MONTH	ESSENTIAL QUESTION	EXPECTATIONS	ASSESSMENT	RESOURCES	STANDARDS
September	How can a person discover more about his/her Self-Identity?	Summarize Text Determine Main Idea Make Inferences Sentence Structure Vocabulary Six Trait-Ideas&Organization	Essay-Tangerine Debate & Essay-The Giver DYR-Did You Read? Tests Grammar Assignments Spelling/Vocabulary Presentation-Autobiography-Six Trait	The Giver Tangerine GUM Grammar Wordly Wise Autobiography Essay Ideas Essay	Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 3 Standard 6
October	By using literary terminology, what can we discover about the life and times of Shakespeare?	Literary Terminology-Play Research, Bibliography, Technology Conventions Parts of Speech Six Trait-Voice&Conventions	Test Literary terms Grammar Assignments Spelling/Vocabulary Halloween Essay Rubric- Writing Rubric-Research Paper Six Trait-Voice&Conventions	Shakespeare’s As You Like It (Novel & Film GUM Grammar Wordly Wise European Research Paper Halloween Essay	Standard 3 Standard 5 Standard 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
November	How can we apply thinking skills to reading?	Apply thinking skills to reading Magazine Articles Parts of Speech (cont.) Mechanics Letter Writing Format Summarizing & Paraphrasing	Reading Comprehension- Assignments/Discussions DYRs Performance rubric-(Greek Plays) Grammar Assignments Spelling/Vocabulary Letter Writing- Great American Mail Race	The Adventures of Ulysses Jr. Scholastic Greek Plays GUM Grammar Wordly Wise Letter Writing	Standard 1 Standard 2.1,2.3,2.5 Standard 3.1 Standard 4
December	How can we recognize literature as a record of human experience?	Compare/Contrast-Anne Frank Non-Fiction Recognize literature as a record of human experience Six Trait-Word Choice Types of Sentences	Small Group work Tests-grammar, spelling, vocabulary Essay- Anne Frank Essay-Word Choice rubric	The Diary of Anne Frank GUM Grammar Wordly Wise Candy Essay	Standard 1 Standard 4 Standard 6
January	How can we apply literary techniques to our writing?	Literary Techniques Peer Editing Paragraph Organization Writing Organization Reading Comprehension Short Stories Power Point-Technology Summarizing & Paraphrasing Magazine Articles	Poetry Rubric Paragraph Writing Power Point Rubric & Presentation Tests-grammar, spelling, vocab Collaborative Discussions	Poetry Unit-Live Text ADVENTURES FOR READERS - BOOK ONE A Riddle by Richard Wilbur-developing skills of expression Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost- repetition and rhyme Lincoln Monument: Washington by Langston Hughes- repetition Park Pigeons by Melville Cane- Metaphors Fog by Carl Sandburg- Metaphors Lightning by Matsuo Basho-Haiku Broken by Chosu- Haiku Begging by Chiyo- Haiku The Pedigree of Honey by Emily Dickinson- Quatrain The Sea Gull by Ogden Nash- Quatrain The Bearded Man by Edward Lear- Limerick The Tutor by Carolyn Wells- Limerick When the Frost is on the Punkin by James Whitcomb Riley- Dialect Concrete Cat by Dorthi Charles- Shape Poem in Just by e.e. cummings- unusual arrangement ADVENTURES FOR READERS - BOOK TWO Southbound on the Freeway by May Swenson- Imagery Child on Top of a Greenhouse by Theodore Roethke- Similes Mother to Son by Langston Hughes- Metaphors and Imagery The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost - Symbolism When Icicles Hang by the Wall by William Shakespeare- Alliteration The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe- Stanza, Internal Rhyme, and Allusion Hints on Pronunciation for Foreigners by T.S.W.- Homophones and Humor Reflections Dental by Phyllis McGinley- Exaggeration Step Up to Writing GUM Grammar Wordly Wise African Short Stories CSAP preparation African Power Point Jr. Scholastic	Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 3 Standard 4 Standard 5.2, 5.3, 5.4,5.5 Standard 6
February	What can we discover about African history, culture etc. through novels?	Note Taking Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizers CSAP Writing-(All Six Traits) Find Sequence Technical Publication	African Novel Project Technical Publication Activity CSAP booklet activities Notes from African PPT Spelling Contests, Games, Tests	African Novels-Student Choice Spelling Bee Booklet CSAP preparation Wordly Wise Technical Publication	Standard 1.2,1.8 Standard 2 Standard 3.7,3.8 Standard 4 Standard 5.2, 5.3, 5.4,5.5 Standard 6
March	How can we compare and contrast novels?	Reading Comprehension Organizing a Magazine Publication Six Trait- Sentence Fluency Making connections between texts	Essay-Red Scarf Girl DYRs Bloom Ball Rubric Grammar Activities & Tests Group Work & Discussions	Red Scarf Girl Bloom Ball Novel-Student Choice Magazine Assignment GUM Grammar	Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 3 Standard 4 Standard 6
April	How can we make connections between texts?	Six Trait- Word Choice&Sentence Fluency Step up to Writing- Expository/Narrative	Six Trait Rubric-Fairy Tales Tests: Grammar, Spelling Vocabulary Paragraphs: Expository & Narrative	GUM Grammar Wordly Wise Modernize Fairy Tales Expository Writing Narrative Writing	Standard 2 Standard 3
May		Six Trait- All Informational Brochure Locating main idea Word recognition Making predictions & drawing conclusions Summarizing & Paraphrasing Magazine Articles	Six Trait Rubric- Music Essay Oceania Brochure Rubric DYRs Reading Comprehension Discussions	Music Essay Treasure Island (Novel & Film) Walkabout Oceania Travel Brochure Jr. Scholastic	Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 3 Standard 4 Standard 5 Standard 6
June		Presentation Skills	Music Essay Rubric-cont. Discussions Group Activities	Music Essay Presentations	Standard 4 Standard 6