Curriculum Map

2021 - 2022
Teacher: Mr. Youssef Al Ryan Grade: 3 Subject: English Language Arts
Standards: Common Core Standards
Yearly Standards Objectives Trimester/Unit Resources
Trimester One:
CCSS.ELA-  Ask and answer questions to UNIT 1: GROWING AND LEARNING  Reading Wonders
LITERACY.RL.3.1 demonstrate understanding of textbook
BIG IDEA: How can learning help us
CCSS.ELA- a text, referring explicitly to  Wonders Reproducible
grow?  Reading Wonders
LITERACY.RL.3.2 the text as the basis for the
Website
CCSS.ELA- answers. READING WONDERS UNIT 1 WEEK 1  Highlights online library
LITERACY.RL.3.3 WEEKLY CONCEPT: Storytime  Teachers Guide
CCSS.ELA-  Recount stories, including ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What can stories  Jupiter
LITERACY.RL.3.4 fables, folktales, and myths teach you?  Teacher-created
CCSS.ELA- from diverse cultures; MAIN TEXT: Bruno’s New Home resources (quizzes,
LITERACY.RL.3.5 determine the central worksheets, question
CCSS.ELA- message, lesson, or moral and Vocabulary sheets)
LITERACY.RL.3.6 explain how it is conveyed  AtoZ leveled readers
ached, concentrate, discovery, educated,
CCSS.ELA- through key details in the text. effort, improved, inspired, satisfied  Youtube
LITERACY.RL.3.7  PowerPoint
Presentations
CCSS.ELA-  Describe characters in a story Vocabulary Strategy  IXL
LITERACY.RL.3.8 (e.g., their traits, motivations,  Synonyms  Quizlet
CCSS.ELA- or feelings) and explain how  Antonyms
LITERACY.RL.3.9 their actions contribute to the
sequence of events Phonics/Spelling
 Craft and Structure:  Short Vowels /a/, /i/
 Comprehension
 Determine the meaning of  Strategy: Visualize
words and phrases as they are  Skill: Character
used in a text, distinguishing  Genre: Fantasy
literal from nonliteral
language. Writing
 Personal Narrative
Grammar
 Sentence Types
 Mechanics: Capitalization and
Punctuation
CCSS.ELA-  Explain how specific aspects READING WONDERS UNIT 1 WEEK 2
LITERACY.RI.3.1 of a text's illustrations
CCSS.ELA- contribute to what is WEEKLY CONCEPT: Traditions
LITERACY.RI.3.2 conveyed by the words in a ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What can traditions
CCSS.ELA- story (e.g., create mood, teach you about cultures?
LITERACY.RI.3.3 emphasize aspects of a MAIN TEXT: The Dream Catcher
CCSS.ELA- character or setting)
LITERACY.RI.3.4  Refer to parts of stories, Vocabulary
CCSS.ELA- dramas, and poems when celebrate, courage, disappointment,
LITERACY.RI.3.5 writing or speaking about a precious, pride, remind, symbols, tradition
CCSS.ELA- text, using terms such as
LITERACY.RI.3.6 chapter, scene, and stanza; Vocabulary Strategy
CCSS.ELA- describe how each successive  context clues
LITERACY.RI.3.7 part builds on earlier sections.
CCSS.ELA- Phonics/Spelling
 Short Vowels /e/, /o/, /u/
LITERACY.RI.3.8  Distinguish their own point of
CCSS.ELA- Comprehension
view from that of the narrator
LITERACY.RI.3.9  Strategy: Visualize
or those of the characters.
 Skill: Sequence
CCSS.ELA-  Integration of Knowledge and
LITERACY.RF.3.3 Ideas:
CCSS.ELA-  Compare and contrast the
LITERACY.RF.3.4
themes, settings, and plots of
stories written by the same
author about the same or
similar characters (e.g., in
books from a series)
 Genre: Realistic Fiction
Writing
 Personal Narrative
Grammar
 Commands and Exclamations
 Mechanics: Punctuation in Commands
and Exclamations
Literature
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe –
Chapter 1

CCSS.ELA-  Ask and answer questions to READING WONDERS UNIT 1 WEEK 3

LITERACY.W.3.1 demonstrate understanding of
CCSS.ELA- a text, referring explicitly to WEEKLY CONCEPT: Communities
LITERACY.W.3.2 the text as the basis for the ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do people from
CCSS.ELA- answers. different cultures contribute to a
LITERACY.W.3.3 community?
CCSS.ELA-  Determine the main idea of a MAIN TEXT: Room to Grow
LITERACY.W.3.4 text; recount the key details
CCSS.ELA- and explain how they support Vocabulary
LITERACY.W.3.5 the main idea. admires, classmate, community, contribute,
CCSS.ELA- practicing, pronounce, scared, tumbled
LITERACY.W.3.6  Describe the relationship
CCSS.ELA- between a series of historical Vocabulary Strategy
LITERACY.W.3.7 events, scientific ideas or  compound words
CCSS.ELA- concepts, or steps in technical
LITERACY.W.3.9 Phonics/Spelling
procedures in a text, using
 Final e
language that pertains to
CCSS.ELA- time, sequence, and Comprehension
LITERACY.L.3.1 cause/effect.  Strategy: Ask and Answer Question
CCSS.ELA-  Skill: Sequence
LITERACY.L.3.2  Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
CCSS.ELA-  Determine the meaning of
LITERACY.L.3.3 general academic and
Writing
CCSS.ELA- domain-specific words and
- Fantasy
LITERACY.L.3.4 phrases in a text relevant to a
Grammar
CCSS.ELA- grade 3 topic or subject area.
 Subjects
LITERACY.L.3.5
 Mechanics: Complete Sentences and
CCSS.ELA-  Use text features and search Fragments
LITERACY.L.3.6 tools (e.g., key words,
sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate Literature
information relevant to a The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe –
given topic efficiently.
Chapter 2
 Distinguish their own point of
view from that of the author
of a text.

 READING WONDERS UNIT 1 WEEK 4

 Use information gained from
illustrations (e.g., maps,
photographs) and the words
in a text to demonstrate
understanding of the text
(e.g., where, when, why, and
how key events occur).
WEEKLY CONCEPT: Inventions
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can problem
solving lead to new ideas?
Mary Anderson’s
MAIN TEXT:
Great Invention

 Describe the logical

 connection between
particular sentences and
paragraphs in a text (e.g.,
comparison, cause/effect,
first/second/third in a
sequence).
Vocabulary
design, encouraged, examine, investigation,
quality, simple, solution, substitutes
Vocabulary Strategy
 metaphors

 Compare and contrast the Phonics/Spelling

most important points and  Long /a/
key details presented in two
Comprehension
texts on the same topic.
 Strategy: Ask and Answer Question
 Skill: Cause and Effect
 Know and apply grade-level
phonics and word analysis  Genre: Biography
skills in decoding words.
Writing
 Read with sufficient accuracy  Fantasy
and fluency to support
comprehension. Grammar
 Predicates
 Write opinion pieces on topics  Mechanics: Complete Sentences
or texts, supporting a point of
view with reasons.
Literature
 Introduce the topic or text The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe –
they are writing about, state Chapter 3
an opinion, and create an
organizational structure that
lists reasons.
 Provide reasons that support
the opinion.
Unit 1 Wrap-Up
 Use linking words and phrases
(e.g., because, therefore,
since, for example) to connect
opinion and reasons.
 UNIT 2: FIGURE IT OUT
 Provide a concluding
statement or section.
 Write informative/explanatory
texts to examine a topic and
convey ideas and information
clearly.
 Introduce a topic and group
related information together;
include illustrations when
useful to aiding
comprehension.
 Develop the topic with facts,
definitions, and details.
 Use linking words and phrases
(e.g., also, another, and,
more, but) to connect ideas
READING WONDERS UNIT 1 WEEK 6
 Review
 Re-Teach
 Assess
BIG IDEA: What does it take to solve
a problem?
READING WONDERS UNIT 2 WEEK 1
WEEKLY CONCEPT: Cooperation
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Why is working
together a good way to solve a problem?
MAIN TEXT: Anasi Learns a Lesson
Vocabulary
furiously, interfere, involved, timid,
attempt, cooperation, created, awkward
Vocabulary Strategy
 antonyms
Phonics/Spelling
 Long i, u
Comprehension
 within categories of  Strategy: Make Predictions
information.  Skill: Theme
 Genre: Folktale
 Provide a concluding
statement or section. Writing
 Folktale
- What’s a Folktale
 Write narratives to develop
- Folktale Model
real or imagined experiences
- Writing Traits - Review
or events using effective
Grammar
technique, descriptive details,
 Kinds of Nouns
and clear event sequences.
 Mechanics: Capitalize Proper Nouns
Literature
 With guidance and support
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe –
from adults, use technology to
Chapter 4
produce and publish writing
(using keyboarding skills) as
well as to interact and
collaborate with others.

 Conduct short research

projects that build knowledge
about a topic.

 Establish a situation and READING WONDERS UNIT 2 WEEK 2

introduce a narrator and/or
characters; organize an event
sequence that unfolds
naturally.
 Use dialogue and descriptions
WEEKLY CONCEPT: Immigrations
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Why do people
immigrate to new places?
MAIN TEXT: Sailing to America
 of actions, thoughts, and Vocabulary
feelings to develop arrived, immigrated, inspected, moment,
experiences and events or opportunity, photographs, valuable, whispered
show the response of
characters to situations. Vocabulary Strategy
 Similes
 Use temporal words and
phrases to signal event order. Phonics/Spelling
 Long e
 Provide a sense of closure.
Comprehension
 Strategy: Make Predictions
 With guidance and support
 Skill: Theme
from adults, produce writing
 Genre: Historical Fiction
in which the development and
organization are appropriate Writing
to task and purpose. (Grade-  Folktale
specific expectations for
writing types are defined in Grammar
standards 1-3 above.)  Singular and Plural Nouns
 Mechanics: Punctuate Four Sentence
Types
 With guidance and support
from peers and adults, Literature
develop and strengthen The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe –
writing as needed by planning, Chapter 5
revising, and editing. (Editing
for conventions should
demonstrate command of
Language standards 1-3 up to
and including grade 3 here.)
 Recall information from
experiences or gather
information from print and
digital sources; take brief
notes on sources and sort
evidence into provided
categories.
 Write routinely over extended
time frames (time for
research, reflection, and
revision) and shorter time
frames (a single sitting or a
day or two) for a range of
discipline-specific tasks,
purposes, and audiences.
 Demonstrate command of the
conventions of standard
English grammar and usage
when writing or speaking.
 Explain the function of nouns,
pronouns, verbs, adjectives,
and adverbs in general and
their functions in particular
sentences.
READING WONDERS UNIT 2 WEEK 4
WEEKLY CONCEPT: Survival
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can people
help animals survive?
MAIN TEXT: Kids to the Rescue!
Vocabulary
caretakers, population, recognized,
relatives, resources, success, survive, threatened
Vocabulary Strategy
 Suffixes
Phonics/Spelling
 Three-Letter Blends
Comprehension
 Strategy: Reread
 Skill: Author’s Point of View
 Genre: Expository Text
Writing
 Folktale
Grammar
 Combining Sentences: Nouns
 Mechanics: Commas
Literature
 Form and use regular and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe –
irregular plural nouns. Chapter 6
 Use abstract nouns (e.g.,
childhood).

 Form and use regular and

irregular verbs.

 Form and use the simple (e.g.,

I walked; I walk; I will walk)
verb tenses.

 Ensure subject-verb and

pronoun-antecedent
agreement.*

 Form and use comparative READING WONDERS UNIT 2 WEEK 5

and superlative adjectives and
adverbs, and choose between
them depending on what is to
be modified.
 Use coordinating and
subordinating conjunctions.
 Produce simple, compound,
Vocabulary
and complex sentences.
WEEKLY CONCEPT: Figure It Out
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do people
figure things out?
Selected Poems:
MAIN TEXT:
Empanada Day, Cold Feet, Our
Washing Machine, Bugged
bounce, imagine, inventor, observer
 Poetry Words: alliteration, free verse,
 Demonstrate command of the limerick, rhyme
conventions of standard
English capitalization, Vocabulary Strategy
punctuation, and spelling  Simile
when writing.
Phonics/Spelling
 Capitalize appropriate words  Digraphs
in titles. Comprehension
 Skill: Point of View
 Use commas in addresses.  Literary Elements: Alliteration and
Rhyme
 Use commas and quotation  Genre: Limerick and Free Verse
marks in dialogue.
Writing
 Form and use possessives.  Biography

 Use conventional spelling for Grammar

high-frequency and other  Combining Sentences: Possessive Nouns
studied words and for adding  Mechanics: Apostrophes in Possessive
suffixes to base words (e.g., Nouns
sitting, smiled, cries, Literature
happiness). The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe –
Chapter 7
 Use spelling patterns and
generalizations (e.g., word
families, position-based
spellings, syllable patterns,
ending rules, meaningful word
 parts) in writing words.

 Consult reference materials,

including beginning
dictionaries, as needed to
check and correct spellings.

 Use knowledge of language

and its conventions when
writing, speaking, reading, or
listening.

 Recognize and observe

differences between the
conventions of spoken and
written standard English.

 Determine or clarify the READING WONDERS UNIT 2 WEEK 6

meaning of unknown and
multiple-meaning word and Unit 2 Wrap-Up
phrases based on grade 3  Review
reading and content, choosing
 Re-Teach
flexibly from a range of
 Assess
strategies.

 Use sentence-level context as UNIT 3: One of a Kind

a clue to the meaning of a BIG IDEA: Why are individual
word or phrase. qualities important?
 Determine the meaning of the
 new word formed when a
known affix is added to a
known word (e.g.,
agreeable/disagreeable,
comfortable/uncomfortable,
care/careless, heat/preheat).
 Use a known root word as a
clue to the meaning of an
unknown word with the same
root (e.g., company,
companion).
 Use glossaries or beginning
dictionaries, both print and
digital, to determine or clarify
the precise meaning of key
words and phrases.
 Demonstrate understanding
of figurative language, word
relationships and nuances in
word meanings.
 Distinguish the literal and
nonliteral meanings of words
and phrases in context (e.g.,
take steps).
 Identify real-life connections
READING WONDERS UNIT 3 WEEK 1
WEEKLY CONCEPT: Be Unique
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What makes
different animals unique?
MAIN TEXT: Inchworm’s Tale
Vocabulary
disbelief, dismay, fabulous, features,
offered, splendid, unique, watchful
Vocabulary Strategy
 Synonyms
Phonics/Spelling
 r- Controlled vowels
Comprehension
 Strategy: Visualize
 Skill: Problem and Solution
 Genre: Folktale
Writing
 Biography
Grammar
 Quick review of action verbs
 Focus on Subject-Verb Agreement
 Mechanics: Subject-Verb Agreement
Literature:
The Lion, the Witch and the
 between words and their use Wardrobe – Chapter 8
(e.g., describe people who are
friendly or helpful).

 Distinguish shades of meaning

among related words that
describe states of mind or
degrees of certainty (e.g.,
knew, believed, suspected,
heard, wondered).

 Acquire and use accurately

grade-appropriate
conversational, general
academic, and domain specific
words and phrases, including
those that signal spatial and
temporal relationships.

Trimester Two:  Reading Wonders

READING WONDERS UNIT 3 WEEK 2
textbook
WEEKLY CONCEPT: Leadership
 Wonders Reproducible
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can one person
 Reading Wonders
change the way you think? Website
MAIN TEXT: Jane’s Discovery  Highlights online library
 Teachers Guide
Vocabulary  Jupiter
 amazement, bravery, disappear, donated,  Teacher-created
leader, nervous, refused, temporary resources (quizzes,
worksheets, question
Vocabulary Strategy sheets)
 Idioms  AtoZ leveled readers
 Youtube
 PowerPoint
Phonics/Spelling
Presentations
 r- Controlled vowels (from RW Unit 3
 IXL
Week 2 & 3)
 Quizlet

Comprehension
 Strategy: Visualize
 Skill: Cause and Effect
 Genre: Historical Fiction
Writing
- Informative/Explanatory Writing
Problem-and-Solution Essay
Grammar
 Past-Tense Verbs
 Mechanics: Abbreviations and Name
Titles
 List of Irregular Verbs, with their Past
Tense form and Past Participle form to
be sent home for studying over break

Literature:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe –
Chapter 9

READING WONDERS UNIT 3

 (Phonics/Spelling and Grammar from RW
Week 4)

Phonics/Spelling
 Prefixes

Grammar
 Future-Tense Verbs
 Mechanics: Book Titles

Literature
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C.S. Lewis
(assigned a portion of reading for the
Winter Break)

 READING WONDERS UNIT 3 WEEK 5

WEEKLY CONCEPT: Value the Past

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How is each event in
history unique?
MAIN TEXT: The Long Road to
Oregon
Vocabulary
agreeable, appreciate, boomed,
descendants, emigration, pioneers,
transportation, vehicles

Vocabulary Strategy
  Suffixes

Phonics/Spelling
 Diphthongs

Comprehension
 Strategy: Summarize
 Skill: Sequence
 Genre: Expository Text
Writing
- Informative/Explanatory Writing
Problem-and-Solution Essay
Grammar
 Combining Sentences with Verbs
 Mechanics: Punctuation in Formal
Letters

Literature
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrob –
Chapter 10 by C.S. Lewis

 READING WONDERS UNIT 3 WEEK 6

Unit 3 Wrap-Up
 Problem-and-Solution Essay –
Publish/Presentation
 Catch-Up
 Review
 Re-Teach
  Assess

 UNIT 4: Meet the Challenge

BIG IDEA: What are different ways to
meet challenges?

READING WONDERS UNIT 4 WEEK 2

WEEKLY CONCEPT: Skills and Talents

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can you use
what you know to help others?
MAIN TEXT: The Impossible Pet
Show
Vocabulary
achievement, apologized, attention,
audience, confidence, embarrassed, realized,
talents

Vocabulary Strategy
 Prefixes

Phonics/Spelling
 Variant Vowels /ϋ/, /ύ/ (From RW
Unit 4 Week 1)

Comprehension
 Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
 Skill: Point of View
  Genre: Realistic Fiction
Writing
 Informative/Explanatory Writing
How-To Essay
Grammar
 Linking Verbs
 Mechanics: End Punctuation and
Complete Sentences

Literature:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe –
Chapter 11

READING WONDERS UNIT 4 WEEK 3

WEEKLY CONCEPT: Adaptations

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do animals
adapt to the challenges in their habitat?
MAIN TEXT: Grey Wolf! Red Fox!
Vocabulary
alert, competition, environment, excellent,
prefer, protection, related, shelter

Vocabulary Strategy
 Sentence Clues

Phonics/Spelling
 Variant Vowel /ό/
Comprehension
 Strategy: Reread
 Skill: Compare and Contrast
 Genre: Expository Text
Writing
 Informative/Explanatory Writing
How-To Essay
Grammar
 Contractions with Not (from RW Unit 4
Week 2)
 Mechanics: Using Apostrophes

Literature:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe –
Chapter 12

READING WONDERS UNIT 4 WEEK 4

WEEKLY CONCEPT: Flight

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How are people able
to fly?
MAIN TEXT: Firsts in Flight
Vocabulary
controlled, direction, flight, impossible,
launched, motion, passenger, popular

Vocabulary Strategy
  Multiple-Meaning Words

Phonics/Spelling
 Homophones

Comprehension
 Strategy: Reread
 Skill: Cause and Effect
 Genre: Expository Text
Writing
 Informative/Explanatory Writing
How-To Essay

Grammar
 Main and Helping Verbs (from RW Unit
4 Week 3)
 Mechanics: Commas and quotation
marks in dialogue

Literature
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe –
Chapter 13

READING WONDERS UNIT 4 WEEK 5

WEEKLY CONCEPT: Inspiration

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can others
inspire us?
 MAIN TEXT:Poem: “Ginger’s
Fingers” and “The Giant”,
“Captain’s Log”
Vocabulary
adventurous, courageous, extremely, weird
Poetry terms: free verse, repetition, narrative
poem, rhyme

Vocabulary Strategy
 Metaphor

Phonics/Spelling
 Soft /c/ and /g/

Comprehension
 Skill: Theme
 Genre: Narrative and Free Verse
Writing
 Informative/Explanatory Writing
How-To Essay

Grammar
 Complex Sentences
 Mechanics: Using commas in sentences

Literature
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe –
Chapter 14
 READING WONDERS UNIT 4 WEEK 6
Unit 4 Wrap-Up
 How-to Essay –
Publish/Presentation
 Catch-Up
 Review
 Re-Teach
 Assess


Trimester Three: Reading Wonders
textbook
UNIT 5: Take Action  Wonders Reproducible
BIG IDEA: What are ways people can  Reading Wonders
Website
take action?
 Highlights online library
 Teachers Guide
READING WONDERS UNIT 5 WEEK 1
 Jupiter
WEEKLY CONCEPT: Let’s Trade
 Teacher-created
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do we get what resources (quizzes,
we need? worksheets, question
MAIN TEXT: Juanita and the sheets)
 AtoZ leveled readers
Beanstalk
 Youtube
 PowerPoint
Vocabulary Presentations
admit, barter, considered, creation,  IXL
humble, magnificent, payment, reluctantly  Quizlet

Vocabulary Strategy
 Root Words
 Phonics/Spelling
 Compound Words

Comprehension
 Strategy: Summarize
 Skill: Point of View
 Genre: Fairy Tale
Writing
 Opinion writing

Grammar
 Singular and Plural Pronouns
 Mechanics: Pronoun Agreement,
Capitalizing ‘I’, and Nouns

Literature
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe –
Chapter 15

 READING WONDERS UNIT 5 WEEK 4

WEEKLY CONCEPT: Good Citizens
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What do good
citizens do?
MAIN TEXT: Dolores
Huerta
Growing Up Strong
Vocabulary
 citizenship, continued, daring, horrified,
participate, proposed, unfairness, waver

Vocabulary Strategy
 Prefixes and Suffixes

Phonics/Spelling
 Inflectional Endings

Comprehension
 Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
 Skill: Author’s Point of View
 Genre: Biography
Writing
 Opinion writing

Grammar
 Possessive Pronouns
 Mechanics: Possessive Pronouns and
Reflexive Pronouns

Literature
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis
Carroll

READING WONDERS UNIT 5 WEEK 5 (to be

covered over Week 6 and 7)
WEEKLY CONCEPT: Energy
 ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What are different
kinds of energy?
MAIN TEXT: Here Comes Solar
Power
Vocabulary
energy, natural, pollution, produce,
renewable, replace, sources, traditional

Vocabulary Strategy
 Homophones

Phonics/Spelling
 Open syllables

Comprehension
 Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
 Skill: Cause and Effect
 Genre: Expository Text
Writing
 Opinion writing

Grammar
 Pronoun-Verb Contractions
 Mechanics: Spelling Contractions and
Possessive Pronouns

Literature
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe –
Chapter 16

READING WONDERS UNIT 5 WEEK 6

Unit 5 Wrap-Up
 Opinion Piece –
Publish/Presentation
 Catch-Up
 Review
 Re-Teach
 Assess

UNIT 6: Think It Over

BIG IDEA: How do we decide what’s
important?

READING WONDERS UNIT 6 WEEK 1 (to be

covered over 2 weeks due to the shortness
of sessions in the month of Ramadan)
WEEKLY CONCEPT: Treasures
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do you decide
what’s important?
MAIN TEXT: Athena and Arachne
Vocabulary
alarmed, anguish, necessary, obsessed,
possess, reward, treasure, wealth
Vocabulary Strategy
 Root Words

Phonics/Spelling
 Prefixes

Comprehension
 Strategy: Make Predictions
 Skill: Theme
 Genre: Myth/Drama
Writing
 Opinion writing

Grammar
 Adjectives and Articles
 Mechanics: Commas in a Series and in
Dates

Literature
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe –
Chapter 17

READING WONDERS UNIT 6 WEEK 2

WEEKLY CONCEPT: Weather
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can weather
affect us?
MAIN TEXT: The Big Blizzard
Vocabulary
argue, astonished, complained, conditions,
forbidding, forecast, relief, stranded

Vocabulary Strategy
 Idioms

Phonics/Spelling
 Consonant + le Syllables

Comprehension
 Strategy: Make Predictions
 Skill: Theme
 Genre: Historical Fiction
Writing
 Opinion writing

Grammar
 Adjectives that Compare
 Mechanics: Correct Comparative and
Superlative Forms

Literature
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
– Chapter 1