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Listed below are the topics we learn about in 5th grade reading.
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Additional Videos for Story Elements/Main Idea and Games for Main Idea
Reading Units Continued
NOVEL STUDY - Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
NOVEL STUDY - Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
We will be reading the novel, Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry, together as a class. Students will examine literary devices and author's craft of writing in this unit. We will explore point of view, figurative language, flashbacks, foreshadowing, cliffhangers, theme, conflict, characterization, and mood. This is an exciting unit and students will LOVE it!
We will be reading the novel, Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry, together as a class. Students will examine literary devices and author's craft of writing in this unit. We will explore point of view, figurative language, flashbacks, foreshadowing, cliffhangers, theme, conflict, characterization, and mood. This is an exciting unit and students will LOVE it!
Book Trailer Number the Stars by Lois Lowry.mp4Number the Stars by Lois Lowry.mp4MORE READING UNITS!!
Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs
Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs
Using Context Clues to determine the meaning of unknown words
Using Context Clues to determine the meaning of unknown words
ALMOST THERE - JUST A FEW MORE READING UNITS!!
ALMOST THERE - JUST A FEW MORE READING UNITS!!
INQUIRY BASED QUESTIONS
INQUIRY BASED QUESTIONS
Finding Text Evidence
Finding Text Evidence
Sentence Starters:
On page ____, it said . . . .
The author wrote . . . .
The graphic on page ___ showed . . . .
An example is . . . .
In the text it said . . . .
I know because . . . .
LAST UNIT - End of Year Spiral Review
LAST UNIT - End of Year Spiral Review
We will be preparing for state testing by reviewing reading strategies, nonfiction/fiction text structures, and focusing on the best test taking strategies.
We will be preparing for state testing by reviewing reading strategies, nonfiction/fiction text structures, and focusing on the best test taking strategies.
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