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| Reading |
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Develop and apply skills and strategies to the reading process |
Phonics Fluency Vocabulary Pre-reading During reading Post reading Making Connections |
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2. Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate fiction, poetry and drama from a variety of cultures and times |
Text features Literary devices Text elements |
Poetry
Thinkquest Quia Sequencing activities Cause/effect Mrs. Dell's Cause/effect lesson |
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Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and
evaluate nonfiction from a variety of cultures and times |
Text features Literary devices Text elements Understanding directions |
| Writing |
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| 1. Apply a writing process in composing text | Writing Process | Orange
sentences and apple paragraphs Topic sentences |
| 2. Compose well-developed text using standard English conventions | Capitalization Punctuation Parts of speech Spelling Sentence construction |
Online
Writing Lab-Using Commas Interactive Grammar-Commas Grammar Blast Correcting run-on sentences edHelper sentences FunBrain Spellcheck Spelling City |
| 3. Write effectively in various forms and types of writing | Narrative/descriptive writing Note taking Expository/persuasive writing Summary writing Audience & purpose |
Instant
Poetry forms eMints poetry sites Narrative writing tutorial Narrative writing prompts Personal narrative prompts |
| Listening
and Speaking |
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| 1. Develop and apply effective listening skills and strategies | Purpose for listening Listening behavior |
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| 2. Develop and apply effective speaking skills and strategies for various audiences and purposes | Discussion and presentation Giving directions |
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| Information
Literacy |
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| 1.Develop and apply effective research process skills to gather, analyze and evaluate information | Research plan Acquire information Record information Sources consulted |
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| 2. Develop and apply effective skills and strategies to analyze and evaluate oral and visual media | Media messages | |
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