First Nine Weeks
Unit 1 - Launching Workshop Through Reading Fiction & Writing Personal Narratives (23 days)
Unit 2 - Origin Myths & Continuing Personal Narratives (5 days)
Unit 3 - Analyzing Structure & Purpose of Informational Text
Second Nine Weeks
Unit 4 - Building Meaning in Literary Nonfiction & Polishing Personal Narratives (10 days)
Unit 5 - Understanding & Creating Elements of Poetry (14 days)
Third Nine Weeks
Unit 6 - Understanding Elements of Drama; Expressing Ideas Through Imaginative Stories (9 days)
Unit 7 - Authors Can Influence the Attitudes or Actions of Their Audience (14 days)
Unit 8 - Understanding & Connecting Ideas Across Texts (14 days)
Unit 9 - Applying Reading Skills in the Test Genre
(15 days) + 5 days in 4th Nine Wks
Fourth Nine Weeks
Unit 10 - Gathering & Presenting Research (24 days)
Unit 11 - Fiction: Depth & Understanding as Readers & Writers (18 days)
Unit 1 - Launching Workshop Through Reading Fiction & Writing Personal Narratives (23 days)
Unit 2 - Origin Myths & Continuing Personal Narratives (5 days)
Unit 3 - Analyzing Structure & Purpose of Informational Text
Second Nine Weeks
Unit 4 - Building Meaning in Literary Nonfiction & Polishing Personal Narratives (10 days)
Unit 5 - Understanding & Creating Elements of Poetry (14 days)
Third Nine Weeks
Unit 6 - Understanding Elements of Drama; Expressing Ideas Through Imaginative Stories (9 days)
Unit 7 - Authors Can Influence the Attitudes or Actions of Their Audience (14 days)
Unit 8 - Understanding & Connecting Ideas Across Texts (14 days)
Unit 9 - Applying Reading Skills in the Test Genre
(15 days) + 5 days in 4th Nine Wks
Fourth Nine Weeks
Unit 10 - Gathering & Presenting Research (24 days)
Unit 11 - Fiction: Depth & Understanding as Readers & Writers (18 days)