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Dana Patton
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Dana Patton
5th Grade ELA
111 Lessons
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5th Grade ELA
(8 Units, 111 Lessons)
Unit 2 - Tearing into Informational Text(9 Lessons)
Unit 1 - Back-to-School Boot Camp(9 Lessons)
Unit 2 - Tearing into Informational Text(9 Lessons)
Unit 3 - Tearing Into Informational Text Part II(12 Lessons)
Unit 4 - Poetry: A Love/Hate Relationship- "Love That Dog"(20 Lessons)
Unit 5 - Poetry: A Love/Hate Relationship Part II - "Hate That Cat"(7 Lessons)
Unit 6 - A Plot To Create Better Readers...(8 Lessons)
Unit 7 - Accounts and Viewpoints and Bias, Oh My!(32 Lessons)
Unit 8 - 5th Grade is So Full of DRAMA!(14 Lessons)

Everyone Loves a Little Structure: Structures of Informational Text Overview
5th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Tearing into Informational Text

Big Idea:Just like houses, nonfiction writing needs a solid structure to keep it from collapsing.
Standards
23 Resources
168 Favorites
23 Resources
168 Favorites

Ready, Set, Go! Chronological and Sequence Text Structure
5th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Tearing into Informational Text

Big Idea:Writers have a plan of attack in mind when writing nonfiction pieces in time order.
Standards
26 Resources
71 Favorites
26 Resources
71 Favorites

Students At Work: Workstations for Chronological Text Structure
5th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Tearing into Informational Text

Big Idea:Looking for a fun way to practice using the chronological text structure and enhance your reading?
Standards
12 Resources
36 Favorites
12 Resources
36 Favorites

Big Idea:If a descriptive text structure just describes something, then wouldn't everything be descriptive? Well...not exactly.
Standards
28 Resources
42 Favorites
28 Resources
42 Favorites

Students At Work: Literacy Workstations for Descriptive Text Structure
5th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Tearing into Informational Text

Big Idea:Listening to the teacher can be BORING! How about some time to read descriptive texts and work with root words on your own?!
Standards
12 Resources
15 Favorites
12 Resources
15 Favorites

Description and Chronological Formative
5th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Tearing into Informational Text

Big Idea:Although nonfiction text structures can be similar, there are key distinguishing elements.
Standards
13 Resources
13 Favorites
13 Resources
13 Favorites

Hero or Not? Close reading of Biography to Support an Argument
5th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Tearing into Informational Text

Big Idea:Congratulations! You have been selected to choose the world's next hero. Let's see if you have what it takes to choose wisely.
Standards
26 Resources
133 Favorites
26 Resources
133 Favorites

Hero or Not? Gathering More Information to Support an Argument
5th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Tearing into Informational Text

Big Idea:Think you can believe everything you read? Make sure you read closely to get valid details before making a choice.
Standards
15 Resources
32 Favorites
15 Resources
32 Favorites

Hero or Not? Using Multiple Print Sources to Make an Argument
5th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Tearing into Informational Text

Big Idea:Would a knight show up to battle without a sword? Get ready to be armed with the power of words in order to prove an argument.
Standards
18 Resources
28 Favorites
18 Resources
28 Favorites