*The first three units are designed to be ongoing from the beginning of the year.

Vowel Patterns, Inflected Endings and Multisyllabic Words Unit (Assessed on 1st Quarter Benchmark)

Unit Objective: By the end of the unit of study the student will be able to demonstrate mastery of Vowel Patterns, Inflected Endings and

Multisyllabic Words as evidenced by a minimum score of 70% on Unit Test #6.

Lessons: 36 - 46

Standard(s): 3.3a, b

Nouns, Transitional Words, & Compound Subjects Unit (Assessed on 1st Quarter Benchmark)

Unit Objective: By the end of the unit of study the student will be able to demonstrate mastery of Nouns, Transitional Words, & Compound

Subjects as evidenced by a minimum score of 75% on Unit Test #12.

Lessons: 77 - 81

Standard(s): 3.9 a-g, 3.10b, c. e

Verbs, Articles, Linking Words Unit (Assessed on 2nd Quarter Benchmark)

Unit Objective: By the end of the unit of study the student will be able to demonstrate mastery of Verbs, Articles (a, an, and the), Linking Words and specific details when writing for a variety of purposes, use commas, abbreviations, apostrophes, correct spelling of frequently used sight words, and irregular plurals as evidenced by a minimum score of 75% on Unit Test #13.

Lessons: 82-86

Standard(s): 3.9a-d, g, 3.10 a, d, f, g, h, I, j

Unit #1: Comprehension of Fiction

Unit Objective: By the end of the unit of study the student will be able to demonstrate mastery of Comprehension of Fiction by means of setting, Characters, Events, Predicting, and Author’s Purpose as evidenced by a minimum score of 70% on Unit Test #1.

Lessons:  1 - 7

Standard(s): 3.1a-e, 3.4b, 3.5b – g, 3.5l

Unit #2: Roots & Affixes, Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homophones

Unit Objective: By the end of the unit of study the student will be able to demonstrate mastery of Roots & Affixes, Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homophones as evidenced by a minimum score of 70% on Unit Test #4.

Lessons: 22-28

Standard(s): 3.4a, b

Unit #3: Comprehension of Non-Fiction 
Unit Objective: By the end of the unit of study the student will be able to demonstrate mastery of Comprehension of Non-Fiction by means Author’s Purpose, Connect Prior Knowledge, Ask and Answer Questions, Draw Conclusions, Main Idea and Supporting Details as evidenced by a minimum score of 70% on Unit Test #2.  
Lesson: 8-14
Standard(s): 3.6a, b, d, e, g, h 

Unit #4: Comprehension of Fiction and Non-Fiction - Old unit 5
Unit Objective: By the end of the unit of study the student will be able to demonstrate mastery of Comprehension of Fiction and Non-Fiction by means of Context Clues, Cross Curriculum Vocabulary, and Reference Resources as evidenced by a minimum score of 70% on Unit Test#3.  
Lessons: 15- 21
Standard(s): 3.4e-g, m, 3.5g, 3.6b, d, e 

1st Quarter Benchmark Review

Benchmark #1

Unit #5: Context Clues- Old unit 4

Unit Objective:  By the end of the unit of study the student will be able to demonstrate mastery of Context Clues as evidenced by a minimum score of 70% on Unit Test #5.

Lessons: 29 - 35

Standard(s): 3.4c,d

Unit #6: Fiction and Non-fiction

Unit Objective: By the end of the unit of study the student will be able to demonstrate mastery of Comprehension of Fiction and Non-Fiction by means of differentiate between fiction and nonfiction, realism and fantasy, fact and opinion as evidenced by a minimum score of 75% on

Unit Test #9.

Lessons: 60-66

Standard(s): 3.5d,k

Unit #7: Guide Words

Unit Objective: By the end of the unit of study the student will be able to demonstrate mastery of Guide Words as evidenced by a minimum score of 75% on Unit Test #7.

Lessons: 49-52

Standard(s): 3.4g

Unit #8: Reference Materials

Unit Objective: By the end of the unit of study the student will be able to demonstrate mastery of Reference Books as evidenced by a minimum score of 80% on Unit Test #17.

Lessons: 121-130

Standard(s): 3.7a, b

Unit #9: Text Structure 

Unit Objective: By the end of the unit of study the student will be able to demonstrate mastery of Text Structure as evidenced by a minimum score of 75% on Unit Test #10.

Lessons: 67-71

Standard(s): 3.6c

2nd Quarter Benchmark Review

Benchmark #2

Unit #10: Comprehension of Fiction Reading

Unit Objective: By the end of the unit of study the student will be able to demonstrate mastery of Comprehension of Fiction Reading by means of Identifying Problem and Solution, main idea or theme, and supporting details as evidenced by a minimum score of 75% on Unit Test #8.

Lesson: 53-59

Standard(s): 3.5 h, i, j

Unit #11: Summarizing

Unit Objective: By the end of the unit of study the student will be able to demonstrate mastery of Summarizing as evidenced by a minimum score of 75% on Unit Test #11.

Lessons: 72 - 76

Standard(s): 3.6f

Unit #12: Biographies, Autobiographies, Oral Presentations and Reports

Unit Objective: By the end of the unit of study the student will be able to demonstrate mastery of Biographies, Autobiographies, Oral Presentations and Reports as evidenced by a minimum core of 80% on Unit Test #12.

Lesson: 101-110

Standard(s): 3.6i, 3.1a-e, 3.5b-g, 3.5l, 3.11a-d, 3.12

3rd Quarter Benchmark Review

Benchmark #3

Unit #13: Fiction

Unit Objective: By the end of the unit of study the student will be able to demonstrate mastery of Fiction as evidenced by a minimum score of 80% on Unit Test #18.

Lessons: 136 - 147

Standard(s): 3.3b, 3.4a-d, f, 3.5cj, l

Unit #14: Non-fiction

Unit Objective: By the end of the unit of study the student will be able to demonstrate mastery of Non-Fiction as evidenced by a minimum score of 80% on Unit Test #19.

Lessons: 148 - 159

Standard(s): 3.6a, c-i, 3.7a, b

Unit#15: Fiction and Non-Fiction

Unit Objective: By the end of the unit of study the student will be able to demonstrate mastery of Fiction and Non-Fiction as evidenced by a minimum score of 80% on Unit Test #20.

Lessons: 160-167

Standard(s): 3.1a-e, 3.3a, b, 3.4b-g, 3.5a-m, 3.6a-i, 3.7a, b, 3.9a-g, 3.10a-j, 3.11a-d, 3.12