WELCOME TO 5th GRADE ELA!
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Looking forward to a fabulous year in 5th grade ELA!
Welcome to 5th grade English and Language Arts Class!
Please remember to come to class prepared with ALL materials needed: Writer's Notebook, Reader's Binder, IDR book(s), pens, pencils, highlighters, and Post-Its.
Remember to make time to read daily, whether it is rereading a text from a mini lesson or enjoying your IDR (Independent Daily Reading) book.
View below to see what we are working on in class. Click the HOMEWORK tab above to access all homework assignments and due dates.
READING
Reading Strategies:
making inferences
making connections
studying the 5 story elements
reviewing & utilizing nonfiction text features
citing evidence
summarizing
synthesizing
Learning the 6 fiction reading signposts:
1. "Again&Again" Moments
2. Compare & Contrast
3. "Aha" Moments
4. "Contrasts & Contradictions"
5. "Memory Moments"
6. "Tough Questions"
7. "Words of the Wiser"
*We will learn all 6 reading signposts to help us "dig deeper" and think more critically while reading!*
WRITING
*Writer's Notebook setup:
*Ideas for writing pages
* Free-writing in "My Writing" section
OTHER TOPICS COVERED:
* Personal Narratives
*Sensory Writing
*Dialogue
*Fictional Narratives (revisiting&revising!)
*CitIng and Explaining Evidence
*Opinion Writing
*Poetry (revisiting in the Spring!)
*Researching and Expository Nonfiction Writing
GOOGLE CLASSROOM
* Google Classroom-
* surveys ("Get to know you"
* Online assignments
*Announcements and updates on class activities and lessons, including materials used in the classroom!
*Flocabulary music videos and other educational video clips- great for review before a quiz or class activity!
