Teach reading comprehension skills and fiction genre study to your fifth-grade students! Choose from nine units that span fiction genres or use them all! Realistic fiction Fable Science fiction Folk tale Comedy Realistic fiction Historical fiction Poetry Each unit includes: Teacher support pages with a lesson plan and objective One or two leveled reading selections with illustrations Story dictionary with topic vocabulary and academic vocabulary Close reading activities, comprehension activities, and vocabulary activities Oral close reading activity with questions to help guide students in a discussion Genre study activity and literary analysis activity Writing prompt activity Additional teacher resources: Comprehensive vocabulary definitions "How to Be a Good Reader" resource page for students Literary genres chart Literary elements and techniques chart Overview of texts that includes the reading level, genre, and literary element or story structure The illustrated reading selections in the grade 5 book are: Realistic Fiction: "The Job Interviews," Level S Fable: "Noah and the Gummy Bears," Level T Science Fiction: "Ten Paramount Rules for Vacationing in Outer Space," Level T Folk Tale: "Why a Cheetah's Cheeks Are Stained," Level U Comedy: "Two Fools," Level U Realistic Fiction: "Differences," Level V Historical Fiction: "The First Lady in the Woods," Level V Poetry: "The Walrus and the Carpenter," Level V Historical Fiction: "Memphis in 1968," Level W About Evan-Moor A leader in PreK-8 educational publishing, Evan-Moor has been a trusted partner of teachers and parents for over 40 years. Our mission is helping children learn, and we do this by creating resources that motivate children to learn important skills and concepts across the curriculum while also inspiring a love of learning.
Teach reading comprehension skills and fiction genre study to your fifth-grade students! Choose from nine units that span fiction genres or use them all! Realistic fiction Fable Science fiction Folk tale Comedy Realistic fiction Historical fiction Poetry Each unit includes: Teacher support pages with a lesson plan and objective One or two leveled reading selections with illustrations Story dictionary with topic vocabulary and academic vocabulary Close reading activities, comprehension activities, and vocabulary activities Oral close reading activity with questions to help guide students in a discussion Genre study activity and literary analysis activity Writing prompt ac