COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Title: LANGUAGE ARTS
Grade Level: 5th
Instructor: JENNIFER MORRIS
*Plan Time: 10:57 to 11:47 daily
*School Phone Number: 580-7279
*Email: morrisj@lawsoncardinals.org
*Room Number: 152
Course Description:
The 5th grade language arts curriculum focuses on grammar, spelling, reading comprehension, and composition. The language arts curriculum will include (but is not limited to) Spelling “Fix It” for proofreading skills along with various spelling strategies. We will also learn and apply basic grammar concepts in our writing including the following: subjects, predicates, synonyms, antonyms, tense, agreement, capitalization, pronouns, homophones, homographs, contractions, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions. We will begin with writing topic and detail sentences, and then move toward writing various kinds of paragraphs, which include narrative, expository, persuasive, and descriptive.
Course Objectives:
The student will:
*develop types of writing.
*correctly capitalize titles and proper nouns.
*use commas in compound sentences.
*use apostrophes in singular possessives.
*will identify and use the correct form of regular and irregular verbs and
consistent verb tense in writing and will use the correct forms of adjectives
including forms of this and that.
*will spell words using spelling patterns.
*will identify and eliminate fragments in writing.
*will write narrative text that chronicles a single event.
*use a note taking system.
*use note taking strategies and graphic organizers.
*will use a topic sentence.
*will summarize main ideas of a text.
*will apply appropriate listening and viewing skills.
*demonstrate listening behaviors.
*deliver individual presentations with clear view points.
*give oral directions.
*develop research questions to establish a project focus/purpose.
*record relevant information including reference sources.
*analyze media messages.
*write in cursive/joined italics.
Instructional Strategies and Learning Activities:
Cooperative learning, textbook activities and assessments, the Sitton Spelling program, the Reading Horizons spelling program, group discussions, lectures, modeling, and student generated writing assignments.
Student Grade Will Be Based Upon:
*The students’ grades will be computed by figuring total points, then converted to a percentage and letter grade for the report card. The district’s grading system (A, B, C, D, F) will be used.
*Tools upon which student grades are based upon will include subjective and authentic tests, quizzes, in-class assignments, homework, writing assignments, oral and visual presentations, and class participation. Extra credit opportunities will be available each quarter.