1^st Trimester Sept. 4 – Nov. 30 DIBELS testing #1 Literature Novels: Bridge To Terabithia Sustained Silent Reading Literature Anthology: Unit 5: How Should We Deal With Bullies? Book Reports: realistic fiction – collage and written explanation due 10/10; historical fiction – newspaper due 11/20 Poetry memorization and recitation “Oregon Winter” – due week of 10/15; student’s choice – due week of 11/26 Spelling: Spelling Assessment #1 units 1 – 12 Grammar: nouns, verbs, subjects, predicates Writing: Writing Assessment #1 Sept. – ideas/description: descriptive paragraphs Oct. – ideas/organization/ voice: “pumpkin” personification stories or poetry Nov. – ideas/organization/ word choice: Thanksgiving poetry

2^nd Trimester Dec. 3 – March 7 DIBELS testing #1 Literature Novels: My Side of the Mountain or The Cay; Sign of the Chrysanthemum Sustained Silent Reading Literature Anthology: Unit 7: What Can We Learn From Our Mistakes? Book Reports: science fiction/fantasy – tabloid newspaper due Jan. 18; mystery – movie poster due Feb. 29 Poetry memorization and recitation “from the Bells” – due week of 1/15; student’s choice – due week of 2/26 Spelling: Spelling Assessment #2 units 13 – 26 Grammar: adjectives, adverbs, adjective phrases, adverb phrases Writing: Writing Assessment #2 Dec. – word choice: alphabet Nativity story Jan. – word choice/voice: fictional short story, snow or winter theme/setting Feb. – sentence fluency/word choice: opinion essay

3^rd Trimester March 10 – June 11 DIBELS testing #1 Literature Novels: Catherine Called Birdy Sustained Silent Reading Literature Anthology: Unit 2: What Brings Out the Best In You? Book Reports: biography/autobiography – “Spill-a-Story” due 4/25; student’s choice – typed report due 6/4 Poetry memorization and recitation School Speech Festival: March 12 student’s choice – due week of 4/21, 6/2 Spelling: Spelling Assessment #3 units 27 - 36 Grammar: punctuation Writing: Writing Assessment #3 March – sentence fluency: persuasive essay April – convention/word choice: compare/contrast essay May – conventions: original myth/legend to coordinate with Art mask making