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Unit 1
Skills Overview
Big Idea
How do the diverse regions and
peoples of the United States reflect
its greatness?
WEEK 2
WEEK 3
WEEK 4
WEEK 5
22–39
Because of
Winn-Dixie/Fast
Facts: Black Bears


What experiences bring diverse people together?
Because of Winn-Dixie
REALISTIC FICTION
44–65
Lewis and
Clark and
Me/They
Traveled with
Lewis and Clark


What did Lewis and Clark learn on their journey?
LEWIS AND CLARK AND ME
HISTORICAL FANTASY
70–87
Grandfather's Journey/A Look at Two Lands

What can we learn about the United States as we travel?
Grandfather's Journey
HISTORICAL FICTION
92–111
The Horned Toad Prince/Horned Lizards & Harvesting Ants

What is unique about the landscape of the Southwest?
The Horned Toad Prince
MODERN FAIRY TALE
116–133
Letters Home from Yosemite/This
Land Is Your Land
LETTERS HOME from YOSEMITE
NARRATIVE NONFICTION
How does Yosemite
reflect the unique
qualities of the West?
 
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Sequence
Target Skill Strategy Summarize
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Author's Purpose
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Author's Purpose
Target Skill Strategy Answer Questions
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Cause and Effect
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Sequence
Target Skill Strategy Graphic Organizers
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Main Idea
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Author's Purpose
Target Skill Strategy Story Structure
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Sequence
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Main Idea
Target Skill Strategy Graphic Organizers
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Fact and Opinion
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Word Structure
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Word Structure
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Dictionary/Glossary
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Context Clues
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Word Structure
Tone of Voice
Pauses
Tempo and Rate
Volume
Phrasing
Short Vowels VCCV
Long a and i
Long e and o
Long e
Long u Sounds
Dramatic Retelling
Listen to a Story
Introduction
Analyze an Illustration
Advertisement
Listen to an Advertisement
Oral Report
Analyze Photos
Debate
Analyze a Photo
Tested Skill Declarative and Interrogative Sentences
Tested Skill Imperative and Exclamatory Sentences
Tested Skill Subjects and Predicates
Tested Skill Compound Sentences
Tested Skill Clauses and Complex Sentences
Memoir
Writing Trait: Word Choice
Journal Entry
Writing Trait: Sentences
Postcard
Writing Trait: Voice
E-mail Invitation
Writing Trait: Focus/Ideas
Narrative Writing
Writing Trait: Conventions
Personal Narrative
Personal Narrative
Personal Narrative
Personal Narrative
Personal Narrative
Map/Globe/Atlas
Skim and Scan
Electronic Media
Illustration/Caption/Label
Print Sources
Integrate Science and
Social Studies Standards
U.S. History, U.S. Geography
U.S. History, U.S. Geography,
Economics
U.S. Geography, U.S. History
U.S. Geography, Sociology
Geology, Glaciology, Botany
Target Skill Target Skill
Tested Skill Tested Skill
Comprehension
Vocabulary
Fluency
Spelling and Phonics
Speaking/Listening/
Viewing
Reading
Word Work
Oral Language
Language Arts
Grammar, Usage,
and Mechanics
Weekly Writing
Unit Process Writing
Research and Study Skills
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
TIME FOR Science
WEEK 1
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES