Grade 5 – Unit 5
The Plastic Problem: Five Friends Take Action
What starts as a fun day at the lake-side turns into a big problem to solve! In The Plastic Problem: Five Friends Take Action, students follow a group of friends as they discover how plastic pollution travels from land to rivers, lakes, and oceans.
Through this engaging story, students explore environmental responsibility while learning how small actions can make a big difference. In the accompanying syntax lesson, students practise using adverbial clauses and syntactical flexibility to strengthen their writing. This ready-to-use, curriculum-aligned unit supports meaningful learning and confident writers.
Structured Writing Cycle
The Plastic Problem: Five Friends Take Action
- Mentor Text – The Plastic Problem: Five Friends Take Action
- 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