See the district's fifth-grade language arts website for helpful information and links.
Coming soon.
5th Grade Back-to-School Night is Tuesday, September 8th.
Use this site to find reference materials for the year. More resources to come.
Language Arts
This year, we will explore the areas of :
Unit 1: Interpretation Book Clubs
Reading fiction deeply and sharing ideas in groups to build new theories about how stories work and the themes that authors examine.
Unit 2: Literary Analysis
Reading closely and writing literary essays to develop logical reasoning skills, as well as learn to cite quotes and other evidence to support a thesis.
Unit 3: Nonfiction Reading
Read and review the essential skills of reading Nonfiction texts, as well as reading Nonfiction texts closely and critically to analyze and interpret.
Unit 4: Narrative Writing
Write personal narrative stories, using vivid vocabulary and first-person narration to tell a compelling story inspired by true experiences.
Unit 5: Fantasy Book Clubs
Reading fantasy fiction deeply and critically, discussing with groups to analyze the text.