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ELA G5:M4

The Impact of Natural Disasters

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.

Week 1-2 Unit 1: Researching Natural Disasters: Physical Impact

Lesson #Instructional FocusCCS StandardsAssessments
Week 1
  • Expert group research about natural disasters: How do natural disasters affect the people and places that experience them?
  • RI.5.1
  • RI.5.4
  • RI.5.8
  • W.5.7
  • W.5.8
  • SL.5.1
  • SL.5.1a
  • L.5.2
  • L.5.2a
  • L.5.4
  • L.5.4a
  • Mid-Unit 1 Assessment: Analyzing How an Author Uses Reasons and Evidence to Support Points (RI.5.4, RI.5.8, and L.5.4a)
Week 2
  • Planning, writing, and recording a PSA.
  • RI.5.4
  • RI.5.8
  • W.5.2
  • W.5.2a
  • W.5.2b
  • W.5.2d
  • W.5.2e
  • W.5.4
  • W.5.5
  • SL.5.1
  • SL.5.1a
  • SL.5.1b
  • SL.5.1c 
  • SL.5.1d
  • SL.5.4
  • SL.5.6
  • L.5.1
  • L.5.2
  • L.5.2a
  • L.5.2c
  • L.5.4
  • L.5.4a
  • End of Unit 1 Assessment: Recording a PSA (SL.5.4, SL.5.6, and L.5.2a and L.5.2c)

Weeks 3-5 Unit 2: Analyzing Literature about Natural Disasters: Human Impact

Lesson #Instructional FocusCCS StandardsAssessments
Weeks 3-4
  • Analyzing how visuals such as illustrations and video contribute to the meaning, tone, and beauty of a text.
  • Using synonyms, antonyms, and homographs to gain a deeper understanding of the meaning of words
  • RL.5.1
  • RL.5.2
  • RL.5.4
  • RL.5.7
  • RF.5.4
  • RF.5.4a
  • RF.5.4b
  • RF.5.4c
  • L.5.4 
  • L.5.4a
  • L.5.5
  • L.5.5c
  • Mid-Unit 2 Assessment: Analyzing a Short Video and Examining Point of View (RI.5.1, RI.5.6, RI.5.10, and SL.5.3)
Weeks 4-5
  • Analyzing how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.
  • Comparing varieties of English.
  • RL.5.1
  • RL.5.6
  • RI.5.10
  • L.5.3
  • L.5.3b
  • End of Unit 2 Assessment: Analyzing Point of View in a Literary Text (RL.5.1, RL.5.6, and L.5.3b)

Weeks 5-7 Unit 3: Taking Action: Preparing for Natural Disasters

Lesson #Instructional FocusCCS StandardsAssessments
Week 5
  • Researching online to identify supplies for an emergency preparedness kit.
  • RI.5.1
  • RI.5.7
  • RI.5.10
  • W.5.7
  • W.5.8
  • L.5.2
  • L.5.2a
  • Mid-Unit 3 Assessment: Research: Supplies to Include in an Emergency Preparedness Kit (RI.5.1, RI.5.7, W.5.7, and W.5.8)
Weeks 5-7
  • Writing an opinion essay about the most important supplies to include in an emergency preparedness kit.
  • Preparing for a presentation: creating prompt cards, creating an informational leaflet, and practicing.
  • Presenting to a live audience.
  • W.5.1
  • W.5.1a
  • W.5.1b
  • W.5.1c
  • W.5.1d
  • W.5.4
  • W.5.5
  • W.5.6
  • SL.5.4
  • SL.5.5
  • SL.5.6
  • L.5.2
  • L.5.2e
  • End of Unit 3 Assessment: Writing an Opinion Essay: Personal Items for my Emergency Preparedness Kit (W.5.1, W.5.4, W.5.5, W.5.6, and L.5.2e)
  • Performance Task: Responding to a Natural Disaster Presentation (SL.5.4, SL.5.5, and SL.5.6)

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