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August

To be able to pronounce list words

Learn the spelling strategy

Understand their meaning

Use them in sentences to show understanding

Proofread for spelling, punctuation, and capitalization using list words

To expand their vocabulary by using words related to various themes

To show their understanding of the vocabulary words by completing a context activity

To use context clues to understand the meanings of unfamiliar words

To identify antonyms and synonyms of given words

To use a dictionary or thesaurus to find spellings, meanings, sample sentences, etymologies, slang uses, and jargon.

Recognize the spelling changes when –ion is added to words containing the roots mit/cede/ceed.

Apply their knowledge of the spelling and meaning of Greek word parts path, syn, sym, gen, and prot.

1A. 2a Read and comprehend unfamiliar words, using root words, synonyms, antonyms, word origins, and derivations

1A. 2b Clarify word meaning using context clues and a variety of resources including glossaries, dictionaries, and thesauruses

1A. 3a Apply knowledge of word origins and derivations to comprehend words used in specific content areas

1A. 3b Analyze the meaning of words and phrases in their context

3A. Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and structure

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September

To be able to pronounce list words

Learn the spelling strategy

Understand their meaning

Use them in sentences to show understanding

Proofread for spelling, punctuation, and capitalization using list words

To expand their vocabulary by using words related to various themes

To show their understanding of the vocabulary words by completing a context activity

To use context clues to understand the meanings of unfamiliar words

To identify antonyms and synonyms of given words

To use a dictionary or thesaurus to find spellings, meanings, sample sentences, etymologies, slang uses, and jargon.

Apply their knowledge of the spelling and meaning of the Latin prefixes trans-, and sub-.

Use the strategy of associating the origin of words that come from names with the spelling and meaning of those words.

Use the strategy of verifying the meaning and spelling of the correct homophone

Review and practice words in Units 1-5

1A. 2a Read and comprehend unfamiliar words, using root words, synonyms, antonyms, word origins, and derivations

1A. 2b Clarify word meaning using context clues and a variety of resources including glossaries, dictionaries, and thesauruses

1A. 3a Apply knowledge of word origins and derivations to comprehend words used in specific content areas

1A. 3b Analyze the meaning of words and phrases in their context

3A. Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and structure

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October

To be able to pronounce list words

Learn the spelling strategy

Understand their meaning

Use them in sentences to show understanding

Proofread for spelling, punctuation, and capitalization using list words

To expand their vocabulary by using words related to various themes

To show their understanding of the vocabulary words by completing a context activity

To use context clues to understand the meanings of unfamiliar words

To identify antonyms and synonyms of given words

To use a dictionary or thesaurus to find spellings, meanings, sample sentences, etymologies, slang uses, and jargon.

Recognize that the prefixes ad-, in-, and con- can be absorbed when the final consonant changes of the root or base word to which they are added.

Recognize the Greek word parts log and logy in order to spell and understand words that contain these parts.

Apply the knowledge of the spelling and meaning of the Latin prefixes inter-, intra-, super-, and counter- when trying to spell words that contain these prefixes.

Learn the strategy of learning Spanish pronunciations in order to spell words borrowed from Spanish.

Identify appositives used as context clues to the meanings of given words

1A. 2a Read and comprehend unfamiliar words, using root words, synonyms, antonyms, word origins, and derivations

1A. 2b Clarify word meaning using context clues and a variety of resources including glossaries, dictionaries, and thesauruses

1A. 3a Apply knowledge of word origins and derivations to comprehend words used in specific content areas

1A. 3b Analyze the meaning of words and phrases in their context

3A. Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and structure

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November

To be able to pronounce list words

Learn the spelling strategy

Understand their meaning

Use them in sentences to show understanding

Proofread for spelling, punctuation, and capitalization using list words

To expand their vocabulary by using words related to various themes

To show their understanding of the vocabulary words by completing a context activity

To use context clues to understand the meanings of unfamiliar words

To identify antonyms and synonyms of given words

To use a dictionary or thesaurus to find spellings, meanings, sample sentences, etymologies, slang uses, and jargon.

Focus on meaning to avoid confusing words with similar spellings and pronunciations.

Identify the vowel that changes from the schwa sound to the long vowel sound in related words.

Distinguish between literal and figurative uses of given words.

Learn the spellings and meanings of the Latin roots-fer, pos, and tract/trace to spell and understand the words with these roots.

Review and practice words in Units 7-11

1A. 2a Read and comprehend unfamiliar words, using root words, synonyms, antonyms, word origins, and derivations

1A. 2b Clarify word meaning using context clues and a variety of resources including glossaries, dictionaries, and thesauruses

1A. 3a Apply knowledge of word origins and derivations to comprehend words used in specific content areas

1A. 3b Analyze the meaning of words and phrases in their context

3A. Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and structure

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December

To be able to pronounce list words

Learn the spelling strategy

Understand their meaning

Use them in sentences to show understanding

Proofread for spelling, punctuation, and capitalization using list words

To expand their vocabulary by using words related to various themes

To show their understanding of the vocabulary words by completing a context activity

To use context clues to understand the meanings of unfamiliar words

To identify antonyms and synonyms of given words

To use a dictionary or thesaurus to find spellings, meanings, sample sentences, etymologies, slang uses, and jargon.

Recognize that the suffixes –cy, -ty, and –ity form nouns when added to base words or roots and that the spelling of the base word sometimes changes when these suffixes are added.

Identify positive and negative connotations of given word pairs

Apply the knowledge of the differences between English and French spellings and pronunciations in order to spell words borrowed from French.

Use the strategy of learning the origin of a word that is often misspelled and thinking about the meaning of its parts and practicing it in order to spell it correctly.

Combine words to form compound words

1A. 2a Read and comprehend unfamiliar words, using root words, synonyms, antonyms, word origins, and derivations

1A. 2b Clarify word meaning using context clues and a variety of resources including glossaries, dictionaries, and thesauruses

1A. 3a Apply knowledge of word origins and derivations to comprehend words used in specific content areas

1A. 3b Analyze the meaning of words and phrases in their context

3A. Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and structure

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January

Review and practice words in Units 13-17

To be able to pronounce list words

Learn the spelling strategy

Understand their meaning

Use them in sentences to show understanding

Proofread for spelling, punctuation, and capitalization using list words

To expand their vocabulary by using words related to various themes

To show their understanding of the vocabulary words by completing a context activity

To use context clues to understand the meanings of unfamiliar words

To identify antonyms and synonyms of given words

To use a dictionary or thesaurus to find spellings, meanings, sample sentences, etymologies, slang uses, and jargon.

Identify the vowel changes from the schwa sound to the short vowel sound in related words.

Identify the ways in which the meanings of given words have changed over time.

Learn the spelling and the meaning of the Latin roots ver- and spir/pir.

Use the strategy of applying the knowledge of the spelling and meaning of the noun suffixes –ian, -ist, and –ism when trying to spell words that contain these.

Use antonyms to identify the meanings of unfamiliar words.

1A. 2a Read and comprehend unfamiliar words, using root words, synonyms, antonyms, word origins, and derivations

1A. 2b Clarify word meaning using context clues and a variety of resources including glossaries, dictionaries, and thesauruses

1A. 3a Apply knowledge of word origins and derivations to comprehend words used in specific content areas

1A. 3b Analyze the meaning of words and phrases in their context

3A. Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and structure

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February

Reinforce the strategy of remembering the origin of a word, thinking about the meaning of its different parts, and practicing it in order to spell it correctly

Review and practice words in Units 19-23

Recognize words that the English language has borrowed from other languages.

Use the strategy of remembering how the vowels change in one pair of related words to help predict changes in other pairs with the same root.

Learn the spelling and meaning of the Latin roots plic, plex, ply, pli, sens, sent, and struct.

Identify the meanings of given idioms.

1A. 2a Read and comprehend unfamiliar words, using root words, synonyms, antonyms, word origins, and derivations

1A. 2b Clarify word meaning using context clues and a variety of resources including glossaries, dictionaries, and thesauruses

1A. 3a Apply knowledge of word origins and derivations to comprehend words used in specific content areas

1A. 3b Analyze the meaning of words and phrases in their context

3A. Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and structure

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March

Recognize that the suffixes –al, -ile, and –ous form adjectives when added to base words or word roots.

Use the strategy of associating the origin of words that come from the names of places with the spelling and meaning of those words.

Analyze words to determine when to double consonants to those words

Review and practice words in Units 25-29

1A. 2a Read and comprehend unfamiliar words, using root words, synonyms, antonyms, word origins, and derivations

1A. 2b Clarify word meaning using context clues and a variety of resources including glossaries, dictionaries, and thesauruses

1A. 3a Apply knowledge of word origins and derivations to comprehend words used in specific content areas

1A. 3b Analyze the meaning of words and phrases in their context

3A. Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and structure

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April

Use the strategy of remembering how the vowels change in one pair of related words to help predict changes in other pairs with the same root

Recognize the Latin roots –fac, -fic, -fec,  -feat, -man, and –ven in order to spell and understand words that contain these roots.

Recognize the number prefixes mono-, mon-, di-, du-, dec-, and cent- to use in determining the meaning of words.

1A. 2a Read and comprehend unfamiliar words, using root words, synonyms, antonyms, word origins, and derivations

1A. 2b Clarify word meaning using context clues and a variety of resources including glossaries, dictionaries, and thesauruses

1A. 3a Apply knowledge of word origins and derivations to comprehend words used in specific content areas

1A. 3b Analyze the meaning of words and phrases in their context

3A. Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and structure

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May

Use the knowledge of how words new to the English language were formed in order to spell them and understand their meaning.

Learn the correct pronunciation of a word in order to help them spell the word correctly.

Review and practice words in Units 30-35

1A. 2a Read and comprehend unfamiliar words, using root words, synonyms, antonyms, word origins, and derivations

1A. 2b Clarify word meaning using context clues and a variety of resources including glossaries, dictionaries, and thesauruses

1A. 3a Apply knowledge of word origins and derivations to comprehend words used in specific content areas

1A. 3b Analyze the meaning of words and phrases in their context

3A. Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and structure

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