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Unit 5
Skills Overview
Big Idea
What makes an adventure?
WEEK 2
WEEK 3
WEEK 4
WEEK 5
520–537
Sailing Home: A
Story of a
Childhood at Sea/ Sharing a Dream

What is it like to live life at sea?
SAILING HOME: A STORY OF A CHILDWOOD AT SEA
HISTORICAL FICTION
542–559
Lost City: The
Discovery of Machu Picchu/ Riding the
Rails to Machu Picchu

What surprises can happen on an
expedition?
LOST CITY: The Discovery of Machu Picchu
NARRATIVE NONFICTION
564–581
Amelia and Eleanor
Go for a Ride/
Women Explorers

How did an adventure by two famous women break tradition?
AMELIA AND ELEANOR GO FOR A RIDE
HISTORICAL FICTION
586–607
Antarctic Journal/ Swimming Towards Ice
What does a person sacrifice to explore the unknown?
Antarctic Journal: Four Months at the Bottom of the World
JOURNAL
612–629
Moonwalk/ A Walk on the moon
What are the risks when walking on the moon?
Boys' Life: RIDE INTO THE FURNACE
SCIENCE FICTION
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Author's Purpose
Target Skill Strategy Predict
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Sequence
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Compare and Contrast
Target Skill Strategy Visualize
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Sequence
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Sequence
Target Skill Strategy Story Structure
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Draw Conclusions
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Main Idea
Target Skill Strategy Text Structure
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Draw Conclusions
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Draw Conclusions
Target Skill Strategy Monitor and Fix Up
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Theme
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Context Clues
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Word Structure
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Context Clues
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Word Structure
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Context Clues
Pauses
Phrasing
Tone of Voice
Emotion
Tempo and Rate
Multisyllabic Words
Syllable Patterns V/CV and VC/V
Greek Word Parts
Words with Latin Roots
Related Words
Dramatization
Listen to Media
Radio Announcement
Analyze a Photo
Informational Speech
Listen to a Speech
Interview
Analyze Media
First-Person Speech
Listen to Media
Tested Skill Adjectives and Articles
Tested Skill Comparative and Superlative
 Adjectives
Tested Skill Adverbs
Tested Skill Comparative and Superlative
 Adverbs
Tested Skill Prepositions and Prepositional
 Phrases
Book or Story Review
Writing Trait: Focus/Ideas
Editorial
Writing Trait: Word Choice
Interview
Writing Trait: Focus/Ideas
Letter of Acceptance
Writing Trait: Voice
Write Your Opinion
Writing Trait: Word Choice
Persuasive Essay
Persuasive Essay
Persuasive Essay
Persuasive Essay
Persuasive Essay
Parts of a Book
Outline
Diagram/Scale Drawing
SQP3R
Technology: Order Form/Application
Integrate Science and
Social Studies Standards
Oceanography,
Ecosystems,
Climatology
Ancient Civilizations
 Biography
Earth Science, Adaptations, Geology
Astronomy, Physics
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 Science
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
TIME FOR Science
TIME FOR Science
WEEK 1