Fifth Grade

Fifth grade math collaboration

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Reading & Literature

Comprehension through oral and written responses to novels and non-fiction
Critical thinking: make inferences, discuss themes, and analyze personal voice, point-of-view, and author purpose
Novels, short stories, nonfiction, expository writing, and poetry
Media for literal text and sub-text
Thematic novel studies
Meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes

Organized summaries and paragraphs relating literary events to personal experiences, other texts, and the world
Narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events
Opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view
Grammar and spelling rules
Research skills: taking notes and long-term writing assignments
Informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information
Publishing and presenting writing
Vocabulary using Classical Roots

High-frequency words
Reading of class novel Tumba and related comprehension and extension activities
Understanding of culture through the study of geography and peoples of Spanish-speaking countries
Listening and speaking skills
Writing in Spanish through comprehension activities and “Timed Free Writes”
The “súper siete” - the seven most frequently used verbs in Spanish Subject pronouns (yo, tú, él/ella/elle, usted, nosotros, ellos/ellas/elles)
Articles (el/la/los/las)
Spelling patterns