Catch the Reading Wave
Welcome!
My name is Sonja Hunter and I am your child's fifth grade reading and social studies teacher this year. This will be my tenth year teaching and my third year teaching at DACS. Each nine weeks I will share what your child will be learning in reading and social studies. Students will start the day in their homeroom and will switch daily. This website is designed so that you will be able to follow the North Carolina Grade 5 Course of Study Standards in reading and social studies.
The mission of Dillard Academy Charter School is to positively provide a safe and quality education with high expectations so that we can excel and grow. I am excited about this school year. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.
Sonja Hunter
shunter@dillardacademy.org
Catch the Reading Wave in 5th Grade
Second Nine Weeks:
Reading Instruction:
Comparing and contrasting characters.
Finding the theme of a story.
Summarizing literary test.
Using details to support inferences.
Unfamiliar words.
Social Studies Instruction:
Early North America.
Europe comes to North America.
Creating the United States.
Expansion and Conflict in the United States.
Third Nine Weeks
Reading Instruction:
Comparing text structures, part one: Chronology, Problem-Solution.
Comparing text structures, part two: Cause-Effect, Compare-Contrast.
Determining meaning.
Point of View
Understanding literary structure.
Social Studies Instruction:
Striving to Be United.
The United States looks outward.
The United States strives for Equity and Prosperity.
The United States in the 21st Century.
Fourth Nine Weeks:
Spiral Reading Activities: This is a detail review of all standards that will be on the EOG
Reading Intervention will include:
Word Study
Test-taking strategies
Close reading strategies
Grade level phonics awareness
Spelling
Vocabulary