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5th Grade Unit 1: Playing with Words This four-week unit encourages students to experiment with language and to explore their personal writing style. Reading both spoonerisms and classic poetry provides students a chance to explore and appreciate language. Students bring in a book about an important figure, such as an artist or an inventor, as a springboard for writing about their own interests and for researching famous scientists. Students explore word origins, compare literal and figurative language, and present a poem they have written. Students write an opinion essay in response to the essential question.
 * Overview:**

Why (and how) do we play with language?
 * Essential Question: **


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