2016-2017+Planning+and+Pacing


 * ==Week== || ==Social Studies== || ==Science== || ==Open Court/==

CORE Ready
|| ==Literature/Novels== || 9/6 || Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 The Cradle of Humankind ||  || Open Court Unit 5 opener Rachel Carson || Hatchet Chap 1-4 || 9/12 || Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Hadar || Unit 1 Earth's Ecology Chapter 1 Earth's Ecosystems Lesson 1 Intro to Earth's Ecosystems Unit 1 Earth's Ecology Chapter 1 Earth's Ecosystems Lesson 2 Photosynthesis || Open Court Unit 5 Lesson 2 The Most Beautiful Roof in the World || Hatchet Chap 5-8 || 9/19 || Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 3 Other Ancestors || Unit 1 Earth's Ecology Chapter 1 Earth's Ecosystems Lesson 3 Microscopic Organisms on Earth || Open Court Unit 1 Perseverance Lesson 3 On Top of the World || Hatchet Chap 9-12 || 9/26 || Unit 1 Chapter 2 Lesson 1 The Old Stone Age Unit 1 Chapter 2 Lesson 2 Humans on the Move || Unit 1 Earth's Ecology Chapter 1 Earth's Ecosystems Lesson 4 Earth's food Chains, Webs, and Pyramids || Open Court Unit 5 Lesson 5 Saving the Peregrine Falcon || Hatchet Chap 13-16 || 10/3 || Unit 1 Chapter 2 Lesson 3 A Changing World Unit 1 Chapter 3 Lesson 1 New Ways of Life || Unit 1 Earth's Ecology Chapter 1 Earth's Ecosystems Lesson 5 Earth's Cycles of Life ||  || Hatchet Chap 17-Epilogue || 10/10 || Unit 1 Chapter 3 Lesson 2 Beginning of Settlements Unit 1 Chapter 3 Lesson 3 Catal Huyuk || Unit 1 Earth's Ecology Chapter 2 Earth's Land and Water Lesson 1 Earth's Land Biomes Unit 1 Earth's Ecology Chapter 2 Earth's Land and Water Lesson 2 Earth's Water Ecosystems Unit 1 Earth's Ecology Chapter 2 Earth's Land and Water Lesson 3 Ecosystems in California || Open Court Unit 5 Lesson 4 A Natural Force ||  || 10/17 ||  || Unit 2 Earth's Energy Chapter 3 Heat Energy Lesson 1 Heat Flow || Open Court Unit 2 Ancient Civilizations Lesson 1 Digging up the Past ||  || 10/24 || Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 Mesopotamia Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 Sumer || Unit 2 Earth's Energy Chapter 3 Heat Energy Lesson 2 Waves ||  ||   || 10/31 || Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 United Lands || Unit 2 Earth's Energy Chapter 3 Heat Energy Lesson 3 Fuels: Our Major Energy Source ||  ||   || 11/7 Veterans || Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 1 Nile Valley Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 2 Egypt's Old Kingdom || Unit 2 Earth's Energy Chapter 3 Heat Energy Lesson 4 Heat Transfer in Solids and Fluids ||  ||   || 11/14 || Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 3 Egyptian Beliefs Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 4 The Egyptian Empire || Unit 2 Earth's Energy Chapter 4 Energy in the Earth System Lesson 1 Electromagnetic Spectrum ||  ||   || 11/28 || Unit 2 Chapter 6 Lesson 1 Geography of Ancient Africa Lesson 2 Nubia Unit 2 Chapter 6 Lesson 3 Kingdom of Kush || Unit 2 Earth's Energy Chapter 4 Energy in the Earth System Lesson 2 Solar Radiation || Unit 2 Lesson 5 The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone || 12/5 || Unit 3 Chapter 7 Lesson 1 Geography of Ancient India Lesson 2 India's Early Civilizations || Unit 2 Earth's Energy Chapter 4 Energy in the Earth System Lesson 3 The Power of Convection Currents ||  ||   || 12/12 || Unit 3 Chapter 7 Lesson 3 Hinduism Lesson 4 Buddhism || Unit 3 Earth's Structure Chapter 5 Plate Tectonics and Earth's Structure Lesson 1 Earth's Moving Plates ||  || 12/19 || Unit 3 Chapter 7 Lesson 5 India's First Empires || Unit 3 Earth's Structure Chapter 5 Plate Tectonics and Earth's Structure Lesson 2 Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory Lesson 3 Earthquakes Lesson 4 Volcanoes How Plate Tectonics Affects California PAGES 324–333 ||  ||   || 1/9 SLY PARK! ||  ||   ||   ||   || 1/16 MLK || Unit 3 Chapter 8 Lesson 1 Exploring China's Geography Unit 3 Chapter 8 Lesson 2 Early Chinese Civilization ||  ||   || Esperanza Rising and the UNDRoC || 1/23 || Unit 3 Chapter 8 Lesson 3 Life in Ancient China Unit 3 Chapter 8 Lesson 4 The Qin and Han Dynasties || Unit 3 Earth's Structure Chapter 6 Shaping Earth's Surface Lesson 1 Atmospheric Pressure, Temperature, and Weather ||  ||   || 1/30 || Unit 3 Chapter 9 Lesson 1 The First Humans in the Americas Lesson 2 The Olmec || Unit 3 Earth's Structure Chapter 6 Shaping Earth's Surface Lesson 2 Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition ||  ||   || 2/6 || Unit 3 Chapter 9 Lesson 3 The Maya Lesson 4 The Mound Builders || Unit 3 Earth's Structure Chapter 6 Shaping Earth's Surface Lesson 3 Rivers and Streams ||  ||   || 2/13 Lincoln's Birthday || Unit 4 Chapter 10 Lesson 1 The Geography of Ancient Israel Lesson 2 The Beginnings of Judaism || Unit 3 Earth's Structure Chapter 6 Shaping Earth's Surface Lesson 4 Beaches and Wave Erosion ||  ||   || 2/20 Presidents' Day || Unit 4 Chapter 10 Lesson 3 The Israelite Kingdom Lesson 4 The Development of Judaism || Unit 3 Earth's Structure Chapter 6 Shaping Earth's Surface Lesson 5 Changing Habitats ||  ||   || 2/27 || Unit 4 Chapter 11 Lesson 1 Geography of Ancient Greece Lesson 2 The Early Greeks || Unit 3 Earth's Structure Chapter 7 Earth's Resources Lesson 1 Sources of Energy || Open Court: Unit 2 Island of the Bulls Ancient Greece ||  || 3/6 || Unit 4 Chapter 11 Lesson 3 Athens and Sparta || Unit 3 Earth's Structure Chapter 7 Earth's Resources Lesson 2 Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources ||  ||   || 3/13 Parent Conferences || Unit 4 Chapter 11 Lesson 4 The Persian Wars || Unit 3 Earth's Structure Chapter 7 Earth's Resources Lesson 3 Uses of Resources ||  ||   || 3/20 || Chapter 11 Lesson 5 The Age of Pericles Chapter 12 Lesson 1 Ancient Greek Culture ||  ||   || Start of Novel Groups || 3/27 || Unit 4 Chapter 12 Lesson 2 Greek Thinkers Lesson 3 Alexander the Great ||  || Unit 3 Lesson 2 Class Discussion Unit 3 Lesson 1 The Pretty Pennies Picket Unit 3 Lesson 4 I Have a Dream Unit 3 Lesson 7 Passage to Freedom || Novel Groups || 4/3 || Unit 4 Chapter 12 Lesson 4 The Hellenistic Era ||  ||   ||   || 4/17 || Unit 5 Chapter 13 Lesson 1 Geography of Ancient Rome p474-7 Think/Ideas: How did the geography of Italy impact the development of early settlements? Lesson 2 Early Rome p478-483 Think/Ideas: What led to the rise of a republic in Rome? || Unit 4 Lesson 3 Aida p404-419 Think/Ideas: Will Aida leave Egypt and flee to Ethiopia? Will Radames escape with her? || Finish up Spring Research Projects ||  || 4/24 || Unit 5 Chapter 13 Lesson 3 The Rise of the Republic p486-93 Think/Ideas: How did the Romans gain control of the Mediterranean region? Lesson 4 The Republic Falls p494-9 Think/Ideas: What led to civil war in the Roman Republic? || Unit 4 Lesson 2 The Nightingale p386-397 Think/Ideas: Does the ability to produce truly great music come from technical perfection or inspiration? How does music influence a listener's emotions? || Start work on Persuasion/ Argument writing ||  || 5/1 CAASPP Testing || Unit 5 Chapter 14 Lesson 1 The Beginnings of the Roman Empire p504-10 Think/Ideas: What changes did Augustus make in the Roman Empire? || Unit 4 Lesson 4 The Sound of Flutes p422-427 Think/Ideas: How can music communicate deep feelings? Can musical communication replace private conversations? || Persuasion/ Argument writing ||  || 5/8 CAASPP Testing || Lesson 2 The Height of the Roman Empire p 512-9 Think/Ideas: How did the Roman Empire become one of the greatest empires in history? || Unit 2 Lesson 5 The People on the Beach Think/Idea: How did the geography of Ancient Rome cause the disaster at Pompeii and Herculaneum? || Persuasion/ Argument writing ||  || 5/15 CAASPP Testing || Lesson 3 Daily Life in the Roman Empire p522-529 Think/Ideas: How was Roman culture influenced by the Greeks? || Lesson 6 Beethoven Lives Upstairs p440-459 Think/Ideas: What would it be like to have a musician living upstairs? Can an artist be a genius without being eccentric? || Persuasion/ Argument writing ||  || 5/22 CAASPP Testing || Unit 5 Chapter 15 Lesson 1 The Rise of Christianity p538-45 Think/Ideas: How did Christianity spread throughout Europe/ || Unit 4 Lesson 5 Ray and Mr. Pitt p 432-439 + poems Think/Ideas: How can a child's love of music be encouraged? How is Ray Charles's life influenced by music? || Persuasion/ Argument writing ||  || 5/29 Memorial Day || Lesson 2 Rome Declines p546-52 Think/Ideas:What led to the downfall of Rome? Lesson 3 The Byzantine Empire p556-62 Think/Ideas: Why did the Byzantine Empire succeed while the Roman Empire fell? || Unit 5 Lesson 3 Alejandro's GiftUnit 5 Lesson 6 The Day They Parachuted Cats on Borneo ||  ||   ||
 * ===Unit One=== ||
 * Two
 * Three
 * Four
 * Five
 * Six
 * Seven
 * ===Unit Two=== ||
 * Eight
 * Nine
 * Ten
 * Eleven
 * Twelve
 * Thirteen
 * Fourteen
 * Fifteen
 * Sixteen
 * ==Unit 3== ||
 * Seventeen
 * Eighteen
 * Nineteen
 * Twenty
 * Twenty-One
 * Twenty-Two
 * Twenty-Three
 * ==Unit Four== ||
 * Twenty-Four
 * Twenty-Five
 * Twenty-Six
 * Twenty-Seven
 * Twenty-Eight
 * Twenty-Nine
 * **Easter Break** ||
 * ==Unit 5== || ===History/ Social Studies=== || ===Open Court=== || ===Core Ready/Writing=== || ===Novel Groups=== ||
 * Thirty
 * Thirty-One
 * Thirty-Two
 * Thirty-Three
 * Thirty-Four
 * Thirty-Five
 * Thirty-Six