Selection Title- Mae Jemison: Space Scientist. Comprehension Skill – Topic,
Main Idea, & Supporting Details. Grammar Skills – Verb Tenses; Verb Tenses.
GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Departments of K-6 Instruction and K-12 Educational Services
FIFTH GRADE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS Trimester 1 ~ September, October, November Textbook Chapters
Lesson
Standard
Theme 1: NATURE’S FURY Writing: Description Pgs. 28-44
Pgs. 57-75
Pgs. 84-99
Selection Title: Earthquake Terror Comprehension Skill – Sequence of Events Grammar Skills – Kinds of Sentences; Subjects/ Predicates Selection Title: Eye of the Storm Comprehension Skill – Text Organization Grammar Skills – Conjunctions; Compound Sentences Selection Title: Volcanoes Comprehension Skill – Categorize and Classify Grammar Skills – Singular/ Plural Nouns; Plural Nouns
R2.2
R2.2, R2.3 LC1.1 R2.2
Theme 2: GIVE IT ALL YOU’VE GOT Writing: Personal Essay Pgs. 138-150
Pgs. 163-175
Pgs. 185-201
Pgs. 210-222
Selection Title – Michelle Kwan: Heart of a Champion Comprehension Skill – Fact & Opinion Grammar Skills – Common/Proper Nouns; Singular/Plural Possessive Nouns Selection Title – La Bamba Comprehension Skill – Story Structure Grammar Skills – Action Verbs; Direct Objects Selection Title – The Fear Place Comprehension Skill – Predicting Outcomes Grammar Skills – Main/ Helping Verbs; Linking Verbs Selection Title- Mae Jemison: Space Scientist Comprehension Skill – Topic, Main Idea, & Supporting Details Grammar Skills – Verb Tenses; Verb Tenses
R2.5
R3.1
R2.4
R2.3s
GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Departments of K-6 Instruction and K-12 Educational Services
Textbook Chapters
FIFTH GRADE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS Trimester 2 ~ December, January, February Lesson
Standard
Theme 3: VOICES OF THE REVOLUTION Writing: Story (Narrative) Pgs. 262-278
Pgs. 293-303
Pgs. 313-327
Selection Title – And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? Comprehension Skill – Author’s Viewpoint Grammar Skills – Subject/ Verb Agreement; Regular/ Irregular Verbs Selection Title – Katie’s Trunk Comprehension Skill – Cause & Effect Grammar Skills – Verb Phrases-Have; Teach/Learn/Let/Leave Selection Title – James Forten Comprehension Skill – Following Directions Grammar Skills – Adjectives; Proper Adjectives
R2.5, R3.1, R3.7
R2.1, LC1.2
LS1.2
Theme 4: PERSON TO PERSON Writing: Personal Narrative Pgs. 345-357
Pgs. 369-385
Pgs. 394-407
Pgs. 416-431
Selection Title – Mariah Keeps Cool Comprehension Skill – Problem Solving & Decision Making Grammar Skills – Compare with Adjectives; Compare good-bad Selection Title – Mom’s Best Friend Comprehension Skill – Noting Details Grammar Skills – Commas in a Series; Uses for Commas Selection Title – Yang the Second and Her Secret Admirers Comprehension Skill – Compare & Contrast Grammar Skills – Interjections; Quotations Selection Title – Dear Mr. Henshaw Comprehension Skill – Making Inferences Grammar Skills – Abbreviations; Titles
R3.2
R2.3
R3.3, LC1.3
R2.4, W2.2a, W2.2b, LC1.3
GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Departments of K-6 Instruction and K-12 Educational Services
Textbook Chapters
FIFTH GRADE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS Trimester 3 ~ March, April, May, June Lesson
Standard
Theme 5: ONE LAND, MANY TRAILS Writing: Research Report Pgs. 470-484
Pgs. 499-513
Pgs. 523-541
Pgs. 550-562
Selection Title – A Boy Called Slow Comprehension Skill – Drawing Conclusions Grammar Skills – Subject/ Object Pronouns; Using I & Me Selection Title – Pioneer Girl Comprehension Skill – Propaganda Grammar Skills – Possessive Pronouns; Contractions with Pronouns Selection Title – Black Cowboy, Wild Horses Comprehension Skill – Making Judgments Grammar Skills – Double Subjects; Using we and us with nouns Selection Title –Elena Comprehension Skill – Story Structure Grammar Skills – Adverbs; Comparing with Adverbs
R3.3, R2.1, LC1.2
R2.4, R3.7, R2.1, LC1.2 R3.7, R3.2, R2.1
R3.2
Theme 6: ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS Writing: Persuasive Essay Pgs. 602-616
Pgs. 629-641
Pgs. 651-665
Selection Title – The Grizzly Bear Family Book Comprehension Skill – Making Generalizations Grammar Skills – Contractions with not; Negatives Selection Title – The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home Comprehension Skill – Topic, Main Idea, Supporting Details Grammar Skills – Prepositions; Prepositional Phrases Selection Title – My Side of the Mountain Comprehension Skill – Drawing Conclusions Grammar Skills – Object Pronouns in Prepositional Phrases; Pronouns
R2.4 LC1.5 R2.3, LC1.1
R2.4, LC1.1, LC1.2
