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[0] April [1] What is imagery? What is paraphrasing? What is narration? What are characteristics of narration? What is a main idea? What is a generalization. [2] Unit 6 Express yourself Coming Home Out of the Blue [4] R1-Students are able to apply knowledge of complex word patterns to determine meaning of unfamiliar words. *Skill-1,10 R2-Students are able to apply strategies to construct meaning from grade-level text. *Skill-2,3,7,12 R3-Students are able to use organizational features of fiction and informational text to activate prior knowledge and to make predictions about text. *Skill-5,8 R4-Students are able to identify text structures and the specific text that demonstrates that form of organization *Skill-9 R5-Students are able to compare and contrast various literary elements and the use of literary devices. *Skill-11, R6-Students are able to compare the use of fact and fiction in historical and contemporary realistic fiction. *Skill- R7- Students are able to gather and organize information for study and research purposes. *Skill-4 R8- Students are able to use text features and graphic features to categorize information and to gain meaning from informational materials. *Skill-6 [5] Practice book and sheets Oral Discussion Journal Writing Vocabulary quizzes Story Comprehension Sheets Story Selection Tests Weekly Reader [6] Book p. 596-629 Reading workbook p. 271-290 Weekly reader Reading phonics sheets p. 151-170 Accelerated reader [3] 
Students will use synonyms as context clues to figure out unfamiliar words. Students will recognize and appreciate imagery. Students will distinguish between statements of fact and statements of opinion. Students will restate a passage in their own words. Students will recognize the distinguishing features of narration. Students will learn ways to organize information. Determine the main idea and supporting details. Students will use context clues to figure out words. Students will distinguish and recognize features of a biography. Students will use structural analysis to identify base words with suffixes. Students will make generalizations. Students will learn specific study strategies.
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