See below for details of our fifth and seventh units. Please see my S’more for weekly lessons: English Language Arts

In 5th grade, we are working in our seventh unit “Above, Below and Beyond,” and will finish the unit with a final project that highlights a famous explorer.

In 6th grade, we are working in our fifth unit “Surviving the Unthinkable,” and we will finish the unit with the creation of an ABC book that explains tips to being a survivor. We are also currently working in the “Punctuation” module in our Grammar Textbooks.

In 7th grade, we are working in our fifth unit “Game On,” and we will finish the unit with a poem emulation. We are also currently working in the “Punctuation” module in our Grammar Textbooks.

In 8th grade, we are working in our fifth unit “Finding Your Path,” and we will finish the unit with the creation of a resume and cover letter. We are also currently working in the “Punctuation” module in our Grammar Textbooks.

Our yearly units in HMH:

5th Grade: “Inventors at Work,” “What a Story,” “Natural Disasters,” “Wild West,” “Project Earth,” “Art for Everyone,” “Above, Below, and Beyond,” “A New Home,” “Unexpected, Unexplained,” and “The Lives of Animals”

6th Grade: “Discovering Your Voice,” “Never Give Up,” “Finding Courage,” “Through an Animal’s Eyes,” “Surviving the Unthinkable,” and “Hidden Truths”

7th Grade: “Reality Check,” “Take Control,” “The Terror and Wonder of Space,” “Inspired by Nature,” “Game On,” and “Change Agents”

8th Grade: “Gadgets and Glitches,” “The Thrill of Horror,” “Places We Call Home,” “The Fight for Freedom,” “Finding Your Path,” and “The Legacy of Anne Frank.”