Grade 5
This collection features vocabulary lists that cover recommended and required texts found in Texas TEKS for Grade 5.
Adventures of Don QuixoteDon Alonzo, who was an old man living in Spain during the Middle Ages, thought he was the heroic knight Don Quixote de la Mancha. He convinced a neighbor, Sancho Panza, to be his squire, and the two "sallied forth" to right the wrongs of the world. Their misadventures with the likes of windmills, castles, and "giants" made them humorously infamous!
A Christmas CarolOn Christmas Eve, cruel penny-pincher Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three spirits who show him visions of his past, present, and future.
The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeWhile exploring an unfamiliar house, four siblings discover a portal to the mystical kingdom of Narnia, a perpetually frozen land under the control of a powerful witch.
The Phantom TollboothIn this novel filled with wordplay, the eternally bored Milo travels to the Lands Beyond and embarks on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason. Learn these words from Norton Juster's beloved classic.
"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry (1775)Perhaps the ultimate call to arms, Patrick Henry's speech makes a case for the inevitability of the American Revolution. On March 23, 1775 Virginian patriots met at St. John’s Church in Richmond to discuss support for fellow colonists in Massachusetts where Parliament had sent four regiments of troops. Leading the call for Virginian’s to act was Patrick Henry. In proposing that Virginia prepare itself to fight he delivered an emotional speech ending with his immortal words, “Give me liberty or give me death!”
The Mayflower CompactSeen as a forerunner to the U.S. Constitution, the signers of The Mayflower Compact agreed to work together and to establish their own rules.- The Declaration of Independence in TranslationWhat It Really MeansLearn these important words from the founding document of the United States, the Declaration of Independence.
- A More Perfect UnionThe Story of Our ConstitutionMerely a decade after America declared independence from England, the colonies were not cooperating, and the new country was in trouble. Fifty-five Americans assembled in the stifling heat of 1787 Philadelphia, debating and compromising, in the hope of creating a foundational document for the struggling country: the Constitution of the United States.
- Sam HoustonA Fearless StatesmanThis biography tells the story of Sam Houston, who played an important role in the fight for Texas independence. Houston was the only person to be president of a republic, a U.S. senator, and the governor of two states.
- Thomas JeffersonThird President: 1801–1809Thomas Jefferson was one of the Founding Fathers of our nation and the third president of the United States. But he was also a farmer, inventor, designer, surveyor, statesman — and so much more.
- The Wright BrothersPioneers of American AviationWilbur and Orville Wright flew the world's first flying machine on December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, NC. But before the glider came a sled, bicycles, and invaluable lessons and support from their mother. This collection covers vocabulary from Chapter 2 ("Get It Right on Paper"), Chapter 11 ("In the Bicycle Business"), and Chapter 15 ("Kitty Hawk") of the book.
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