Special Education K-5 ELA and Supplemental Guide

5th Grade Scope & Sequence

Essentials

Wonders

WonderWorks

Interactive Read Aloud

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

“Rediscovering Persia” Genre: Expository Text Lexile: 930L

Shared Read

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

“What Was the Purpose of the Inca’s Knotted Strings?” Genre: Argumentative Text Lexile: 740L

Represent, symbols, value

Anchor Text

Paired Reading

Leveled Readers

Main Selection Genre: Expository Text The Ancestral Puebloans Lexile: 760L

Paired Selection Genre: Persuasive Article “The Ancestral Puebloans Were Astronomers”

Descendants, dwellings,identify, merged, socialized

Writing

Respond to Reading Writing Skill: Combining Sentences

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