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SJBP Grade 5 ELA Curriculum Map (2023-2024) Core Curriculum: Guidebooks 2.0 Unit 1 Birchbark House Guidebook Resources: 'Before Columbus The Americas of 1491', 'The First Americans: Prehistory-1800 (A History cf US, Book 'Controlled Burning from 3efcre Columbus: The Americas of 1491', The Birchba•k Houser Joyrngd 'A letter from the Treasurer of Spain', of Libstty Reopens Affer S Required Assessments: Culminating Writing Task students write a multi-paraqraph essay in response to the question: How do the main events of each season of The Birchbark House grepare Omakavas ta gain strength and understand and accept her pasto (LAT) Cold Read Task: write a multi- paragraph essay that compares and contrasts the emotions of the crew on October 10 and 11. (LAT) Extension Task: students read 'A Letter to the Treasurer of Spain" and then conduct small group research to vein,' the letter and write a two-page research based essay In response ta the question Describe the changes as a result of Christopher Columbus: arrival in the New World. What effect did Columbus have on the New World? Students also work collaboratively to create a presentation of their findings (RST) st-ohn.learnzillion.co Unit 2 The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Guidebook Resources The Lion, he Wit:h, ard WardmbE, "The Grand I//usion: A Century of Special Special Effects Artists Work', 'Adventures of Isabel', The Secret Garden: Aics S AoVsntures in Wonderland, 'Adventures of /sabsr, VA Brief Hlsiory' of Movie Special Effects', WondsAand - Visual Effects HghÖghts Required Assessments: Culminating Writing Task students write a multi-paragraph essay in response to the prompt: Rewrite a scene from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe from the point of view of Edmund, Aslant or the White Witch. Cold Read Task: Write a multi-paragraph essay that explains how the legend of Shambhala IS about what is good in conflict with what is evil (LAT) Extension Task: students work collaboratively to create a Visual representation (print, nonprint, recorded, or live action) of a selected scene from an assigned text from the unit Then students write and present a qraup essay explaining how the visual representation enhances the assigned text. (RST) unit 3 Shutting Out the Sky Guidebook Resources: Shutting Out the Sky: The Arnva/: Comng to The Story of Immgra60n, Ssedfoüs, •80th and Garden Grow in Seedfo/ks Coming to Amenca A New a New Land: 'The New Colossus', What Lad/ Lite*" and Ellis /s\ard Mean Todg•f Required Assessments: Culminating Writing Task write a multi- paragraph in response to the question: What is the meaning ofthe title? Haw does the author Introduce two main ideas related to the title and now are those ideas supported by key details ir the text? (LAT) Cold Read Task: Write one to two paragraphs that explain how the article and the Video support the idea that the Statue of Liberty is resilient (RST) Extension Task: Students research different service learninq protects and select art complete one as a class. During the project students write a narrative consistinq of journal entries to document their experiences. Then create a class collection of stories modeled after Seedtalks: and nclude visuals to enhance the narrative text (RST) —J KEY: LAT—LIterary Analysis Task, RST—Research Simulation Task; NAR—Narrative; CST—Computer-Based Test