Unit 1: Quarter 1: Testing Our Limits
Duration of Days: 45
SW know reading and comprehension skills to improve overall reading ability.
SW know composition and grammar skills to improve overall writing ability.
SWBT apply the skills lessons to selected texts
SWBT apply grammar and writing lessons to the genre writing assignment
- SW demonstrate learning with the completion of text quizzes, end of unit assessment, and diagnostic assessments (Studysync and No Red Ink)
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Duration of Days |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Writing Genre - Narrative | 0 |
| 1 | Text 1: First Read - Studysync Start: Eleven | 5 |
| 2 | Text 1: Close Read: Studysync Start: Eleven | 5 |
| 3 | Text 2: First Read | 5 |
| 4 | Text 2: Close Read | 5 |
| 5 | Text 3 First Read | 3 |
| 6 | Text 3 Close Read | 3 |
| 7 | Text 4: First Read | 3 |
| 8 | Text 4: Close Read | 3 |
| 10 | Skill: Character | 1 |
| 10 | Skill: Annotation | 1 |
| 10 | Skill: Context Clues | 1 |
| 10 | Skill: Textual Evidence | 1 |
| 10 | Skill: Figurative Language | 2 |
| 10 | Skill: Making Connections | 1 |
| 10 | Skill: Story Structure | 2 |
| 10 | Skill: Plot | 1 |
| 10 | Skill: Summarizing | 1 |
| 10 | Reading Comprehension | 1 |
| 10 | Skill: Setting | 1 |
| 12 | End of Quarter 1 Assessment | 1 |