Unit 6
Skills Overview
Big Idea
What does freedom mean?
WEEK 2
WEEK 3
WEEK 4
WEEK 5
288–303
The Story of the Statue of Liberty/A Nation of Immigrants
What does the Statue of Liberty mean to Americans? 		The Story of the Statue of Liberty
NARRATIVE NONFICTION
308–331
Happy Birthday
Mr. Kang/Back to the Wild
When might it be
hard to grant freedom?		 Happy Birthday Mr. Kang
REALISTIC FICTION
336–353
Talking Walls/ Nathaniel's Rap
Why is freedom
of expression
important?		 Talking Walls: Art for the People
PHOTO ESSAY
358–379
Two Bad Ants/Hiking Safety Tips
When can freedom be a problem?		 Two Bad Ants
ANIMAL FANTASY
384–407
Elena's Serenade/ Leading People to Freedom
When are you free to follow your dreams?		 Elena's Serenade
FANTASY
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Main Idea and Details
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Text Structure
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Cause and Effect
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Cause and Effect
Target Skill Strategy Graphic Organizers
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Plot and Theme
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Fact and Opinion
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Answer Questions
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Main Idea and
Details
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Plot and Theme
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Visualize
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Cause and Effect
Tested Skill Target Skill Skill Generalize
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Predict
Tested Skill REVIEW Skill Main Idea and
Details
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Word Structure
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Context Clues
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Glossary
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Word Structure
Tested Skill Target Skill Strategy Context Clues
Accuracy, Appropriate Pace/Rate, and Expression
Appropriate Phrasing
Read Silently with Fluency and Accuracy
Accuracy, Appropriate Pace/Rate, and Expression
Express Characterization
Vowels in tooth, cook
Vowel Sounds in tooth and cook
Schwa
Schwa
Syllables -tion, -sion, -ture
Multisyllabic Words
Multisyllabic Words
Related Words
Related Words
Use Nonverbal Cues
 
Perception and Understanding of What You Hear
Express an Opinion about Community Issues
 
Help Others Make Their Own Views Clear
Interview by Presenting a Talk Show
 
View Common Themes of Artwork
Words with -tion, -sion, -ture
Oral Presentation and Evaluation
 
Form Opinion about Messages in Advertisements
Figurative Language Techniques
 
Rhetorical Devices
Oral Language
Tested Skill Capital Letters
Tested Skill Abbreviations
Tested Skill Combining Sentences
Tested Skill Commas
Tested Skill Quotations
Taking Notes
Writing Trait: Focus/Ideas
Outlining
Writing Trait: Sentences
Informational Paragraph
Writing Trait: Organization/Paragraph
Write About a Picture
Writing Trait: Word Choice
Write Good Paragraphs
Writing Trait: Organization/Paragraphs
Research Report
Research Report
Research Report
Research Report
Research Report
Time Line
Maps
Reference Sources
Note-taking
Chart/Table
Integrate Science and
Social Studies Standards
History Cultures: Symbols Government History
Cultures Community Responsibility
Freedom of Expression Immigration Murals as History
Life Cycles
Environments
Manufacturing Cultures: Crafts Changes
 
Target Skill Target Skill
Tested Skill Tested Skill
 
Comprehension
Vocabulary
Fluency
Phonics
Spelling and Phonics
Speaking/Listening/
Viewing
Reading
Word Work
Language Arts
Grammar, Usage
and Mechanics
Weekly Writing
Unit Process Writing
Research and Study Skills
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
TIME FOR Science
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
WEEK 1