The Solution to Reading Comprehension
5th Grade Novel Study Units
Fountas & Pinnell
Lexile
Genre: Biography
Lost Star: The Story of Amelia Earhart
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Distinguish biography and autobiography using a story’s point of view
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Infer an author’s unstated opinion about a subject using facts from the text
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Retell the events in the life of a main character
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Explain the impact of a significant experience on a person’s life
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Use a text feature to find and explain facts in a text
T
870L
The Story of Jackie Robinson, Bravest Man in Baseball
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Distinguish biography and autobiography using a story’s point of view
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Infer an author’s unstated opinion about a subject using facts from the text
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Retell the events in the life of a main character
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Explain the impact of a significant experience on a person’s life
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Use a text feature to find and explain facts in a text
O
760L
Genre: Historical Fiction
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Identify historical terms in historical fiction
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Examine how a character’s past impacts their present actions, thoughts, and feelings
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Compare and contrast two settings
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Explain how historical events and details affect characters
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Connect a theme in Historical Fiction to today’s world
P
720L
The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
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Identify historical terms in Historical Fiction
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Examine how a character’s past impacts their present actions, thoughts, and feelings
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Compare and contrast two settings in a novel
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Explain how historical events and details affect characters
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Connect a theme in Historical Fiction to today’s world
U
1000L
Genre: Poetry
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Identify elements of poetry
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Explain the main idea of a poem
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Describe the emotion or tone of a poem
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Identify a theme in a poem
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Identify the author’s purpose in a poem
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Classify various types of figurative language found in a poem
NP
Words with Wings: A Treasury of African-American Poetry and Art
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Identify elements of poetry
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Explain the main idea of a poem
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Describe the emotion or tone of a poem
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Identify a theme in a poem
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Identify the author’s purpose in a poem
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Classify various types of figurative language found in a poem
Genre: Realistic Fiction
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Identify the realistic elements of realistic fiction by making personal connections
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Predicting Events in Realistic Fiction
Make a prediction about what will happen in a work of realistic fiction using text evidence and prior knowledge
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Identify two plot conflicts in the text (Character vs. Character and Character vs. Self)
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Analyze character relationships
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Boys vs. Girls: It’s Not Just in Your Head
Use the Textual Analysis process to answer comprehension questions about a text
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Use recurring events in order to identify and examine a theme in a work of realistic fiction
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Character and Relationship Changes
Explain what drives a change in characters and their relationships
T
810L
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Identify the realistic elements of realistic fiction by making personal connections
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Use the Textual Analysis process to answer comprehension questions about a text
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Analyze character relationships
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Predicting Events in Realistic Fiction
Make a prediction about what will happen in a work of realistic fiction using text evidence and prior knowledge
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Identify two plot conflicts in the text (Character vs. Character and Character vs. Self)
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Use recurring events in order to identify and examine a theme in a work of realistic fiction
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Character and Relationship Changes
Explain what drives a change in characters and their relationships
O
560L
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Identify the realistic elements of realistic fiction by making personal connections
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Use the Textual Analysis Process to answer questions about a text
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Identify two plot conflicts in the text (Character vs. Character and Character vs. Self)
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Analyze character relationships
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Predicting Events in Realistic Fiction
Make a prediction about what will happen in a work of realistic fiction using text evidence and prior knowledge
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Character and Relationship Changes
Explain what drives a change in characters and their relationships
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Use recurring events in order to identify and examine a theme in a work of realistic fiction
S
840L
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Identify the realistic elements of realistic fiction by making personal connections
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Analyze character relationships
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Use the Textual Analysis process to answer comprehension questions about a text
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Predicting Events in Realistic Fiction
Make a prediction about what will happen in a work of realistic fiction using text evidence and prior knowledge
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Identify two plot conflicts in the text (Character vs. Character and Character vs. Self)
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Use recurring events in order to identify and examine a theme in a work of realistic fiction
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Character and Relationship Changes
Explain what drives a change in characters and their relationships
W
820L
Genre: Fantasy
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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Identify the fantastical elements in a work of fantasy fiction
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Examine descriptive language used to give a setting emotional impact
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The Effects of Character Decisions
Explain the effects of a character’s decision on the plot
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Analyze a Character vs. Character plot conflict
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Explain the theme of a story by analyzing the effects of a character’s decision
T
940L
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Identify the fantastical elements in a work of fantasy fiction
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Examine descriptive language used to give a setting emotional impact
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The Effects of Character Decisions
Explain the effects of a character’s decision on the plot
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Analyze a Character vs. Character plot conflict
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Explain the theme of a story by analyzing the effects of a character’s decision
P
1000L
Lesson Plans
- Skill & Strategy Units
- Comprehension Units
- Novel Study Units
- 5th Grade Units
- Bridge to Terabithia
- Dogs Don't Tell Jokes
- The Great Gilly Hopkins
- Leaf by Leaf: Autumn Poems
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- Lost Star: The Story of Amelia Earhart
- Maniac Magee
- Riding Freedom
- The Story of Jackie Robinson, Bravest Man in Baseball
- The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
- The Wizard of Oz
- Words with Wings: A Treasury of African-American Poetry and Art
- 6th Grade Units
- 5th Grade Units
- Reading Passages