Scope & Sequence Chart Course III– Units 1-10
TEXT GENRE
CROSS-CURRICULAR
CONNECTION
COMPREHENSION STRATEGY
COMPREHENSION SKILL
Recognize Literary Elements (Plot, Setting, and Character) Understand Author’s Purpose Analyze Literary Elements (Personification) Identify Main Idea and Supporting Details
VOCABULARY STRATEGY
DECODING SUPPORT
Unit 1
Narrative Fiction
Language Arts
Ask and Answer Questions
Context Clues (Idioms)
VCCV Pattern for Syllabication
Unit 2
Informational Text, Science Fiction
Technology
Use KWL Strategy
Word Structure (Suffixes) Word Structure (Inflected Endings) Context Clues (Multiple-meaning Words) Context Clues (Synonyms and Antonyms) Dictionary/Glossary (Unfamiliar Words) Word Structure (Base Words in Two-syllable Words) Dictionary/Glossary (Multiple-meaning Words) Context Clues (Homophones and Homographs) Word Structure (Greek and Latin Roots)
Chunk Suffixes on Base Words Three Pronunciations of -ed (ed, t, and d) Vowel Patterns in Longer Words V/CV Pattern for Syllabication: Open; VC/V Pattern for Syllabication: Closed -ch and -tch Preceded by Vowel and Consonant Plural Endings (When f Changes to ves) VV Pattern in Twosyllable Words for Syllabication Vowel Patterns in Longer Words Use Prefixes to Chunk Words
Unit 3
Historical Fiction
Social Studies
Analyze Text Structure (Chronological Order)
Unit 4
Informational Text
Technology
Summarize
Unit 5
Informational Text
Math
Paraphrase
Identify Cause and Effect Distinguish Realism from Fantasy Identify Literary Elements (Simile and Metaphor) Identify Sequence of Events Compare and Contrast (Two Texts) Identify Persuasive Techniques or Faulty Reasoning
Unit 6
Fantasy
Science
Visualize
Unit 7
Adventure Fiction
Technology
Summarize Create and Use Graphic Organizers (Idea Web) Monitor Comprehension (Read Ahead) Take Notes
Unit 8
Biography, Science Nonfiction Tall Tale, Informational Text
Science
Unit 9
Social Studies
Unit 10
Persuasive Text
Science
Scope & Sequence Chart Course III – Units 11-20
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TEXT GENRE
CROSS-CURRICULAR
CONNECTION
COMPREHENSION STRATEGY
COMPREHENSION SKILL
Recognize Statements of Fact and Opinion
VOCABULARY STRATEGY
Context Clues (Synonyms and Antonyms) Context Clues (Unfamiliar Words) Word Structure (Greek and Latin Roots) Word Structure (Prefixes and Suffixes) Context Clues (Homographs) Context Clues (Unfamiliar Words) Context Clues (Homophones)
DECODING SUPPORT
Unit 11
Narrative Nonfiction
Performing Arts
Use KWL Strategy
Letter Pattern augh
Unit 12
Mystery
Social Studies
Make and Confirm Predictions Make and Confirm Predictions Create and Use Graphic Organizers
Draw Conclusions Analyze Literary Elements (Plot, Setting, and Character) Identify Sequence of Events Distinguish Fact and Opinion Identify Main Idea and Supporting Details Recognize Literary Elements (Symbolism) Identify Main Idea and Supporting Details (Headings and Text Structure) Compare and Contrast
Silent Consonants kn and wr VCCV Pattern for Syllabication Use Affixes to Chunk Words ci-, cy-, and ceBeginnings in Two-syllable Words The schwa Sound in Two-syllable Words Diphthongs -ow and -ou in Longer Words V/CV Pattern for Syllabication: Open; VC/V Pattern for Syllabication: Closed -ar, -er, and -or in Final Syllable (Unstressed) Variant Vowel oo
Unit 13
Adventure Fiction
Science
Unit 14
Autobiography
Technology
Unit 15
Fiction
Language Arts
Paraphrase
Unit 16
Informational Text
Math
Use KWL Strategy
Unit 17
Poetry
Performing Arts
Visualize
Unit 18
Informational Text
Social Studies
Take Notes
Dictionary/Glossary (Unfamiliar Words)
Unit 19
Informational Text, Persuasive Text
Math
Monitor Comprehension (Reread) Paraphrase
Context Clues (Idioms) Context Clues (Multiple-meaning Words)
Unit 20
Mystery
Language Arts
Identify Cause and Effect
Scope & Sequence Chart Course III – Units 21-30
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TEXT GENRE
CROSS-CURRICULAR
CONNECTION
COMPREHENSION STRATEGY
Analyze Text Structure (Chronological Order) Ask and Answer Questions Analyze Text Structure (Description)
COMPREHENSION SKILL
VOCABULARY STRATEGY
Context Clues (Synonyms and Antonyms) Word Structure (Inflected Endings) Context Clues (Analogies: Part to Whole) Dictionary/Glossary (Multiple-meaning Words) Dictionary/ Glossary (Multiple Meaning Words) Word Structure (Greek and Latin Roots) Word Structure (Prefixes and Suffixes) Context Clues (Synonyms and Antonyms) Context Clues (Homophones) Context Clues (Unfamiliar Words)
DECODING SUPPORT
Unit 21
Historical Fiction
Social Studies
Make Inferences Recognize Persuasive Devices and Propaganda Understand Author’s Viewpoint Identify Third-Person Point of View Identify Main Idea and Supporting Details Recognize Literary Elements (Alliteration, Simile, and Metaphor) Make Inferences
Suffixes -ant and -ent VV Pattern for Decoding in Threesyllable Words Word Ending -sion and Its Different Pronunciations Word Ending -sure (zh/r) and -ture (ch/r) Stress in Two-syllable Homographs Vowel Alterations with Greek and Latin Roots Use Affixes to Chunk Words (Structural Analysis) Word Endings -ery, -ary, and -ory in Context of Synonyms/ Antonyms Diphthongs -ow and -ou in Longer Words Irregular Consonant Patterns (ch and que)
Unit 22
Persuasive Text, Advertisment
Science
Unit 23
Informational Text
Technology
Unit 24
Science Fiction
Technology
Summarize
Unit 25
Informational Text
Science
Use KWL Strategy
Unit 26
Realistic Fiction
Language Arts
Ask and Answer Questions Create and Use Graphic Organizers (Three-column Chart) Summarize
Unit 27
Informational Text
Science
Unit 28
Informational Text
Technology
Identify Steps in a Process Understand Author’s Viewpoint Recognize Literary Elements (Symbolism)
Unit 29
Informational Text
Science
Monitor Comprehension
Unit 30
Myth
Social Studies
Visualize