ELA SKILLS ELA CURRICULUM
August/ September:
Fiction
- ask and answer questions of texts
- character traits
- main idea/ supporting details
WRITE! - opinion
October/ November/ December:
Nonfiction/ Informative
- main idea/ supporting details
- summarize
- use information from maps/captions/ photographs
WRITE!- informative/explanatory
January:
Fiction: Fables/folktales/ fairytales, & myths
- character analysis
- recount stories (central message/ moral )
- summarize
WRITE! - opinion
February/ March:
Nonfiction/ Informative
- compare and contrast / cause and effect/ sequence events
- compare and contrast information from 2 or more texts on the same topic
WRITE!- informative/explanatory
March/ April:
Fiction
- compare and contrast
- themes/ settings/ plots
- Author studies
WRITE!- Narrative
May/ June:
All Genres
- review/ extend
- Writing focus on reading topics
August/ September:
Fiction
- ask and answer questions of texts
- character traits
- main idea/ supporting details
WRITE! - opinion
October/ November/ December:
Nonfiction/ Informative
- main idea/ supporting details
- summarize
- use information from maps/captions/ photographs
WRITE!- informative/explanatory
January:
Fiction: Fables/folktales/ fairytales, & myths
- character analysis
- recount stories (central message/ moral )
- summarize
WRITE! - opinion
February/ March:
Nonfiction/ Informative
- compare and contrast / cause and effect/ sequence events
- compare and contrast information from 2 or more texts on the same topic
WRITE!- informative/explanatory
March/ April:
Fiction
- compare and contrast
- themes/ settings/ plots
- Author studies
WRITE!- Narrative
May/ June:
All Genres
- review/ extend
- Writing focus on reading topics