Paid-members only Grade 5 ELA Units Unit Plan 15 (Grade 5 ELA): Performance Reading & Fluency Grade 5 fluency and performance unit: build phrasing, accuracy, and expressive prosody through repeated readings; rehearse poems for confident, audience-ready delivery.
Paid-members only Grade 5 ELA Units Unit Plan 14 (Grade 5 ELA): Poetry Craft — Figurative Language & Imagery Grade 5 poetry unit: interpret similes, metaphors, and sound devices; analyze structure and tone; determine word meanings; and craft imagery-rich original poems.
Paid-members only Grade 5 ELA Units Unit Plan 13 (Grade 5 ELA): Informational Text Structures Across Articles Grade 5 informational reading unit: analyze sequence, cause/effect, and compare/contrast structures across paragraphs; cite signal words to explain relationships and meaning.
Paid-members only Grade 5 ELA Units Unit Plan 12 (Grade 5 ELA): Cohesion, Transitions, and Conclusions Grade 5 opinion writing unit: strengthen organization, master sentence control, use varied transitions, and craft clear, audience-focused conclusions with polish.
Paid-members only Grade 5 ELA Units Unit Plan 11 (Grade 5 ELA): Reasons, Evidence, and Quoting/Paraphrasing Grade 5 ELA unit: cite textual evidence, paraphrase accurately, and evaluate authors’ and speakers’ arguments using clear reasons, credible evidence, and logical links.
Paid-members only Grade 5 ELA Units Unit Plan 10 (Grade 5 ELA): Launching Opinion Essays Grade 5 opinion writing unit: craft clear claims, choose strong reasons with evidence, use linking words, and tailor tone and logic for a defined audience.
Paid-members only Grade 5 ELA Units Unit Plan 9 (Grade 5 ELA): Morphology Power — Greek/Latin Roots & Word Attack Grade 5 ELA unit: decode multisyllabic words using roots, prefixes, and suffixes; apply context clues and reference tools to master vocabulary and fluency.
Paid-members only Grade 5 ELA Units Unit Plan 8 (Grade 5 ELA): Informative Paragraphs to Sections Grade 5 informational writing unit: craft topic sentences, add facts and examples, use linking words, precise vocabulary, and clear concluding statements.
Paid-members only Grade 5 ELA Units Unit Plan 7 (Grade 5 ELA): Main Idea, Details, and Summaries Grade 5 ELA unit: determine main ideas, summarize key details, analyze evidence, and practice listening-to-paraphrase for clear, accurate understanding.
Paid-members only Grade 5 ELA Units Unit Plan 6 (Grade 5 ELA): Advanced Nonfiction Text Features & Structures Grade 5 ELA unit: read nonfiction with headings, captions, diagrams, and maps; compare text structures (sequence, compare–contrast, cause–effect); cite evidence.
Paid-members only Grade 5 ELA Units Unit Plan 5 (Grade 5 ELA): Point of View & Narrator’s Perspective Grade 5 ELA unit: explore narration and perspective by comparing points of view, analyzing voice, and rewriting scenes with transitions and clear dialogue.
Paid-members only Grade 5 ELA Units Unit Plan 4 (Grade 5 ELA): Small-Moment Narrative Writing Grade 5 narrative writing unit: craft small-moment stories with strong leads, clear event sequence, dialogue and pacing, vivid details, and a purposeful closure.
Paid-members only Grade 5 ELA Units Unit Plan 3 (Grade 5 ELA): Characters, Settings, and Plot Grade 5 ELA unit: describe and compare characters, settings, and events while analyzing word choice, figurative language, and tone through evidence-based writing.
Paid-members only Grade 5 ELA Units Unit Plan 2 (Grade 5 ELA): Reading with Evidence & Theme Grade 5 ELA unit: teach students to ask and answer text-based questions, cite evidence, infer themes, and write objective summaries with fluency practice.
Paid-members only Grade 5 ELA Units Unit Plan 1 (Grade 5 ELA): Launching Our Reading–Writing Community Grade 5 ELA launch week: build reading routines and stamina, close reading norms, accountable talk, and writer’s workshop—ending with a clear on-demand paragraph.
