Great Lessons
The Story of Spoken Language
Beowulf
Reading
SRA
Silent, independent reading with mini-lesson/response journal/teacher conferences (Reader’s Workshop)
Read-aloud with discussion of fiction/nonfiction elements

Fiction

• Tells main idea and supporting details
• Retells events in correct order
• Makes predictions
• Summarizes
• Plot as cause/effect

Nonfiction

• Identifies facts/opinions

Poetry

• Interprets figurative language

Vocabulary

Junior Great Books

Research Skills: reference materials, online resources

Writing

Writer’s Workshop
Narrative
Descriptive

Use of sensory detail

Expository

Five paragraph essay

Persuasive/argumentative
Report writing
Poetry

Spelling
Keyboarding skills
Oral Presentation
Etymology
Word Study (skyscraper material)

Syllabication

• Root, prefix, suffix

Antonym/synonym
Compounds

Grammar