ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

Unit 1 Overview:  The Wind in the Willows How can literature teach us about ourselves and others? 

LITERACY 

Unit will focus on fictional narratives and their elements including:

•      dialogue

•      narration

•      characters

•      plot

•      setting

 WRITING

Unit will focus on opinion writing.  Students will write an opinion paragraph regarding a character from the story and the theme which they portray best. 

Students also will review the elements of a strong paragraph and the steps of the writing process.

KNOWLEDGE

Students will listen to the story The Wind in the Willows  read aloud each day.

Students will read Sir Gus, Aladdin  and  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland  independently.

During both reading and read aloud, students will be identifying  themes  in a story as well as a variety of character  traits.

GRAMMAR  & MORPHOLOGY

Will consist of review in Unit 1.

Instruction will  begin in Unit 2.

SPELLING

Instruction will  begin in Unit 2.

 Unit 1 Notes:  The Wind in the Willows

•      Unit will be full of fun characters that make funny, weird decisions and

         go on crazy adventures.  Students will get to know these characters well.

•      Unit  1  is the first fictional narrative {made up story) that students will read

       this school year during CKLA.

•      CKLA stands for Core Knowledge Language Arts. It is an integrated

         curriculum for all components of reading.

•      Reading every single night is crucial for reading success.

DEFINITIONS TO KNOW

dialogue:               when characters are talking to each other

narration:              all other parts of the story, excluding dialogue

characters:           people and animals that are in the story

setting:                  when and where the story takes place

plot:                        the events of the story

theme:                      a recurring idea that happens over and over

(friendship, responsibility, irresponsibility, hospitality)

character traits:    things we know about a character based on their words and actions (friendly, rude)

AT-HOME PRACTICE 

•       Read a book each night and point out the dialogue  and narration.

•       Practice telling a story to include characters, setting, a plot, and dialogue.

•       Write a sentence each night and try to add adjectives to make your sentence interesting.

•       Practice telling your opinion on a variety of topics and why.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Economics Unit

•       In this unit, students will recognize that limited resources require people to make choices to satisfy wants and needs for goods and services for themselves and their communities. Students will examine how a market economy works in their community through buyers and sellers exchanging goods and services.