th Grade ELA Pacing - Teaching with Jennifer Findley

1 Table of Contents5thGrade ELA PacingSubjectPage NumbersReading3-6 Language7-10 Writing11-12 ELAC ombined13-16 ELAC ombined (Color Version)17-19 ReadingTime FrameReadingBlogPosts or FreebiesTPT Resources2-4 Weeks First10-20 Days of Reading (Setting Up Expectations, Building Stamina, Genres, etc) SettingUp Reading Notebooks with FREE Forms FREE Reading Centers for Launching Reading Centers Management Reading is Thinking Blog Post1 WeekReviewBasic Story Elements Story Element Read Alouds Activities and Freebies for CharacterTraits Story ElementsResource Story Elements Reading Centers1 WeekCompare and ContrastStory Elements ( ) Story Element Read Alouds Paired Passages: Story Elements Story ElementsResource Story Elements Reading Centers1 WeekInferences from Fiction Text ( ) Inference Read Alouds InferenceResource1 WeekTheme( ) Theme Read Alouds Tips for Teaching Theme Theme vs Summary Organizers Free Identifying Theme Sort Theme Resource Comparing Themes Sort Comparing Themes Paired Passages1 WeekSummarizing ( )1 WeekBasic Point of View ( ) Point of View Read Alouds Free Point of View Reading Sort Point of View Resource PairedPassages: Point of View Point of View Reading Centers1 WeekInfluenceof Point of View ( ) Point of View Read Alouds Free Point of View Reading Sort Point of View Resource PairedPassages: Point of View Point of View Reading Centers1 WeekCompare and Contrast Fiction Texts( ) All of MyPaired PassagesBlog Posts Paired Passages.

2 Story Elements Paired Passages:ComparingThemes PairedPassages: Point of View Jennifer FindleyTime FrameReadingBlogPosts or FreebiesTPT Resources2 WeeksReasons and Evidence ( ) Reasons and Evidence Resource Reasons and EvidenceReading Centers2 WeeksInferences from Informational Text ( ) Free Inference Reading Sort2 WeeksMain Idea ( ) Three Ways to Teach Main Idea Main Idea Read Alouds Free Main Idea ReadingSort Main Idea Resource MainIdea Reading Centers1 WeekSummarizing ( )2 WeeksText Structure ( ) Text Structure Read Alouds Free Text Structure Reading Sort Text Structure Resource Text Structure Reading Centers Paired Passages: Text Structures1 WeekRelationshipsand Interactions ( )1 WeekMultiple Accounts of theSame Topic ( ) MultipleAccounts of the Same Topic Resource Multiple Accounts Paired Centers1 WeekMultiple Accounts of the Same Event ( ) Free Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts Reading Sort Paired Passages: Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts1 WeekPrint and DigitalSources ( ) Jennifer FindleyTime FrameReadingBlogPosts or FreebiesTPT Resources2 WeeksIntegrating Information ( ) Integrating Information Resource1 WeekStories, Drama, Poetry ( ) PoetryCenters Reading Centers.

3 Plays and Drama1 WeekVisual and Multimedia (Focuson Poetry and Drama) ( )1 WeekMeaning of Words/Phrasesand Figurative Language Review (Focus on Poetry and Drama) Figurative Language Read Alouds Videos to Teach Figurative Language Figurative LanguageResource Figurative Language Centers Context Clues Centers2-4 WeeksPoetry Comprehension ( ) Poetry Activities Round Up Poetry Resource PoetryCenters Jennifer FindleyHelpful blog posts and freebies that are not skill-specific or cover several skillsReading Blog Posts How I Teach Reading in 5thGrade Reading Centers in Upper Elementary Free Reading Centers Starter Packs Free Reading Vocabulary Posters Free Reading Sorts Free Literacy I Can Statements Free Guided Reading Binder FormsLanguageTime FrameLanguageBlogPosts or FreebiesTPT Resources2-3 Weeks Review Parts of Speech, Types of Sentences,etc.

4 Free Parts of Speech Jenga Sentenceof the Day Review1 WeekVerb Tenses/Shifts in Verb Tense ( ) Shifts in Verb TenseResource Task Cards Roll and Answer Language Centers1 WeekPerfect Verb Tenses( ) Perfect Verb Tenses Resource Task Cards Roll and Answer Language Centers1 WeekTitles ( ) Titles Resource Task Cards Roll and Answer Language Centers2 WeeksCommas ( ) Commas in a Series Resource OtherCommas Resource Task Cards Roll and Answer Language Centers1 WeekContext Clues ( ) Context Clues Resource Task Cards Roll and Answer Language Centers2 WeeksFigurative Language ( ) Figurative Language Read Alouds Videos to Teach Figurative Language Figurative Language Resource Figurative Language of the Day Figurative LanguageReview Booklet Task Cards Language Roll and Answer Centers Jennifer FindleyTime FrameLanguageBlogPosts or FreebiesTPT Resources1 WeekLanguage Review Language Review Flipbooks1 WeekIdioms, Adages, andProverbs ( ) Free Idiom Center Idioms,Adages, and Proverbs Idiom Review Booklet Task Cards Language Roll and Answer Centers1 WeekSynonyms,Antonyms, Homographs ( ) Synonymsand Antonyms Resource Homophones and Homographs Resource Task Cards Language Roll and Answer Centers1 WeekConjunctions, Prepositions,and Interjections (.)

5 Conjunctions, Prepositions, and Interjections Resource Task Cards Roll and Answer Language Centers1 WeekCorrelativeConjunctions ( ) CorrelativeConjunctions Resource Task Cards Roll and Answer Language Centers1 WeekAffixes ( ) FREEP refix and Suffix JengaGame Prefixesand Suffixes Resource Task Cards Roll and Answer Language Centers3 WeeksRoots ( ) Greek and Latin Roots Task Cards Roll and Answer Language Centers Jennifer FindleyTime FrameLanguageBlogPosts or FreebiesTPT Resources1 WeekLanguage Review Language Review Flipbooks1 WeekAcademic and Domain Specific Words ( ) Using Academic Words Freebie Language Roll and Answer Centers Task Cards2 WeeksExpanding. Combining, and Reducing Sentences ( ) Combining Sentences Expandingand Reducing Sentences Task Cards Roll and Answer Language Centers2 WeeksReference Materials ( ) Reference Materials Resource Task Cards Roll and Answer Language Centers1 WeekVarietiesof English (Dialects and Registers) ( ) Dialectsand Registers Freebie Task Cards Roll and Answer Language Centers4-6 WeeksLanguage Review and Reteach 20 Days of Language Review Language Test Prep Centers Language Review Flipbooks Jennifer FindleyWritingTime FrameWritingBlog Post2-3 Weeks Set up WritingWorkshop Expectations, Start Writer s Notebook and Begin Lists and Seed Planting Getting Started with WritingPortfolios Writer s Workshop Procedures to Teach Getting Students Excited to Write Gathering Seeds: I Bet You Didn t Know Gathering Seeds.

6 Heart Map6-8 WeeksNarrative Writing Types of WritingLessons Generating Writing Topics Using Lists Transition Words Freebie9 Weeks Persuasive Writing FreePersuasive Writing Prompts Types of WritingLessons Generating Writing Topics Using Lists Persuasive Writing Anchor Charts for Struggling Students Teaching Persuasive Writing with aMentor Text9 WeeksInformational Writing Types of WritingLessons Generating Writing Topics Using Lists2-4 Weeks Poetry Writing PoetryActivities Jennifer FindleyAll SubjectsThe next three pages show all of ELA at a-glance for the year. This will help you see the connections among the different ELA skills and why I chose to teach them at specific FrameReadingLanguageWriting2-3 Weeks First10-20 Days of Reading (Setting Up Expectations, Building Stamina, etc)Review Parts of Speech, Types of Sentences, up WritingWorkshop Expectations, Start Writer s Notebook and Begin Lists and Seed Planting1 WeekReviewBasic Story ElementsVerb Tenses/Shifts in Verb Tense ( )Narrative1 WeekCompare and ContrastStory Elements ( )Perfect Verb Tenses( )Narrative1 WeekInferences from Fiction Text ( )Titles ( )Narrative1 WeekTheme( )Commas ( )Narrative1 WeekSummarizing ( )Commas ( )Narrative1 WeekBasic Point of View ( )Context Clues ( )Narrative1 WeekInfluenceof Point of View ( )Figurative Language ( )Narrative1 WeekCompare and Contrast Fiction Texts( )

7 Figurative Language ( )Narrative (with a focus on adding in figurative language) Jennifer FindleyTime FrameReadingLanguageWriting1 WeekReasons and Evidence ( )Language ReviewPersuasive Writing1 WeekReasons and Evidence ( )Idioms, Adages, andProverbs ( )Persuasive Writing1 WeekInferences from Informational Text ( )Synonyms,Antonyms, Homographs ( )Persuasive Writing1 WeekInferences from Informational Text ( )Conjunctions, Prepositions,and Interjections (. )Persuasive Writing1 WeekMain Idea ( )CorrelativeConjunctions ( )Persuasive Writing1 WeekMain Idea ( )Affixes ( )Persuasive Writing1 WeekSummarizing ( )Roots ( )Persuasive Writing1 WeekText Structure ( )Roots ( )Persuasive Writing1 WeekText Structure ( )Roots( )Persuasive Writing Jennifer FindleyTime FrameReadingLanguageWriting1 WeekRelationshipsand Interactions ( )Language ReviewInformationalWriting1 WeekMultiple Accounts of theSame Topic ( )Academic and Domain Specific Words ( )InformationalWriting1 WeekMultiple Accounts of the Same Event ( )Expanding.

8 Combining, and Reducing Sentences ( )InformationalWriting1 WeekPrint and DigitalSources ( )Expanding. Combining, and Reducing Sentences ( )InformationalWriting1 WeekIntegrating Information ( )Reference Materials ( )InformationalWriting1 WeekIntegrating Information ( )Reference Materials ( )InformationalWriting1 WeekStories, Drama, Poetry ( )Varietiesof English (Dialects and Registers) ( )InformationalWriting1 WeekVisual and Multimedia (Focuson Poetry and Drama) ( )Language Review and ReteachInformationalWriting1 WeekMeaning of Words/Phrasesand Figurative Language Review (Focus on Poetry and Drama) Review and ReteachInformationalWriting2-4 WeeksPoetry Comprehension ( )Language Review and ReteachPoetry Writing Jennifer FindleyTime FrameReadingLanguageWriting2-3 Weeks First10-20 Days of Reading (Setting Up Expectations, Building Stamina, etc)

9 Review Parts of Speech, Types of Sentences, up WritingWorkshop Expectations, Start Writer s Notebook and Begin Lists and Seed Planting1 WeekReviewBasic Story ElementsVerb Tenses/Shifts in Verb Tense ( )Narrative1 WeekCompare and ContrastStory Elements ( )Perfect Verb Tenses( )Narrative1 WeekInferences from Fiction Text ( )Titles ( )Narrative1 WeekTheme( )Commas ( )Narrative1 WeekSummarizing ( )Commas ( )Narrative1 WeekBasic Point of View ( )Context Clues ( )Narrative1 WeekInfluenceof Point of View ( )Figurative Language ( )Narrative1 WeekCompare and Contrast Fiction Texts( )Figurative Language ( )Narrative (with a focus on adding in figurative language) Jennifer FindleyTime FrameReadingLanguageWriting1 WeekReasons and Evidence ( )Language ReviewPersuasive Writing1 WeekReasons and Evidence ( )Idioms, Adages, andProverbs ( )Persuasive Writing1 WeekInferences from Informational Text ( )Synonyms,Antonyms, Homographs ( )Persuasive Writing1 WeekInferences from Informational Text ( )Conjunctions, Prepositions,and Interjections (.)

10 Persuasive Writing1 WeekMain Idea ( )CorrelativeConjunctions ( )Persuasive Writing1 WeekMain Idea ( )Affixes ( )Persuasive Writing1 WeekSummarizing ( )Roots ( )Persuasive Writing1 WeekText Structure ( )Roots ( )Persuasive Writing1 WeekText Structure ( )Roots( )Persuasive Writing Jennifer FindleyTime FrameReadingLanguageWriting1 WeekRelationshipsand Interactions ( )Language ReviewInformationalWriting1 WeekMultiple Accounts of theSame Topic ( )Academic and Domain Specific Words ( )InformationalWriting1 WeekMultiple Accounts of the Same Event ( )Expanding. Combining, and Reducing Sentences ( )InformationalWriting1 WeekPrint and DigitalSources ( )Expanding. Combining, and Reducing Sentences ( )InformationalWriting1 WeekIntegrating Information ( )Reference Materials ( )InformationalWriting1 WeekIntegrating Information ( )Reference Materials ( )InformationalWriting1 WeekStories, Drama, Poetry ( )Varietiesof English (Dialects and Registers) ( )InformationalWriting1 WeekVisual and Multimedia (Focuson Poetry and Drama) ( )Language Review and ReteachInformationalWriting1 WeekMeaning of Words/Phrasesand Figurative Language Review (Focus on Poetry and Drama) Review and ReteachInformationalWriting2-4 WeeksPoetry Comprehension ( )Language Review and ReteachPoetry Writing Jennifer FindleyThis resource was created by Jennifer Findley .