All of the 5th grade benchmarks are below. We will work with benchmarks and spiral back for reviews throughout the year.

Questions I ask when reading:

Did you venture through the passage to discover if it is fiction or non-fiction?

So, now you have a purpose:

• Do you see characters? Do you see text features? (This helps determine what kind of questions you need to ask yourself while reading.)

• What are you going to be looking for?

• What is important in your question stems?

• Have you highlighted/boxed key words in the question?

• Were you able to eliminate any of the answer choices?

• Have you used your "scratch" paper to take any important notes from your question stems?

• Have you found your proof/evidence?

These are ALL of our 5th grade benchmarks. 

Reading Prose and Poetry (Literature)

R1.1 Analyze how setting, events, conflict, and characterization contribute to the plot in a literary text.

R1.2 Explain the development of state or implied theme(s) throughout a literary text.

R1.3 Describe how an author develops a character's perspective in a literary text.

R1.4 Explain how figurative language and other poetic elements work together in a poem.

Reading Informational Text 

R2.1 Explain how text structures and/or features contribute to the overall meaning of texts.

R2.2 Explain how relevant details support the central idea(s), implied or explicit.

R2.3 Analyze an author's purpose and/or perspective in an informational text.

R2.4 Track the development of an argument, identifying the specific claim(s), evidence, and reasoning.

Reading Across Genres

R3.1 Analyze how figurative language contributes to meaning in text(s).

R3.2 Summarize a text to enhance comprehension - including plot and theme for literary text and central idea and relevant details for informational text.

R3.3 Compare and Contrast primary and secondary sources related to the same topic.

I am asking the students to pick up their reading at home.

This will help them with the stamina needed and vocabulary building.

Writing:  All essays will be typed on the computer. 

We will be working on the computers on complete essays this year. 

We will begin with stretching sentences and move to writing introductions and conclusions.

We will then work on main idea paragraphs.

The students will have my "formula sheet" to help with their organization and ensuring that they have ALL of their parts and pieces for the essay. Students are scored based on a 4-4-4 rubric.

0 - 4 points may be earned for Purpose/Structure

0 - 4 points may be earned for Development

0 - 4 points may be earned for Language

Main Idea = topic + point

Essays will be 4 paragraphs including:

1 - introduction paragraph (Hook/Introduction Style Sentences, Controlling Idea (CI), Preview points #1 and #2

2 - Main Idea #1 with supporting elaboration and evidence and a personal story tie-in. Wrap-up sentence needed at the end.

3 - Main Idea #2 with supporting elaboration and evidence and a personal story tie-in. Wrap-up sentence needed at the end.

4 - concluding paragraph (Outro Hook, restate the CI, Look back to Points #1 and #2, Advice)

Word Application - These are all of the study sheets for Quarter 2. 

Unit 3 Week 1 - December 8 - 12

Click on the link above for the weekly study guide. This is for Spelling/Phonics.

I will print this each Monday and have students put in the plastic sleeve of the ELA folder to use and complete for homework throughout the week. They will need to study a bit at a time to be prepared for the assessment on Friday.

We will take the Word Application Assessments on Fridays -- unless I need to move due to Cold Read on a Friday or a 4 day week.

Unit 4 - Colonial Life in America   (I am breaking this unit up into two parts.)

Part 1 

What is a colony?, Colonial Period Time, 

More English Colonies, The New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies, The Southern Colonies

Part 2

Daily Life in the Colonies

Colonial Government

Economy

SS.A.1.1 Use primary and secondary sources to understand history.

SS.A.1.2 Utilize timelines to identify and discuss American History time periods.

SS.A.3.3 Describe interactions among Native Americans, Africans, English, French, Dutch, and Spanish for control of North America. 

SS.A.4.1 Identify the economic, political and socio-cultural motivation for colonial settlement.

SS.A.4.2 Compare characteristics of New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.

SS.A.4.3 Identify significant individuals responsible for the development of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.

SS.A.4.4 Demonstrate an understanding of political, economic, and social aspects of daily colonial life in the thirteen colonies.

SS.A.4.5 Explain the importance of Triangulary Trade linking Africa, the West Indies, the British Colonies, and Europe.

SS.A.4.6 Describe the introduction, impact, and role of slavery in the colonies.

SS.A.5.3 Explain the significance of historical documents including key political concepts, origins of these concepts, and their role in American independence.

SS.CG.2.2 Compare forms of political participation in the colonial period to today.

SS.E.1.1 Identify how trade promoted economic growth in North America from pre-Columbian times to 1850.

SS.E.1.2 Describe a market economy, and give examples of how the colonial and early American economy exhibited these characteristics.

SS.E.2.1 Recognize the positive and negative effects of voluntary trade among Native Americans, European explorers, and colonists.

SS.G.1.1 Interpret current and historical information using a variety of geographic tools.

SS.G.1.4 Construct maps, charts, and graphs to display geographic information.

SS.G.1.5 Identify and locate the original thirteen colonies on a map of North America.

SS.G.3.1 Describe the impact that past natural events have had on human and physical environments in the United States through 1850.

Resources for Social Studies

Geography Flashcards - Quizlet 

Geography Flashcards - Blooket 

U.S. 50 states

States and Capitals Song 

Midwest States (location) 

SW States (location) 

Western States (location) 

Find the States game #1 

Find the States game #2 

NE States and Capitals - Quizlet 

SE States and Capitals - Quizlet 

Unit 2 Review - gimkit website 

Unit 2 Review - wayground website 

Unit 3 Review - European Explorers