Grade 5 ELA
Welcome to 5th Grade ELA!
ELA is all about reading, speaking, writing, and understanding the English language. We will study grammar and vocabulary using the Grammar and Vocabulary Workshop series. We will also complete daily warm-ups and activities with our weekly mentor sentence. We will read novels together this year and reflect on them in class discussion and in writing. We will begin reading our first novel during the second week of school. Sometimes we will also read nonfiction articles together.
We are also so excited that Mrs. Hasty will be an added resource to our ELA Class- as she will be pulling out small groups of students once a week to enrich their instruction.
It is going to be a great year!
THIS WEEK (5/20 - 5/24):
This is where I post when assignments are due, as well as when tests/quizzes will take place.
Also, if anything takes place that is out of the ordinary, I will post it here, too.
Monday (5/20): Holes - Final Assessment, Unit 15 Vocabulary Test, Unit 15 Vocabulary Cards - DUE
Tuesday (5/21): 5th Grade ELA Final
Wednesday (5/22):
Thursday (5/23):
Friday (5/24): Noon Dismissal, Mentor Sentence Assessment
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
This Monday, there will be a Holes Final Assessment.
Section 1 of this test will be closed book.
Section 2 of this test will be open book.
The Unit 15 Vocabulary Test will be on Monday, May 20th. Vocabulary Cards will also be due at this time.
The Final Exam is on Tuesday, May 21st. Students were given a hard copy of the study guide on Thursday, May 9th. You may also click here to view the study guide as well! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.
OBJECTIVES (5/20 - 5/24):
This is where I post, specifically, what we will be learning this week.
This week, students will be:
Working with their Weekly Mentor Sentence from the story, My Great Aunt Arizona.
Each day of the week, we work on a different skill using the Mentor Sentence.
Monday - Write down the sentence in print, jot down 3 observations
Tuesday - Write down the sentence in cursive, label each word's part of speech
Wednesday - Make 3 changes/additions to the sentence to make it better
Thursday - Make your own sentence using 2-3 rules from this week's mentor sentence
Friday - Mentor Sentence Assessment
Working with their Unit 15 Vocabulary Words and focusing on their definitions, synonyms/antonyms, and part of speech.
Unit 15 Vocabulary Words: complicate, courteous, discomfort, eliminate, grieve, moral, scorch, severe, spectacle, tragic, trifle, universal
The Unit 15 Vocabulary Test will be on Monday, May 20th. Vocabulary Cards will also be due at this time.
Grammar Focus: FINAL EXAM CONCEPTS
Writing Focus: Opinion Writing
Comprehension Focus + Oral Language Focus: Holes - Class Novel, Stargirl - FINAL Class Novel
Weekly Reading Log
Each week, for homework, students are asked to read for a certain amount of time each day. In addition, they are to fill out their Reading Log with the date, book title, amount of time read, and a short paragraph of what they read. I will hand these out every MONDAY, and collect these every FRIDAY.
There are no more reading logs for the remainder of the school year. However, I would like for students to still read 20 minutes each night.
Reading Logs are worth 5 points. Each day will be worth one point. The parent signature is worth a half point.
OOPS PASS RULE: Students may use up to 2 OOPS PASSES on one reading log, which will count for 2 days worth. Students may NOT use an OOPS PASS for the entire reading log assignment.
For a copy of the reading log, click here.
Vocabulary Words - Optional Study Schedule
Students may use the Vocabulary Words Student Schedule. This is an optional resource.
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