3rd grade unit plans from book- just an overview; spelling lists are included after unit plans

1. Unit 1 Planner Theme: Let’s Learn
Unit 1
Let’s Learn
The
Big
Question
Why is learning
important?
Theme Video Let’s Learn
www.macmillanmh.com
by Mary Hoffman
2 3
illustrated by Caroline Binch
Theme Opener, pp. xvi–4/5 pp. 6A–33JJ pp. 34A–65JJ
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening Comprehension Theme Theme
Value of Friendship Animal Teams
• Speaking/Viewing Build Background Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
chuckled, nervous, nonsense, auditions, adventure,
fumbled, trudged exploring, sparkling,
fantastic, success
Word Parts/Prefixes dis-, un-,
non-, in- Dictionary: Unknown Words
• Phonics/Word Study Morphology Morphology
Short Vowels Final e
• Spelling Spelling Spelling
Words with Short Vowels Words with Final e
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Analyze Story Strategy: Analyze Story
Structure Structure
Skill: Character, Setting, Plot Skill: Cause and Effect
• Fluency Fluency Fluency
Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading:
Phrasing Intonation
• Leveled Readers Approaching Approaching
The New House Puss in Boots
On Level On Level
The New Kid Anansi Wins Back the World’s
Stories
Beyond
The New Hometown Beyond
Aladdin and His Lamp
English Learners
The First Day English Learners
Anansi and the Three Tasks
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing Writing Writing
Trait: Ideas Trait: Ideas
• Grammar Grammar Grammar
Statements and Questions Commands and Exclamations
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2. Unit 1 Planner
Real World Reading
Comprehension
EARTH
Smart
Genre
Expository articles give
information about real
people, places, or things.
How do green schools
Generate Questions help the environment?
Main Idea and Details
A main idea is the most
important point of an
article. Details or facts
Goodwillie Environmental School
is friendly to the environment.
support the main idea.
Goodwillie is a green school in Ada,
Michigan. Green schools do many
things to help the Earth.
Green schools use less energy
than regular schools. At Goodwillie,
solar panels use the sun’s power.
The solar power heats the school
in winter. As a result, the school’s
energy bills are low.
The school also believes in
using recycled items. Its walls and
floors are made with recycled
material. Even the outdoor deck is
made from sawdust and recycled
milk jugs!
Clara Cullen (left) and
Seana Florida find frogs
in Goodwillie’s pond.
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pp. 66A–77NN pp. 78A–111JJ pp. 112A–145JJ
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Show What You Know
Building Schools Wolves Special Places Spiral Review
Character, Setting, Plot;
Build Background Build Background Build Background Cause/Effect; Main Idea and
Details; Prefixes; Bar Graph
Genre Study
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary Poetry
donate, unaware, members, passion, bothering, admire, separate, determination,
contribute concentrate, ached, splendid storage, exact, ruined, luckiest Writing
Personal Narrative
Thesaurus/Synonyms Context Clues/Multiple- Word Parts/Suffixes, -er, -est
Meaning Words
Phonics Phonics Phonics
Long a Long o Long i
Unit 1 Assessment,
Spelling Spelling Spelling 151M–151N
Words with Long a Words with Long o Words with Long i
Comprehension
Character, Setting, Plot;
Cause and Effect; Main
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Idea and Details; Compare
Strategy: Generate Strategy: Generate Strategy: Summarize and Contrast; Make and
Questions Questions Skill: Make and Confirm Confirm Predictions
Skill: Main Idea and Details Skill: Compare and Contrast Predictions
Vocabulary Strategies
Prefixes, Suffixes;
Fluency Fluency Fluency Unknown Words;
Repeated Reading: Rate Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading: Synonyms; Multiple-
Expression Phrasing Meaning Words
Approaching
Resources All Around Us Approaching Approaching
Text Features/ Literary
Running with Wolves The Slightly Tipping Tree
On Level Elements/ Study Skills
House
Resources All Around Us On Level Bar Graphs; Personification;
Katie and the Wolf On Level Text Features; Encyclopedia
Beyond Article
A Winter Adventure
Resources All Around Us Beyond
A Dog’s Life Beyond Grammar
English Learners
The Science Fair Sentences; Subjects;
Resources English Learners
The Wolf English Learners Predicates
Safe in the Storm
Writing
Ideas; Personal Narrative
Writing Writing Writing
Personal Narrative Trait: Ideas Trait: Ideas
Fluency Assessment
Grammar Grammar Grammar
Complete Subjects Complete Predicates Compound Sentences Diagnose and Prescribe
Interpret Assessment
Let’s Learn ix

3. Unit 2 Planner Theme: Neighborhoods and Communities
Unit 2
Neighborhoods and
Communities
The
Big
Question
How do community
members work
together?
Theme Video
Neighborhoods and
Communities
www.macmillanmh.com
152 153
Theme Opener, pp. xvi–154/155 pp. 156A–189JJ pp. 190A–209JJ
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening Comprehension Theme Theme
Birth of a Town Starting a Local Business
• Speaking/Viewing Build Background Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
sidewalks, grumbled, traders, disappear, protect, harming,
blossomed, wailed, lonesome supply, capture, enclosure
Word Parts: Compound
Words Context Clues:
Multiple-Meaning Words
• Phonics/Word Study Morphology Phonics
Long e Silent Letters
Spelling
• Spelling Spelling Silent Letters
Words with Long e
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Summarize Strategy: Monitor
Skill: Sequence Comprehension
Skill: Draw Conclusions
• Fluency Fluency Fluency
Phrasing Rate
Approaching Approaching
• Leveled Readers Start Your Own Business! Purple Loosestrife
On Level On Level
Start Your Own Business! Purple Loosestrife
Beyond Beyond
Start Your Own Business! Purple Loosestrife
English Learners English Learners
Dog Wash The Marsh Monster
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing Writing Writing
Trait: Ideas Trait: Word Choice
• Grammar Grammar Grammar
Common and Proper Nouns Singular and Plural Nouns
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4. Unit 2 Planner
Real World Reading
Comprehension
Genre
Expository texts give
information about real
people, places, or things.
How did railroads change
Monitor Comprehension
Main Idea and Details
the face of the Southwest?
The main idea is the most
important point about
a topic. Details or facts
support the main idea.
B efore railroads arrived,
not many people lived in
the Southwest. Those who
did were rugged pioneers
and members of Native
American tribes. However,
the coming of railroads
brought big changes in
Texas, Arizona, New
Mexico, and Oklahoma.
In 1869, the first
This map shows the first railroad routes in
transcontinental railway the Southwest.
line was completed. For
the first time, railroad tracks stretched across
the United States. Over the next few years, more
railway lines were built.
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pp. 210A–221NN pp. 222A–243JJ pp. 244A–275JJ
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Show What You Know
Communities Working Together Building Homes Spiral Review
Main Idea and Details;
Build Background Build Background Build Background Character, Setting, Plot;
Theme; Multiple-Meaning
Words; Textbook Features
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary Genre Study
culture, communities, tour, volunteers, thrilled, appliances, owners, Poetry
immigrants, established, slogan, deserve construction, equipment, Writing
traditional leaky, project Expository
Context Clues: Examples
Context Clues: Antonyms Context Clues: Paragraph
Clues
Phonics Phonics Phonics Unit 2 Assessment,
3-Letter Blends Digraphs Contractions 281M–281N
Spelling Spelling Spelling Comprehension
Words with 3-Letter Blends Words with Digraphs Words with Contractions Sequence; Draw
Conclusions; Main Idea
and Details (stated);
Author’s Purpose; Theme
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Vocabulary
Strategy: Monitor Strategy: Monitor Strategy: Monitor Strategies
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Compound Words;
Skill: Main Idea and Skill: Author’s Purpose Skill: Theme Multiple-Meaning
Details (stated) Words, Paragraph Clues;
Fluency Fluency Fluency Antonyms
Pronunciation and Phrasing Pacing Phrasing
Text Features/ Literary
Approaching Approaching Approaching Elements/ Study Skills
Communities Across America Patching a Playground Heat Wave Chart, Map,
On Level On Level On Level Personification,
Assonance, Rhyme,
Communities Across America Patching a Playground Emergency!
Features in a Textbook
Beyond Beyond Beyond
Communities Across America Patching a Playground New Neighbors Grammar
Nouns
English Learners English Learners English Learners
Communities Across America Kids Make a Difference The Flood Writing
Expository
Writing Writing Writing
Expository Trait: Word Choice Trait: Word Choice Fluency Assessment
Grammar Grammar Grammar Diagnose and Prescribe
Irregular Plural Nouns Possessive Nouns Sentence Combining with Interpret Assessment
Nouns
Neighborhoods and Communities ix

5. Unit 3 Planner Theme: Express Yourself
Unit 3
Express Yourself
The
Big
Question
How do writers
and artists express
themselves?
Theme Video
Express Yourself
www.macmillanmh.com
282 283
Theme Opener, pp. xvi–284/285 pp. 285A–309JJ pp. 310A–345JJ
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening Comprehension Theme Theme
Being a Writer Keeping in Touch
• Speaking/Viewing Build Background Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
talented, single, proper, crackle, starry, announced,
excitement, acceptance, useful soared, noticed
Context Clues: Word Clues Context Clues: Sentence
Clues
• Phonics/Word Study Morphology Morphology
r-Controlled Vowels, er, ir, ur r-Controlled Vowels, ar, or
• Spelling Spelling Spelling
Words with r-Controlled Words with r-Controlled
Vowels Vowels
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Generate Strategy: Generate
Questions Questions
Skill: Author’s Purpose Skill: Character, Setting, Plot
• Fluency Fluency Fluency
Repeated Reading: Phrasing Repeated Reading:
Expression and Intonation
Approaching
• Leveled Readers Laura Ingalls Wilder Approaching
The E-Mail Pals
On Level
E. B. White, Writer On Level
Dear Ghana
Beyond
Sequoyah: The Gift of Writing Beyond
Faraway Home
English Learners
A Great Writer English Learners
Letters to Africa
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing Writing Writing
Trait: Ideas Trait: Voice
• Grammar Grammar Grammar
Action Verbs Present-Tense Verbs
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6. Unit 3 Planner
Real World Reading
Messaging
Mania
Comprehension
Genre
Expository texts give
information about real Kids are logging on and sounding off.
people, places, or things.
Will it change friendships and the
Analyze Text Structure English language?
Cause and Effect
A cause is why something
hey, mike!
happens. An effect is what
happens. In nonfiction, hey julia! wass^???
causes and effects are stated. nm, u???
n2m either jc,
doin homework BLAH...brb
Do you know what
these mean?
“Wass^?” “N2M, U?”
sup jake?
“JC.” “G2G. BFN.”
hey nm jc u???
If you figured it out,
jc...can’t wait til Saturday
you probably use instant
y?
messaging, or IM. It lets goin to c Crazy Cats play
people “talk” to each
other in real time. Instant
messages are typed very
fast. Users usually don’t Crazy Cats?!! No way —they r
totally my fave right now!
slow down to capitalize
i have xtra tix...
or spell out words. As a
Srsly???!!! Oooooo, wld b GR8!!!
result, users keep inventing
well let me no asap, julia on 2,
shorter versions of words an i know she likes ‘em
and IM slang. askin now. Brb.
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pp. 346A–357NN pp. 358A–391JJ pp. 392A–423JJ
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Show What You Know
Let’s Communicate Being an Artist My Art Spiral Review
Sequence, Make Inferences,
Build Background Build Background Build Background Main Idea and Details,
Homophones, Directions
Genre Study
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary Procedural Text
estimate, focus, record instance, illustrate, style, annual, potential, expensive,
textures, sketches, suggestions politely, wrapping, innocent Writing
Context Clues/Homographs
How-to Letter
Context Clues/Sentence Dictionary/Homophones
Clues
Phonics Phonics Phonics
Prefixes re-, un-, pre-, mis-, Diphthong /oi/ Variant Vowels /u and /ü/
˙/
dis- Unit 3 Assessment,
Spelling Spelling 429M–429N
Spelling Words with Diphthong /oi/ Variant Vowels /u and /ü/
˙/
Prefixes re-, un-, pre-, mis-, dis-
Comprehension
Author’s Purpose;
Character, Setting,
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Plot; Cause and Effect;
Strategy: Analyze Text Strategy: Analyze Text Strategy: Visualize Sequence; Make
Structure Structure Skill: Make Inferences Inferences
Skill: Cause and Effect Skill: Sequence Vocabulary Strategies
Fluency Fluency Fluency Word Clues, Sentence
Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading: Phrasing Repeated Reading: Clues, Homographs,
Pronunciation and Phrasing and Pacing Intonation and Expression Homophones
Approaching Approaching Approaching Text Features/ Literary
Bright Ideas: Inventions That Old and New: Painting A Different World Elements/ Study Skills
Changed History Through Time Onomatopoeia, Rhythm;
On Level
On Level On Level Storm Surprise Time Line; Interviews;
Bright Ideas: Inventions That Old and New: Painting Directions
Beyond
Changed History Through Time
A Long Way to Go Grammar
Beyond Beyond Verbs
Bright Ideas: Inventions That Old and New: Painting English Learners
Changed History Through Time The Hurricane Writing
Ideas, Voice, Organization,
English Learners English Learners Word Choice, Letter
Bright Ideas Painting Through Time
Writing Writing Writing
How-to Letter Trait: Organization Trait: Word Choice Fluency Assessment
Grammar Grammar Grammar Diagnose and Prescribe
Past-Tense Verbs Future-Tense Verbs Sentence Combining with Interpret Assessment
Verbs
Express Yourself ix

7. Unit 4 Planner Theme: Our Teams
Unit 4
Our Teams
The
Big
Question
What makes a
strong team?
Theme Video Our Teams
www.macmillanmh.com
2 3
Theme Opener, pp. xvi–4/5 pp. 6A–37JJ pp. 38A–67JJ
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening Comprehension Theme Theme
Working as One Unique Talents
• Speaking/Viewing Build Background Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
beamed, argued, possessions, brilliance, affection, pleaded,
fabric, purchased, quarreling exhausted, guarantee,
preparations
Context Clues: Multiple-
Meaning Words Thesaurus: Synonyms
• Phonics/Word Study Phonics Morphology
Diphthong ou, ow Plurals
• Spelling Spelling Spelling
Words with Diphthong ou, Plurals
ow
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Visualize Strategy: Visualize
Skill: Draw Conclusions Skill: Theme
• Fluency Fluency Fluency
Repeated Reading: Phrasing Repeated Reading:
Expression
Approaching
• Leveled Readers Androcles and the Lion Approaching
The Turtle and the Deer: A
On Level
Trickster Tale from Cuba
A True Hero
On Level
Beyond Paul Bunyan and Babe: An
The Lost Brocade American Tall Tale
English Learners Beyond
The Diamond A Country of Mice: A Folk Tale
from Asia
English Learners
Paul Bunyan: A Tall Tale
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing Writing Writing
Trait: Voice Trait: Voice
• Grammar
Grammar Grammar
Verbs Be, Do, Have Linking Verbs
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8. Unit 4 Planner
Real World Reading
Comprehension
Genre
Expository texts give
information about real
people, places, or things.
Monitor Comprehension
By Beverly Cleary
Problem and Solution illustrated by Ilene Richard
A problem is something
that needs to be worked
out. A solution fixes the
problem.
ouston, Texas, is a lot like park, a housing project, or at a
other big cities. Kids can grow up school.
there without knowing how the Community gardens do more
food they eat is grown. This is a than make a neighborhood
problem. Urban Harvest is trying beautiful. They raise awareness
to solve that problem. This group about the environment. Gardens
helps by teaching people about build community spirit. Adults
community gardening and how as well as kids learn the health
they can utilize, or use, those benefits of eating fruit and
skills to create gardens in the vegetables. Gardeners learn
middle of cities. Urban Harvest how nature works. Best of all,
volunteers show that a garden gardeners get to eat the fresh,
can grow in a vacant lot, a public tasty food they grow. by Liane B. Onish
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pp. 68A–79NN pp. 80A–109JJ pp. 110A–131JJ
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Show What You Know
Community Teamwork Family Teams Astronauts Spiral Review
Draw Conclusions; Problem
Build Background Build Background Build Background and Solution; Sequence;
Synonyms; Time Line
Genre Study
Vocabulary
vVocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary Poetry
utilize, awareness, pollution, anxious, cross, managed, decisions, communicate,
emphasize alarmed, pretend, essential, responsible, Writing
Writing
unfortunately research, specialist Narrative
Narrative
Word Parts/Suffixes
Word Parts/Prefixes Thesaurus/Synonyms
Phonics Phonics Phonics
Variant Vowels au, aw, alt, Homophones Soft c and g
alk, all, ough Unit 4 Assessment,
Unit 4 Assessment,
137M–137N
137M–137N
Spelling Spelling Spelling
Words with Variant Vowels Homophones Words with Soft c and g Comprehension
au, aw, alt, alk, all, ough Comprehension
Draw Conclusions;
Draw Conclusions;
Theme; Problem/Solution;
Theme; Problem/Solution;
Sequence
Sequence
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Monitor Strategy: Monitor Strategy: Summarize Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Comprehension Comprehension Skill: Sequence Strategies
Strategies
Skill: Problem/Solution Skill: Problem/Solution Multiple-Meaning Words;
Multiple-Meaning Words;
Fluency Fluency Fluency Synonyms; Suffixes;
Synonyms; Suffixes;
Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading: Repeated Reading: Prefixes
Prefixes
Pronunciation and Phrasing Intonation Pronunciation and Phrasing Text Features/ Literary
Text Features/ Literary
Approaching Elements/ Study Skills
Elements/ Study Skills
Our City Gardens Rules, Directions, Imagery,
Rules, Directions, Imagery,
Approaching Approaching First-person narrator,
On Level The New Dog What’s in the Sky? First-person narrator,
Metaphors
Metaphors
Our City Gardens
On Level On Level
Beyond The Sanchez Family Store What’s in the Sky? Grammar
Grammar
Our City Gardens Verbs; Contractions
Verbs; Contractions
Beyond Beyond
English Learners The Lost Report What’s in the Sky? Writing
Writing
Our City Gardens Voice, Ideas, Word Choice,
Voice, Ideas, Word Choice,
English Learners English Learners
The Family Store In the Sky Narrative
Narrative
Writing Writing Writing
Narrative Trait: Ideas Trait: Word Choice Fluency Assessment
Diagnose and Prescribe
Diagnose and Prescribe
Grammar Grammar Grammar Interpret Assessment
Interpret Assessment
Contractions with not Main and Helping Verbs Irregular Verbs
Our Teams ix

9. Unit 5 Planner Theme: Those Amazing Animals
Unit 5
Those Amazing Animals
The
Big
Question
What makes each
animal unique?
Theme Video
Those Amazing Animals
www.macmillanmh.com
138 139
Theme Opener, pp. xvi–140/141 pp. 142A–171JJ pp. 172A–199JJ
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening Comprehension Theme Theme
Antarctic Life Animal Homes
• Speaking/Viewing Build Background Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
fierce, echoes, shuffles, architects, structures, contain,
huddle, junior, down retreats, shallow, shelter
Context Clues: Homographs Context Clues: Homophones
• Phonics/Word Study Morphology Morphology
Compound Words Inflectional Endings y to i
• Spelling Spelling Spelling
Compound Words Inflectional Endings y to i
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Summarize Strategy: Analyze Text
Skill: Main Idea and Details Structure
Skill: Description
• Fluency Fluency Fluency
Repeated Reading Repeated Reading
Pacing Pacing and Phrasing
• Leveled Readers Approaching Approaching
The Weddell Seals Amazing Bird Builders
On Level On Level
The Weddell Seals Amazing Bird Builders
Beyond Beyond
The Weddell Seals Amazing Bird Builders
English Learners English Learners
The Weddell Seals Bird Builders
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing Writing Writing
Trait: Ideas Trait: Ideas
Grammar Grammar
• Grammar Pronouns Subject /Object Pronouns
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10. Unit 5 Planner
Real World Reading
Comprehension
Call of the
Genre
Expository articles give
information about real
people, places, or events.
Analyze Text Structure
Wild How do animals react
Cause and Effect when the environment
A cause is why something
happens. An effect is what they live in changes?
happens.
Have you ever heard a coyote howl at night? If you have,
you may live near coyote country. These days, coyote
country is nearly everywhere, but this was not always true.
Coyotes used to live mostly in the Great Plains states.
How did this coyote spread occur? Each year, more
and more suburban homes are built near coyote country.
Since coyotes prefer open land, they roam
farther away from old
habitats in search of it. As
a result, coyotes have been
forced to adjust to living
near humans as open land
becomes more difficult
to find.
humans.
to live among
Coyotes are learning for coyotes.
us
This can be dangero 239
204
pp. 200A–211NN pp. 212A–233JJ pp. 234A–267JJ
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Show What You Know
Animals on the Move Unusual Animal Talents Survival and Adaptation Spiral Review
Cause and Effect, Sequence
Build Background Build Background Build Background Draw Conclusions,
Homophones, Directions
Genre Study
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary Poetry
crucial, adjust, survive, conversation, interrupted, sight, odor, venom, female,
source, unpredictable boasting, scrambled, seized, related, identical Writing
rebuild Research Report
Context Clues: Synonyms Dictionary: Unknown Words
Word Parts: Prefixes re-, un-,
dis-, pre-
Phonics Phonics Phonics
Closed Syllables Inflectional Endings Open Syllables Unit 5 Assessment
273M—273N
Spelling Spelling Spelling
Closed Syllables Inflectional Endings Open Syllables Comprehension
Main Idea, Description,
Cause and Effect, Draw
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Conclusions, Compare
Strategy: Analyze Text Strategy: Monitor Strategy: Monitor and Contrast
Structure Comprehension Comprehension Vocabulary Strategies
Skill: Cause and Effect Skill: Draw Conclusions Skill: Compare and Contrast Homographs,
Fluency Fluency Fluency Homphones, Synonyms,
Repeated Reading Repeated Reading Repeated Reading Prefixes, Unknown Words
Phrasing Phrasing and Rate Intonation
Text Features/ Literary
Approaching Approaching Approaching Elements/ Study Skills
Aliens in the Waters The Elephant’s Boast Natural Defenses Rhythmic Patterns,
On Level On Level On Level Imagery, Multiple-Step
Aliens in the Waters Mike’s Surprise Natural Defenses Directions, Personification,
Foreshadowing
Beyond Beyond Beyond
Aliens in the Waters The Grizzly and the Frigate Natural Defenses Grammar
Bird Pronouns
English Learners English Learners
Aliens English Learners Special Defenses Writing
Animal Friends Research Report
Writing Writing Writing Fluency Assessment
Research Report Trait: Sentence Fluency Trait: Organization
Diagnose and Prescribe
Grammar Grammar Grammar Interpret Assessment
Pronoun-Verb Agreement Possessive Pronouns Pronoun Contractions
Those Amazing Animals ix

11. Unit 6 Planner Theme: Storytellers
Unit 6
Storytellers
The
Big
Question
What makes
a good story?
Theme Video
Storytellers
www.macmillanmh.com
274 275
Theme Opener, pp. xvi–276/277 pp. 278A–309JJ pp. 310A–335JJ
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
ORAL LANGUAGE
• Listening Comprehension Theme Theme
Folktales Plays
• Speaking/Viewing Build Background Build Background
WORD STUDY
• Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary
guests, banquet, agreeable, decorated, symbol, darkened,
curiosity, gaze, untrusting gnaws, securing, weakest
Context Clues: Synonyms Context Clues: Antonyms
• Phonics/Word Study Phonics Phonics
Prefixes Final Stable Syllables
• Spelling Spelling
Spelling Words with Final Stable
Prefixes Syllables
READING
• Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension
Strategy: Visualize Strategy: Visualize
Skill: Make Inferences Skill: Summarize
• Fluency Fluency Fluency
Repeated Reading Repeated Reading
Phrasing Expression and Intonation
• Leveled Readers Approaching Approaching
The Popcorn Dancers Storytellers of the World
On Level On Level
The Fox’s Banquet Storytellers of the World
Beyond Beyond
The Duke’s Banquet Storytellers of the World
English Learners English Learners
The Fox’s Dinner Storytellers
LANGUAGE ARTS
• Writing Writing Writing
Trait: Ideas Trait: Ideas
• Grammar Grammar Grammar
Adjectives and Articles Adjectives that Compare
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12. Unit 6 Planner
Real World Reading
Comprehension
Genre
Expository texts present
facts and details about real
people, places, and things.
Tales of the
Generate Questions
Compare and Contrast
When authors compare
Trickster
and contrast two topics or
ideas, they often tell how
they are alike and different.
They use signal words, such
as similar and different. How do storytellers explain
the world we live in?
W here does the wind come from? Why is there
night? Why does a leopard have spots?
Nowadays, scientists investigate and answer questions
like these. But long ago, people made up stories to
explain how the world works. Some of these stories were
trickster tales.
Meet the Trickster
A trickster is a character in a story. Tricksters use their
wits to get what they want. Sometimes they trick other
characters. Sometimes they are the ones being tricked.
A trickster doesn’t always have the same name or
even the same body. He is often an animal with human
features, such as a coyote, fox, tortoise, or spider.
340
pp. 336A–347NN pp. 348A–383JJ pp. 384A–411JJ
WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6
Theme Theme Theme Show What You Know
Trickster Tales Telling Tales Fairy Tales Spiral Review
Make Inferences, Draw
Build Background Build Background Build Background Conclusions, Main Idea/Details,
Prefixes, Suffixes, Diagram
Genre Study
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary Myths and Folktales
insightful, technique, magnificent, masterpiece, depart, suitable, increases,
majority, investigate, cunning ingredient, recipes, tasty, observed, advised, Writing
tradition discouraged Persuasive
Word Parts: Prefixes and
Suffixes Dictionary: Idioms Dictionary: Unknown Words
Phonics Phonics Phonics
Vowel Team Syllables r-Controlled Vowel Syllables Suffixes
Unit 6 Assessment,
417M–417N
Spelling Spelling Spelling
Words with Vowel Team Words with r-Controlled Suffixes
Syllables Vowel Syllables Comprehension
Make Inferences;
Summarize; Compare
and Contrast; Character,
Comprehension Comprehension Comprehension Setting, Plot
Strategy: Generate Strategy: Generate Strategy: Generate
Questions Questions Questions Vocabulary Strategies
Skill: Compare and Contrast Skill: Compare and Contrast Skill: Character, Setting, Plot Synonyms, Antonyms,
Prefixes and Suffixes,
Fluency Fluency Fluency Idioms, Unknown Words
Repeated Reading Repeated Reading Repeated Reading
Pronunciation and Phrasing Phrasing Phrasing and Intonation Text Features/ Literary
Approaching Approaching Approaching Elements/ Study Skills
How People Came to Texas From Farm to Dinner Table: The Monster’s Riddle Charts, Diagrams, Use
Food’s Great Journey Functional Documents,
On Level On Level Sensory Language
How Animals Brought Fire On Level Magpies Mystery
to People From Farm to Dinner Table: Grammar
Food’s Great Journey Beyond
Beyond Adjectives, Articles,
Adding with Kevin
Beyond Adverbs, Prepositions,
How Coyote Helped Light
English Learners Combining Sentences
the World From Farm to Dinner Table:
Food’s Great Journey The Mystery of Magpie
English Learners Writing
Getting Fire for People English Learners Word Choice, Persuasive Essay
Food’s Great Journey
Writing Writing Writing
Persuasive Trait: Ideas Trait: Word Choice
Fluency Assessment
Grammar Grammar Grammar Diagnose and Prescribe
Adverbs Prepositions Sentence Combining Interpret Assessment
Storytellers ix