5th Grade Writing Curriculum 2009-2010

5/6 (5^th Grade) Reading/Writing
Curriculum 2009-2010 (MDOE GLCE's)

Unit Name	Genre	Summary	Daily	Planning	Big Pic/Overview
Unit 1Launching the Writing Workshop	N	√	√	√	√
Unit 2Raising the Quality of Narrative Writing	N	√	√	√	√
Unit 3Breathing Life into Essays	E	√	√	√	√
Unit 4Writing a Fictional Narrative: Realistic Fiction	N	√	√	√	√
Unit 5Writing a Fictional Narrative: Mystery	N				√
Unit 6Writing a Fictional Narrative: Historical Fiction	N	√	√	√	√
Unit 7Literary Essays: Writing about Reading	E	√	√	√	√
Unit 8Informational Writing: Persuasive Essay	E	√	√	√	√
Unit 9Research Project	E	√	√	√	√
Unit 10Writing Poetry: Exploring and Creating Poetry	P	√	√	√	√

 

Flash
Drive

http://members.scope.oakland.k12.mi.us/unit.aspx?id=106

http://www.oakland.k12.mi.us/Departments/LearningServices/Humanities/EnglishLanguageArtsLiteracy/UnitsofStudy/tabid/2390/Default.aspx

 

 

Dates	Writing Unit	Reading Unit	Tech Application	Comments
9-13 to 10-9	Unit 1Launching the Writing Workshop (N)		co-create class story on wiki revise/edit in Word/Googledocs sts post/podcast story on webspace	Build identity as writer and solid skill foundation
10-12 to 11-5 (Q1)	Unit 2Raising the Quality of Narrative Writing (N)		co-create class story on wiki revise/edit in Word/Googledocs sts post/podcast story on webspace	Continue to develop narrative skills
11-9 to 12-18	Unit 3Breathing Life into Essays (E)		co-create class essay on wiki revise/edit in Word/Googledocs sts post/podcast essay on webspace	Use narrative skills to write effective essays
1-4 to 1-29 (Q2)	Unit 6Writing a Fictional Narrative: Historical Fiction (N)		co-create class story on wiki revise/edit in Word/Googledocs sts create digital story on webspace	Transition from personal narratives to fiction
2-1 to 3-5	Unit 8Informational Writing: Persuasive Essay (E)		co-create class essay on wiki revise/edit in Word/Googledocs sts post/podcast essay on webspace	Choose more specific topics with intro to research
3-8 to 4-15 (Q3)	Unit 9Research Project (E)		co-create class project on wiki revise/edit in Word/Googledocs sts post/podcast project on webspace	Hone and develop research skills
4-19 to 6-11 (Q4)	Unit 10Writing Poetry: Exploring and Creating Poetry (P)		co-create class poetry on wiki revise/edit in Word/Googledocs sts post/podcast poetry on webspace	reassess calendar and finish with poetry

5/6 (5^th Grade) Word Study Curriculum 2009-2010 (MDOE GLCE's)

Literacy (Reading/Writing/Word Study) Daily Schedule

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8:35- 9:20 (45) RW 5th	8:35-9:45 (70) WW 5th	8:35-9:45 (70) WW 5th	8:35-9:45 (70) WW 5th	8:35- 9:20 (45) RW 5th
9:25 – 10:15 (50) RW 5th	9:50 – 11:05 (75) WW 6th	9:50 – 11:05 (75) WW 6th	9:50 – 11:05 (75) WW 6th	9:25 – 10:15 (50) RW 6th
Word Study 5/6 10:20-11:05 (45) 11:10-11:55 (50)
				12:40-1:25(45) SS 5/6
1:30-2:15 (45)SS 2:20-3:05 (45)SS	1:30 – 2:15 (45) SS 5/6	1:30 – 2:15 (45) SS 5/6	1:30 – 2:15 (45)  RW 5/6	1:30-2:15 (45)  SS 5/6
	2:20 – 3:05 (45) SS 5/6	2:20 – 3:05 (45) SS 5/6	2:20 – 3:05 (45)  RW 5/6

 

210  Writing Workshop

 

135 
Reading Workshop

 

95 Minutes Word Study

 

180 Social Studies