5th Grade ELA Curriculum Menu
Literature, Media Literacy, Nonfiction, Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary, Writing
Guiding Principle
Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions, media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss writing. Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.1
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WRITING
There are four key areas found in the Writing section for grades 6-12: Writing Genres, the Writing Process, the Research Process, and Conventions of Standard English. By demonstrating the skills listed in each section, students should be able to meet the Learning Outcome for Writing.
Infusion of the Catholic Faith
Through Catholic education, we seek to better understand human nature, the choices we face, and the role our faith plays in these decisions. Through our study of Language Arts, we strive to better understand our role and identity as Christians, and our responsibility to social justice. Human virtues and a Catholic worldview are explored through reading, writing, discussion and reflection.
The Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Charleston examine each subject in the context of the Catholic faith. Our students learn and are formed through the infusion of Gospel Values into all disciplines. Through the diocesan curriculum and standards, our teachers seek to promote the synthesis of faith, life, and culture to form students as disciples of Jesus. This document has been created to serve as a curriculum guide for English Language Arts. The ELA Standards are supported through the infusion of the Cardinal Newman Society standards. Resources to support the infusion of our faith can be found through the links below.
Ways to Infuse the Faith
Ways to Infuse the Faith
The DOC ELA Standards align with the Cardinal Newman Society Catholic Curriculum Standards. Click HERE to infuse our faith into the ELA curriculum through literature, scripture, parables, and saints.
Learning Outcome RW-5: Write routinely over a variety of time frames and for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences; apply reading standards to support reflection and response to literature and nonfiction texts.
Essential Questions: WHow do our relationships with others help us to reveal a deeper understanding of God’s goodness in our writing? How does planning, revising, editing, and rewriting help readers better understand what the writer is trying to convey? What strategies do effective writers use to demonstrate their ability to produce truth in their work? What strategies can a writer utilize to help them showcase their abilities in keyboarding?
Students present opinions that reflect an age appropriate understanding of human dignity. (Religion, Social Studies)
Students will write an essay describing the evils of slavery, war, and other injustices, students articulate the need to protect every person’s human rights. (Social Studies, Religion)
Suggested Mentor Texts
Parts of Speech
If You Were A Noun, Michael Dahl - This is a series and there is a book for each part of speech
https://www.smekenseducation.com/Writing/Opinion-Persuasive-Argumentative/#page-1 https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/blog-posts/genia-connell/graphic-organizers-opinion-writing/ https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/persuasive-writing-mentor-texts
Mentor Texts to Teach Writing Grades 3-5 Graphic Organizer:
Read-Write-Think Narrative Writing Read-Write-Think
The COPS Editing Strategy Hearing Punctuation Conventions Mini-Lessons Anchor Charts
Considerations for Learning Differences
English Language Learner Strategies