GCISD 5th Grade ELA/R Curriculum Calendar 2015-­‐2016 This calendar is a close estimate to help guide your unit instruction throughout the year. August 2015
January 2016
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Curriculum Units September 2015
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Unit 1: First 9 Weeks
• Establish routines/procedures that allow
independent work in reading and writing
workshop (which begins in week six).
• Explore how language is used to evoke
emotions and develop ideas.
• Target text level: On-grade-level texts
Target writing level: Stage 9-11 Unit 2: Second 9 Weeks
October 2015
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• Focus on how language connects ideas.
• Examine issues of pacing and coherence,
evaluate the logic, consistency, and
credibility of ideas in a message, and use
effective transitions to organize and connect
ideas within/between paragraphs.
• Teacher meets regularly with small, flexible
groups to address specific learning needs.
• Target text level: On-grade-level texts
Target writing level: Stage 9-11 Unit 3: Third 9 Weeks
November 2015
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• Language is used to convince and change
opinions.
• Examine a variety of genres to analyze the
strength of the writer’s message.
• Strengthen understanding of the power of
words and apply that to our writing.
• Target text level: On-grade-level texts
Target writing level: Stage 10-12 March 2016
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Unit 4: Fourth 9 Weeks
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• Identify language that reveals the author’s
purpose or motives and use language that
conveys a clear viewpoint.
• Read fluently and comprehend texts.
Instructional time is devoted to flexible
literacy groups.
• Students work on their US eras and events
research project.
• Target text level: On-grade-level texts
Target writing level: Stage 10-12 June 2016
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