Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS:The goal of the Integration of Knowledge and Ideas is for students to use multiple sources to address a question or solve a problem. The focus in this unit is on the ability to identify the argument and claims within a text. Through evaluation of an author’s argument and claims in informational texts, a reader needs to recognize when evidence is irrelevant and unsound by evaluating the claims made by the author in terms of accuracy and viewpoint. The focus of Research to Build and Present Knowledge is to conduct short research projects based on a focused question and to demonstrate understanding through the presentation of the inquiry topic. In this unit, students will gather data and other relevant information from credible sources both online and in print to answer a research question and add to the topic in engaging and relevant ways. Resources should be used to inform direct quotes or to paraphrase, requiring the appropriate citation and format style (e.g., Modern Language Association, American Psychological Association, Chicago Manual of Style) to avoid plagiarism.  Unit Duration:  29 days (25 instructional days and 4 re-teach/enrichment days); Five periods per week based on a traditional bell schedule

Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS:The goal of the Integration of Knowledge and Ideas is for students to use multiple sources to address a question or solve a problem. The focus in this unit is on the ability to identify the argument and claims within a text. Through evaluation of an author’s argument and claims in informational texts, a reader needs to recognize when evidence is irrelevant and unsound by evaluating the claims made by the author in terms of accuracy and viewpoint. The focus of Research to Build and Present Knowledge is to conduct short research projects based on a focused question and to demonstrate understanding through the presentation of the inquiry topic. In this unit, students will gather data and other relevant information from credible sources both online and in print to answer a research question and add to the topic in engaging and relevant ways. Resources should be used to inform direct quotes or to paraphrase, requiring the appropriate citation and format style (e.g., Modern Language Association, American Psychological Association, Chicago Manual of Style) to avoid plagiarism.  Unit Duration:  29 days (25 instructional days and 4 re-teach/enrichment days); Five periods per week based on a traditional bell schedule

Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS:In this unit, students will engage with narrative text to analyze key ideas and details of narrative stories to determine what makes an interesting and engaging story. Analysis of key ideas and details in literature requires readers to consider what a literary work’s dialogue or plot reveals about what a character in a story or drama thinks, says, or does to advance the storyline. Students will use their knowledge of what makes an engaging story to craft and create narrative stories that follow a cohesive sequence with intentional and purposeful voice and mood. Students will analyze a text’s craft and structure, and students will need to consider how various points of view and perspectives of the characters and the audience function together to create effects such as suspense and humor. Students will work together in collaborative groups or partnerships to establish routines and structures within the English Language Arts classroom to set the year up for literary analyses, collaborative discussions, critique and comprehension of texts, and extended thinking. Unit Duration: 29 days (25 instructional days and 4 re-teach/enrichment days); Five periods per week based on a traditional bell schedule 

Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS:In this unit, students will engage with narrative text to analyze key ideas and details of narrative stories to determine what makes an interesting and engaging story. Analysis of key ideas and details in literature requires readers to consider what a literary work’s dialogue or plot reveals about what a character in a story or drama thinks, says, or does to advance the storyline. Students will use their knowledge of what makes an engaging story to craft and create narrative stories that follow a cohesive sequence with intentional and purposeful voice and mood. Students will analyze a text’s craft and structure, and students will need to consider how various points of view and perspectives of the characters and the audience function together to create effects such as suspense and humor. Students will work together in collaborative groups or partnerships to establish routines and structures within the English Language Arts classroom to set the year up for literary analyses, collaborative discussions, critique and comprehension of texts, and extended thinking. Unit Duration: 29 days (25 instructional days and 4 re-teach/enrichment days); Five periods per week based on a traditional bell schedule 

Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS:In reading, Integration of Knowledge and Ideas requires the ability to think across related texts to compare and contrast a theme or topic. The focus of this unit is for students to understand how classic literature serves to inform the themes, events, and characters in modern-day texts. Students will be able to explore and analyze how modern-day authors use myths, traditional stories, and religious texts to create new renditions.  Key Ideas and Details in the informational text require students to have increasingly sophisticated reading comprehension skills as they demonstrate knowledge of key concepts of reading. In this unit, students will develop and use the skill of making connections and distinctions between individuals, ideas, and events. By analyzing the author’s use of comparison, analogy, and categories, students will gain a deeper understanding of the connections and distinctions an author is making within the text.  Unit Duration:  29 days (25 instructional days and 4 re-teach/enrichment days); Five periods per week based on a traditional bell schedule  

Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS:In reading, Integration of Knowledge and Ideas requires the ability to think across related texts to compare and contrast a theme or topic. The focus of this unit is for students to understand how classic literature serves to inform the themes, events, and characters in modern-day texts. Students will be able to explore and analyze how modern-day authors use myths, traditional stories, and religious texts to create new renditions.  Key Ideas and Details in the informational text require students to have increasingly sophisticated reading comprehension skills as they demonstrate knowledge of key concepts of reading. In this unit, students will develop and use the skill of making connections and distinctions between individuals, ideas, and events. By analyzing the author’s use of comparison, analogy, and categories, students will gain a deeper understanding of the connections and distinctions an author is making within the text.  Unit Duration:  29 days (25 instructional days and 4 re-teach/enrichment days); Five periods per week based on a traditional bell schedule  

Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS:This unit is designed to focus on the central ideas and themes that emerge from literature and non-fiction texts.  Students will analyze the parts of a text to recognize how the parts fit together to convey a central message.  Students will examine a topic and develop the topic with relevant facts and details in a cohesive, organized structure. Students will analyze how information and ideas are presented across media and formats to distinguish the purpose and motives for presentations related to central ideas and themes.  Teachers may choose to use a theme to anchor the content of this unit such as “courage.”  Teachers may choose to ask students to analyze texts through the themes of courage and ask students to choose an idea or person who exhibits(ed) courage, and to write an informative essay about the topic/person using supporting details from the texts and resources provided.   Unit Duration:24 days (20 instructional days and 4 re-teach/enrichment days); Five periods per week based on a traditional bell schedule  

Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS:This unit is designed to focus on the central ideas and themes that emerge from literature and non-fiction texts.  Students will analyze the parts of a text to recognize how the parts fit together to convey a central message.  Students will examine a topic and develop the topic with relevant facts and details in a cohesive, organized structure. Students will analyze how information and ideas are presented across media and formats to distinguish the purpose and motives for presentations related to central ideas and themes.  Teachers may choose to use a theme to anchor the content of this unit such as “courage.”  Teachers may choose to ask students to analyze texts through the themes of courage and ask students to choose an idea or person who exhibits(ed) courage, and to write an informative essay about the topic/person using supporting details from the texts and resources provided.   Unit Duration:24 days (20 instructional days and 4 re-teach/enrichment days); Five periods per week based on a traditional bell schedule

Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS: This unit focuses on counting and cardinality as well as operations and algebraic thinking.  Learning in this unit will enable students to:  Know number names and the count sequence.  Count to tell the number of objects.  Compare numbers.  Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from  

Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS: This unit focuses on counting and cardinality as well as operations and algebraic thinking.  Learning in this unit will enable students to:  Know number names and the count sequence.  Count to tell the number of objects.  Compare numbers.  Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from  

Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS: This unit focuses on geometry and measurement and data.  Learning in this unit will enable students to: Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes. Describe and compare measurable attributes 

Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS: This unit focuses on counting and cardinality. This is supported with measurement and data within the unit. Learning in this unit will enable students to: Know number names and the count sequence. Count to tell the number of objects. Compare numbers. 

Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS: This unit focuses on counting and cardinality. This is supported with measurement and data within the unit. Learning in this unit will enable students to: Know number names and the count sequence. Count to tell the number of objects. Compare numbers. 

Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS: This unit focuses on counting and cardinality. This is supported with measurement and data within the unit. Learning in this unit will enable students to: Know number names and the count sequence. Count to tell the number of objects. Compare numbers. 

Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS: This unit focuses on geometry.  Measurement and data serves as a support. Learning in this unit will enable students to: Identify and describe shapes (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres). 

Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS: This unit focuses on measurement and data.  Learning in this unit will enable students to: Describe and compare measurable attributes. Classify objects and count the number of objects in each category. 

Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS: This unit focuses on measurement and data.  Learning in this unit will enable students to: Describe and compare measurable attributes. Classify objects and count the number of objects in each category. 

Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS: This unit focuses on counting and cardinality, operations and algebraic thinking, and number and operations in base ten.  Learning in this unit will enable students to: Know number names and the count sequence. Count to tell the number of objects. Compare numbers. Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from. Work with numbers 11 – 19 to gain foundations for place value. 

Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS: This unit focuses on counting and cardinality, operations and algebraic thinking, and number and operations in base ten.  Learning in this unit will enable students to: Know number names and the count sequence. Count to tell the number of objects. Compare numbers. Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from. Work with numbers 11 – 19 to gain foundations for place value. 

Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS: This unit focuses on number and operations in base ten. Measurement and data is embedded within the unit Learning in this unit will enable students to: Extend the counting sequence Understand place value Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract Represent and interpret data.