Subject: Language Arts Greeneville City Schools Curriculum Map Grade Level: 5^th May 2003 (Revised Apr. 2004)
Strands	July/Aug. Unit 1	Sept. Unit 1 & Unit 2	Oct. Unit 2	Nov. Unit 3	Dec. Unit 3	Jan. Unit 4	Feb. Unit 4	Mar. Unit 5	Apr. Unit 5	May/June Unit 6
Reading Development	-Author’s purpose (B3) -Story elements (B1) -Literary genre (B3) -defining characteristics -Thinking maps -Context clues (B2) -Vocabulary -Setting (B1)	-Reading comprehension -Point of view (B3) -Reading independently for a variety of purposes -Multiple-meaning words (B2) -Cause and effect (multi-flow) (B2)	-Steps in a process (flow) -Author’s point of view -Vocabulary -Sequence (B2) -Fiction/ non-fiction -theme (B3)	-Drawing conclusions (B3) -Text structure/ features -Character/ Plot -Unfamiliar words -Vocabulary -Formulate questions (B2) -Fact/ opinion (B2) -Draw inferences & support with text evidence & experience (B2)	--------à>> --------à>> --------à>>	-Compare/ Contrast (double bubble) -Predicting- using text & pictures (B2) -Context clues -Plot & plot structure (B3) -Influences	--------à>> --------à>> --------à>>	-Main idea (B2) -Supporting ideas (stated or implied) (B2) -Summarizing (B2) -Paraphrasing (B2) -Connotation/ Denotation	-Figurative Language -Idioms -Imagery -Sensory words -Multi-meaning words (B2) Onomatopoeia (B3) -Alliteration (B3) -Rhymes -Repetition -Similes/ metaphors/ personification (B3) -Hyperbole (B3)	-Making judgments -Visualizing -Theme -Folk tales -Reality (B2) -Fiction (B2)
Writing	-Begin daily journals (ongoing) -Begin 6 Traits -Write from the Beginning -Thinking maps- introduction & conclusion -Write from a prompt -finding/exploring topics (b2) -narrowing topics (B2) -identifying purpose and audience (B1)	-Correct paragraph form -Main idea/ supporting sentences (B1) -Personal narrative (B2) -Concluding sentence (B3) -Relevant/ irrelevant sent. -Title -Sequential order (B1) -Editing (DWL) (B2) -Expanding/ elaborating sentences (vary sent. order) -Word choice (B2)	-Review friendly letter form (B2) -Descriptive words (B1) -Revising for fluency (B2) -Transition words (B2)	-Organizational strategies -Expository paragraph (B3) -Transition words (B2) -Editing (double negatives) (B1) -Proofreading marks (B2) -Writing fluently for a variety of purposes -troublesome words (B1) -editing for clarity (B2)	-4-H Speeches -Persuasive paragraph (B3) -Multiple paragraph in sequential order (B2) -Main topic (B1)	-Business letter and envelope (ordering Free Stuff for Kids) -Editing -DWL (Daily Written Language)	-Poetry *Cinquain *Diamante *Haiku *Limerick	-Morgan McClure Book Reports -Persuasion & Propaganda (B3)	-Poetry	-Write a scene for a play
Spelling	-Vowel sounds short/ long -root or base words (B1) -Controlled r -Homophones -Troublesome words (to, too, two, its, it’s) (B1) -Troublesome words (sit/sat, lie/lay) (B2)	-Diphthongs -Base words -Prefix/ suffix (B1) -Consonants j/k- hard/soft sound -Short vowels -Syllables	-kn,mb,gh,st -Silent consonants -Compound words (B1) -dis-, un-, mid-, pre- (brace map)	-base words add –s, -es, -ed,-ing (B1) -Irregular plurals -plurals (B2) -Contractions (B1) -Review capitalization -Possessives (B2)	--------à>> --------à>> --------à>>	-Base words- inflectional endings –ed, -ing (B1) -Inflected endings –er, -est (B1) -Vowels with no sound clues	-Schwa sound -Vowels with final syllables	-Words with ng, nk, th -Suffixes –ent, -able, -ible, -ant	-Suffixes –ion, -ous, -ation -Compound words	-/sh/ complex spellings -Easily confused words -Vowel diagraphs -Just enough letters -r controlled -Letters in correct order -Vowels ae, ie, ay, ou
Grammar	-Sentences *4 types *Complete *Incomplete *Subject/ Predicate agreement *Compound *Complex -Combining sentences	-Run-ons (B1) -Fragments (B1) -Nouns -Synonyms/ Antonyms (B1) -Simple/ Compound subject -Simple/ Compound predicate -Homonyms (B1) -Analogies (B3)	-Common/ Proper nouns -Plural/ singular nouns (B2) -Possessive nouns (B2) -Commas with nouns -Addresses, titles, dates, abbreviation, initials, series, compound sent., direct quotes (B2) introductory phrases	-Plural possessive (B2) - Regular verbs (B2) *Linking *Action -Verb tenses (past, present, future) (B2) -Irregular verbs (B2) -Predicate -Subject/ verb agreement (B2)	-Review compound predicate	-Adjectives *Common *Proper (B2) Comparative *Superlative (B2) -Predicate (B2) -Adverbs Comparative *Superlative (B2) -negative adverb (B2)	--------à>> --------à>> --------à>>	-Conjunctions -Pronouns *Subject/ object (B2) *Predicate *referents -Prepositions -Prepositional phrases -Interjections (B3) -Pronoun antacedent agreement (B2)	-Compound/ Complex	-Quotation marks (B2) -Synonyms (B1) -Complete sentences
Mechanics	-End punctuation -Capitalization -Write legibly in cursive	--------à>> --------à>>	-Knowing when to capitalize nouns -Apostrophes -Commas (B2) -Semicolons (B3) - abbreviations (B1)	-Quotation marks (B2)		-Colons (B3)		-Apostrophes		-Direct “ “ dialogue (B2)
Research/Presentation	-Dictionary usage (B2) *Guide words *Definition *Alphabetical order -Reliable resources (B2) -Spelling accuracy final draft (B2)	-Parts of a book -Telephone directory -Develop confidence in speaking in a variety of situations	-Use of thesaurus -Andrew Johnson Poetry/ Short Story Contest	-Maps/ Atlas -Charts, graphics	-DAR contest		-Black History Project -Women’s History Project	-Research skills	-Take notes -Organize information -Outline (B2)
Speaking/Listening	-Sharing journals -Morning announcements -Follow oral/ written directions	-Read with inflection to express punctuation & give meaning to sentences	-Listen actively for following directions and understanding sequence (Flow map)	-4-H Speaking Contest		-Spelling Bee		-Keep Greene Beautiful Poster/ Radio Contest		-Plays
Related Literature -Scott Foresman Textbook (ongoing) -Supplement with Lang. Arts Today- Macmillan/McGraw/Hill (ongoing)	--Leveled Readers (ongoing) -Shiloh -Dear Mr. Henshaw -Faith & the Electric Dogs -Finding Buck McHenry	-Child Times: A 3 Generation Memoir by Eloise Greenfield -Dolphin Adventures: A True Story -Hurricanes: Earth’s Mightiest Stories	-It’s Our World Too: Stories of Young People Who Are Making a Difference -In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson -Everglades -Flute Revenge: Plus 2 More Mysteries	-Going with the Flow -Kate Shelley: Bound for Legend -Baseball in April -A Beekeeper’s Year -Babe: A Gallant Pig -Caddie Woodlawn	--------à>> --------à>> --------à>> --------à>>	-Yang the Third and Her Impossible Family -Iditarod Dream -Children of the Long House -Running Girl: The Diary of Ebony Rose -The Memory Box -The Best Christmas Pageant Ever	--------à>> --------à>> --------à>> --------à>> -Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of N.I.M.H.	-A Long Way to Go: The Story of Harriet Tubman -Chester Cricket’s Pigeon Ride -Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story -Paul Revere’s Ride -Number the Stars	--------à>> --------à>> --------à>> --------à>> -Maniac Magee	-Plays from Favorite Folk Tales -Beatles Lightly Toasted -Watch Out for Clever Women -Felicia the Critic -Artistic Trickery: Trompe d’Oeil Art -The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe -Folk and Fairy Tales
Field Studies	-Journals at Cedar Creek	-Thank you notes		Jamie Chapman- Beekeeper
Technology	-Use of Internet searches -Alpha Smart -Accelerated Reader -CCC -Microsoft Word (Above are ongoing)	-Cedar Creek Power Point		-Honeybee: Power Point -Magic School Bus- Inside the Beehive
Assessment (most assessments are ongoing throughout the year)	-Level Reader Test -Accelerated Reader Test -Selection tests -Teacher-made tests -Thinking maps -Daily assignments -Journals -Workbooks -DOL -Spelling tests -6 Traits Writing Assessment -Write from the Beginning	-Unit tests -Correct cursive letter formation	-Pen Pal letters				-TCAP Writing Assessment

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