From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Lesson Plan

Read Chapters 5 and 6.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.1
   Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4
   Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.1
   Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the...