Fifth Grade
Concept
Unit 5
Essential Questions
(EQ)
Teaching Points in
Unit 5
CCSS
Unit 5
Feb.____________Mar.____________
How do readers notice,
identify, and discuss social
issues with familiar and
new texts?
Social Issues
Around
Current Affairs
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Predicting
Asking readers questions
Visualizing
Big Ideas/details
Characters words,
feelings, traits, actions
Perspective
Inferring
Synthesizing
Story structure
Summarizing
Author’s message/theme
Compare & Contrast
Cause & Effect
Problem/solution
Figurative language
Text based evidence
Making connections
Partnerships
Conversations
Prompts
Response to Text
CCSS RL 5.2 Determine a theme of a story,
drama or poem from details in the text,
including how characters in a story or drama
respond to challenges or how the speaker in a
poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text
CCSS RL 5.3 Compare and contrast tow or
more characters, settings, or events in a story
or drama, drawing on specific details in the
text (e.g., how characters interact)
CCSS RL 5.10 By the end of the year, read
and comprehend literature, including stories,
dramas, and poetry, at the high end of grades
4-5 text complexity band independently and
proficiently with scaffolding as needed at the
high end of the range
CCSS RI 5.2 Determine tow or more main
ideas of a text and explain how they are
supported by key details; summarize the text
CCSS RI 5.3 Explain the relationships or
interactions between tow or more individuals,
events, ideas, or concepts in a historical,
scientific, or technical text based on specific
information in the text
CCSS RI 5.6 Analyze multiple accounts of the
same event or topic, noting important
similarities and differences in the point of view
they represent
CCSS RI 5.7 Draw on information from
multiple print or digital sources,
demonstrating the ability to locate an answer
to a question quickly or to solve a problem
efficiently
CCSS RI 5.9 Integrate information from
several texts on the same topic in order to write
or speak about the subject knowledgeably
CCSS RI 5.10 By the end of the year, read
and comprehend informational texts, including
history/social studies, science, and technical
texts, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band
proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the
high end of the range
CCSS SL 5.1 Engage effectively in a range of
collaborative discussions (one-to-one, in
groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners
on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’
ideas and expressing their own clarity
How do readers study the
perspectives and power of
groups around social
issues?
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Predicting
Asking readers questions
Visualizing
Big Ideas/details
Characters words,
feelings, traits, actions
Perspective
Inferring
Synthesizing
Story structure
Summarizing
Author’s message/theme
Compare & Contrast
Cause & Effect
Problem/solution
Figurative language
Text based evidence
Making connections
Partnerships
Conversations
Prompts
Response to Text
CCSS RL 5.1 Quote accurately from a text
when explaining what the text says explicitly
and when drawing inferences from the text
CCSS RL 5.2 Determine a theme of a story,
drama or poem from details in the text,
including how characters in a story or drama
respond to challenges or how the speaker in a
poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text
CCSS RL 5.3 Compare and contrast tow or
more characters, settings, or events in a story
or drama, drawing on specific details in the
text (e.g., how characters interact)
CCSS RL 5.10 By the end of the year, read
and comprehend literature, including stories,
dramas, and poetry, at the high end of grades
4-5 text complexity band independently and
proficiently with scaffolding as needed at the
high end of the range
CCSS RI 5.1 Quote accurately from a text
when explaining what the text says explicitly
and when drawing inferences from the text
CCSS RI 5.3 Explain the relationships or
interactions between tow or more individuals,
events, ideas, or concepts in a historical,
scientific, or technical text based on specific
information in the text
CCSS RI 5.6 Analyze multiple accounts of the
same event or topic, noting important
similarities and differences in the point of view
they represent
CCSS RI 5.7 Draw on information from
multiple print or digital sources,
demonstrating the ability to locate an answer
to a question quickly or to solve a problem
efficiently
CCSS RI 5.9 Integrate information from
several texts on the same topic in order to write
or speak about the subject knowledgeably
CCSS RI 5.10 By the end of the year, read
and comprehend informational texts, including
history/social studies, science, and technical
texts, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band
proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the
high end of the range
CCSS SL 5.1 Engage effectively in a range of
collaborative discussions (one-to-one, in
groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners
on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’
ideas and expressing their own clarity
How are readers impacted
by social issues found in
texts and in the world and
how might they impact
others with this
knowledge?
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Predicting
Asking readers questions
Visualizing
Big Ideas/details
Characters words,
feelings, traits, actions
Perspective
Inferring
Synthesizing
Story structure
Summarizing
Author’s message/theme
Compare & Contrast
Cause & Effect
Problem/solution
Figurative language
Text based evidence
Making connections
Partnerships
Conversations
Prompts
Response to Text
CCSS RL 5.1 Quote accurately from a text
when explaining what the text says explicitly
and when drawing inferences from the text
CCSS RL 5.2 Determine a theme of a story,
drama or poem from details in the text,
including how characters in a story or drama
respond to challenges or how the speaker in a
poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text
CCSS RL 5.3 Compare and contrast tow or
more characters, settings, or events in a story
or drama, drawing on specific details in the
text (e.g., how characters interact)
CCSS RL 5.7 Explain how specific aspects of
a text’s illustrations contribute to what is
conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create
mood, emphasize aspects of a character or
setting)
CCSS RL 5.10 By the end of the year, read
and comprehend literature, including stories,
dramas, and poetry, at the high end of grades
4-5 text complexity band independently and
proficiently with scaffolding as needed at the
high end of the range
CCSS SL 5.1 Engage effectively in a range of
collaborative discussions (one-to-one, in
groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners
on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’
ideas and expressing their own clarity
Community Reads/Basal Theme 5/leveled text-Fifth Grade