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Getting Started: Listening, Speaking, and Viewing ------------- 4 11

The Writing Process: Writing a Description
The Sentences ------------- 12 34
What is a Sentence?/Writing Complete Sentences/Statements
and Questions/Commands and Exclamations/The Subject of a
Sentence/The Predicate of a Sentence/Correcting Run-on
Sentences/Fixing Run-on Sentences/Combining Sentences
Reading: Cliff Hanger ------------- 35 63
Social Studies Link: These Kids Rock
Nouns ------------- 64 94
What are Nouns?/Common and Proper Nouns/Nouns in the
Subject/Elaborating Sentences/Combining Sentences/Singular
and Plural Nouns/Plural Nouns with -es/Special Plural
Nouns/Singular Possessive Nouns/Plural Possessive Nouns
Reading: The Ballad of Mulan ------------- 95 125
Verbs ------------- 126 159
What are Verbs?/Verbs in the Present/More Verbs in the
Present/Verbs in the Past/More Verbs in the Past/Verbs in the
Future/Combining Sentences/The Special Verb be/Helping
Verbs/Irregular Verbs/Contractions with not/Using Exact Verbs
Reading: The Lost and Found ------------- 160 190
Adjectives and Adverbs ------------- 189 219
What are Adjectives/Elaborating Sentences/Combining
Sentences/Using a, an, and the/Comparing with
Adjectives/What are Adverbs?/Other Kinds of Adverbs/Writing
with Adverbs/Using to, two, and too/Using Exact Adjectives
Reading: Radio Rescue/Sybil Ludington's Midnight Ride ------------- 220 232
Capitalization and Punctuation ------------- 233 259
Correct Sentences/Writing Different Types of
Sentences/Combining Sentences/Capitalizing Proper
Nouns/Abbreviations/Book Titles/Introductory Words/Commas
in a Series/Combining/Sentences to Make a Series/Quotation
Marks
Reading: The Keeping Quilt ------------- 260 283
Pronouns ------------- 284 312
Subject Pronouns/Pronouns and Verbs/Object Pronouns/Writing
with Pronouns/Using I and me/Possessive
Pronouns/Contractions
Using there, their, and they're/Homophones
Reading: Grandma's Records 313 333
Getting Started ------------- 334 344
:Listening to a Narrative/Writing a Narrative Paragraph
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Writing a Personal Narrative ------------- 345 354

Published Model
What Makes a Great Personal Narrative
Student Model
The Writing Process
Focus Skills:Organizing Your Narrative/Good Beginnings
Writing with Voice
Good Endings
Revising Strategies: Word Choice, Details, Sentence Fluency
Grammar and Spelling Connections: Correct Sentences
Spelling Short Vowels
Writing Prompts ------------- 355 360
Test Practice
Special Focus on Narrating
Writing a Friendly Letter
Communication Links
Speaking: Telling a Story About Yourself
Reading: Dogzilla ------------- 361 384

Student Writing Model: A Story ------------- 385 386

Writing a Story ------------- 387 407
Published Model
What Makes a Great Story?
Student Model
The Writing Process
Focus Skill: Characters and Setting, Planning the Plot,
Developing the Plot
Revising Strategies
Word Choice
Details
Sentence Fluency
Grammar and Spelling Connections
Verbs, Quotation Marks, Spelling the Vowel Sound in brown and
sound
Writing Prompts ------------- 408 416
Test Practice
Writing a Play
Speaking: Dramatizing
Viewing/Media: Comparing Stories in Books and Movies
Reading: Nesting Dolls ------------- 417 420

Student Writing Model: Instructions ------------- 421 422

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Writing Instructions ------------- 423 439

Published Model
What Makes Great Instructions?
Student Model
The Writing Process
Focus Skill
Organizing Your Instructions
Using Details
Good Beginnings and Endings
Revising Strategies
Word Choice, Details, Sentence Fluency
Grammar and Spelling Connections
Irregular Verbs, Commas, Spelling Silent Consonants
Writing Prompts ------------- 440 441
Test Practice
Writing to Compare and Contrast
Listening/Speaking: Giving and Following Instructions
Viewing: Following Picture Directions
Reading: Night of the Pufflings ------------- 442 457

Student Writing Model: A Research Report ------------- 458 468

Writing a Reseach Report ------------- 469 475

Published Model
What Makes a Great Research Report?
Student Model
The Writing Process
Focus Skills: Gathering Facts, Good Openings and Closings
Revising Strategies: Word Choice, Details, Sentence Fluency ------------- 476 479
Grammar and Spelling Connections
: Verb Forms, Spelling vowel +r
Reading: Seal Surfer ------------- 480 497
Writing to Express an Opinion ------------- 499 515
Published Model
What Makes a Great Opinion Essay?
Student Model
The Writing Process
Focus Skills: Choosing Strong Reasons, Elaborating Your
Reasons, Good Openings and Closings
Revising Strategies: Word Choice, Details, Sentence Fluency
Grammar and Spelling Connections: I and me, Spelling Words
Ending with -ed or -ing
Writing a Book Report
Writing a Poem
Viewing/Media: Finding the Viewpoint in Pictures
Evaluating Your Opinion Essay /Writing Prompts/Test Practice 516 522
Writing a Book Report/Writing a Poem/Writing New Words to a
523 531
Song/Finding the Viewpoint in Pictures
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