This Week...
Students reviewed the different reasons for using capitalization. Above, you will see photos of them searching for consistent patterns in capitalizing titles when viewing chapter books and picture books. As a result, they created a list of observations and compared that list to a video that taught the rules.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
Students working on organizing notes in preparation for draft writing.
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
Students working on organizing notes in preparation for draft writing.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.1.A
Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences.
Students working on understanding the appropriate times to use the coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS).
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.1.A
Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences.
Students working on understanding the appropriate times to use the coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Students working in our Technology Lab using the Personal Narrative Checklist as a guide to critique their writing.
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Students working in our Technology Lab using the Personal Narrative Checklist as a guide to critique their writing.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.A
Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
Students working with partners to find examples of figurative language.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4.B
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
Students working on using prefixes and root words to determine meanings of words.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Students working in their Writer's Notebooks.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4.B
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
Word sorts for students to recognize patterns with words.
Friday, October 3rd - Spending writing class outdoors. Students worked on Advice From poems and/or continuing their personal narratives.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3.B
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
Thursday, September 25th - Students working in the Tech Lab during writing class. They are creating tables and maps to guide them in getting ideas for writing stories about moments that really matter to them.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3.A
Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3.D
Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.
Outdoor Friday writing classes
September 9th - Students working in small groups to sort words into categories. The focus was reviewing the spelling rules.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.2.E
Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed
Curriculum
Unit 1 Narrative Craft - Narrative
Unit 2 The Lens of History: Research Reports - Information
Unit 3 Shaping Texts: From Essay and Narrative to Memoir - Memoir
Unit 4 The Research-Based Argument Essay - Argument
Unit 1 Narrative Craft - Narrative
Unit 2 The Lens of History: Research Reports - Information
Unit 3 Shaping Texts: From Essay and Narrative to Memoir - Memoir
Unit 4 The Research-Based Argument Essay - Argument