Reading
Informational Standards:
5RI4: I can determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
5RI5: I can compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
5RI6: I can analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
Quarter 1 Reading Standards - Key Ideas and Details:
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This year, we will have a monthly genre focus. Each month, students will read something within that genre and complete a short, self-selected "project." This won't be for every single book...just the one book for the monthly genre. Student input and choice is a critical part of motivation, so there will be choices about titles as well as products.
Have a great week!
-The Fifth Grade Team
Quarter 2 Reading Standards - Craft and Structure:
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| Tuffy LOVES mysteries! |
Literary Standards:
5RL4: I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes. Hyperbole
Idioms Taken Literally!
5RL5: I can explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
5RL6: I can describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.
Lots of Point of View Practice Activities, Point of View Game
5RL4: I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes. Hyperbole
Idioms Taken Literally!
5RL5: I can explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
5RL6: I can describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.
Lots of Point of View Practice Activities, Point of View Game
Informational Standards:
5RI4: I can determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
5RI5: I can compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
5RI6: I can analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
Quarter 1 Reading Standards - Key Ideas and Details:
Literary Standards:
5RL1: I can quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when DRAWING INFERENCES from the text. (Inference Song)
5RL2: I can determine a THEME of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
5RL3: I can compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (ex: how characters interact).
Informational Standards:
Informational Standards:
5RI1: I can quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
5RI2: Determine two or more MAIN IDEAS of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
5RI3: Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, based on specific information in the text.
Resources
This year, 5th grade students will focus on a different genre of literature each month. Students will receive a project packet at the beginning of the month and will turn the projects in at the end of the month. The genre calendar:
August - Historical Fiction
September - Newbery Medal Award Winners
October - Mystery
November - Science Fiction
December - Fantasy
January - Realistic Fiction
February - Nonfiction
March - Biography
April - Traditional Literature
Newbery Medal Award Books from 1922
"The Medal shall be awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published by an American publisher in the United States in English during the preceding year."
What does this mean? It means that these books are awesome pieces of literature and will benefit our children in some unique way! The Newbery books aren't truly a genre...in fact, books of ALL genres have actually won the medal. The link above shows you all of the Newbery Award winners since the beginning in 1922. Have fun choosing! Remember...listening to one as an audiobook is a great way to read!
This year, 5th grade students will focus on a different genre of literature each month. Students will receive a project packet at the beginning of the month and will turn the projects in at the end of the month. The genre calendar:
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| Tuffy appreciates Historic Fiction! |
August - Historical Fiction
September - Newbery Medal Award Winners
October - Mystery
November - Science Fiction
December - Fantasy
January - Realistic Fiction
February - Nonfiction
March - Biography
April - Traditional Literature
Newbery Medal Award Books from 1922
"The Medal shall be awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published by an American publisher in the United States in English during the preceding year."
What does this mean? It means that these books are awesome pieces of literature and will benefit our children in some unique way! The Newbery books aren't truly a genre...in fact, books of ALL genres have actually won the medal. The link above shows you all of the Newbery Award winners since the beginning in 1922. Have fun choosing! Remember...listening to one as an audiobook is a great way to read!
Expectations for 5th Grade Reading:
1. Find time to read every day...even the weekends. Some days are busier than others...we know that. Still, we need you to carve out some time each day to read...more one day, less another if needed. If you think it won't matter if you skip it, read the infographic below.
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2. Read an anti-gravity book! Choose something you like! When we go to the library, it will be our goal to help you find something you don't want to put down! The better the book, the more you'll read!
3. Be ready to discuss and write about your reading. This year, we will be taking part in a reading and writing workshop. Even if your classmates are reading different books, or even Readers' Theater Plays, we expect all students to be able to discuss what they are reading as it relates to the concept we are teaching.
This year, we will have a monthly genre focus. Each month, students will read something within that genre and complete a short, self-selected "project." This won't be for every single book...just the one book for the monthly genre. Student input and choice is a critical part of motivation, so there will be choices about titles as well as products.
More information will be coming to this page as we begin learning new standards and reading awesome books. Check back weekly.
Have a great week!
Resources for Later Quarters
