Reading Comprehension: The core resource for comprehension instruction is Units of Study for Teaching Reading Grade 5.
The Making Meaning units of study in 5th Grade include:
- Interpretation Book Clubs: Analyzing Themes
- Tackling Complexity: Moving up Levels of Nonfiction
- Fantasy Book Clubs: The Magic of Themes and Symbols
Guided Reading and Small Group Instruction: The purpose of guided reading is for students to have time to read and apply strategies and skills that were demonstrated by the teacher during read aloud and shared reading instruction.
Writing: Written language instruction is based on Units of Study in Opinion, Information, and Narrative Writing, Grade 5.
Units of study in 5th Grade include:
- Writing Informational Essays
- Narrative Craft
- Lens of History: Research Reports
- Argument Essays (Text Dependent Analysis Essays)
- Shaping Texts: From Essay and Narrative to Memoir
Word Study: Instruction of spelling patterns and word part meanings is based on Words Their Way.
