GRADE+5

Test Sophistication |||| Feature Article || Test Sophistication |||| Investigating Strategies to Uncover Meaning || Unit 2 & Unit 3  ||||||   Unit 4 & Unit 5 Unit 6 & Unit 7  ||||||   Unit 7 & Unit 8 Unit 9 & Unit 10  ||||   Unit 11 & Unit 12   ||
 * || ** Sept ** || ** Oct ** || ** Nov ** || ** Dec ** || ** Jan ** || ** Feb ** || ** Mar ** || ** Apr ** || ** May ** || ** June ** ||
 * ** Writing ** |||| Launching Personal Narrative |||||| Persuasive Essay |||||| Literary Essay and
 * ** Reading ** |||| Reaching for Rigor |||||| Breathing Life and Deeper Meaning into Texts |||||| Crossing the Bridge to Comprehension
 * ** Social Studies ** |||| Geography and the Western Hemisphere |||||| The United States |||||| Latin America & Canada |||| Western Hemisphere Today ||
 * ** Science ** |||| Nature of Science |||||| Earth Science |||||| Exploring Ecosystems |||| Food and Nutrition ||
 * ** Math ** ||||  Unit 1 & Unit 2

There are many processes to understand the world around you. || **EXPLORATION** There is rarely a single, obvious characteristic that describes a region. || **INTERACTIONS** Humans can manipulate their environment. || **DIVERSITY** Diversity is essential component the makes up a living system. || **SUSTAINABILITY** Thoughtful practices are a crucial component in the creation of a sustainable world. ||
 * || ** Nature of Science ** || ** Geography and the Western Hemisphere ** || ** The United States & Earth Science ** || ** Exploring Ecosystems, Latin America & Canada ** || ** Western Hemisphere Today & Food and Nutrition ** ||
 * ** Essential Question ** || //What is the process for exploring a natural environment?// || //How is the land of the Western hemisphere unique to the region?// || //What is the relationship between Americans and the land?// || //How is the diversity of ecosystems important to the culture of various peoples?// || //How do sustainable practices impact food and nutrition of the western hemisphere?// ||
 * ** Enduring Understanding ** || **EXPLORATION**
 * ** Performance Task ** || The EPA has requested that you as a scientist create an Environmental Experimentation Presentation that documents how humans impact their environment negatively. If they are convinced by your oral presentation, your report will be published in their monthly newsletter. || You have been asked to participate in a new survival reality television show. The producers have asked that you to prepare by choosing a region to study. They want you to create a three-dimensional landform map that includes a written report detailing important characteristics of that region. || Disney is creating a new historical theme park that demonstrates how humans interact with their land. Your engaging digital presentation must convince Disney’s panel that a particular historical event shows the impact humans have had on their land. (Lewis and Clark, Gold Rush, Erie Canal, Dust Bowl, Westward Expansion) || //Home and Garden// magazine is searching for tween environmental stewards who can work collectively to create a memento of their tours to various Latin American and Canadian biomes. You must create a patch for our “Save the Environment Quilt.” Your patch must demonstrate your commitment to the environmental preservation of the ecosystems of Latin America and Canada. || The FDA is interested in sponsoring a new restaurant that features organic and sustainably grown food. You must create a menu and advertisement for a restaurant that uses local, seasonable ingredients and convince their panel that yours will promote healthy eating habits in your community. ||

Reader's and Writer's Workshop Units of Study Reaching for Rigor (with Launching the Writer's Workshop)  Breathing Life and Deeper Meaning into Texts (with Persuasive Essay)  Crossing the Bridge to Comprehension (with Literary Essay)  Investigating Strategies to Uncover Meaning (with Feature Article)  Discovering Your Vehicle of Stewardship (with Poetry) 

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 * ~ Reading Workshop Lesson ||~ SMARTBoard File ||
 * KBAD support opinions using evidence from the text. || [[file:KBAD support opinionns using evidence from the text..notebook]] ||

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Homework Activity Sheets
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Book Club Books
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse (Dust Bowl)

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Operation Redwoodby S. Terrell French (Environmental Activism) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Cam Jansen: The Green School Mystery by David A. Adler (Environmental Activism) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Mallory Goes Green by Laurie Freidman (Environmental Activism) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Hoot by Carl Hiaasen (Environmental Activism) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Scat by Carl Hiaasen (Environmental Activism)

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Flush by Carl Hiaasen (Environmental Activism)

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">My Life with the Chimpanzees by Jane Goodall (Environmental Activism) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The Secret School by AVI (Westward Expansion)

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly (Species Study)