LANGUAGE ARTS 

Unit 3- "A Changing Planet"

 THEME #3 WEEK #1

   Reading Selection:   "Everglades"

    Focus Skill:    Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

    Focus Strategy:    Create Mental Images

    Grammar Skill:   Possessive Nouns

    Spelling Skill:    Words with Silent Letters

THEME #3 WEEK #2

   Reading Selection:   "Summer of Fire"

    Focus Skill:    Graphic Aids

    Focus Strategy:   Reread to Clarify

   Grammar Skill:   Pronouns and Antecedents

    Spelling Skill:    Compound Words

THEME #3 WEEK #3

   Reading Selection:   "Oceans"

    Focus Skill:    Text Structure: Main Idea and Details

    Focus Strategy:   Adjust Reading Rate

   Grammar Skill:   Subject and Object Pronouns

    Spelling Skill:    Troublesome Words and Phrases

THEME #3 WEEK #4

   Reading Selection:   "Seeing Earth from Space"

    Focus Skill:    Graphic Aids

    Focus Strategy:    Reread to Clarify

   Grammar Skill:   Possessive Pronouns

    Spelling Skill:    Suffixes -ant and -ent

THEME #3 WEEK #5

   Reading Selection:   "The Case of the Flying-Saucer People"

    Focus Skill:    Text Structure: Main Ideas and Details

    Focus Strategy:   Use Decoding/Phonics

   Grammar Skill:   Case

    Spelling Skill:    Suffixes -tion and -ness

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