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First Nine WeeksSecond Nine WeeksThird Nine Weeks
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GenreFictionRealistic Fiction Realistic FictionInformational TextsInformational TextInformational TextPersuasive Text (CER)
Procedural Text
Review and TestHistorical FictionHistorical FictionBiographyBiographyPoetry Poetry MythsReview and Testing Traditional Tales/FolktalesGenreDramaDramaNarrative Nonfiction/AutobiographyInformational
Text
Informational
Text
Procedural Text
Paired Passages
Review and Testing
Spiral Review
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Reading Focus:Teach classroom
procedures. For example,
how to self-select
"good fit" books,
proper care of
books, and
procedures for
sustained reading
to build stamina.
Describe Characters and Their ActionsCharacter RelationsDescribe Characters and How they ChangeAnalyze Text FeaturesDomain Specific Words
Fact and Opinion
Synonyms and AntonymsUse Vocabulary to Respond To Text: How To Do SomethingAnalyze Plot and Setting Infer Theme Paired Passages
Analyze Text Structure Figurative LanguageAnalyze and use descriptive words to provide sensory detailAnalyze and use descriptive words to provide sensory detailDescribe characters and their actionsReading FocusIdentify Play ElementsIdentify Play ElementsDistinguish ViewpointUse Vocabulary to Respond To Text: Explain a TopicUse Vocabulary to Respond To Text: Describe EventsUse Vocabulary to Respond To Text: How To Do SomethingCompare/Contrast TextsAfter Benchmark, review your data and spiral review with readiness TEKS. Review Leard4Ward snapshot to access readiness and supporting standards.
See Benchmark Results Below
3.6(E) make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society (R) 36% correct (hot text question)

3.6(G) evaluate details read to determine key ideas (R) 43% correct


3.7(C) use text evidence to support an appropriate response (R) 45% correct


3.12(B) compose informational texts, including brief compositions that convey information about a topic, using a clear central idea and genre characteristics and craft (R) 45% correct
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Analyze Plot and SettingPoint of ViewAnalyze Characters and Make InferencesUse Text Evidence (Extended Response)Identify Main Idea and DetailsAnalyze Text StructureCompare and Contrast TextsAnalyze Text StructureCorrect or Confirm Predictions Analyze Characters Compare and Contrast Texts Summarize Informational Text Poetry ElementsMake inferences within poetryMake inferences within myths and folktalesAnalyze plot, setting, and POVText Evidence (Extended Response)Make Inferences Make Connections Analyze Text FeaturesAnalyze Text StructureAnalyze Text StructureMake Connections
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Use Text Evidence (Extended Response)Write to Sources: Ask and Answer QuestionsUse Text Evidence to Support Opinions (Extended Response)Take NotesMonitor Comprehension (Extended Response)Evaluate DetailsText Evidence (Extended Response)Monitor Comprehension (Extended Response)Words that Describe Plot and Setting Make Connections Related Words Ask and Answer Questions Make Connections Words that Engage Readers' Senses Infer Theme Infer themeParts of SpeechPOVAnalogies Correct or Confirm PredictionsSynthesize InformationMonitor Comprehension (Extended Response)Correct or Confirm Predictions and Make inferences
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Academic VocabularyWeek 1:
self-select
sustained
Week 2:
genre
character
plot
setting
Week 3:
topic
author's purpose (within fiction text)
point of view
Week 4:
conflict
relationship*
resolution
interaction
inference
development
events
suffixes
Week 5:
informational
graphic feature
italicize
timeline
title*
caption
diagram
photographs
selection
article
refer
author's purpose (within informational text)
annotate
evidence
Week 6:

central idea
key idea
fact/opinion
Week 7:
evidence
message
audience
argumentative
author's purpose (argumentative text)
claim
text structure
organizational pattern
problem/solution
cause and effect
compare and contrast
description
sequence
chronological order
Week 8:
connections
synonyms
antonyms
Week 9:
cause/effect
descriptive
problem/solution
chronological order
compare/contrast
Week 1: predictions
plot
setting
affixes
prefixes
Week 2:
characters
connections
abbreviations
theme
message
lesson
Week 3:
POV (within Biography)
Week 4:
text structure
Week 5:
rhyme scheme*
sound device
stanza*
structural element
dialogue*
lines*
poet*
speaker*
POV (within poetry)
Week 6:
descriptive language
figurative language
hyperbole
imagery
literal language
onomatopoeia
repetition
simile
sound device
voice
visualize
Week 7:
myth
Week 9:
genre
fable
folktale
fairy tale
legend
Academic VocabularyWeek 1:
acts
dialogue
Week 2:
POV (within narrative drama)
Week 3:
POV (with narrative nonfiction)
Week 4:
informational
graphic feature
italicize
timeline
title*
caption
diagram
photographs
selection
article
refer
author's purpose (within informational text)
annotate
evidence
Week 5:
text structure
organizational pattern
problem/solution
cause and effect
compare and contrast
description
sequence
chronological order
STAAR Academic Words:
Dictionary Entry
Paragraph
Boxed Information
Selection
Section
Article

STAAR Academic Words:
Dictionary Entry
Paragraph
Boxed Information
Selection
Section
Article

STAAR Academic Words:
Dictionary Entry
Paragraph
Boxed Information
Selection
Section
Article

STAAR Academic Words:
Dictionary Entry
Paragraph
Boxed Information
Selection
Section
Article

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Writing FocusIntroduce writing journal procedures.
Create "heart maps" in journal
by brainstorming ideas for writing.
Academic vocabulary:
free-write
topic
personal narrative
Personal Narrative

Academic Vocabulary:
draft
genre
publish
composition
illustrate
Develop an Engaging Idea and Include a Setting,
Problem, Resolution
Develop Structure including an Introduction, Event Sequence, Dialogue, Describe Actions, Feelings, ConclusionsWrite using adjectives and adverbsEdit, Publish and AssessHow-To Article

Academic vocabulary:
audience
Develop an Engaging Idea and develop Revelant Details, Add Facts and Definitions, Write a Command and clarify steps with strong verbsDevelop an Introduction, Organize ideas into steps and steps into sequence, add illustration, create a conclusionRevise and EditEdit and PublishAssessmentHistorical Fiction, Identify Characters and Setting, Develop Plot, Brainstorm Ideas, Plan Your Historical Fiction Story Compose Characters, Compose a Setting, Plot: Establish a Problem, Plot: Plan a Resolution, Select a GenreDevelop an Introduction, Draft an Event Sequence, Know When to Start a New Paragraph, Compose Dialogue, Describe Events with DetailsRevise and Edit Revise and Publish Review and AssessWriting FocusOpinion Essay- topic, point of view and reasons, brainstorm topics and focus on opinion, plan your opinion
Academic Vocabulary:
argumentative
opinion essay
craft
correspondence
letter
thank you note
Develop the Topic, Develop an Opinion, Distinguish Between Fact and Opinion, Develop Reasons, Develop Supporting FactsCompose an Introduction, Organize Supporting Reasons, Organize Supporting Facts, Compose a Conclusion, Use Technology Edit and Revise Revise and Publish CER WritingAfter Benchmark, review your data and spiral review with readiness TEKS. Review Leard4Ward snapshot to access readiness and supporting standards.

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Foundational Skills Revising and EditingEdit:
Capitalize first letter of a sentence
Names
Pronoun I
Months
Days of the week
Official titles of people
Holidays
Geographical names of places
Academic vocabulary: conventions and edit
Edit:
Punctuation including periods
Question marks
Exclamation points
Commas with items in a series
Commas in a compound sentence
Apostrophes in contractions
Apostrophes in possessives
Review and AssessRevise:
Literary Text
Clarity
Organization
Development

Academic Vocabulary: clarify
coherent
word choice
Review and AssessWriting Focus
Revise:
Argumentative Text
Clarity
Organization
Development
Review and AssessRevise:
Informational Text
Clarity
Organization
Development
Adding SentencesDeleting SentencesCombining and Rearranging SentencesAfter Benchmark, review your data and spiral review with readiness TEKS. Review Leard4Ward snapshot to access readiness and supporting standards.
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Edit:
Complete Sentences
Compound Sentences
Subject-Verb Agreement
Parts of Speech
Writing FocusSpiral Review Edit ActivitiesSpiral Review Edit ActivitiesPast, Present, and Future Verb TenseCreating Compound Sentences from Simple Sentences
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Spelling PatternsVC/CV PatternInflected EndingsBase Words and EndingsVowel DigraphsDiphthongsVC/V and V/CVR-Controlled VowelsCompound WordsSyllable PatternsContractionsReview WeekPrefixes pre-, dis-, in-, im-, non-AbbreviationsSuffixes -ful, -y, -nessVowel TeamsIrregular Plural Nouns Review and AssessSpelling PatternsR-Controlled Vowels ir, er, ur, earVCCCV PatternLatin SuffixesHomographsHomophones Vowel Patterns au,aw,ai, augh, oughVowel Patterns ei, and eighSuffix -enSchwa SoundFinal Stable Syllables -le, -ture, -ive, -izeAfter Benchmark, review your data and spiral review with readiness TEKS. Review Leard4Ward snapshot to access readiness and supporting standards.
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PoetryMemorize Narrative Poem.Memorize Humorous PoemMemorize Free Verse PoemMemorize PoemMemorize Poem
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Handwriting Without TearsHWT Lesson 10 minutes dailyHWT Lesson 10 minutes dailyHWT Lesson 10 minutes dailyHandwriting Without TearsHWT Lesson 10 minutes dailyHWT Lesson 10 minutes dailyHWT Lesson 10 minutes daily