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    Grade 5 Literacy Scope & Sequence

     

     

    Writer's Workshop

    Reader's Workshop

    Unit 1 (4 weeks)

    Sept. – Oct.

    The Craft of Narrative Writing

    Launching Readers Workshop with Experienced Readers—Active Reading Strategies w/Independent Reading Books

    Unit 2 (6 weeks)

    Oct. - Nov.

    Introduction to Essay: Personal Essay & Persuasive Essay

    Following Characters into Meaning: Synthesize, Infer, and Interpret

    Unit 3 (4 weeks)

    Nov. – Dec.

    Shaping Texts From Essay and Narrative to Memoir

    Reading for Author's Purpose; From Perspective to Interpretation

    Unit 4 (5 weeks)

     Dec. - Jan.

    Expert Based Non-Fiction Writing

    Nonfiction Reading: Using Test Structures to Comprehend Expository, Narrative, and Hybrid Nonfiction

    Unit 5 (5 weeks)

    Jan. - Feb.

    Literary and Comparative Essay Writing

    Interpretation Text Sets

    Unit 6 (2 weeks)

    Feb.

    Writing Like a Detective : Preparation for a Writing Test

    Reading Like a Detective; Preparation for a Reading Test

    Unit 7 (5 weeks)

    Mar. – Apr.

    The Research Based Argument Essay

    Research Based Arguments

    Unit 8 (4 weeks)

    May/ June

    Poetry

    Launching a Summer of Reading; Preparing for Middle School Rigor