U5W2+Weslandia

=Weslandia (move to same time frame as Plant Unit in Science)= skill - theme strategy - inferences word skill - word origins word strategy - dictionary []

RL.5.1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. RL.5.2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. RL.5.3. Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact). RF.5.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
 * Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (e.g., roots and affixes) to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context.