Unit Plan

Unit 8: Treasure Island

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Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson is the focus of the final unit, emphasizing reading, writing, grammar, morphology, and spelling. Fourth graders read and discuss a chapter with every lesson, followed by word work—prefixes, pronouns, roots, and verbs. Pupils create an adventure story using the writing process and show what they know over three days of assessments.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Celebrate the effort your fourth graders gave to complete the series and end of the school year
  • Review materials, save what you can for next year's plan
Classroom Considerations
  • The last of eight units in a series by Core Knowledge
  • Requires prep time to make copies and collect other materials
Pros
  • Treasure Island sets a strong example of an adventure story for learners to write an original piece
  • Provides data to help fill report cards, guide conversations with parents and guardians, and work examples
Cons
  • None