Ellsworth Elementary School

Reading and Writing Curriculum

Goals and Objectives/Scope and Sequence

Summer 2003

 

 

Standard 1:

Learners demonstrate skill in reading a variety of materials for a variety of purposes.

 

Standard 2:

Learners write effectively for a variety of audiences, purposes, and contexts.

 

Standard 3:

Learners demonstrate knowledge of literature from a variety of cultures.

 

Standard 4:

Learners demonstrate skills needed to read and respond to literature.

 

 

 

Key:            

I                  =        Introduce:   To teach or explain the concept for the first time.

E                 =        Extend:       To continue teaching the concept.

M                =        Mastery:      To demonstrate an understanding of the concept with at least ______ accuracy.

R                 =        Reinforce:    To scaffold the concept.

*                  =        Denotes concepts tested on the 5th grade State Assessment.

**                =        Denotes concepts tested on the 8th grade State Assessment.

 

 

Standards 1,3,&4

 

 

 

 

K

 

 

 

 

1st

 

 

 

 

2nd

 

 

 

 

3rd

 

 

 

 

4th

 

 

 

 

5th

 

 

 

 

6th

 

 

 

 

7th

 

 

 

 

8th

 

 

 

 

9th -12th

Benchmark 1:  The proficient reader comprehends whole pieces of narration, exposition, persuasion, and technical writing.

The students will be able to:

Use illustrations and/or text for meaning

I-E

E

E

E

E

E

 

 

 

 

Listen to and follow directions

I-E

E

E

E

E

E

 

 

 

 

Listen attentively when others speak or read

I-E

E

E

E

E

E

 

 

 

 

Recall information

I-E

E

E

E

E

E

 

 

 

 

Ask questions to obtain information

I-E

E

E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speak with appropriate clarity, rate, and volume

I-E

E

E

E

E

E

 

 

 

 

Participate in discussions by contributing information and by expressing opinions on the topic

I-E

E

E

E

E

E

 

 

 

 

*Identify test structure in expository test

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I-E

 

E

 

E-M

 

 

 

 

  *Cause and effect

  *Comparison and Contrast

 

 

I-E

E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

  *Description

 

 

I-E

E-M

R

R

 

 

 

 

  *Sequence

 

I-E

E

E-M

R

R

 

 

 

 

  *Problem and Solution

 

 

 

 

I-E

E-M

 

 

 

 

Choose reading selections for a particular purpose (pleasure, information, research)

 

 

I-E

E

E

E

 

 

 

 

*Identify and use to locate information

 

 

 

 

 

I-E

 

E-M

 

R

 

R

 

 

 

 

  *Table of Contents

  *Glossary

 

 

 

I-E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

  *Appendix

 

 

 

I-E

E

E-M

 

 

 

 

Identify characteristics of narrative text

 

I-E

 

E-M

 

R

 

R

 

R

 

R

 

 

 

 

  *Character

  *Setting

I-E

E-M

R

R

R

R

 

 

 

 

  *Plot (Problem/Solution)

 

I-E

E

E-M

R

R

 

 

 

 

  *Theme

 

 

I-E

E

E

E

 

 

 

 

Use the skills of skimming to get an overview of the text

 

 

I-E

E

E

E

 

 

 

 

Use scanning to find specific information in the text

 

 

 

 

I-E

E

 

 

 

 

*Link causes to effects

 

 

I-E

E

E

E-M

 

 

 

 

*Compare and contrast information in pictures, objects, events & text

I-E

E

E

E

E

E-M

 

 

 

 

Follow written directions

 

 

I-E

E

E

E

 

 

 

 

Follow directions explained in technical writing

 

 

 

 

 

I-E

 

 

 

 

Identify author’s purpose

 

 

 

 

I-E

E

 

 

 

 

*Identify graphic features (maps, headings, charts, graphs, sub-headings, text, font)

 

 

 

I-E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

*Make and connect predictions with information read

 

I-E

E

E

E

E-M

 

 

 

 

Reread as necessary for understanding

 

I-E

E

E

E

E

 

 

 

 

*Identify text organizers

 

 

I-E

 

E

 

E-M

 

R

 

R

 

 

 

 

  *Topic

  *Main idea

 

 

I-E

E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

  *Details (Supports in Grades 5-8)

 

 

I-E

E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

Summarize the text

 

 

 

 

I-E

E

 

 

 

 

Identify facts from opinions

 

 

 

I-E

E

E

 

 

 

 

Tell a story using complete sentences

I-E

E

E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Draw pictures to show the sequence of a story or an event

I-E

E

E-M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retell a story

I-E

E

E-M

R

R

R

 

 

 

 

Benchmark 1 (Cont.):  The proficient reader comprehends whole pieces of narration, exposition, persuasion, and technical writing.

The students will be able to:

 

 

K

 

 

1st

 

 

2nd

 

 

3rd

 

 

4th

 

 

5th

 

 

6th

 

 

7th

 

 

8th

 

 

9th -12th

Sequence key events in narrative text (Beginning, middle, end)

I-E

E

E

E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

Sequence key steps in expository text

 

 

 

 

I-E

E

 

 

 

 

*Identify a variety of genres

 

 

I-E

 

E-M

 

R

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

  *Non-fiction

  *Informational text

 

 

I-E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

 

  *Biography

 

 

I-E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

 

  *Autobiography

 

 

I-E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

 

  *Fiction

 

I-E

E-M

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

  *Folklore (fairy tale, folk tale, tall tale)

 

I-E

E

E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

  *Poetry

 

 

I-E

E

E

E-M

 

 

 

 

  *Fantasy

 

 

 

I-E

E

E-M

 

 

 

 

  *Historical Fiction

 

 

 

I-E

E

E-M

 

 

 

 

  *Realistic Fiction

 

 

I-E

E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benchmark 2:  The proficient reader decodes accurately and understands new words in reading material.

The students will be able to:

 

 

K

 

 

1st

 

 

2nd

 

 

3rd

 

 

4th

 

 

5th

 

 

6th

 

 

7th

 

 

8th

 

 

9th -12th

Identify capital letters in random order

I-M

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify lower case letters in random order

I-M

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Know the consonant sounds

I-M

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Give the two common sounds of each vowel

I-E

E-M

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

Know which letters are vowels

I-E

E-M

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

Know which letters are consonants

I-E

E-M

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name words which start with a specific sound

I-M

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hear and distinguish if two words rhyme

I-E

E

E-M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name a word that rhymes with a clue word

I-E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read high frequency words

 

I-M

 

R

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  K (See attached list)

  1st (See attached list)

 

I-M

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

  2nd (See attached list)

 

 

I-M

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

  3rd (See attached list)

 

 

 

I-M

R

R

 

 

 

 

Decode a word from left to right

I-E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print words from left to right

I-M

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print sentences from left to right using a return sweep

I-E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write capital letters using correct letter formation

 

I-M

 

R

 

R

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Manuscript

  Cursive

 

 

 

I-E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

Write lowercase letters using correct letter formation

 

I-M

 

R

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Manuscript

  Cursive

 

 

 

I-E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

Write first and last name clearly using correct letter formation

 

I-M

 

R

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Manuscript

  Cursive

 

 

 

I-M

R

R

 

 

 

 

Decode words using chunks and/or word parts

 

I-E

E

E

E

E

 

 

 

 

Blend sounds to make words

 

I-E

 

E-M

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Apply initial consonant sounds

  Apply final consonant sounds

I-E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Apply medial consonant sounds

 

I-E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Apply initial digraphs

 

I-M

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Apply two-letter blends

 

I-E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Apply three-letter blends

 

 

I-E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

 

  Apply CVC words

I-E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Apply CVCE words

 

I-E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Apply R-controlled vowels

 

I-E

E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

 

  Apply double vowels

 

I-E

E

E-M

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Apply diphthongs

 

 

I-E

E

E-M

R

 

 

 

 

Recite alphabet in sequence

I-M

R

R