Respect of Self and Others
Unit Overview
iRESPECT OF SELF AND OTHERS
| 5th grade |
| 9 lessons |
| Students demonstrate a mastery of text features and text elements in drama, poetry, and fiction. The text elements include: making inferences, identifying cause and effect, and determining author’s purpose. |
| Strategies: Recognize and use text features in various genre; infer, compare and contrast various elements; write a narrative |
| This unit consists of nine lessons. Students create a narrative text that includes a logical sequence of events and demonstrates correct use of parts of speech. |
| Handouts including graphic organizers |
| Formative and Summative Assessment |
| Glossary |
Unit Plan: Lessons
This unit includes nine 90-minute lessons that can be implemented in approximately three weeks.
| Recognize text features of fiction, poetry and drama |
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HTML (with links to documents) |
| Using details from the text to identify cause and effect |
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HTML (with links to documents) |
| Text Features of Fiction, Poetry, Drama: Story Matrix |
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HTML (with links to documents) |
Native American poetry |
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HTML (with links to documents) |
Using Details from Text to Make Inferences About Character Traits |
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HTML (with links to documents) |
| Comparing and contrasting characters |
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HTML (with links to documents) |
| Writing with colorful adjectives |
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HTML (with links to documents) |
| Personal narrative |
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HTML (with links to documents) |
| Wrapping it up! |
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HTML (with links to documents) |
Essential Questions:
| Why is it important to know which text features are contained in each genre? |
| How do I interact with the text to better understand it? |
| How can I make my writing interesting? |
| Why is it important to write a narrative in a logical sequence? |
| Why is it important to listen carefully? |
Summative Assessment and Scoring Guide:
Grade Level Expectations
PREVIOUS LEARNING |
TARGETED LEARNING |
FUTURE LEARNING |
Locate, interpret and apply information in title, table of contents and glossary.
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R2A Locate, interpret, and apply information in title, table of contents, and glossary.
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Locate, interpret, and apply information in title, table of contents, and glossary. |
Locate and recognize the text features of fiction, poetry and drama in grade-level text. |
R2A Locate and recognize the text features of fiction, poetry, and drama in grade-level text. |
Locate and recognize the text features of fiction, poetry, and drama in grade-level text.
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Use details from the text to make inferences about setting, character traits, problem and solution and story events.
- Identify cause and effect
- Identify author’s purpose
- Make predictions and draw conclusions
- Compare and contrast various text elements
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R2A Use details from the text to make inferences about setting, character traits, problem and solution and story events.
- Identify cause and effect
- Identify author’s purpose
- Make predictions and draw conclusions
- Compare and contrast various text elements
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Use details from the text to analyze the influence of setting on characters, plot and resolution (conflict and climax).
- Explain cause and effect
- Identify point of view and mood and problem-solving processes of characters and the effectiveness of solutions
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Use parts of speech correctly in written text, including conjunctions and verbs that agree with compound subjects. |
W2D Use parts of speech correctly in written text, including correct verb tense and adjective forms. |
Use parts of speech correctly in written text, including prepositional phrases and appositives. |
Write a narrative text that moves through a logical sequence of events and includes details to develop the plot, characters and setting. |
W3A Write a personal narrative text that chronicles a sequence of events and focuses on the development of a single event. |
Write a personal narrative that chronicles a sequence of three or more events and includes sensory details and dialogue. |
Listen for enjoyment, information, directions, and to identify tone, mood, and emotion of verbal and nonverbal communication |
L1A Listen for enjoyment, information, directions, and to identify and interpret tone, mood, and emotion of verbal and nonverbal communication. |
Listen for enjoyment, information, directions, and to identify tone, mood, and emotion of verbal and nonverbal communication. |
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