• Writing:

    -Mini Unit: Fostering Identity and Independence

    -The Arc of Story: Writing Realistic Fiction

    -Boxes and Bullets: Personal and Persuasive Essays

    -The Literary Essay: Writing About Fiction

    -Test Prep

    -Historical Fiction: Tackling Complex Texts

    -Graphic Novel Writing

    Math:

    -Number and Operations in Base Ten (Addition & Subtraction)

    -Number and Operations in Base Ten (Multiplication & Division)

    -Number and Operations-Fractions

    -Geometry/Measurement & Data

    -Numbers and Operation-Fractions (Decimals)

    -Measurement and Data-Conversions

     

    Reading:

    -Mini Unit: Fostering Identity and Independence

    -Interpreting Characters: The Heart of the Story

    -Reading the Weather, Reading the World/Up the Ladder Non-Fiction Reading

    -Detail and Synthesis

    -Test Prep

    -Historical Fiction Book Clubs

    -Comic Books/Graphic Novels

    Science:

    -Structure, Function, and Information Processing

    -Energy

    -Waves: Waves and Information

    -Earth Systems: Processes that Shape the Earth

    -Every Kid in the Park

     

    Social Studies:

    -Three Worlds Meet in NY State

    -"Does Where You Live Matter?"

    -Impact of the Colonial and Revolutionary War

    -Women to be Considered "Equal" to Men in NY?

    -Every Kid in the Park