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Unit 4
Skills Overview
Big Idea
What does it mean to be
    unique?
WEEK 2
WEEK 3
WEEK 4
WEEK 5
16–35
Wings/Beauty
and the Beast
How can being
unique sometimes make a person
lonely? 		Wings
FANTASY
40–59
Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest/ Great and Small
Why do nature's
record holders fascinate us?		 Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest
EXPOSITORY NONFICTION
64–85
Rocks in His Head/ Everybody Needs a Rock
When is it valuable
to have unique interests?		 Rocks in His Head
BIOGRAPHY
90–111
America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle/Women Athletes
How might it feel
to be the first to do something?		 America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle
BIOGRAPHY
116–137
Fly, Eagle, Fly!/Purple Coyote
Why might an eagle act like a chicken?		 Fly, Eagle, Fly!
FOLK TALE
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Cause and Effect
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Answer Questions
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Sequence of Events
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Compare and Contrast
Target Skill Strategy Ask Questions
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Cause and Effect
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Generalize
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Activate and Use
Prior Knowledge
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Cause and Effect
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Fact and Opinion
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Monitor and Fix Up
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Generalize
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Plot and Theme
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Graphic Organizers
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Generalize
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Word Structure
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Word Structure
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Context Clues
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Context Clues
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Word Structure
Accuracy and Appropriate
Pace/Rate
Read Silently with Fluency and Accuracy
Express Characterization
Appropriate Phrasing
Accuracy and Appropriate Pace
Word Work
Irregular Plurals
r-Controlled Vowels
Vowels with r
Prefixes pre-, mid-, over-, out-
Prefixes pre-, mid-, over-, out-
Suffixes -er, -or, -ess, -ist
Suffixes -er, -or, -ess, -ist
Syllable Pattern VCCCV
Syllable Pattern VCCCV
Irregular Plurals
Oral Language
Express an Opinion
Distinguish Between Facts and Misleading Information
Informational Speech
Ask Appropriate Questions
Identify Common Themes in Newspapers
Conduct an Interview
Make an Announcement
Use Memory Techniques
Give an Oral Book Review
Interpret Perspective, Verbal and Nonverbal Messages, and Style
Language Arts
Tested Skill Singular and Plural Pronouns
Tested Skill Subject and Object Pronouns
Tested Skill Possessive Pronouns
Tested Skill Contractions
Tested Skill Prepositions
Poem
Describe a Setting
Writing Trait: Word Choice
Memoir
Writing Trait: Sentences
Describe a Goal
Writing Trait: Voice
Write About Plot
Writing Trait: Word Choice
Story
Story
Story
Story
Story
Reference Sources
Bar Graphs
Clarify Directions
Line Graphs
Take Notes/Record Findings
Integrate Science and
Social Studies Standards
Consequences of Actions Respect for Others Good Citizenship Equality and Fairness
Weather Order by Particular Property Landforms
TIME FOR Science
Earth Minerals Careers in Science Observing Patterns
Geography Individuals Initiate Change Heroes
Inherited Characteristics Instincts
Target Skill Target Skill
Tested Skill Tested Skill
Writing Trait: Organization/Paragraph
Comprehension
Vocabulary
Fluency
Spelling and Phonics
Phonics
Speaking/Listening/
Viewing
Reading
Grammar, Usage
and Mechanics
Weekly Writing
Unit Process Writing
Research and Study Skills
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
TIME FOR Science
TIME FOR Science
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
TIME FOR Science
WEEK 1