RE06 Curriculum Map
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September
Content and Essential Skills
Library Orientation - 1 day with the librarian
What are the elements of a short story? What strategies can students use to improve reading comprehension? Vocabulary improvement activities. STANDARDS: 1, 4, 5, 6
Skills
Create appropriate 4-point short constructed responses. Identify elements of a short story from class readings:
- definition of short story
- setting
- characters
- conflict
- plot
- description; how authors use description
- author's purpose
Identifying, defining and using prefixes, roots and suffixes (throughout the year)
Assessment
Daily assignments; end of unit activities; workbook assignments; vocabulary quizes; book reports.
Resources
Introduction to Elements of Literature, Holt, Rinehart, Winston; Forms and Elements of Literature (McDonald Publ). stories used - "All-American Slurp," Just Once," "LaBomba, "President Cleveland, Where Are You?" "Brother"; Vocabulary and Spelling Practice book (Prentice Hall); classroom handouts; student workbook; student choice novels for independent reading; misc. picture books for read-aloud; Strategies That Work; Mrs.Grupp (library orientation).
Optional
I added several short, non-fiction articles for election year. I am completing one short story per week with literature elements worksheets on Mondays and current events non-fiction articles on Tuesdays. Started weekly oral review of literary terminology using flash cards.
October
Content and Essential Skills
American Struggles - selected stories from textbooks that represent slavery, segregation, internment camps, American's past struggles.
- segregation
- slavery
- abolition
- internment camps
- immigration
- orphan
- prejudice
- underground railroad
Literary elements What can we learn from America's past struggles to improve our lives? STANDARDS: 1, 4, 5, 6
Skills
Identify main idea. Identify literary elements:
- point of view
- setting
- tone
- theme
- generalization
- sequence
Literary Devices:
- metaphor
- simile
- onomatopoeia
Genre:
- Realistic Fiction
- Poetry
- Biography/Autobiography
Reading Strategies:
- making inferences
- predicting
- making connections
- re-reading
Assessment
Daily assignments, worksheets, student workbooks; small group activities.
Resources
Text; student workbooks; handouts; Sweet Clara and The Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson; The Orphan Train by Eve Bunting; internet web sites.
Optional
I added several short, non-fiction articles for election year.
November
Content and Essential Skills
Finish American struggles unit from October. Elements of a novel. Literature circles STANDARDS: 1, 4, 6
Skills
Compare novel elements to short story elements. Literature elements:
- point of view
- resolution
- description
Literary devices:
- personification
Reading Strategies:
- making predictions
- text to text connections
Assessment
Daily assignments; literature circle worksheets and discussions; story mapping.
Resources
Student novels: Bearstone, Holes, Hatchet, Brian's Winter, Call of the Wild, Sign of the Beaver, Julie of the Wolves and various other novel sets; Literature Circles by Brooke Morris; Literature Circles by Harvey Daniels.
Optional
Began novels last week of November. Spent more time on literature terminology. Added several visualization and questioning techniques.
December
Content and Essential Skills
Continue elements of a novel. Literature circles. STANDARDS: 1, 4, 6
Skills
Compare novel elements to short story elements. Literature elements:
- dialogue
- suspense
- foreshadowing
- climax
- rising/falling action
Literary devices:
- metaphor and simile
- onomatopoeia
Reading Strategies:
- making predictions
- text to text connections
Assessment
Daily assignments; literature circle worksheets and discussions; story mapping; end of unit activity.
Resources
Student novels: Bearstone, Holes, Hatchet, Brian's Winter, Call of the Wild, Julie of the Wolves, Tuck Everlasting, Dogsong, Dog Team, The Avion My Uncle Flew, Stone Fox, The Eagles's Shadow, Journey to Nowhere, Two Against the North, Far North, The Wreckers, Antarctica, The Secret School, Woodsong, Dear Mr. Henshaw, A Long Way From Chicago, Black Star Bright Dawn, Out of the Dust, Sarah Plain and Tall, Caddie Woodlawn, My Side of the Mountain, On the Far side of the Mountain, Star Girl, Alone in the Ice World and various other novels sets; The Legend of Spinoza by Robert Talltree; Literature Circles by Brooke Morris; Literature Circles by Harvey Daniels.
Optional
Completed Bearstone and non-fiction newspaper serial. Will begin individual literature circles in January.
January
Content and Essential Skills
Complete literature circles. Continue elements of short stories and novels. STANDARD 4
Skills
Reinforce short story and novel elements. Literature elements:
- fact and opinion
- sequence of events
- cause/effect
Literary devices:
- rhyme
- alliteration
- free verse
- onomatopoeia
- simile/metaphor
Reading Strategies:
- questioning
- determining importance of text
Vocabulary
- synonyms
- antonyms
Assessment
Daily assignments; literature circle worksheets and discussions; Literature Showcase (students summarize elements of a novel and present to class); student workbooks.
Resources
Students novels: Bearstone, Holes, Hatchet, Brian's Winter, The River, Julie of the Wolves, Julie's Wolf Pack, The Sign of the Beaver, Tuck Everlasting, Dogsong, Dog Team, The Avion My Uncle Flew, Stone Fox, The Eagles's Shadow, Journey to Nowhere, Two Against the North, Far North, The Wreckers, Antarctica, The Secret School, Woodsong, Dear Mr. Henshaw, A Long Way From Chicago, Black Star Bright Dawn, Out of the Dust, Sarah Plain and Tall, Caddie Woodlawn, My Side of the Mountain, On the Far side of the Mountain, Star Girl, Alone in the Ice World and various other novel sets; Literature circles by Brooke Morris; Literature Circles by Harvey Daniels; Introduction to Elements of Literature, Holt, Rinehart, Winston; Forms and Elements of Literature (McDonald Publ.); various vocabulary resource books; classroom handouts; student workbook; student choice novels for independent reading; misc. picture books for read-aloud; Strategies That Work by Harvey/Goudvis
Optional
Added synonym and antonym activities. Continuing review of all literary terminology.
February
Content and Essential Skills
Continue elements of literature. Identify sounds of poetry. Introduction to Iditarod: The Last Great Race. STANDARD 5, 6
Skills
Identify elements of literature. Develop strategies for reading poetry. Recognizing and interpreting poetry. Recognize the Iditarod sled dog race as a part of the American experience. Literary elements:
- review elements of short story
- flashback
- foreshadowing
- cliffhanger
Literary devices:
- alliteration
- assonance
- consonance
- onomatopoeia
- rhyme/rhythm scheme
- tone
- image
Reading strategies:
- making connections (text to text and text to self)
- reading for information
Genre:
- Diary/journal
- Biography
- Informational
- Poetry
- Historical fiction
Assessment
Daily assignments, student workbooks; musher fact card;
Resources
Text ("Ta-Na-E-Ka," "from Woodsong,"); handouts; student workbooks (previous stories and "Pet Adoption Application"); poetry anthologies; Iditarod web sites (iditarod.com; ultimateiditarod.com; adn.com); Iditarod Activities for the Classroom from Iditarod Trail Committee; daily internet access.
Optional
March
Content and Essential Skills
Follow Iditarod sled dog race via newspaper and internet. Introduction to mythology and folk literature. STANDARD 5, 6
Skills
Organize knowledge of a topic. Read and respond to literature about historical events through short stories and poetry. Analyze character and plot. Genre:
- Poetry - ballads
- Mythology
Reading strategies;
- identify cause and effect
Assessment
Daily assignments, student workbook, miscellaneous Iditarod activities and worksheets, CSAP.
Resources
Text; handouts; student workbook; Mythology books from BMS library; teacher created worksheets; Mighty Myth by Lipson and Bolkoshy; Greek Myths by Evans and Tryon; Greek & Roman Mythology by Schmollinger; Ancient Greece by Jefferies; Greek Myth Mini-Books by Blood.
Optional
April
Content and Essential Skills
Continue mythology. Recognize mythology characters. Link mythology stories to today's world. Introduction to Folktales. STANDARDS 1, 5, 6
Skills
Read to improve comprehension. Genre:
- Mythology
- Folktales
- Nonfiction
- New articles
Reading Strategies:
- identify cause and effect
- text to text connections
- text to self connections
- making predictions
Review of story elements:
- setting
- characters
- conflict
- climax
- resolution
- theme
Assessment
Daily assignments, student workbooks, handouts, graphic organizers, end of unit activity, writing a telegram, summarize a story, mythological character search, NWEA.
Resources
Text, handouts, student workbooks, variety of folktale and mythology books, text, handouts, student workbook, Mythology books from BMS library, teacher created worksheets, Mighty Myth by Lipson and Bolkoshy, Greek Myths by Evans and Tryon, Greek & Roman Mythology by Schmollinger, Ancient Greece by Jefferies, Greek Myth Mini-Books by Blood; Ancient World: Read-Aloud Plays by Hanson-Harding.
Optional
May
Content and Essential Skills
Folktales, Fairy Tales and fables. Reading non-fiction articles. STANDARD 1, 6
Skills
Reading for information. Organize knowledge of a topic. Genre:
- Folktales
- Fairy Tales
- Fables
- Informational
- news articles
- nonfiction
Reading strategies:
- reading for meaning
- adjust reading rate
Assessment
Daily assignments, student workbooks, teacher created worksheets, end of unit activity, various graphic organizers.
Resources
Text; handouts and graphic organizers; student workbooks; Folk Tales by Interact; Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Aardema (workbook activities to accompany book by Valdez); Tales Alive by Donato; In A Circle Long Ago by Desimini; Folk Tales by Jefferies; Teaching Tall Tales by West; Once Upon a Tradition by Philpot; Why the sky is Far Away retold by Gerson; American Tall Tales by Osborne; Fairy Tales, fables, Legends, and Myths bye Bosma; Fables and Legends by Gregorich; Aesop's Fables; various websites.
Optional
