Grade 5 Language Arts

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Grade 5 CURRICULUM MAP

WRITING	CONTENT	SKILLS	ASSESSMENTS***
SEPTEMBER	Genre – memoirs Writerly Life – Laura Pessah Memoir books When the Relatives Came	Test prep – 3 weeks Expository format Writerly Life – Laura Pessah Public speaking Writing process Revision Notebook journaling literature discussions	literature discussions a published piece – celebration - Public speaking Ex. Compare and contrast Retelling a part Summarizing Journal responses DOL Required assessments Writing prompt CMTs
OCTOBER to mid NOVEMBER	Writerly Life	journal A literary, informational and persuasive text can be responded to in an individual, literal, critical and evaluative way.	a published piece – celebration - Public speaking Ex. Compare and contrast Retelling a part Summarizing Journal responses DOL
mid NOVEMBER to DECEMBER	The Writer’s Craft The Brocaded Slipper	The Writer’s Craft Structure Writing crafts Language style journaling	a published piece – celebration - Public speaking Ex. DOL Send it to a magazine Hang it up in the school Buddy read it Readers’ Theater
JANUARY to mid FEBRUARY	Author study (style) Mystery	6 weeks style of writing journaling mystery story structure analyzes author’s craft opinion-proof notes/paragraph write questions for discussion	a published mystery piece – celebration - Public speaking Ex. Discussion on topics Write opinion-proof charts and persuasive paragraphs
mid FEBRUARY to MARCH	Biographies	Expository pieces about a biography that they read (African American biography) Research Summarizing Technology Inserting photos from the internet	Required assasment Writing prompt a published piece – celebration - Public speaking Ex. Retelling a part Send it to a magazine Hang it up in the school Buddy read it
APRIL to mid MAY	Poetry Joyful Noise I am Phoenix	Techniques Similes Metaphors Rhyming Senses Patterns Imagery…	a published piece – celebration - Public speaking Ex. Send it to a magazine Hang it up in the school Buddy read it prepare a choral performance Required assessment mid-May Writing prompt
JUNE	Picture books	Storytelling Public speaking Sequencing Journal writing	a published piece – celebration - Public speaking Ex. Retelling Buddy share
LAST WEEK	Study of our own writing	reviewing	Sharing our writing from the year

*** Choose one or two of these optional assessments. Vary your assessment format.

CURRICULUM MAP

READING	CONTENT	SKILLS	ASSESSMENTS***
SEPTEMBER	Test Preparation Memoirs	Constructing Meaning Parts of a Story DRP Short Stories Vocabulary Development Author’s craft Word recognition Graphic organizing journaling	Literature Circles Discussions Constructing meaning Time for Kids Required Assessment CMTs
OCTOBER	Historical Fiction Ex. Sign of the Beaver Hatchet	Vocabulary and grammatical differences Notetaking Outlining Vocabulary development Summarizing QAR questions	Interview characters Friendly letters Present a speech from a person’s point of view Venn diagram/discussions
NOVEMBER	Survival Island of the Blue Dolphins Kavik Julie of the Wolves	Report Writing Vocabulary development Opinion –proof paragraphs	Spool paper Oral presentation form research paper Design posters
DECEMBER