3. Student Learning Map

  • Topic:01: Author's Backpack
  • Subject(s):English Language Arts
  • Days:180
  • Grade(s):5
Key Learning:

The fifth grade writer makes writing choices based on topic and purpose, composing pieces that incorporate strategies of writing. Fifth grade students focus on developing well-organized expository, narrative and persuasive essays.

Unit Essential Question(s):
 
 

How do I develop a piece of writing to fit the topic, audience, and purpose?
   
Concept: August - Prewriting
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Concept:

September - Review Expository

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Concept:

October - Review Narrative

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Lesson Essential Question(s):

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What strategies and tools can I use to organize ideas for writing?

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How do I determine my purpose and audience?

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What is the purpose of a narrative essay?

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What are the purposes of an expository essay?

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How do I generate ideas for writing?

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What strategies and tools can I use to organize ideas for writing?

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How do I determine my purpose and audience?

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What is the purpose of a narrative essay?

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Lesson Essential Question(s):

What are the purposes of an expository essay?

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How do I develop a plan to focus on the main idea and supporting details?

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How do I organize and connect information in a logical sequence?

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Why are transitions important?

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How do I expand on the topic sentence of each paragraph?

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How do I use vivid and varied language to create precise and interesting ideas?

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How do I organize information into a logical sequence and combine sentences to add clarity?

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How do I construct a thesis statement that conatins a narrow focus?

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Lesson Essential Question(s):

How do I create interesting leads?

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What are the elements of a narrative essay?

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How do I use vivid and varied language to create precise and interesting ideas?

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How do expressive forms fit into writing?

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How do I use figurative language in writing?

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How do I refine /revise my essay(language conventions)?

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Vocabulary:

background knowledge, brainstorming, purpose, inform, explain, entertain, communicate, persuade, plan, focus, prompt, topic, graphic organizer, prioritizing, KWL Chart

Vocabulary:

expository, parts of an essay, sequence, flow, sentence structure, precise, vivid, varied,

Vocabulary:

setting, character, problem, solution, climax, simile, metaphor, dialogue, characterization, onomatopoeia, personification, imagery, sensory language, connotation, denotation, hyperbole

Concept: November - See "Poetry and Drama" Topic Map
Concept:

December - Creative Writing

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Concept:

January/February - Persuasive Writing

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Lesson Essential Question(s):

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Lesson Essential Question(s):

What elements need to be included in creative writing?

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How can we show the essential components of a story line?

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How do you use a variety of expressive elements for creative writing?

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How do I improve my word choice?

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How can I improve my draft in ideas, content, organization, voice, point of view, word choice, and sentence variation?

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How can I enhance the appearance of my final draft for my audience?

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Lesson Essential Question(s):

What is the purpose of persuasive writing?

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How can I use persuasive writing to convince an audience of my viewpoint?

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Why is it essential to have convincing facts and details to support my viewpoint?

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How can I use persuasive techniques to convince the reader to consider my viewpoint?

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How can I use resources and reference materials to support my viewpoint?

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Vocabulary:

Vocabulary:

story line, character development, plot, figurative language, rhythm

Vocabulary:

persuasive techniques, word choice, repetition, emotional appeal

Concept:

March/April - Persuasive Writing (Continued)

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Concept:

May/June - Technical Writing

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Concept:
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How do author's use point of view to make their writing more interesting?

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How do writers revise a draft to create a tone and mood in persuasive writing?

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How do writers evaluate a draft for point-of-view and word choice?

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How do I use a strategies to evaluate and refine my draft?

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Lesson Essential Question(s):

What are the essential components of a map?

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How can I write to identify an unfamiliar place, using cardinal and ordinal directions, landmarks, and distances?

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How can I create an accompanying map with my written explanation of my unfamiliar place?

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What is the relationship between cardinal and ordinal directions?

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Lesson Essential Question(s):
Vocabulary:

point of view, tone, mood, refining strategies

Vocabulary:

cardinal, ordinal, landmark, directions, map

Vocabulary:

Additional Information:

Teachers are encouraged to model how to use the above mentioned strategies.

Just Write Expository (Kathy Robinson); Just Write Narrative (Kathy Robinson)

Razzle Dazzle Writing (Melissa Forney)

Reviser's Toolbox (Barry Lane)

Thinking Maps (bubble, flow map)

CRISS Strategies (concept map, story plan)

Dictionary; Thesaurus

Trophies Language Book

Resources:

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Acquisition Lesson:

Extending Thinking Lesson:

Vocabulary Report

  • background knowledge -

    what you already know about a topic

  • setting -

    the time and place in which a narrative occurs

  • story line -

    a time line showing the ordered sequence of events in a text

  • point of view -

    the way an author reveals his or her opinion to the reader

  • expository -

    a well organized composition intended to explain

  • cardinal -

    one of the four principal points of the compass: north, south, east, west

  • character development -

    the unfolding or growth of a character as the plot develops, the gradual revelation about a character that the audience needs to know in order to understand the character's motives; this can be seen not only through what they say, but also how they act or react.

  • character -

    a person represented in or acting in a story, drama, etc.

  • brainstorming -

    open group discussion intended to expand ideas, solve a problem, or clarify a concept

  • persuasive techniques -

    devices used to persuade the reader; word choice, hyperbole, connotation, denotation, repetition, and/or emotional appeal

  • ordinal -

    a number indicating the place (as first, fifth, 22nd) of an item in an ordered sequence

  • parts of an essay -

    sections of a literary composition, introduction, body, conclusion, transitions

  • tone -

    author's attitude reflected in their writing

  • mood -

    the emotional state expressed by an author in their writing

  • landmark -

    a usually large object on land that is easy to see and can help a person find the way to a place near it

  • plot -

    the structure of the action of a story; plot has three main parts: rising action, climax, and falling action

  • purpose -

    intention, objective, result aimed at

  • word choice -

    the selection of appropriate and effective words to meet the purpose of the author

  • problem -

    a difficult choice

  • refining strategies -
  • peer review
  • checklists
  • rubrics
  • figurative language -

    descriptive phrases in written language or speech that are not to be interpreted literally

  • inform -

    to communicate knowledge

  • directions -

    the line or course along which something moves, lies, or points

  • repetition -

    to repeat

  • map -

    a drawing or picture showing selected features of an area (as the surface of the earth or the moon or a section of the brain) and usually drawn to a given scale

  • solution -

    answer to a problem

  • explain -

    to make clear

  • emotional appeal -

    using the feelings of the reader to influence their choices

  • rhythm -

    the pattern of recurring strong or weak syllabic stress in speech

  • entertain -

    to amuse, divert

  • climax -

    ideas or statements arranged so that they increase in force and power from the first to the last, the last member of such a series, the highest point

  • communicate -

    the sharing of information

  • simile -

    a comparison of two things that are unlike, usually using the words "like" or "as"

  • persuade -

    to influence the thinking and actions of others

  • metaphor -

    a figure of speech in which a comparison is implied by analogy but is not stated

  • plan -

    a purposeful scheme for action to reach a specified goal

  • dialogue -

    conversation between two or more persons, or between a person and something else

  • focus -

    a center of interest or attention

  • characterization -

    the way in which an author presents a character in imaginative writing by description, or by what other characters say, think, or do about the character

  • prompt -

    gives direction to an assigned writing topic

  • onomatopoeia -

    the use of words the sound of which suggests their meaning-buzz

  • personification -

    a figure of speech in which animals, ideas, things etc. are represented as having human qualities

  • sequence -

    the structuring of content into some form of order, such as alphabetic or ordinal

  • topic -

    the general category or class of ideas, stated in a phrase, paragraph, or passage

  • imagery -

    language that suggests how someone or something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes

  • graphic organizer -

    a visual aid used to arrange information

  • flow -

    smooth continuity

  • prioritizing -

    to list or rate in order of importance

  • sensory language -
  • KWL Chart -

    uses three columns: a) what I know (prior knowledge); b) what I want to know (identification of gaps in knowledge); and c) what I learned (comprehension).

  • connotation -

    a meaning suggested by a word or an expression in addition to its exact meaning

  • denotation -

    a direct specific meaning as distinct from connotations

  • sentence structure -

    the parts of a sentence

  • hyperbole -

    an intentionally exaggerated figure of speech (I told you a million times...)

  • precise -

    exact, highly accurate

  • vivid -

    a strong impression, brilliant

  • varied -

    many forms or types