Grade 5 – Unit 3

Hurricane Proof Homes

Do you know what internal and external forces impact a home’s design and construction process? Well, after reading the Hurricane-Proof Homes Releasing Writers–inspired unit… you will! This unit connects Grade 5 writing with the Science curriculum by exploring forces, materials, and engineering. Students also practise sentence combining using because, but, and so, making it curriculum-aligned and classroom-ready.

Structured Writing Cycle

Hurricane Proof Homes

• Mentor Text – Hurricane Proof Homes
• Educator Resource – Structured Writing
  • Instructional Slide Deck – Structured Writing
  • Instructional Slide Deck – Vocabulary
  • Colour Coded and Student Exemplars
  • Student Writing Page with Prompt

General Resources

• Learning Through Literacy Grade 5 Overview