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4th Grade Quarter 1 |
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Week(s) |
Days |
Dates |
Title |
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1 & 2 |
10 |
08/19/13 - 08/30/13
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Start Smart – Instructional Routines & Procedures Research |
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3 & 4 |
8 |
09/02/13 - 09/13/13
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Unit 1 – (Week 2) Short Text: The Talent Show Main Selection: Experts, Incorporated Paired Selection: Banks: Speaking Out to Stop Bullying (Skills: Character, Setting, Plot: Problem/Solution NOTE: Incorporate instruction on sequence originally in week 1) Text Connections and/or Write About Reading |
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5 & 6 |
10 |
09/16/13 - 09/27/13
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Unit 1 – (Week 3) Short Text: A World of Change Main Selection: Earthquakes Paired Selection: Tornado (Skill: Text Structure: Compare/Contrast) Research |
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7 & 8 |
10 |
9/30/13 - 10/11/13
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Unit 1 – (Week 4) Short Text: The Big Race Main Selection: A Crash Course in Forces and Motion with Max Axiom, Super Scientist Paired Selection: The Box-Zip Project (Skill: Text Structure: Cause/Effect) Text Connections |
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9 & 10 |
9 |
10/14/13 - 10/25/13
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Unit 1 – (Week 5) Short Text: Dollars and Sense Main Selection: Kids in Business Paired Selection: Starting a Successful Business (Skills: Main Idea and Key Details) Write About Reading |
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4th Grade Quarter 2 |
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Week |
Days |
Dates |
Title |
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11 |
5 |
10/28/13 - 11/01/13
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Unit 2 – (Week 1) Short Text: The Fisherman and the Kaha Bird Paired Selection: The Fox and the Goat (Skill: Theme) Write about Reading |
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12 |
4 |
11/04/13 - 11/08/13
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Unit 2 – (Week 2) Short Text: The Ant and the Grasshopper Paired Selection: The Moonlight Concert Mystery (Skill: Theme) Text Connections |
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13 |
4 |
11/11/13 - 11/15/13
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Unit 2 – (Week 3) Short Text: Rescuing Our Reefs Main Selection: The Buffalo Are Back (Skills: Main Idea and Key Details) Write About Reading |
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14 |
5 |
11/18/13 - 11/22/13
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Unit 2 – (Week 4) Short Text: Animal Adaptations Main Selection: Spiders (Skills: Main Idea and Key Details) Research |
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15 |
3 |
11/25/13 - 11/29/13
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Unit 2 – (Week 5) Short Text: 4 Poems- Dog, The Eagle, Chimpanzee, Rat (Skill: Point of View) Write About Reading |
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16 |
5 |
12/02/13 – 12/06/13
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Exemplar Text Lesson OR Unit 2 -Week 6 Review |
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17 |
5 |
12/9/13 – 12/13/13
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Unit 3- (Week 1) Short Text: At the Library Main Selection: The Cricket in Times Square (Skill: Point of View) Author’s Purpose Question P. 197 |
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18 |
5 |
12/16/13 – 12/20/13
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Unit 3- (Week 2) Short Text: Remembering Hurricane Katrina Main Selection: Aguinaldo (Skill: Point of View) Text Connections |
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19 |
5 |
01/06/14 – 01/10/14
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Unit 3 – (Week 3) Short Text: Judy’s Appalachia Main Selection: Delivering Justice: W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil Rights AND/OR Paired Selection: Keeping Freedom in the Family: Coming of Age in the Civil Rights Movement (Skill: Author’s Point of View) Write About Reading |
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20 |
4 |
01/13/14 – 01/17/14
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Unit 3 – (Week 4) Short Text: Words for Change Main Selection: Abe’s Honest Words: the Life of Abraham Lincoln AND/OR Paired Selection: A New Birth of Freedom (Skill: Author’s Point of View) Write About Reading |
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4th Grade Quarter 3 |
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Week |
Days |
Dates |
Title |
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21 |
4 |
01/20/14 – 01/24/14
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Unit 3 – (Week 5) Short Text: Food Fight Main Selection: A New Kind of Corn Paired Selection: The Pick of the Patch (Skill: Author’s Point of View) Text Connections |
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22 |
5 |
01/27/14 – 01/31/14
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Exemplar Text Lesson OR Unit 3 -Week 6 Review |
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23 |
4 |
02/03/14 – 02/07/14
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Unit 4 – (Week 1) Short Text: A World Without Rules Paired Selection: The Birth of American Democracy (Skill: Text Structure: Cause/Effect) Write About Reading |
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24 |
5 |
02/10/14 – 02/14/14
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Unit 4 – (Week 2) Short Text: The Time Specs 3000 Main Selection: LaRue for Mayor (Skill:[Character]Point of View) Write About Reading |
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25 |
4 |
02/17/14 – 02/21/14
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Unit 4 – (Week 3) Short Text: A Telephone Mix-Up Paired Selection: “3...2...1...We Have Spin-Off!” (Skill: Point of View) Text Connections |
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26 |
5 |
02/24/14 – 02/28/14
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Unit 4 – (Week 4) Short Text: Wonders of the Night Sky Main Selection: Why Does the Moon Change Shape? And/Or Paired Selection: “Why the Sun Travels Across the Sky” (Helios); “Why There Is Thunder and Lightning” (Thor) (Skill: Text Structure: Cause/Effect) Research |
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27 |
5 |
03/03/14 – 03/07/14
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Unit 4 – (Week 5) Short Text: 2 Poems: Sing to Me, The Climb Main Selection: 2 Poems: Swimming to the Rock, The Moondust Footprint Paired Selection: 2 poems: Genius, Winner (Skill: Theme [Topic, Compare/Contrast]) Text Connections
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28 |
5 |
03/10/14 – 03/14/14
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Exemplar Text Lesson OR Unit 2 -Week 6 Review |
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29 |
4 |
03/17/14 – 03/21/14
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Unit 5-(Week 1) Short Text: Sadie’s Game Main Selection: Mama I Will Give You the World (Skill: Character, Setting, Plot and Problem/Solution) Write About Reading |
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4th Grade Quarter 4 |
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Week |
Days |
Dates |
Title |
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30 |
5 |
03/31/14 – 04/04/14
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Unit 5-(Week 2) Short Text: My Big Brother, Johnny Kaw Main Selection: Apples to Oregon (Skill: Character, Setting, Plot: Cause/Effect) Write About Reading |
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31 |
5 |
04/07/14 – 04/11/14
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Unit 5 – (Week 3) Short Text: Stephanie Kwolek: Inventor Main Selection: How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning AND/OR Paired Selection: Energy is Everywhere! (Skill: Text Structure: Problem and Solution) Research |
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32 |
4 |
04/14/14 – 04/18/14
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Unit 5-(Week 4) Short Text: Your World Upclose Main Selection: A Drop of Water (Skill: Text Structure: Sequence) Write About Reading |
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33 |
5 |
04/21/14 – 04/25/14
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Unit 5-(Week 5) Short Text: Where It All Began Main Selection: Rediscovering Our Spanish Beginnings (Skill: Text Structure: Sequence) Text Connections |
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34 |
5 |
04/28/14 – 05/02/14
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Exemplar Text Lesson OR Unit 5 -Week 6 Review |
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35 |
5 |
05/05/14 – 05/09/14
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Unit 6– (Week 1) Short Text: A Surprise Reunion Paired Selection: Native Americans: Yesterday and Today (Skill: Theme) Write About Reading |
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36 |
5 |
05/12/14 – 05/16/14
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Unit 6– (Week 2) Short Text: Freedom at Fort Mose Main Selection: Valley of the Moon (Skill: Theme; Compare/Contrast) Text Connections |
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37 |
5 |
05/19/14 – 05/23/14
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Unit 6– (Week 3) Short Text: The Great Energy Debate Main Selection: Energy Island (Skills: Main Idea and Key Details) Write About Reading |
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38 |
4 |
05/26/13 – 05/30/14
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Unit 6– (Week 4) Short Text: The History of Money Main Selection: Energy Island (Skills: Main Idea and Key Details) Write About Reading |
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39 |
4 |
06/02/14 – 06/06/14
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Unit 6– (Week 5) Short Text: 3 Poems: “Climbing Blue Hill”. “My Name is Ivy”, “Collage” Main Selection: 3 Poems: “The Drum”, Birdfoot’s Grandpa”, “My Chinatown” Paired Selection: (Skills: Theme [Imagery, Personification, Metaphor]) Write About Reading |