Fifth Grade Harcourt Journeys SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
Wk / Topic: Essential Question / Skill/Strategy / Anchor Text/Genre / Paired Selection/Genre / Vocab skills / Decoding skill / Spelling / Grammar / Read Aloud Ideas / Writing
1 / How can an experiment clarify an idea? / * Point of View
* Irony
* Summarize / A Package for Mrs. Jewls (Humorous Fiction) / Questioning Gravity (Readers’ Theater) / Using Context / VCV Syllable Pattern / Short Vowels / Complete Sentences / Narrative Writing: Short Stories; Focus Traits: Ideas
2 / How can art and performance help people understand a text? / * Theme
* Elements of Drama
* Characterization
* Question / A Royal Mystery (Play) / The Princess and the Pea (Fairy Tale) / Prefixes non-, un-, dis-, mis- / Vowel Sounds in VCV Syllable Patterns / Long a and Long e / Kinds of Sentences / Narrative Writing: Description; Focus Trait: Voice
3 / Why is determination a good quality for a politician to have? / * Compare and Contrast
* Idioms
* Formal and Informal Language
* Infer/Predict / Off and Running (Realistic Fiction) / Vote for Me! (Persuasive Text) / Using Context / VCCV Pattern / Long i and Long o / Compound Sentences / Narrative Writing: Dialogue; Focus Trait: Word Choice
4 / How can being active in sports improve someone’s attitude? / * Sequence of Events
* Narrative Pacing
* Rhythm
* Monitor/Clarify / Double Dutch: A Celebration of Jump Rope, Rhythm, and Sisterhood (Narrative Nonfiction) / Score! (Poetry) / Suffixes –ion, -tion / Digraphs in MultisyllableWords / Vowel Sounds /ōō/, /yōō/ / Common and Proper Nouns / Narrative Writing: Prewrite a Fictional Narrative; Focus Trait: Ideas
5 / How can overcoming a challenge change someone’s life? / * Theme
* Dialogue
* Sequence of Events
* Visualization / Elisa’s Diary (Realistic Fiction) / Word Free as Confetti (Poetry) / Suffixes –ly, -ful / Stressed and Unstressed Syllables / Vowels Souns /ou/, /ô/, /oi/ / Singular and Plural Nouns / Narrative Writing: Write a Fictional Narrative; Focus Trait: Voice
Wk / Topic: Essential Question / Skill/Strategy / Anchor Text/Genre / Paired Selection/
Genre / Vocab skills / Decoding skill / Spelling / Grammar / Read Aloud Ideas / Writing
6 / Why is it important to research and protect endangered animals? / *Cause and Effect
* Quotes and Description
* Domain-Specific Vocabulary
* Question / Quest for the Tree Kangaroo (Information) / Why Koala Has No Tail (Myth) / Synonyms and Antonyms / Common Beginning Syllables / Vowel + /r/ Sounds / Verbs / Informative Writing: Procedural Composition; Focus Trait: Organization
7 / How can dangerous situations bring people closer together? / *Understanding Characters
* Author’s Word Choice
*Dialect
*Visualization / Old Yeller (Historical Fiction) / What Makes It Good? (Persuasive Text) / Adages and Proverbs / Vowel + /r/ sounds / More Vowel + /r/ Sounds / Direct and Indirect Objects / Informative Writing: Compare-Contrast Essay; Focus Trait: Word Choice
8 / What reasons do people have for protecting the environment? / * Author’s Purpose
* Explain Scientific Ideas
* Domain-Specific Vocabulary
* Analyze/Evaluate / Everglades Forever: Restoring America’s Great Wetland (Narrative Nonfiction) / Wonderful Weather (Poetry) / Prefixes en-, re-, pre-, pro- / Homophones / Homophones / Conjunctions / Informative Writing: Cause-and-Effect Essay; Focus Trait: Ideas
9 / How can an act of courage reveal a person’s true nature? / * Conclusions and Generalizations
* Point of View
* Characterization
* Infer/Predict / Storm Warriors (Historical Fiction) / Pea Island’s Forgotten Heroes (Informational Text) / Greek and Latin Roots / Compound Words / Compound Words / Complex Sentences / Informative Writing: Prewrite a Research Report; Focus Trait: Ideas
10 / What can a scientist learn by observing the behaviors of a particular animal? / * Main Ideas and Details
* Explain Scientific Ideas
* Domain-Specific Vocabulary
* Monitor/Clarify / Cougars (Informational Text) / Purr-fection(Poetry) / Shades of Meaning / Recognizing Schwa + /r/ Sounds / Final Schwa + /r/ Sounds / Direct Quotations and Interjections / Informative Writing: Write a research report; Focus Trait: Sentence Fluency
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Genre / Vocab skills / Decoding skill / Spelling / Grammar / Read Aloud Ideas / Writing
11 / What can individuals do to help shape a new government? / * Cause and Effect
* Visual Elements
* Primary Sources
* Visualize / Dangerous Crossing (Historical Fiction) / Revolution and Rights (Informational Text) / Reference Materials / Vowel Sounds in Stressed Syllables / VCCV Pattern / Subject and Object Pronouns / Opinion Writing: Opinion Essay; Focus Trait: Voice
12 / How can people’s differences of opinion lead to a revolution? / * Fact and Opinion
* Tone
* Similes
* Question / Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George (Narrative Nonfiction) / Tea Time! (Narrative Nonfiction) / Figurative Language / Open and Closed Syllables: VCV Pattern / VCV Pattern / Verb Tenses / Opinion Writing: Problem-Solution Composition; Focus Trait: Organization
13 / What events or feelings would lead someone to fight for freedom? / * Sequence of Events
* Explain Historical Events
* Main Ideas and Details
* Summarize / James Forten (Biography) / Modern Minute Men (Informational Text) / Greek and Latin Roots / VV Syllable Pattern / VV Pattern / Commas and Semicolons / Opinion Writing: Prewrite a Persuasive Essay; Focus Trait: Organization
14 / How do individual acts of bravery shape history? / * Conclusions and Generalizations
* Domain-Specific Vocabulary
* Text Structure
* Analyze/Evaluate / They Call Her Molly Pitcher (Narrative Nonfiction) / A Spy for Freedom (Play) / Reference Materials / Recognizing Initial and Medial Digraphs / VCCCV Patterns / Regular and Irregular Verbs / Opinion Writing: Persuasive Letter; Focus Trait: Ideas
15 / How are patriotism and courage related? / *Compare and Contrast Actions
* Text and Graphic Features
* Text Structure
* Monitor/Clarify / We Were There, Too! (Biography) / Patriotic Poetry (Poetry) / Prefixes in-, im-, il-, ir- / Vowel + /l/ sounds in Unstressed Final Syllable / Final Schwa +/l/ Sounds / Transitions / Opinion Writing: Write a Persuasive Essay; Focus Trait: Word Choice
Wk / Topic: Essential Question / Skill/Strategy / Anchor Text/Genre / Paired Selection/
Genre / Vocab skills / Decoding skill / Spelling / Grammar / Read Aloud Ideas / Writing
16 / In what ways can illustrations enhance a reader’s experience? / * Author’s Purpose
* Voice
* Visual Elements
* Monitor/Clarify / Lunch Money (Realistic Fiction) / Zap! Pow! A History of the Comics (Informational Text) / Word Origins / Word Parts and Inflectional Endings / Words with –ed or – ing / Adjectives / Narrative Writing: Friendly Letter; Focus Trait: Voice
17 / What role does imagination play in the invention process? / * Story Structure
* Literary Devices
* Point of View: First Person
* Infer/Predict / LAFFF (Science Fiction) / From Dreams to Reality (Informational Text) / Reference Materials / Recognizing Common Word Parts / More Words with –ed or –ing / Adverbs / Narrative Writing: Character Description: Focus Trait: Word Choice
18 / What do facts and opinions contribute to a story? / * Fact and Opinion
* Main Ideas and Details
* Narrative Pacing
* Analyze/Evaluate / The Dog Newspaper(Autobiography) / Poetry about Poetry (Poetry) / Using Context / Recognizing Suffixes / Changing Final y to i / Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases / Narrative Writing: Autobiography; Focus Trait: Voice
19 / Why is it important to be aware of your community’s needs? / * Author’s Purpose
* Dialogue
* Characterization
* Summarize / Darnell Rock Reporting (Realistic Fiction) / Volunteer! (Persuasive Text) / Greek and Latin Suffixes –ism, -ist, -able, and -ible / More Common Suffixes / Suffixes –ful, -ly, -ness, -less, -ment / More Kinds of Pronouns / Narrative Writing: Prewrite a personal narrative; Focus Trait: Ideas
20 / What can a person learn by building a relationship with an animal? / * Story Structure
* Characterization
* Theme
* Question / The Black Stallion (Adventure) / Horse Power (Informational Text) / Figurative Language / Stress in Three-Syllable Words / Words from Other Languages / Proper Mechanics in Writing Titles / Narrative Writing: Write a Personal Narrative; Focus Trait: Voice
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Genre / Vocab skills / Decoding skill / Spelling / Grammar / Read Aloud Ideas / Writing
21 / What does it mean to have good instincts? / * Sequence of Events
* Figurative Language
* Author’s Word Choice
* Visualize / Tucket’s Travels (Historical Fiction) / Wild Weather (Technical Text) / Shades of Meaning / Common Final Syllables / Final /n/, /ən/, /chər/, /zhər/ / The Verbs Be and Have / Opinion Writing: Editorial; Focus Trait: Voice
22 / How can traditions influence a person’s thoughts and feelings? / * Theme
* Author’s Word Choice
* Visual Elements
* Infer/Predict / The Birchbark House (Historical Fiction) / Four Seasons of Food (Informational Text) / Reference Materials / More Final Syllables / Final /ĭj/, /ĭv/, /ĭs/ / Perfect Tenses / Opinion Writing: Response to Literature; Focus Trait: Organization
23 / What kinds of lessons were learned by people who lived in the old West? / * Text and Graphic Features
* Main Ideas and Details
*Adages
*Summarize / Vaqueros: America’s First Cowboys (Informational Text) / Rhyme on the Range (Poetry) / Adages and Proverbs / Unstressed Syllables / Unstressed Syllables / Easily Confused Verbs / Opinion Writing: Persuasive Argument; Focus Trait: Organization
24 / Why would a pioneer traveler record events in a journal? / * Cause and Effect
* Figurative Language
* Point of View
* Analyze/Evaluate / Rachel’s Journal: The Story of a Pioneer Girl (Historical Fiction) / Westward to Freedom (Informational Text) / Using Context / Simple Prefixes / Prefixes: in-, un-, dis-, mis- / Making Comparisons / Opinion Writing: Prewrite a Response Essay; Focus Trait: Organization
25 / How did explorers help America become the country it is today? / * Main Idea and Details
* Primary Sources
* Explain Historical Events
* Monitor/Clarify / Lewis and Clark (Narrative Nonfiction) / A Surprise Reunion (Play) / Analogies / Consonant Alliterations / Suffix: -ion / Contractions / Opinion Writing: Write a Response Essay; Focus Trait: Word Choice
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Strategy / Anchor Text/Genre / Paired Selection/
Genre / Vocab skills / Decoding skill / Spelling / Grammar / Read Aloud Ideas / Writing
26 / What can people learn by reading about how different animals adapt and survive? / * Text and Graphic Features
* Visualize / Animals on the Move (Informational Text) / Skywoman’s Rescue (Play); The Whale (Poetry); Wild Geese (Poetry) / Multiple-Meaning Words / Prefixes and Word Roots / Word Parts com-, con-, pre-, pro- / Possessive Nouns / Informative Writing: Definition Paragraph; Focus Trait: Word Choice
27 / What lessons can we learn from other cultures? / *Theme
* Analyze/
Evaluate / Mysteries at Cliff Palace (Reader’s Theater) / Cave of the Crystals (Informational Text); Places and Names: A Traveler’s Guide (Poetry); Los libros/Books (Poetry) / Suffixes –ness, -less, -ment / More Familiar Suffixes / Sufixes – ant, -ent, -able, -ible, -ism, -ist / Abbreviations / Informative Writing: Journal Entry; Focus Trait: Voice
28 / How does the study of fossils relate to our everyday lives? / *Fact and Opinion
* Question / Fossils: A Peek Into the Past (Informational Text) / Trapped in Tar! (Informational Text); Journey of the Wooly Mammoth(Poetry); Fossils (Poetry) / Idioms / Greek Word Roots / Greek Word Parts / Commas in Sentences / Informative Writing: Summary; Focus Trait: Ideas
29 / Why are people fascinated by nature? / *Conclusionsand Generalizations
*Infer/
Predict / The Case of the Missing Deer (Realistic Fiction) / Fossil Fish Found! (Informational Text); Encounter (Poetry); Deep in the Forest (Poetry) / Greek and Latin Roots / Latin Word Roots / Latin Word Parts / More Commas / Informative Writing: Informational Essay; Focus Trait: Organization
30 / What traits help make a person good at solving problems? / * Main Ideas and Details
* Summarization / Get Lost! The Puzzle of Mazes (Informational Text) / Journey to Cuzco (Myth); The Best Paths (Poetry); Compass (Poetry) / Word Origins / Identifying VCV, VCCV, and VCCCV Syllable Patterns / Words from Other Languages / Other Punctuation / Informative Writing: Informational Essay; Focus Trait: Ideas