In this lesson, students will complete the Gathering Evidence graphic organizer and respond to one text dependent question independently as a grade, mid unit assessment. This task calls upon students to employ the practices of close reading that they have been practicing in earlier lessons.

In this lesson, students complete the final section of their Researcher's Notebook, in which they formulate a plan of action based on their research findings.

In this lesson, students will focus on making inferences from science while reading excerpts from "The Digital Revolution and the Adolescent Brain Evolution."

In this lesson, students will explore how one consequence causes another in a domino-type effect.

In this lesson, students will make a plan for revision of their narratives and work on a mini lesson on illustrations.

In this lesson, students will read and analyze an informational text that acts as a bridge between the building background on neuroscience texts in this unit and the argument texts about the effects of screen time in the text, "Growing Up Digital."

In this lesson, students continue to build their stamina and ability to make meaning of the Narrative through the process of reading each excerpt several times.

In this lesson, students will analyze the text "Is Money Affecting Your Social Status?" and identify claims, interactions, and structures.

In this lesson, students will write several paragraphs that synthesize their learning and demonstrate what they have learned about advertising.

In this lesson,students will write book reviews for their independent reading books and work on their children's book illustrations.

In this lesson, students will begin working to research supporting questions, focusing on how to assess and read internet sources.

In this lesson, students will be asked to explain how and why the novel's author both used and altered historical facts.

In this lesson, students will first review and discuss the reading they did for homework, and then use evidence to support their claims.

In this lesson, students will focus on identifying evidence of how Eliza Doolittle is a dynamic character.

In this lesson, students will work on finalizing their brochures. This lesson will be taught as a workshop lesson: begins with a mini lesson, continues with a large chunk of work time, and ends with a debrief.

In this lesson, students will synthesize their learning from Chapters 1-5 of A Long Walk to Water, focusing on their current understanding of Nya and Salva. This prepares them for a shift in focus to informational text in the following lesson.

In this lesson, students are introduced to Laurence Yep's autobiography, The Lost Garden. Students will read three excerpts in order to identify how his culture affects his perspective.

In this lesson, students will continue to draft their literary analysis essays. Students will work on the second body paragraph based on the model literary analysis, using evidence to support a claim.

In this lesson, students will begin to read the central text, Rick Riordan's The Lightning Thief, and identify the narrator of the story.