Weekly Question:
What qualities do we see in heroes?
Reading:
LESSON 1 (T18-T31):
• Weekly Launch Primary Source: "Steps on the Moon" - Apollo 11 mission (pp. 16-17)
• Read Aloud: "Crossing the Rockies" (T20-T21)
• Genre Study: Historical Fiction (T22-T23, pp. 18-19)
• Quick Check (T23)
LESSON 2 (T32-T61):
• Shared Read: Below Deck: A Titanic Story by Tony Bradman (T32-T55, pp. 22-45)
• Preview Vocabulary (T32, pp. 20-21): abandon, appeared, enormous, interfered, stationary
• Respond and Analyze (T56-T57, pp. 44-45)
• My View (T56)
• Develop Vocabulary (T56-T57)
• Check for Understanding (T57)
• Quick Check (T57)
LESSON 3 (T62-T69):
• Close Read: Analyze Plot and Setting (T62-T63)
• Quick Check (T63)
• Read Like a Writer: Explain the Use of Illustrations (T64-T65)
LESSON 4 (T70-T77):
• Close Read: Confirm or Correct Predictions (T70-T71)
• Quick Check (T71)
• Write for a Reader: Use Illustrations (T72-T73)
LESSON 5 (T78-T83):
• Reflect and Share: Talk About It (T78-T79)
• Quick Check (T79)
Vocabulary & Word Study:
Academic Vocabulary: Related Words (T24-T25, p. 49)
• Words: encourage, defeat, distinguish, achieve, command
• Strategy: Use print or digital resources to find related words
Word Study: Prefixes pre-, dis-, in-, im-, non-
• Teach (T26-T27, Lesson 1)
• Apply (T58-T59, Lesson 2)
• More Practice (T66-T67, Lesson 3)
• Spiral Review: Contractions (T74-T75, Lesson 4)
• Assess Understanding (T80-T81, Lesson 5)
Spelling Words: prepay, nonstop, disagree, nonfiction, preapprove, indirect, imperfect, impolite, insecure, incorrect
Challenge Words: impossibility, indefinite, disqualify
High-Frequency Words (T58, Lesson 2): surface, produce
Grammar & Language Conventions:
Subject-Verb Agreement (T337-T353):
• Spiral Review: Main Verbs and Helping Verbs (T337, Lesson 1)
• Oral Language: Subject-Verb Agreement (T341, Lesson 2)
• Teach Subject-Verb Agreement (T345, Lesson 3)
• Practice Subject-Verb Agreement (T349, Lesson 4)
• Standards Practice (T353, Lesson 5)
Listening & Speaking:
• Listening Comprehension: Read Aloud "Crossing the Rockies" (T20-T21)
• Talk About It: Weekly Question discussion (T78-T79)
• Turn and Talk activities throughout lessons (pp. 16-19)
Writing Workshop:
Historical Fiction (T332-T353):
• LESSON 1 (T334-T335): Historical Fiction introduction
• LESSON 2 (T338-T339): Identify Characters and Setting
• LESSON 3 (T342-T343): Develop Plot
• LESSON 4 (T346-T347): Brainstorm Ideas
• LESSON 5 (T350-T351): Plan Your Historical Fiction Story, Writing Club
• Spelling Bridge: Spell Prefixes (T336, T340, T344, T348, T352)
Small Group & Assessment:
• Leveled Readers: T30-T31, T61, T69, T77, T83
• Cold Reads: pp. 61-66 in Unit 3 Week 1 Cold Reads
• Book Club: T31, T83 (The Hero Two Doors Down)
• Conferring opportunities each lesson
• Weekly Standards Practice available on SavvasRealize.com