Publisher's Synopsis
EL Education's ELA Curriculum combines rigorous, standards-aligned content with effective instructional practice. Developed by teachers for teachers, the curriculum draws on EL Education's 20 years of experience to engage teachers and students in active learning every day. It covers 160 days of instruction across a school year, developed down to the level of daily lessons, and addresses a full year of English Language Arts instruction in four modules. Students get excited about learning through authentic texts, compelling topics and ownership of their own learning. Teachers get a vision of the instructional practices that support a standards-aligned classroom and the tools to create it. Originally commissioned by New York State when EL Education went by the name Expeditionary Learning, the version of the ELA curriculum posted on New York's Engage NY website has been downloaded over 6 million times. This edition has been updated with alignment to nationwide Common Core standards, and has been adopted by schools and districts in 43 states + Washington, D.C. In Grade 5: Module 4, students study the topic of natural disasters. They read informational texts about the science, as well as two pieces of literature set during a natural disaster. They also learn about how the United States and multinational organizations, such as the Red Cross, respond to disasters in the Western Hemisphere. Based on this research, students draft and revise an opinion speech in which they take a stand on what role U.S. humanitarian organizations should play when neighboring countries are struck by natural disasters. A complete set of materials for Grade 5: Module 4 should include the Teacher Guides (978-1683621720), one Student Workbook (978-1683620464) per student, and the required trade books for this module. For more information, go to http: //commoncoresuccess.eleducation.org/.
