First Nine Weeks ELA Pacing
August 6-7
· Fables: Retell key events and determine lesson/moral.
· Running Records
· Writing: (Narratives) Interview your classmate.
August 10-14
· Story of the Week: A Fine, Fine School
· Vocabulary: principal, soared, strolled, worried, proud, announced, fine, certainly
· Vocabulary Skill: Context Clues
· Comprehension Skill: Story Structure & Analyzing Illustrations
· Writing: Narratives (Capitalizing Titles)
o 5 Sentence Paragraph
o POW TIDE
o Topic Introduction, 3 Important Details, and Conclusion
· Grammar: Simple Sentences/Subject-Verb Agreement
· Spelling (Short Vowels): crop, plan, thing, smell, shut, sticky, spent, lunch, pumpkin, clock, gift, class, skip, swing
August 17-21
· Story of the Week: The Trial of Cardigan Jones
· Vocabulary: trial, jury, convince, guilty, pointed, honest, murmur, stand
· Vocabulary Skill: Dictionary/Glossary
· Comprehension Skill: Conclusions & Author’s Word Choice
· Writing: Narratives (Capitalizing Titles)
o 5 Sentence Paragraph
o POW TIDE
o Topic Introduction, 3 Important Details, and Conclusion
· Grammar: Kinds of Sentences
· Spelling (VCe Spellings): spoke, mile, save, excuse, cone, invite, cube, price, erase, ripe, broke, flame, life, rule
August 24-28
· Story of the Week: Destiny’s Gift
· Vocabulary: afford, customers, contacted, raise, earn, figure, block, spreading
· Vocabulary Skill: Antonyms
· Comprehension Skill: Understanding Characters & Story Message
· Writing: Informative (Capitalizing Titles)
o 5 Sentence Paragraph
o POW TIDE
o Topic Introduction, 3 Important Details, and Conclusion
· Grammar: Nouns/Abstract Nouns/Pronouns
· Spelling (Long a and Long e): lay, real, trail, sweet, today, dream, seem, tea, treat, afraid, leave, bait, screen, speed
August 31-Septmeber 4
· Story of the Week: Pop’s Bridge
· Vocabulary: crew, tide, cling, balancing, foggy, disappears, stretch, excitement
· Vocabulary Skill: Word Families
· Comprehension Skill: Compare and Contrast & Story Structure
· Writing: Informative (Capitalizing Titles)
o 5 Sentence Paragraph
o POW TIDE
o Topic Introduction, 3 Important Details, and Conclusion
· Grammar: Common & Proper Nouns
· Spelling (Long o): load, open, told, yellow, soak, shadow, foam, follow, glow, sold, window, coach, almost, throat
September 7-11 (No School Monday: Labor Day)
· Story of the Week: Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates
· Vocabulary: stands, fans, score, league, slammed, polish, style, pronounced
· Vocabulary Skill: Prefix mis-
· Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect & Literal and Nonliteral Meanings
· Writing: Informative (Capitalizing Titles)
o 5 Sentence Paragraph
o POW TIDE
o Topic Introduction, 3 Important Details, and Conclusion
· Grammar: Plural Nouns –s and –es
· Spelling (VCe Spellings): spoke, mile, save, excuse, cone, invite, cube, price, erase, ripe, broke, flame, life, rule
September 14-18
· Story of the Week: Bat Loves the Night
· Vocabulary: twitch, swoops, squeak, echoes, detail, slithers, dozes, snuggles
· Vocabulary Skill: Suffixes –able and –ible
· Comprehension Skill: Sequence of Events & Domain-Specific Vocabulary
· Writing: Opinion (Capitalizing Titles)
o 5 Sentence Paragraph
o POW OREO
o Opinion, 3 Reasons/Explanation, Opinion
· Grammar: Verb Tenses
· Spelling (Short & Long Vowels): math, toast, easy, socks, Friday, stuff, paid, cheese, June, elbow, program, shiny, piles, sticky
September 21-25
· Story of the Week: What Do Illustrators Do?
· Vocabulary: imagine, tools, illustrate, scribbles, sketches, tracing, research, textures
· Vocabulary Skill: Synonyms
· Comprehension Skill: Text and Graphic Features & Sequence of Events
· Writing: Opinion (Capitalizing Titles)
o 5 Sentence Paragraph
o POW OREO
o Opinion, 3 Reasons/Explanation, Opinion
· Grammar: Irregular Verbs
· Spelling (Three-Letter Clusters): three, scrap, street, spring, thrill, scream, strange, throw, string, scrape, spray, threw, strong, scratch
September 28-October 2 (End of Nine Weeks on Friday)
· Story of the Week: The Harvest Birds
· Vocabulary: harvest, separate, ashamed, borders, advice, borrow, patch, serious
· Vocabulary Skill: Context Clues
· Comprehension Skill: Conclusions & Literal and Nonliteral Meanings
· Writing: Opinion (Capitalizing Titles)
o 5 Sentence Paragraph
o POW OREO
o Opinion, 3 Reasons/Explanation, Opinion
· Grammar: Troublesome Words (its, it’s)
· Spelling (Unexpected Consonants): itch, wreck, knee, patch, wrap, knot, watch, knife, stretch, write, knew, knock, match, wrong
· Fables: Retell key events and determine lesson/moral.
· Running Records
· Writing: (Narratives) Interview your classmate.
August 10-14
· Story of the Week: A Fine, Fine School
· Vocabulary: principal, soared, strolled, worried, proud, announced, fine, certainly
· Vocabulary Skill: Context Clues
· Comprehension Skill: Story Structure & Analyzing Illustrations
· Writing: Narratives (Capitalizing Titles)
o 5 Sentence Paragraph
o POW TIDE
o Topic Introduction, 3 Important Details, and Conclusion
· Grammar: Simple Sentences/Subject-Verb Agreement
· Spelling (Short Vowels): crop, plan, thing, smell, shut, sticky, spent, lunch, pumpkin, clock, gift, class, skip, swing
August 17-21
· Story of the Week: The Trial of Cardigan Jones
· Vocabulary: trial, jury, convince, guilty, pointed, honest, murmur, stand
· Vocabulary Skill: Dictionary/Glossary
· Comprehension Skill: Conclusions & Author’s Word Choice
· Writing: Narratives (Capitalizing Titles)
o 5 Sentence Paragraph
o POW TIDE
o Topic Introduction, 3 Important Details, and Conclusion
· Grammar: Kinds of Sentences
· Spelling (VCe Spellings): spoke, mile, save, excuse, cone, invite, cube, price, erase, ripe, broke, flame, life, rule
August 24-28
· Story of the Week: Destiny’s Gift
· Vocabulary: afford, customers, contacted, raise, earn, figure, block, spreading
· Vocabulary Skill: Antonyms
· Comprehension Skill: Understanding Characters & Story Message
· Writing: Informative (Capitalizing Titles)
o 5 Sentence Paragraph
o POW TIDE
o Topic Introduction, 3 Important Details, and Conclusion
· Grammar: Nouns/Abstract Nouns/Pronouns
· Spelling (Long a and Long e): lay, real, trail, sweet, today, dream, seem, tea, treat, afraid, leave, bait, screen, speed
August 31-Septmeber 4
· Story of the Week: Pop’s Bridge
· Vocabulary: crew, tide, cling, balancing, foggy, disappears, stretch, excitement
· Vocabulary Skill: Word Families
· Comprehension Skill: Compare and Contrast & Story Structure
· Writing: Informative (Capitalizing Titles)
o 5 Sentence Paragraph
o POW TIDE
o Topic Introduction, 3 Important Details, and Conclusion
· Grammar: Common & Proper Nouns
· Spelling (Long o): load, open, told, yellow, soak, shadow, foam, follow, glow, sold, window, coach, almost, throat
September 7-11 (No School Monday: Labor Day)
· Story of the Week: Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates
· Vocabulary: stands, fans, score, league, slammed, polish, style, pronounced
· Vocabulary Skill: Prefix mis-
· Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect & Literal and Nonliteral Meanings
· Writing: Informative (Capitalizing Titles)
o 5 Sentence Paragraph
o POW TIDE
o Topic Introduction, 3 Important Details, and Conclusion
· Grammar: Plural Nouns –s and –es
· Spelling (VCe Spellings): spoke, mile, save, excuse, cone, invite, cube, price, erase, ripe, broke, flame, life, rule
September 14-18
· Story of the Week: Bat Loves the Night
· Vocabulary: twitch, swoops, squeak, echoes, detail, slithers, dozes, snuggles
· Vocabulary Skill: Suffixes –able and –ible
· Comprehension Skill: Sequence of Events & Domain-Specific Vocabulary
· Writing: Opinion (Capitalizing Titles)
o 5 Sentence Paragraph
o POW OREO
o Opinion, 3 Reasons/Explanation, Opinion
· Grammar: Verb Tenses
· Spelling (Short & Long Vowels): math, toast, easy, socks, Friday, stuff, paid, cheese, June, elbow, program, shiny, piles, sticky
September 21-25
· Story of the Week: What Do Illustrators Do?
· Vocabulary: imagine, tools, illustrate, scribbles, sketches, tracing, research, textures
· Vocabulary Skill: Synonyms
· Comprehension Skill: Text and Graphic Features & Sequence of Events
· Writing: Opinion (Capitalizing Titles)
o 5 Sentence Paragraph
o POW OREO
o Opinion, 3 Reasons/Explanation, Opinion
· Grammar: Irregular Verbs
· Spelling (Three-Letter Clusters): three, scrap, street, spring, thrill, scream, strange, throw, string, scrape, spray, threw, strong, scratch
September 28-October 2 (End of Nine Weeks on Friday)
· Story of the Week: The Harvest Birds
· Vocabulary: harvest, separate, ashamed, borders, advice, borrow, patch, serious
· Vocabulary Skill: Context Clues
· Comprehension Skill: Conclusions & Literal and Nonliteral Meanings
· Writing: Opinion (Capitalizing Titles)
o 5 Sentence Paragraph
o POW OREO
o Opinion, 3 Reasons/Explanation, Opinion
· Grammar: Troublesome Words (its, it’s)
· Spelling (Unexpected Consonants): itch, wreck, knee, patch, wrap, knot, watch, knife, stretch, write, knew, knock, match, wrong