ELA G5:M2

Researching to Build Knowledge and Teach Others: Biodiversity in the Rainforest

Each module is approximately 6-8 weeks of instruction broken into 3 units. The "week at a glance" chart in the curriculum map gives the big picture, breaking down the module into a detailed week-by-week view. It shows how the module unfolds, the focus of each week of instruction, and where the six assessments and the performance task occur.

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Week 1-3 Unit 1: Building Background Knowledge: Why Scientists Study the Rainforest

Instructional Focus	CCS Standards	Assessments
Building background through close reading: biodiversity in the rainforest and rainforest destruction Identifying and comparing text structures Writing summaries Building background knowledge through web research: what we can do to help the rainforest Preparing for and participating in a Science Talk	RI.5.1 RI.5.2 RI.5.4 RI.5.5 RI.5.7 RI.5.10 W.5.2 W.5.2a W.5.7 W.5.8 W.5.9 W.5.9b SL.5.1 SL.5.1a SL.5.1b SL.5.1c SL.5.1d L.5.4 L.5.4a L.5.4b L.5.4c	Mid-Unit 1 Assessment: Reading and Analyzing Informational Texts (RI.5.2, RI.5.5 and RI.5.10) End of Unit 1 Assessment: Web Research and Text-Based Discussion (RI.5.1, RI.5.7, RI.5.10, W.5.7, W.5.8, and SL.5.1a, SL.5.1b, SL.5.1c and SL.5.1d)

Weeks 4-5 Unit 2: Using Writing to Inform

Instructional Focus	CCS Standards	Assessments
Reading and analyzing literary texts, focusing on how point of view influences how the events in the text are described Reading and analyzing literary texts, focusing on how descriptive language helps a reader to understand the text Analyzing the use of concrete and sensory language in The Most Beautiful Roof in the World Writing a literary analysis essay Reading aloud excerpts of The Most Beautiful Roof in the World	RL.5.1 RL.5.4 RL.5.6 RL.5.9 RL.5.10 RI.5.10 RF.5.3 RF.5.4 RF.5.4a RF.5.4c W.5.2 W.5.2a W.5.2b W.5.2c W.5.2d W.5.2e W.5.9 W.5.9a W.5.10 SL.5.1 SL.5.1b L.5.1 L.5.2 L.5.2d L.5.4 L.5.4b L.5.4c L.5.5 L.5.5a L.5.5b	Mid-Unit 2 Assessment: Reading and Analyzing Literary Texts (RL.5.4, RL.5.6, RL.5.9, RL.5.10, L.5.2d, and L.5.5) End of Unit 2 Assessment: Informative Essay: Literary Analysis of Concrete Language and Sensory Detail in The Most Beautiful Roof in the World (RL.5.1, RF.5.3, RF.5.4, W.5.2, W.5.9, and W.5.10)

Weeks 6-8 Unit 3: Using Writing to Entertain

Instructional Focus	CCS Standards	Assessments
Planning and drafting a first person narrative in pairs Revising partner narrative with a focus on pacing	RL.5.4 RL.5.6 W.5.2 W.5.2a W.5.2b W.5.3 W.5.3a W.5.3b W.5.3c W.5.3d W.5.3e W.5.4 W.5.5 W.5.6 W.5.10 L.5.1 L.5.1a L.5.2 L.5.2b L.5.3 L.5.3a	Mid-Unit 3 Assessment: Narrative Writing: First-Person Story Based on The Most Beautiful Roof in the World (W.5.3, W.5.3a, W.5.3e, W.5.4, and W.5.10) End of Unit 3 Assessment: Revising a First Person Narrative (W.5.3b, W.5.3c, W.5.3d, W.5.5, L.5.1a, and L.5.3a) Performance Task: Rainforest Adventures Ebook (W.5.3, W.5.4, and W.5.6)

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