Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.3.1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Activity | Page |
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Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
List of Common Themes | 73 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.3.3: Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Activity | Page |
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Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The End | 54 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.3.2: Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
List of Common Themes | 73 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.3.6: Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
Says Who? | 30 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.3.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from non-literal language.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
List of Common Themes | 73 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.3.5: Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Casting Director | 122 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RL.3.7: Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Judging a Book | 14 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RL.3.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
List of Common Themes | 73 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.3.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Casting Director | 122 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.3.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.3.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
A New Point of View | 32 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Get Creative | 119 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
On Location | 137 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.W.3.4: With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.W.3.5: With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 3)
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.3.8: Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Says You | 31 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
A Different Time | 65 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
List of Common Themes | 73 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.3.7: Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Writer | 15 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Range of Writing
ELA.W.3.10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.3.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Highs and Lows | 24 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.3.2: Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says You | 31 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.3.3: Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says You | 31 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.SL.3.4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says You | 31 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.SL.3.6: Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says You | 31 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.SL.3.5: Create engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace; add visual displays when appropriate to emphasize or enhance certain facts or details.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Conventions of Standard English
ELA.L.3.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Conventions of Standard English
ELA.L.3.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Knowledge of Language
ELA.L.3.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.3.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.3.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.3.6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.4.1: Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
List of Common Themes | 73 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.4.3: Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.4.2: Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
The End | 54 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
List of Common Themes | 73 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.4.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
List of Common Themes | 73 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.4.6: Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.4.5: Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Playing with Form | 85 |
Casting Director | 122 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RL.4.7: Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
This About Covers It | 78 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RL.4.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
List of Common Themes | 73 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.4.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Casting Director | 122 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.4.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.4.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
A New Point of View | 32 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Get Creative | 119 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
On Location | 137 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.W.4.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.W.4.5: With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 4)
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.4.8: Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Says You | 31 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
A Different Time | 65 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
List of Common Themes | 73 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.4.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
List of Common Themes | 73 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.4.7: Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Writer | 15 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Range of Writing
ELA.W.4.10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.4.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Highs and Lows | 24 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.4.2: Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says You | 31 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.4.3: Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says You | 31 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.SL.4.4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says You | 31 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.SL.4.6: Differentiate between contexts that call for formal English (e.g., presenting ideas) and situations where informal discourse is appropriate (e.g., small-group discussion); use formal English when appropriate to task and situation.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says You | 31 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.SL.4.5: Add audio recordings and visual displays to presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Conventions of Standard English
ELA.L.4.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Conventions of Standard English
ELA.L.4.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Knowledge of Language
ELA.L.4.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.4.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.4.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.4.6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being (e.g., quizzed, whined, stammered) and that are basic to a particular topic (e.g., wildlife, conservation, and endangered when discussing animal preservation).
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.5.1: Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
List of Common Themes | 73 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.5.3: Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
The End | 54 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.5.2: Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
The End | 54 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
List of Common Themes | 73 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Past and Future | 95 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.5.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
List of Common Themes | 73 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.5.5: Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Growing and Changing | 19 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
The End | 54 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.5.6: Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RL.5.7: Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Judging a Book | 14 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RL.5.9: Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RL.5.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
List of Common Themes | 73 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.5.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Casting Director | 122 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.5.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.5.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
A New Point of View | 32 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Get Creative | 119 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
On Location | 137 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.W.5.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.W.5.5: With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.5.8: Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Says You | 31 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
A Different Time | 65 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
List of Common Themes | 73 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.5.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
List of Common Themes | 73 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.5.7: Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Writer | 15 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Range of Writing
ELA.W.5.10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.5.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Highs and Lows | 24 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.5.2: Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says You | 31 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.5.3: Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says You | 31 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.SL.5.4: Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says You | 31 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.SL.5.6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says You | 31 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.SL.5.5: Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Conventions of Standard English
ELA.L.5.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Conventions of Standard English
ELA.L.5.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Knowledge of Language
ELA.L.5.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.5.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.5.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.5.6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition).
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Reader | 11 |
Quick Take on Topics | 12 |
Good Guys and Bad | 13 |
Judging a Book | 14 |
The Writer | 15 |
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
A New Point of View | 32 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |
Comparing Voices | 34 |
Section Log-In | 35 |
What's Happening? | 39 |
Important Events | 40 |
A Door to a New World | 41 |
Character Conflicts | 42 |
A Difficult Decision | 43 |
The Structure of a Scene | 44-45 |
An Important Scene | 46-47 |
Storyboard a Scene | 48 |
Wow! | 49 |
All in Order | 50 |
All Out of Order | 51 |
Timeline of Events | 52 |
Crystal Ball | 53 |
The End | 54 |
Section Log-In | 55 |
Locale Listings | 58 |
A Sense of Place | 59 |
A Place of Meaning | 60 |
Where It Begins and Ends | 61 |
Talk About the Weather | 62 |
Put It On the Map | 63 |
A Place in Time | 64 |
A Different Time | 65 |
The Passage of Time | 66 |
Name the Genre | 67 |
A Different Genre | 68 |
Section Log-In | 69 |
What's the Big Idea? | 72 |
Checking In on Theme | 74 |
Growing a Theme | 75 |
A Tale of Two | 76 |
Overcoming Obstacles | 77 |
This About Covers It | 78 |
Section Log-In | 79 |
The Long and Short of It | 83 |
Beginnings and Endings | 84 |
Playing with Form | 85 |
Drawing Out Information | 86 |
Painting a Picture | 87 |
What Is Being Said | 88 |
A Whole Other Meaning | 89 |
Tone vs. Mood | 90 |
Making the Mood | 91 |
So They Say | 92 |
Speaking of Dialogue | 93 |
Left in Suspense | 94 |
Past and Future | 95 |
Language Locator | 96-97 |
Section Log-In | 98 |
My Word Wall | 100 |
Choice Words | 101 |
Alike and Opposite | 102 |
Make the Case | 103 |
Scavenger Hunt | 104 |
Question and Answer | 105 |
All in One Place | 108-109 |
A Novel Poster | 110-111 |
A Novel Encyclopedia | 112-113 |
Talk to a Character | 114 |
All in One Letter | 115 |
Spreading the News | 116-117 |
Connect the Plots | 118 |
Get Creative | 119 |
Acting Out | 120-121 |
Casting Director | 122 |
And Then This Happens! | 123 |
Write a Persuasive Letter | 124 |
Checking It Twice | 125 |
My Book Rating | 126 |
We Got Plot | 128 |
A Plot Alike and Different | 129 |
Character Comparisons | 130 |
Trading Traits | 131 |
Discussing Changes | 132 |
Thanks for the Support | 133 |
Two Points of View | 134 |
Conflicting Answers | 135 |
Get Settings, Go! | 136 |
On Location | 137 |
Themes in Common | 138 |
Section Log-In | 139 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.CCRA.R.1: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Growing and Changing | 19 |
Major Minors | 20 |
Inside and Out | 21 |
Friends and Family | 22 |
Time Capsule | 23 |
Highs and Lows | 24 |
For or Against? | 25 |
Revisiting Heroes and Villains | 26 |
Mirror, Mirror | 27 |
All Together Now | 28 |
Who Said That? | 29 |
Says Who? | 30 |
Says You | 31 |
The Lead Singer | 33 |