Grade 5 – Unit 7

Cerebral Palsy: Awareness, Support, and Inclusion

Engage your students in meaningful learning with this Releasing-Writers-inspired unit! Using the mentor text Cerebral Palsy: Awareness, Support, and Inclusion, students will explore CP, how it can impact people, and the different ways communities can come together to build awareness and inclusivity.

This unit introduces compound-complex sentences and includes explicit vocabulary instruction. Connected to the Ontario Grade 5 Curriculum—Science (Strand B: Human Health & Body Systems) and Language (Strand A: Literacy Connections & Applications)—this cross-curricular unit brings literacy, inclusion, and critical thinking into your classroom.

Structured Writing Cycle

Cerebral Palsy: Awareness, Support, and Inclusion

• Mentor Text – Cerebral Palsy: Awareness, Support, and Inclusion
• 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