Assignment: Organize Your Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Science’s Double-Edged Swords (Level 1), Up a Tree (Level 2) and Has the Dream Come True? (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
calamity, rupture, and strummed
Make Cause-and-Effect Connections
Academic Conversation
Group Decision-Making
Assignment: Finalize Photo Choices; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
outskirts, ricocheted, and abundantly
Make Predictions Academic Conversation
Character Development
Assignment: Practice Presentations; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
conventional and visionary
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Recognize Author's Purpose
Assignment: Multimedia Project presentations; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
scenario and mundane
Recognize Author's Purpose
Academic Conversation
Understand Suffixes
Assignment: Multimedia Project presentations; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Recognize Author's Purpose
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4 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escaping Civil War in the Sudan
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Astronauts (Level 1), On Patrol (Level 2) and Young People With Hope (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
lethargic, confinement, and altruistic
Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Discuss the Meaning of Community; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
stanzas Read Closely Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Recognize Author's Purpose
Assignment: Evaluate Graphics; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
predators, ordeals, and marauding
Visualize Academic Conversation
Connect to Experience and Knowledge
Assignment: The Rules of a Dinka Fighter; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 9 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
scorching, critical, and imposed
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Write an Explanatory Paragraph
Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Make Predictions Academic Conversation
Understand Similies and Metaphors
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Help Yourself and Others (Level 1), The Possiblity of Peace (Level 2) and Facing Danger at Sea (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
militia and refugee Make Inferences Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Sequence of Events Assignment: Sequence of Events List; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
sanitation, crude, and infesting
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation
Understand Latin Roots
Assignment: Latin Roots; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
lurking, marveling, and seasonal
Make Generalizations Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Connect Text to Experience and Knowledge
Assignment: Plan an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
tensions and flailing
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Use Precise Language
Assignment: Write an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Connect Text to Experience and Knowledge
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Fluency—Expression
Assignment: Read with Expression; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
GRADE 9 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
Week 3 Interactive Reading: Making Things Better (Level 1), Campers Give Peace a Chance (Level 2) and The Kindness of Strangers (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
caretaker and hostile
Understand Sequence of Events
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Determine Author's Viewpoint
Assignment: Role-Play the Journey to Kapoeta; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
integrated, strife, and famine
Connect Text to Prior Experience and Knowledge
Academic Conversation
Summarize Assignment: Summarize Text; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
relocate and access
Summarize Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Select and Organize Content
Assignment: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
initiated, rations, and equivalent
Summarize Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Analyze Nouns with Suffixes
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Connect Text to Experience and Knowledge
Academic Conversation
Paraphrase or Retell to Clarify Understanding
Assignment: Discuss Dating Practices in Different Cultures; Reading Strategy Small Group; Vocabulary Study Plan due
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Preparing for the Flu (Level 1), Giving Back (Level 2) and Holocausts in Rwanda and Darfur (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
emigrate, coordinator, and maturity
Make Connections to Experience and Knowledge
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Unit Writing Assignment—Explanatory Essay
Assignment: Identify Causes and Effects; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
eligible and utilities Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation
Use an Outline Assignment: Write an Outline
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
turbulence, overwhelming, and traumatized
Summarize Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Writer's Craft: Sentence Variety
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 9 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
imposter and campaign
Make Inferences Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Write a Cause-and-Effect Essay?; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Determine Author's Purpose
Assignment: Peer Conferences; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Peacekeepers (Level 1), Borders of Giving (Level 2) and Heroes of 9/11 (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
comprehensive, prosperity, and cultivate
Make Text-to-Text Connections
Academic Conversation
Evaluate Text Structure
Assignment: Peer Conferences and Essay Revision; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
constructive and suffice
Ask Questions to Understand Ideas
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Analyze Point of View and Rhetoric
Assignment: Edit and Finalize Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
contemporary, fundamental, and collaborating
Preview Text and Set a Purpose
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Identify Author's Purpose
Assignment: Present Essays
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
harassment and conscience
Ask Questions to Infer and Predict
Academic Conversation
Make Connections Assignment: Relate Texts to Theme; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Compare and Contrast
Unit Benchmark Assessment
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5 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: An Island Like You
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Teens at Work (Level 1), Acts of Kindness (Level 2) and What Makes a Hero? (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
staunchest and egotism
Monitor and Clarify Understanding
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Connect Text to Experience and Knowledge
Assignment: Discuss Life Choices; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
oasis, ancestry, and interrogated
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Draw Conclusions and Make Generalizations
Assignment: Summarize a Poem; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 9 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
spiritual and inlet Connect Text to Experience and Knowledge
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Organize Ideas in Writing
Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
asylum, relic, and ambushed
Draw Conclusions and Make Generalizations
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Use a Dictionary and Context to Clarify Word Meaning
Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Draw Conclusions and Make Generalizations
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Monitor and Clarify Understanding
Assignment: Compare and Contrast Characters; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Happiness: A Two-Way Street? (Level 1), The Kindness of Kin (Level 2) and Return to Humanity (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
welfare, requirement, and disdain
Monitor and Clarify Understanding
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Context Clues Assignment: Act Out a Scene; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
inventory and glamorous
Comparing and Contrasting
Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Visualize Assignment: Ask and Answer Questions About Choices; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
specialty, correspondence, and mahogany
Visualize Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Use Descriptive Details
Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
monstrous and congestion
Visualize Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Ask Questions to Make Inferences and Predictions
Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Ask Questions to Make Inferences and Predictions
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Fluency—Recognize Phrasing
Assignment: Practice Reading Fluently; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
GRADE 9 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
Week 3 Interactive Reading: Riding Waves (Level 1), One Book (Level 2) and Luol Deng: A True Winner (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
droned and tragic Ask Questions to Make Inferences and Predictions
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Identify Causes and Effects
Assignment: Identify Causes and Effects; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
disconnected, nausea, and tragic
Identify Causes and Effects
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Clarify Understanding by Summarizing
Assignment: Write Sentences About Causes and Effects; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
ceded, commonwealth, and variation
Make Generalizations and Draw Conclusions
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Take Notes Assignment: Create a Travel Plan; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
inferno and custodian
Make Connections Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Character Motivation
Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Compare and Contrast Character Motivations
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Integrate Information
Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Vocabulary Study Plan due
Week 4 Interactive Reading: The Effects of Fear (Level 1), The Choice to Lead (Level 2) and Brain Battle (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
obnoxious and posture
Make Inferences and Predictions
Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Work on a Group Multimedia Presentation
Assignment: Plan the Life Choices Documentary; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
menagerie, evolve, and conversationalist
Make Predictions Academic Conversation
Analyze Dialogue and Plot Incidents
Assignment: Multimedia Project Assignment; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
compressions and supervising
Make Predictions Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Plan an Interview Assignment: Write Interview Questions; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 9 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
alternate, enforcing, and baritone
Make Connections Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Ask and Answer Questions
Assignment: Conduct the Interview; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Make Connections Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Identify Point of View
Assignment: Write an Introduction and Conclusion; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: In the Path of Danger (Level 1), What is a Life Coach? (Level 2) and The Path to Learning (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
persecuting and ridiculed
Make Connections Academic Conversation (in pairs)
Synthesize Ideas Assignment: Produce an Introduction and Conclusion; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
audition and prickled
Synthesize Ideas Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Edit Your Writing Assignment: Edit and Finalize a Documentary; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
precariously, sullen, and solemn
Synthesize Ideas Academic Conversation
Identify Theme Assignment: Present a Documentary; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
preventable, lobbied, and adversity
Synthesize Ideas Academic Conversation (in small groups)
Synthesize Ideas Assignment: Present a Documentary; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Synthesize Ideas Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
GRADE 10 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
1 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: So Yesterday
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Statistics Don’t Lie (Level 1) and Major League Baseball (Level 2)
1 Introduction; 10 minutes Independent Reading
Introduction; pursued
Introduction; Connect Text to Experience and Knowledge
Introduction; Academic Conversation
Introduction; Connect to Prior Experience
Assignment: Discuss Consumerism; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
disposable and contaminating
Connect Text to Prior Experience and Knowledge
Academic Conversation
Organize a Paragraph
Phonics Assignment: Narrative Paragraph Plan; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
exposure, digital and rationales
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
logo, innovator and exploited
Preview and Set a Purpose for Reading
Academic Conversation
Make Predictions Assignment: Write a Prediction; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Make, Review, and Modify Prediction
Academic Conversation
Identify Realistic Fiction
Assignment: Cool Pyramid; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2 Interactive Reading: The Big Money (Level 1), Just Add Ads (Level 2) and Age and Beauty (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
maven and derelict
Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation
Visualize Action Assignment: Visualize Characters; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
hybrids, exclusive and fraud
Connect Text to Experience or Knowledge
Academic Conversation
Word Choice Assignment: Informative Paragraph Plan; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 10 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
agnostic and scandalized
Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Write an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
rampant, consultant, and commandos
Compare and Contrast Characters
Academic Conversation
Recognize Foreshadowing and Make Predictions
Assignment: Identify Foreshadowing; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation
Use Phrasing to Read Fluently
Assignment: Practice Reading Fluently; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
Week 3 Interactive Reading: Pay Days (Level 1), A New Way to Shop (Level 2) and Advertising in America (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
industrialization and consumption
Preview and Set a Purpose for Reading
Academic Conversation
Understand Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Assignment: Identify Causes and Effects; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
perplexed, individuality, and induced
Connect Text to Prior Experience or Outside Knowledge
Academic Conversation
Ask Questions to Make Predictions
Assignment: Plan an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
horde, demographic, and sham
Ask Questions to Make Inferences
Academic Conversation
Write an Informative Paragraph
Assignment: Write an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
revelation and trepidation
Identify Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Academic Conversation
Understand Figurative Language
Assignment: Identify Figurative Language; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Ask Questions to Make Inferences
Academic Conversation
Identify Themes Assignment: Identify Support for Theme; Reading Strategy Small Group; Vocabulary Study Plan due
GRADE 10 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
Week 4 Interactive Reading: City Spam (Level 1), Buy Me This, Buy Me That (Level 2) and As Big As All Outdoors (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
franchise, contagion, and charisma
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Plan a Multimedia Presentation
Assignment: Plan a Multimedia Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
miniscule and domain
Identify Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Academic Conversation
Conduct Research Assignment: Conduct Research; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
resourcefulness, parody, and pigeonholed
Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation
Ask Questions to Make Inferences
Assignment: Plan a Dramatization; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
antidote and inconspicuous
Ask Questions to Make Inferences
Academic Conversation
Organize Content for a Presentation
Assignment: Organize and Create a Multimedia Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Visualize Academic Conversation
Connect Literary Elements
Assignment: Create a Multimedia Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: The Greed Game (Level 1), Testing the Market (Level 2) and Buying Power (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
imperious and incredulous
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Make Connections Assignment: Create Visuals; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
proposition, sovereign, and theorize
Ask Questions to Make Inferences
Academic Conversation
Deliver a Presentation
Assignment: Practice the Multimedia Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
discernible, oblivious, and aspirations
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Preview and Set a Purpose for Reading
Assignment: Multimedia Project Presentations and Evaluation; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 10 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
sequel and debut Identify Causes and Effects
Academic Conversation
Monitor and Clarify by Paraphrasing
Assignment: Multimedia Project Presentations and Evaluation; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Monitor and Clarify by Paraphrasing
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
Unit Benchmark Assessment
2 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Week 1 Interactive Reading: The Insanity Defense (Level 1), Either Too Young or Too Old (Level 2) and Policing Changes (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
indifference, embody, and grudgingly
Connect Text to Prior Experience or Knowledge
Academic Conversation
Identify Author’s Purpose
Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
artillery, civilians, and futility
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Recognize Author’s Purpose
Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
authentic and impertinent
Recognize Author’s Purpose
Academic Conversation
Use Context Clues Assignment: Use Context to Determine Meaning; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
barbarity and commenced
Use Details to Analyze Author’s Purpose
Academic Conversation
Monitor and Clarify by Summarizing
Assignment: Summarize Your Knowledge; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Monitor and Clarify Academic Conversation
Make Predictions Assignment: Making Predictions; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Wrongfully Accused (Level 1), Community Comes to School (Level 2) and Moms and Dads in the Military (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
temptation, sundered, and imbibe
Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation
Visualize the Action and Setting
Assignment: Use Sensory Details; Reading Strategy Small Group
GRADE 10 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
severity and premises
Sensory Details Academic Conversation
Ask Questions to Understand Text
Assignment: Write Interview Questions; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
consolation, inferior, and galling
Ask Questions to Make Inferences
Academic Conversation
Examine Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Assignment: Examine Cause and Effect; Write an Opinion Piece Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
tranquil and atrocious
Examining Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Academic Conversation
Understand Narrative Nonfiction
Assignment: Plan a Narrative Nonfiction Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Connect Ideas Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Write a Narrative Nonfiction Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
Week 3 Interactive Reading: Women’s Wage Gap (Level 1), The Witness Dilemma (Level 2) and Privacy vs. Safety (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
entreaties, desolate, and impassable
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Understand Narrative Writing
Assignment: Plan a Fictional Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
prevail, abolished, and divisive
Connect Texts to Make Inferences
Academic Conversation
Summarize Assignment: Write a Fictional Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
disposition and indulged
Summarize Academic Conversation
Analyze Setting Assignment: Analyze Setting; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
accompanied and adrift
Examine Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Academic Conversation
Read Fluently and Expression
Assignment: Read with Fluency and Expression; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Summarize Assignment: Write a Summary; Reading Strategy Small Group; Vocabulary Study Plan due
GRADE 10 ONLINE PLANNER
Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Whose Justice Is it? (Level 1), Support Our Troops (Level 2) and Fit to a Tee (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
refrain, compels and reverence
Monitor and Clarify Academic Conversation
Write a Narrative Essay
Assignment: Plan a Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
sentinel and beckoning
Compare and Contrast Events
Academic Conversation
Organize and Sequence a Narrative
Assignment: Write an Introduction; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
transaction and indignation
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Word Choice Assignment: Write a Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
relinquish, fugitive, and afflicted
Ask Questions to Make Inferences
Academic Conversation
Analyze a Conclusion
Assignment: Write a Conclusion; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Evaluate Author’s Purpose
Academic Conversation
Draw Conclusions Assignment: Revise Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Development Debate (Level 1), Protesting Protests (Level 2) and National Service (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
enlist, yearning, and compensation
Ask Questions to Make Inferences
Academic Conversation
Recognize and Make Generalizations
Assignment: Edit a Narrative Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
sophisticated, option and maimed
Evaluate Author’s Purpose
Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Evaluate Presentations; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
endure and forbearance
Monitor and Clarify by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Analyze Author’s Purpose
Assignment: Rewrite Stanzas of a Poem; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
incarcerated and oppressors
Monitor and Clarify by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Evaluate Author’s Viewpoint
Assignment: Write Interview Questions; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Make Connections Unit Benchmark Assessment
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3 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: To JaeKae: Life Stinks
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Tracking Teen Drivers (Level 1), Bridging the Generation Gap (Level 2) and Learning the Truth in China (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
diagnosis and duplicates
Connect Text to Prior Experience or Knowledge
Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Technology and You; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
canvasses, limbo and adrenaline
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Write an Expository Paragraph
Assignment: Plan an Expository Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
seminar, executive, and competent
Make Predictions Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast Characters
Assignment: Write an Expository Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
pouffy and pudgy Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation
Visualize a Character
Assignment: Character Sketch; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Visualize the Action Academic Conversation
Interpret Figurative Language
Assignment: Figurative Language; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Thinking Computers (Level 1), Covering the News (Level 2) and Textbook Technology (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
investigations and vivacious
Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation
Make Inferences Assignment: Make Inferences; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
clobbered and frolicking
Visualize Academic Conversation
Evaluate Word Choice
Assignment: Plan a Descriptive Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
hassle, hypnotized, and semester
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast Character
Assignment: Write a Descriptive Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
materialize, pivoting, and allergies
Compare and Contrast Characters
Academic Conversation
Identify Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Assignment: Cause and Effect; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Analyze Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Academic Conversation
Analyze Theme Assignment: Theme Clues; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
Week 3 Interactive Reading: Instant Friends (Level 1), Looking Over Your Shoulder (Level 2) and Texting on Trial (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
raspy, radically and adjacent
Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation
Examine Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Assignment: Plan a Response to a Writing Prompt; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
envious, irritable, and sleazy
Monitor and Clarify Academic Conversation
Recognize Author’s Purpose
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
concentrating and convenient
Recognize How Word Choice Affects Tone and Mood
Academic Conversation
Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Assignment: Make a Prediction; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
drawback and globalization
Analyze the Development of a Central Idea
Academic Conversation
Use Word Structure to Understand Words
Assignment: Analyze Word Structure; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation
Fluency: Read with Understanding
Assignment: Practice Reading with Understanding; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Athletes as Role Models (Level 1), Learning Character (Level 2) and In or Out of the In Crowd (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
ballistic, obliterate and aggressive
Examine Cause and Effect
Academic Conversation
Prepare a Multimedia Presentation
Assignment: Plan a Multimedia Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
congregation and serendipity
Make Connection Academic Conversation
Conduct Research for a Multimedia Presentation
Assignment: Conduct Research; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
credibility and abrasive
Monitor and Clarify Academic Conversation
Make Inferences Assignment: Multimedia Presentation Outline; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
gritted, scrounged, and scraggy
Make Text-to-Self Connections
Academic Conversation
Organize Content for a Multimedia Presentation
Assignment: Organize Content for a Multimedia Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Compare and Contrast Events
Academic Conversation
Analyze Character Development and Plot
Assignment: Visuals Checklist; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: The Internet is Forever (Level 1), A New World of Shopping (Level 2) and Recycling Electronics (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
ingrained and plunged
Visualize Academic Conversation
Identify Theme Assignment: Rehearse Multimedia Presentations; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
obscene and legislation
Analyze Author’s Purpose
Academic Conversation
Summarize Text by Identifying Central Ideas
Assignment: Multimedia Presentations and Evaluation; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
nomadic, girth, and enlightened
Monitor and Clarify by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Recognize Author’s Purpose
Assignment: Multimedia Presentations; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
disclosure, incorporated, and blatant
Examine Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Academic Conversation
Analyze Texts for Arguments
Assignment: Multimedia Presentations; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Recognize Author’s Purpose
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
4 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Art with Attitude (Level 1), Overnight Sensation (Level 2) and The Memoir (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
breadth Monitor and Clarify by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Paraphrase Poetry Assignment: Write a Poem; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
improvisation, quell, and transient
Make Logical Inferences
Academic Conversation
Recognize Author’s Purpose
Assignment: Write Fie “Why” Sentences; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
segregation, gullies, and composure
Preview and Predict Academic Conversation
Main Idea and Supporting Details
Assignment: Main Idea and Supporting Details; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
geographic, critiqued, and pivotal
Main Idea and Supporting Details
Academic Conversation
Recognize Word Parts
Assignment: Plan an Expository Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Recognize Word Parts
Academic Conversation
Organize an Expository Paragraph
Assignment: Write an Explanatory Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2Interactive Reading: Ready or Not: Learning from Weather Disasters (Level 1), The “Unsinkable” Titanic (Level 2) and Smokejumpers (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
socialize and intermission
Analyze Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Academic Conversation
Draw Conclusions Assignment: Draw Conclusions; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
counterpart, bushels, and scalded
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation
Monitor and Clarify by Paraphrasing
Assignment: Use Descriptive Language; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
creeds and technicians
Monitor and Clarify Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Plan an Informative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
vocational, insulation, and evaluating
Visualize Action and Setting
Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Plan a Compare-and-Contrast Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Connect to Prior Experience or Knowledge
Academic Conversation
Recognize and Make Generalizations
Assignment: Write a Compare-and-Contrast Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
Week 3 Interactive Reading: Frida Kahlo (Level 1), Handwriting on the Wall (Level 2) and The Bulldozer Exhibition (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
facility and bedlam Recognize and Make Generalizations
Academic Conversation
Read Aloud with Expression
Assignment: Practice Reading for Fluency; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
coverage, holdup, and absurd
Ask Questions to Make Inferences
Academic Conversation
Recognize and Make Generalizations
Assignment: Describe Your Favorite Activity; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
dismantle and privileges
Ask Questions to Make Predictions
Academic Conversation
Use Descriptive Language
Assignment: Plan and Prewrite an Expository Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
authorized, grapevine, and devour
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Understand Idioms Assignment: Write an Expository Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation
Ask Questions to Make Inferences
Assignment: Identify Author’s Purpose; Reading Strategy Small Group; Vocabulary Study Plan due
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Manatees: Anton Chekhov (Level 1), All That Jazz (Level 2) and A Festival of Fringe (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
elated, propaganda, and stressful
Ask Questions to Make Inferences
Academic Conversation
Ask Questions to Make Predictions
Assignment: Support a Statement with Textual Evidence; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
terminated, unanimously, and tangible
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation
Write Expository Nonfictions
Assignment: Brainstorm Topics; Reading Strategy Small Group
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
delegated and witheld
Summarize Academic Conversation
Research Assignment: Research the Topic; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
resentment and drastically
Monitor and Clarify by Paraphrasing
Academic Conversation
Organize and Outline
Assignment: Write Your Outline; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Visualize Academic Conversation
Write with Sentence Variety
Assignment: Write a Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Learning from Mistakes (Level 1), When Disaster Strikes (Level 2) and In the Wake of an Earthquake (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
traversing quaint, and broth
Visualize Academic Conversation
Voice in Introductions and Conclusions
Assignment: Write Expository Nonfiction Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
wielded, morbid and acute
Summarize Academic Conversation
Analyze Text Structure and Organization
Assignment: Revise Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
intertwining and elaborate
Analyze Text Structure and Organization
Academic Conversation
Summarize Assignment: Edit Expository Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
engulfed and foundation
Summarize Academic Conversation
Identify Central Ideas and Supporting Details
Assignment: Present and Evaluate Expository Essay; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
5 Read Aloud, Think Aloud: Students on Strike
Week 1 Interactive Reading: Making Everyone Welcome (Level 1), Krumping (Level 2) and Fighting Sports Stereotypes (Level 3)
1 10 minutes Independent Reading
distended, alliance, and electrified
Compare and Contrast
Academic Conversation
Connect to Prior Experience or Knowledge
Assignment: Discuss the Unit Theme; Reading Strategy Small Group
2 10 minutes Independent Reading
envelops, moot, and smoldered
Make, Review, and Modify Predictions
Academic Conversation
Use Context Clues and Dictionaries
Assignment: Write a Letter; Reading Strategy Small Group
3 10 minutes Independent Reading
calloused and lurched
Visualize Academic Conversation
Historical Fiction Assignment: Write Questions About What You’ve Read; Reading Strategy Small Group
4 10 minutes Independent Reading
interpreter and shorn
Make Inferences and Predictions
Academic Conversation
Visualize Settings and Characters
Assignment: Plan a Persuasive Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
5 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Visualize Academic Conversation
Persuasive Writing Assignment: Write a Persuasive Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Grammar Study Plan due
Week 2 Interactive Reading: Sibling Strife (Level 1), The Christmas Truce (Level 2) and The Titans Remember (Level 3)
6 10 minutes Independent Reading
treachery, recruiter, and contradict
Make Inferences Academic Conversation
Draw Conclusions Assignment: Write and Support Conclusions; Reading Strategy Small Group
7 10 minutes Independent Reading
reverberated, dismissive and hilarious
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation
Visualize Action in a Text
Assignment: Write to Visualize; Reading Strategy Small Group
8 10 minutes Independent Reading
platoons and cadence
Visualize Academic Conversation
Persuasive Text: Organization and Conventions
Assignment: Plan a Persuasive Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
9 10 minutes Independent Reading
furloughs and fluency
Make Logical Inferences and Predictions
Academic Conversation
Examine Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Assignment: Write a Persuasive Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
10 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Modify and Revise Predictions
Academic Conversation
Reading with Phrasing
Assignment: Practice Reading with Phrasing; Reading Strategy Small Group; Spelling Study Plan due
Week 3 Interactive Reading: Volunteers for Peace (Level 1), The Hand of Friendship (Level 2) and The Space Race (Level 3)
11 10 minutes Independent Reading
scuttlebutt, frequency, and briefed
Ask Questions Academic Conversation
Draw Conclusions Assignment: Write and Support Conclusions; Reading Strategy Small Group
12 10 minutes Independent Reading
reverberated, dismissive, and hilarious
Draw Conclusions Academic Conversation
Analyze Character Development
Assignment: Write About Character Development; Reading Strategy Small Group
13 10 minutes Independent Reading
maneuvers, preliminary, and liberating
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Compare and Contrast
Assignment: Write Compare and Contrast Statements; Reading Strategy Small Group
14 10 minutes Independent Reading
terrain and optimistic
Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Academic Conversation
Voice in Writing Assignment: Plan a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group
15 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Determine What Text Says Explicitly
Academic Conversation
Make Generalizations
Assignment: Write a Narrative Paragraph; Reading Strategy Small Group; Vocabulary Study Plan due
Week 4 Interactive Reading: Resolving a Quarrel (Level 1), Talking It Out (Level 2) and A Model for Peace (Level 3)
16 10 minutes Independent Reading
recommendations and regiment
Make Generalizations Academic Conversation
Plan a Multimedia Persentation
Assignment: Multimedia Project Plan; Reading Strategy Small Group
17 10 minutes Independent Reading
hurtling, casualties, and skirmishing
Read Closely to Understand Explicit Information
Academic Conversation
Analyze Dialogue, Plot, and Character
Assignment: Plan the Interview; Reading Strategy Small Group
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Unit Lesson Time to Read Vocabulary Read Aloud, Think Aloud
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group Instruction
Work Time
18 10 minutes Independent Reading
camouflage and morale
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Conduct Research and Interviews
Assignment: Conduct Research for Interviews; Reading Strategy Small Group
19 10 minutes Independent Reading
distilleries, transmissions, and amphibious
Read Closely to Make Logical Inferences
Academic Conversation
Complete the Interview Preparation
Assignment: Write Interview Questions and Conduct the Interview; Reading Strategy Small Group
20 10 minutes Independent Reading
Word Slam Vocabulary Game
Make Connections Academic Conversation
Identify Point of View
Assignment: Begin Writing the Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
Week 5 Interactive Reading: Crisis Negotiation (Level 1), Unlikely Allies (Level 2) and Seward’s Folly (Level 3)
21 10 minutes Independent Reading
armada, objectives and advertising
Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Academic Conversation
Synthesize Ideas Assignment: Write Introduction and Conclusion Ideas; Reading Strategy Small Group
22 10 minutes Independent Reading
discharge, prejudiced, and declassified
Synthesize Ideas Academic Conversation
Edit a Multimedia Presentation
Assignment: Edit the Multimedia Presentation; Reading Strategy Small Group
23 10 minutes Independent Reading
profundity and jibe Synthesize Information and Ideas
Academic Conversation
Analyze Theme or Central Idea
Assignment: Present and Evaluate Multimedia Presentations; Reading Strategy Small Group
24 10 minutes Independent Reading
corny and devastated
Make Connections Between Ideas in Texts
Academic Conversation
Synthesize Information and Ideas
Assignment: Present and Evaluate Multimedia Presentations; Reading Strategy Small Group
25 Unit Benchmark Assessment
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