Curriculum Connection
K-5 ELA- May 2023
Kindergarten ELA
Reading Unit 6: Readers Get to Know Characters
Writing Unit 6: Persuasive Writing of All Kinds
In this unit, students learn they can write to make their own classroom, their school, and their world a better place. Students will be asked to look at the world around them in new ways- seeing not just what is, but what could be. Students will reflect on the troubles they see around the classroom and school and think, “What could make things better?” and then they will do all kinds of writing (lists, petitions, posters, or song lyrics) to help make a change. Students will also learn to write letters to persuade people to join the cause.
Writing Unit 6- Writing Checklist
Students use the Opinion Writing Checklist as they revise and edit their opinion pieces.
1st Grade ELA
Reading Unit 7: Authors We Love
This unit will allow students to study an author’s craft by reading lots of books written by that author and eventually acting out the text through the engaging experience. Students will do research to learn about their author, gather books written by one author, and begin reading books written by one author. Students will learn about the author’s style by reading and rereading a variety of books written by that author and comparing and contrasting characters, setting, themes, and lessons learned.
Writing Unit 6: Independent Writing Projects Across Genres
This unit is an invitation to kids to write in a genre that the class has studied together over the year or to apply
what they have learned about good writing to new genres that may intrigue and interest them. In addition, this unit helps children realize that writers choose genres with intent. That is, writers consider what their purpose is and who their audience is, and they choose the kind of writing that best matches purpose and audience.
Writing Unit 6: (Continued)
Students will use the strategy of consulting mentor texts as writing teachers to further strengthen their writing. They will spend the week reading these texts in search of parts that resonate with them, study those parts closely to understand what the author has done to achieve a particular effect, and then attempt to replicate those techniques to raise the quality of their own work.
2nd Grade ELA
Reading Unit 7: Mystery Book Clubs
Reading Unit 7: Mystery Book Clubs (continue)
Readers realize that it’s not just mystery readers who collect clues and use those clues to grow theories; in fact, readers of all fiction do this as they notice things about characters and grow theories based on what they see. They will see ways in which one mystery fits within a set of other, similar mysteries, say, in a series. Students can compare and contrast the actions of characters and the plots and settings of stories within and across series, and so on.
Writing Unit 7: Writing Gripping Fictional Stories with Meaning and Significance
3rd, 4th and 5th Grade ELA Curriculum Updates for 2023-2024
- Scope and Sequence
- Standards and Resources
- Word and Language Study Daily/Weekly Routine
We have also been working to outline the Units of Study to give you...
- An outline of the Engaging Experiences
- Revised Pre and Post Assessments to align to the Priority Standards of each unit
- Revised Sample Answers/ Rubrics with different levels of responses for grading
And last but not least, reduced standards on the ELA portion of the Report Card!
Scope and Sequence
Standards and Resources
Word Study Routine
3rd Grade
- No longer giving F&P assessments since students will take NWEA Reading Fluency.
- No longer giving the Spelling Inventory to place students in groups.
- No longer teaching Words Their Way to 3-4 separate groups. This will now be taught in a whole group.
- We have ordered the Syllables and Affixes Volume 1 and 2 for each student as well as Derivational Relations. This Word Study documents lessons taught to meet the standards.
- This Patterns of Power document indicates lessons taught to aid in teaching grammar and conventions. Slides will be updated to Coaches Corner for convenience of teaching.
- Standards reported on the grade card will be more broad with comments indicating skills not taught or mastered therefore reducing the number of standards reported.
- Continue teaching only the 4 core Units of Reading and Writing so time allows for Word and Language Study instruction.
- Pre and Post Assessments have been created for all Units of Study and have Sample Answers and Rubrics with different levels of answers.
4th and 5th Grade
- No longer giving the Spelling Inventory to place students in groups.
- No longer teaching Words Their Way to 3-4 separate groups. This will now be taught in a whole group.
- We have ordered the Syllables and Affixes Volume 2 for each student (4th grade only) and Derivational Relations (4th and 5th). This Word Study documents lessons taught to meet the standards.
- This Patterns of Power document indicates lessons taught to aid in teaching grammar and conventions. Slides will be updated to Coaches Corner for convenience of teaching.
- F&P's will only need to be given to students falling at or below the 40th percentile. We are no longer using RIT scores. This should only be 4-5 students.
- Standards reported on the grade card will be more broad with comments indicating skills not taught or mastered therefore reducing the number of standards reported.
- Continue teaching only the 4 core Units of Reading and Writing so time allows for Word and Language Study instruction.
- Pre and Post Assessments have been created for all Units of Study and have Sample Answers and Rubrics with different levels of answers.
Jennifer Wiley
Email: wileyj@parkhill.k12.mo.us
Website: www.parkhill.k12.mo.us
Location: 7703 Northwest Barry Road, Kansas City, MO, USA
Phone: 816-359-6253
Twitter: @icjenwiley
Kim Fette
Email: fettek@parkhill.k12.mo.us
Website: parkhill.k12.mo.us
Location: 7703 Northwest Barry Road, Kansas City, MO, USA
Phone: 816-359-5750
Twitter: @kimElemCoach