Mr. Gurnett's Class

LANGUAGE ARTS

01    Reading: Students will use knowledge of phonetic and structural analysis to read, write, and spell grade level text.

• Use advanced sound/spelling patterns (e.g., vowel variance, multi-syllable words) to read, write, and spell
• Use word structure to read text (e.g., prefixes/suffixes, compound words, contractions, syllabication, derivation)

02    Reading: Students will read a variety of grade level texts fluently with accuracy, appropriate pace, phrasing, and expression.

• Read phrases, clauses, and sentences that sound like natural language to support comprehension
• Read words and phrases accurately and automatically
• Demonstrate conversational tone (e.g., volume, pitch) and use of punctuation to reflect meaning of text
• Adjust oral or silent reading pace based on purpose, text difficulty, form, and style

03    Reading: Students will build literary, general academic, and content specific grade level vocabulary.

• Apply knowledge of word structure elements, known words, and word patterns to determine meaning (e.g., parts of speech, plurals, possessives, suffixes, prefixes, base and root words).
• Relate new grade level vocabulary to prior knowledge and use in new situations
• Apply context clues (e.g., word, phrase, sentence, and paragraph clues, re-reading) and text features (e.g., glossary, headings, subheadings, captions) to infer meaning of unknown words
• Identify semantic relationships (e.g., patterns and categories, homographs, homophones, synonyms, antonyms, multiple meanings)
• Determine meaning using print and digital reference materials (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, glossary)

04    Reading: Students will extract and construct meaning using prior knowledge, applying text information, and monitoring comprehension while reading grade level text.

• Identify author’s purpose(s) (e.g., explain, entertain, inform, persuade) and recognize how author perspective (e.g., beliefs, assumptions, biases) influences text
• Identify and analyze elements of narrative text (e.g., character development, setting, plot, theme)
• Summarize narrative text including characters, setting, and plot with supporting details
• Identify literary devices and explain the ways in which language is used (e.g., simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, imagery, rhythm)
• Retell and summarize the main idea from informational text using supporting details
• Recognize and apply knowledge of organizational patterns found in informational text (e.g., sequence, description, cause and effect, compare/contrast, fact/opinion)
• Apply knowledge of text features to locate information and gain meaning from a text (e.g., glossary, maps, charts, tables, graphs, illustrations, headings, subheadings, captions, font/format styles)
• Describe the defining characteristics of narrative and informational genres (e.g., folk tales, poetry, historical fiction, biographies, chapter books, textbooks)
• Use narrative or informational text to develop a multi-cultural perspective
• Generate and/or answer literal, inferential, critical, and interpretive questions, supporting answers using prior knowledge and literal and inferential information from the text
• Identify and explain purpose for reading (e.g., information, pleasure, understanding)
• Build and activate prior knowledge in order to identify text to self, text to text, and text to world connections before, during, and after reading
• Self-monitor comprehension by recognizing when meaning is disrupted and apply strategies to clarify, confirm, or correct
• Make and confirm/modify predictions before, during, and after reading (e.g., title, topic sentences, font, key words, foreshadowing clues)
• Use examples and details in a text to make inferences about a story or situation
• Respond to text verbally, in writing, or artistically

05    Writing: Students will apply the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit and publish writing using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other standard conventions appropriate for grade level.

• Use prewriting activities and inquiry tools to generate and organize information, guide writing and answer questions (e.g., sketch, brainstorm, diagram, free write, graphic organizer, digital idea mapping tool, word processing tools, multimedia)
• Generate a draft by:

(1) Selecting and organizing ideas relevant to topic, purpose, and genre,

(2) Composing paragraphs with grammatically correct sentences of varying length, and

(3) Revise to improve writing (e.g., quality of ideas, organization, sentence fluency, word choice, voice)

• Provide oral, written, and/or electronic feedback to other writers; utilize others’ feedback to improve own writing
• Edit writing for format and conventions (e.g., spelling, capitalization, grammar, punctuation)
• Publish a legible document (e.g., handwritten or electronic)

06    Writing: Students will write for a variety of purposes and audiences in multiple genres.

• Write in a selected genre considering purpose (e.g., inform, entertain, persuade, instruct)
• Write considering audience and what the reader needs to know; select words and format with audience in mind
• Write considering tone/voice and typical characteristics of a selected genre (e.g., memoir, biography, report, formal letter)
• Select and apply an organizational structure appropriate to the task (e.g., logical, sequential order)
• Analyze models and examples (own and others) of various genres to create a similar piece

07    Speaking & Listening: Students will develop and apply speaking skills to communicate key ideas in a variety of situations.

• Communicate ideas and information in a clear and concise manner appropriate to the purpose and setting
• Demonstrate speaking techniques for a variety of purposes and situations
• Utilize available media to enhance communication(e.g., presentation software, poster)

08    Speaking & Listening: Students will develop and apply active listening skills across a variety of situations.

• Demonstrate listening skills needed for multiple situations and modalities (e.g., electronic, one-to-one, small/large group, presentation)
• Listen, ask questions to clarify, and take notes to ensure accuracy of information
• Listen to, summarize, and explain thoughts, ideas, and information being communicated

09    Speaking & Listening: Students will develop and apply reciprocal communication skills.

• Demonstrate sensitivity to the use of words (e.g., stereotypes, multiple meanings of words)
• Apply conversation strategies (e.g., face the speaker, listen while others are talking, gain the floor, take turns talking, eye contact, tone, stay on topic, non-verbal cues)
• Interact and collaborate with others in learning situations by contributing questions, information, opinions, and ideas using a variety of media and formats

10    Multiple Literacies: Students will research, synthesize, and communicate information in a variety of media and formats (textual, visual, and digital).

• Select and use multiple resources to answer guiding questions (e.g., print, subscription databases, web resources)
• Demonstrate ethical and legal use of information by citing sources using a prescribed format (e.g., creating a simplified citation of information used)
• Practice safe and ethical behaviors when communicating and interacting with others (e.g., safe information to share online, appropriate language use, utilizing appropriate sites and materials, respecting diverse perspectives)
• Engage in activities with learners from a variety of cultures through electronic means (e.g., podcasts, video chats, distance learning, e-pals)
• Identify bias and commercialism (e.g., product placement, advertising)
• Gather and share information and opinions as a result of communication with others (e.g., video/audio chat, interview, podcast, multi-media presentations)
• Use social networks and information tools to gather and share information (e.g., social bookmarking, online collaborative tools.

WRITING

01    Ideas

• Clarity
• Focus - a small, easy-to-manage topic
• Good information - from experience, imagination or research

02    Organization-

• A snappy lead that gets the reader’s attention
• Order and logic - Clear connections to a main idea
• A graceful ending - doesn’t just STOP

03    Voice

• Sounds human–not like technospeak
• Has the mark of this particular writer
• Brings the topic to life
• Is appropriate for the audience, topic, purpose

04    Word Choice

• Moments that stick with you
• Relies on strong verbs and precise nouns - not on modifiers
• Creates word pictures

05    Sentence Fluency

• Rhythmic
• Easy to read aloud - inviting
• Varied sentence length - some long, some short

06    Conventions

• Spelling
• Correct punctuation
• Paragraphs for new topics
• Quotations to set off dialogue
• Appropriate capitalization
• Noun/Verb agreement
• No arbitrary shifts in tense
• Layout has eye appeal

MATH

01    Read, write (in digits and words), round, order, and compare whole numbers, decimals, fractions; compare positive and negative numbers.

• Read and write 3- and 4-digit numbers.
• Compare numbers using less than, greater than, or equal to symbols.
• Order numbers from least to greatest.
• Read and write fractions.
• Understand relationship between operations.
• Round numbers to the nearest ten, nearest hundred, nearest dollar, nearest thousand, and nearest ten thousand.
• Make change and count out in amounts up to $20.00.
• Read and write decimals with tenths and hundredths.

02    Utilize estimation and the four main operations to solve problems with whole numbers, decimals, and fractions.

• Use estimations technique of rounding to estimate sums and differences.
• Add numbers with three-, four-, or five-digits.
• Subtract numbers with three- and four-digits.
• Add and subtract fractions with like and unlike denominators.
• Multiple two- and three-digit numbers.
• Divide by single digit numbers.

03    Estimate and measure using standard and metric units, and compute elapsed time.

• Estimate and measure length standard and metric units.
• Solve word problems using both standard and metric units for linear measure, area, mass/weight, capacity and temperature.
• Use an analog clock to determine elapsed time.
• Solve word problems, using time.

04    Describe, create, analyze, and compare two- and three-dimensional figures using congruency, symmetry, similarity, and simple transformations.

• Identify solid figures, plane figures, and identify and draw curves.
• Identify parallel and perpendicular lines; classify triangles, angles, and quadrilaterals.
• Identify lines of symmetry and find similar and congruent figures.

05    Identify and draw points, lines, line segments, rays, and angles.

• Compare the various ways in which lines intersect.
• Identify and compare types of various angles.
• Identify points, rays, lines, and line segments.
• Apply geometric concepts to closed plane figures.

06    Collect, organize, display, and interpret numerical and categorical data and clearly communicate findings.

• Collect, organize, record, interpret data, and describe findings.

07    Use and interpret variables, mathematical symbols, and properties to write and simplify expressions and sentences.

• Identify the proper value to replace a variable in an open sentence.
• Identify the proper relationship between two sides of a sentence.
• Extend a given number pattern.

08    Identify, develop and apply strategies to solve problems using real-life situations.

• Develop and apply strategies to solve a variety of word problems.

SCIENCE

INQUIRY, THE NATURE OF SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY

SC K-12.1 Students will combine scientific processes and knowledge with scientific reasoning and critical thinking to ask questions about phenomena and propose explanations based on gathered evidence.

1.     Inquiry

·       SC5.1.1.a Ask testable scientific questions

·       SC5.1.1.c Select and use equipment correctly and accurately

·       SC5.1.1.f Develop a reasonable explanation based on collected data

2.     Nature of Science

·       SC5.1.2.a Recognize that scientific explanations are based on evidence and scientific knowledge

·       SC5.1.2.b Recognize that new discoveries are always being made which impact scientific knowledge

3.     Technology

·       SC5.1.3.a Identify a simple problem

·       SC5.1.3.b Propose a solution to a simple problem

·       SC5.1.3.e Communicate the problem, design, and solution

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

SC K-12.2 Students will integrate and communicate the information, concepts, principles, processes, theories, and models of the Physical Sciences to make connection with the natural and engineered world.

1.     Forces and Motion

·       SC5.2.2.c Describe magnetic behavior in terms of attraction and repulsion

·       SC5.2.2.f Recognize that the transfer of electricity in an electrical circuit requires a closed loop

LIFE SCIENCE

SC K-12.3 Students will integrate and communicate the information, concepts, principles, processes, theories, and models of the Life Sciences to make connections with the natural and engineered world.

1.     Flow of Matter and Energy in Ecosystems

·       SC5.3.3.a Diagram and explain a simple food chain beginning with the sun

·       SC5.3.3.b Identify the role of producers, consumers, and decomposers in an ecosystem

2.     Biodiversity

·       SC5.3.4.a Describe adaptations made by plants or animals to survive environmental changes

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE

SC K-12.4 Students will integrate and communicate the information, concepts, principles, processes, theories, and models of the Earth and Space Sciences to make connections with the natural and engineered world.

1.     Earth Structures and Processes

·       SC5.4.2.a Describe the characteristics of rocks, minerals, soil, water, and the atmosphere

·       SC5.4.2.c Identify how Earth materials are used (fuel, building materials, sustaining plant life

2.     Earth’s History

·       SC5.4.4.a Describe how slow processes (erosion, weathering, deposition, uplift) and rapid processes (landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, violent storms) change the Earth’s surface

SOCIAL STUDIES

01    CULTURE:

• Describe the elements of culture found in Nebraska.

02    HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY:

• Explain major events in Nebraska history.
• Compare and contrast geographical regions of the U.S. with Nebraska.
• Interpret and use information from maps and globes.

03    ECONOMICS:

• Compare the relationship between the use of natural resources and the economy of Nebraska.

04    CITIZENSHIP/GOVERNMENT:

• Describe how people work together in Nebraska.
• Identify leaders in Nebraska government.