Content Frame

Scope and Sequence
Shining Star B
Unit 1		Journeys of Discovery
	Selection “The First Americans” “This Land Is Your Land,” Woody Guthrie “Roll On, Columbia,” Woody Guthrie From River to Tomorrow, Ellen Levine “Reading a Relief Map”
	Vocabulary Key vocabulary terms Cognates Prefixes
	Reading Previewing and predicting Visualizing
	Literary Element Alliteration Flashback
	Grammar Using pronouns Using the conjunctions and and or Adjective placement Identifying parts of speech
	Writing Writing a descriptive paragraph Writing a descriptive essay
	Phonics Long and short a and e Long and short i
	Spelling Spelling long and short a and e sounds Spelling long and short i
Unit 2		The Natural World
	Selection “Ecosystems: The Systems of Nature” “The Bat,” Theodore Roethke “The Snake,” Emily Dickinson From My Side of the Mountain, Jean Craighead George “Water and Living Things”
	Vocabulary Key vocabulary terms Greek and Latin roots Suffixes
	Reading Skimming Identifying with a character
	Literary Element Rhyme Personification Characterization
	Grammar Subject–verb agreement: simple present Using adverbs Capitalization Imperatives
	Writing Writing an expository paragraph Writing a process paragraph Writing an expository essay
	Phonics Long and short o and u sounds Silent –e
	Spelling Spelling long and short o and u sounds Adding –ed
Unit 3		Striving For Success
	Selection “Success Stories” “An Interview with Naomi Shihab Nye,” Rachel Barenblat From Seedfolks, Paul Fleischman “How Seeds and Plants Grow”
	Vocabulary Key vocabulary terms Suffixes with occupations Idioms
	Reading Making inferences Monitoring comprehension
	Literary Element First-person point of view Plot
	Grammar Yes/No and wh– questions in the simple past Using compound sentences Be verbs in the past Negative past sentences
	Writing Writing a narrative paragraph Writing a personal narrative Writing a biographical narrative
	Phonics r -controlled vowels ar, ir, er, ur Digraph wh
	Spelling Spelling occupation words Initial w– and j–
Unit 4		Change
	Selection “Changing Earth” “The Intersection,” Dina Anastasio “China’s Little Ambassador,” Bette Bao Lord “Migration Patterns”
	Vocabulary Key vocabulary terms Phrasal verbs Synonyms
	Reading Noting causes, effects, and solutions Using your experience to understand a story
	Literary Element Dialogue Simile
	Grammar Using real conditionals: Sentences with if clauses Complex sentences Future tense The comma
	Writing Writing a formal persuasive letter Writing an informal persuasive e-mail message Writing a travel brochure
	Phonics Schwa // Voiced and unvoiced final s
	Spelling Spelling the schwa // sound Rules for plurals
Unit 5		The Frontier
	Selection “The Road to Texas Independence” From A Line in the Sand, Sherry Garland From Pecos Bill: The Greatest Cowboy of All Time, James Cloyd Bowman “The Cowboy Era”
	Vocabulary Key vocabulary terms Antonyms Print and non-print resources for meaning and spelling
	Reading Taking notes Summarizing
	Literary Element Setting Hyperbole
	Grammar Comparative and superlative adjectives Using possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns Comparatives and superlatives Subject and object pronouns
	Writing Writing notes for a research report Writing summaries and responses Writing a research report
	Phonics Blends Digraphs wh, ng, ch, tch, wr, kn
	Spelling Changing y to i to add –er and –est Spelling kn– words
Unit 6		Explaining the Universe
	Selection “Earth’s Orbit” “How Glooskap Found the Summer” “Persephone and the Pomegranate Seeds” The Great Bear, Pamela Gerke “Telescopes”
	Vocabulary Key vocabulary terms Homonyms Meaning based on word roots
	Reading Studying diagrams Reading plays aloud
	Literary Element Hero or heroine Conflict narrator Stage directions
	Grammar Using quotations Using prepositional phrases Apostrophes with contractions and possessives Using adverbs for precision
	Writing Writing a short myth Writing a skit Writing a short story
	Phonics Digraphs sh, ph, th Diphthongs oo, ou, ow, oy, oi
	Spelling Spelling /t/, /th/, /d/ Adding –ing