DLI 5th Grade Guide

5th Grade Scope & Sequence

Essentials

Title

Interactive Read Aloud

“Stonehenge: Puzzle from the Past” Genre: Argumentative Text

Shared Read

“What Was the Purpose of the Inca’s Knotted Strings?” Genre: Argumentative Text Lexile: 920L Analytical Writing: Respond to Reading

Anchor Text

Machu Picchu: Ancient City Genre: Argumentative Text Lexile: 990L Analytical Writing: Respond to Reading “Dig This Technology!” Genre: Expository Text Lexile: 970L Integrate Writing: Make Connections

Paired Reading

Begin an Argumentative Essa y Analyze the rubric Strong Conclusion Analyze the student model

Develop Argumentative Essay Analyze the prompt Analyze the sources Plan: Organize Ideas Draft: Sentence structure Revise: Peer Conferences

Extended Writing

Writing Craft Lesson Bank & Grammar and Spelling Lesson Bank

Mini Lesson Options

Special Education Connection: Wonderworks ● Interactive Read Aloud : “Rediscovering Persia”

● Shared Read: “What Was the Purpose of the Inca’s Knotted Strings?” ● Leveled Reader Main Selection: The Ancestral Puebloans (Lexile: 760L) ● Leveled Reader Paired Selection: “The Ancestral Puebloans Were Astronomers” ● Writing: Combining Sentences