Curriculum Overview

1. Novels

   1. Summer Reading
      1. The Black Stallion - Farley
      2. My Louisiana Sky - Hold
      3. The Pushcart War - Merrill
      4. Rascal - North
      5. A long Way from Chicago - Peck
   2. Literature-Class Novels - Right vs. Wrong
      1. The Devil's Arithmetic
      2. On My Honor
      3. Egypt Game
      4. Skelly
   3. Independent Book Reports
      Different Genres
      Foster Love of Reading

2. Literature Works-understanding the text

   1. Unit 1 - Perspectives
   2. Unit 2 - Uncovering the Past - Ancient Egypt
   3. Unit 3 - Finding Common Ground
   4. Unit 4 - Strange Encounters
   5. Unit 5 - Survival
   6. Unit 6 - Journeys of Change

3. Reading Comprehension

   1. Learning vocabulary through context
   2. Reading and using inferential clues and literal skills to understand different genres
   3. Understanding character, plot, setting, theme and language, point of view expressed in various genres
   4. Relevance of reading to one's life

4. Daily Language

   1. Grammar/Mechanics
   2. Editing/proofreading
   3. Journaling

5. Word Wisdom - Vocabulary

   1. Recognition
   2. Pronunciation
   3. Word Knowledge and application
   4. Denotation and Connotation

6. Writing program 

   1. Focus on grammar and composition skills as applied to narrative, expository, persuasive, research wrirting, letters, postcards, and writing for different audiences
   2. Writing process and Modeling
      1. Brainstorm/prewrite
      2. Rough Draft (focus on parts)
      3. Proofread for content and mechanics
      4. Revision-Draft
      5. Edit
      6. Publish
   3. Science Expo (in conjunction with Science)
   4. Poetry
      1. Understanding different styles
      2. Rhyme and meter
      3. Interpreting
      4. Creating