Grade 5 ELA Integrated Literacy Units of Study: Quarter 1
Text Set Topic
Duration
Content Connection
Focus
Standard
Supporting
Standards
Bringing the Text
Set Together
Literacy Instruction within Informational Texts and Literature that have the topic of The Practice of Science
What are the multiple main ideas and key
details that can be found within a text?
How does the way that a character responds to
challenges in a story contribute to the theme?
Describe how to collect and organize data
1 WEEK
How does the speaker in a poem reflect upon a
topic?
Describe key parts of scientific investigations such as:
systematic observations
Identify scientific problems
Literature
LAFS.5.RL.1.1
LAFS.5.RL.2.4
LAFS.5.RL.1.2
LAFS.5.RL.2.6
LAFS.5.RL.2.6
LAFS.5.RL.2.5
LAFS.5.RL.3.7
Informational Text
LAFS.5.RI.1.1
LAFS.5.RI.2.4
LAFS.5.RI.1.2
LAFS.5.RI.3.7
LAFS.5.RI.3.8
LAFS.5.RI.2.5
LAFS.5.RI.2.6
LAFS.5.RI.3.9
LAFS.5.W.1.2
Literacy Instruction within Informational Texts and Literature that have the topic of Matter
Literature
Identify examples of physical and chemical changes
What information from scientific texts helps to
explain the causes and effects between
environmental changes?
Investigate and describe that many physical and chemical
changes are affected by temperature
LAFS.5.RL.1.1
LAFS.5.RL.1.2
LAFS.5.RL.2.4
LAFS.5.RL.2.5
Identify examples of physical and chemical changes
Informational Text
LAFS.5.RI.2.4
LAFS.5.RI.1.1
LAFS.5.RI.2.5
LAFS.5.RI.1.3
LAFS.5.RI.3.8
2 WEEKS
How do characters in texts interact with one
another throughout various situations?
Investigate and describe that many physical and chemical
changes are affected by temperature
LAFS.5.W.1.2
LAFS.5.RI.3.7
LAFS.5.RI.3.9
Literacy Instruction within Informational Texts and Literature that have the topic of Energy
Informational Text
What is the relationship between kinetic and
potential energy in scientific informational
text?
Identify and describe some basic forms of energy
2 WEEKS
How do scientific informational texts highlight
the relationship between conserving energy
and a sustainable future?
Page 1 of 2
Investigate some basic forms of energy
LAFS.5.RI.1.1
LAFS.5.RI.1.3
LAFS.5.RI.2.4
LAFS.5.RI.2.5
LAFS.5.RI.3.8
LAFS.5.RI.3.7
LAFS.5.RI.3.9
LAFS.5.W.1.1
or
LAFS.5.W.1.2
Literacy Instruction within Informational Texts and Literature that have the topic of Pre-Columbian Native Americans
Literature
How does informational text explain the main
reasons Native Americans populated certain
areas?
Identify Native American tribes from different regions of
North America
LAFS.5.RL.1.1
LAFS.5.RL.1.2
LAFS.5.RL.1.3
LAFS.5.RL.2.4
Explain ways in which geography influenced ancient American
civilizations
Informational Text
LAFS.5.RI.1.1
LAFS.4.RI.2.4
LAFS.5.RI.1.2
2 WEEKS
How does the way characters respond to
challenges help determine the theme of a text?
LAFS.5.RI.3.7
LAFS.5.RI.3.9
LAFS.5.W.1.2
Literacy Instruction within Informational Texts and Literature that have the topic of Early European Explorers
Literature
How do the interactions between Early
Explorers and Native Americans support
identifying the main idea of a text?
How does the way characters respond to
challenges help determine the theme of a text?
Page 2 of 2
Assess the positive and negative interactions European
explorers had with Native Americans
2 WEEKS
Describe how the Europeans interacted with Native
Americans
LAFS.RL.1.1
LAFS.RL.1.2
LAFS.5.RL.1.3
LAFS.5.RL.2.4
LAFS.5.RI.3.7
LAFS.5.RI.3.9
Informational Text
LAFS.5.RI.1.1
LAFS.5.RI.1.2
LAFS.5.RI.1.3
LAFS.5.RI.2.4
LAFS.5.W.1.2