I no longer teach whole group ELA. I will have students for RTII and Guided Reading. I am leaving information I put on last year as a resource for the students. It is my plan to incorporate ELA standards in my core area and on my core assessments. Thank you for understanding.
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Unit 1: MAIN IDEA
UNIT 2: STRUCTURE
UNIT 3: CAUSE and EFFECT
UNIT 4: AUTHOR'S POINT, REASONS, and EVIDENCE
UNIT 5: COMPARE and CONTRAST
UNIT 6: INFERENCE
UNIT 7: LITERARY ELEMENTS
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Extra Articles
http://www.reallygoodstuff.com/images/art/306103.pdf
http://teachfest-production.s3.amazonaws.com/resource-files/its-good-to-get-your-hands-dirty-pdf.2013-05-01.17-39-05.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJGSBKODEQPALXOKQ&Expires=1700983747&Signature=ePaliz5YNlsTng3xUVdRC1jyrt4%3D
http://teachingkidsnews.com/2014/12/17/climate-change-not-hunting-killed-off-mastodons/
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ELA: WRITING
Figurative Language
CONVENTIONS
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Click on the "Skills and Strategies" to view a description of all the terms we will discuss this year.
Skills and Strategies
Graphic Organizers
We use many graphic organizers in our class. The link below is a great resource for graphic organizers. They are pdf files so you can print them off and help your child organize their thoughts while reading!
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
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Non-Fiction Text Articles
http://teacher.depaul.edu/Reading_NONFICTION_Grade5.html
http://www.fortheteachers.org/reading_skills.htm#.VIU2yyiNwyH
http://www.free-onlinenewspapers.com/free-online-newspapers-for-kids.html
http://www.timeforkids.com/
http://www.hamilton-local.k12.oh.us/Downloads/Nonfiction%20Passages%20for%20Test%20Practice%204-5%5B1%5D.pdf