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Middle School English Language Arts. English Agenda. Grade 5 ELA Curriculum – Reading Street. Reading Writing Language: Spelling & Conventions Speaking & Listening. Grade 5 – Reading. Themed Units:
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English Agenda • Grade 5 ELA Curriculum – Reading Street. • Reading • Writing • Language: Spelling & Conventions • Speaking & Listening
Grade 5 – Reading • Themed Units: • Meeting Challenges, Doing the Right Thing, Inventors & Artists, Adapting, Adventurers, & The Unexpected • Within the units, there are short stories that focus on developing reading skills. • Literary Circles • Book Recommendations
Grade 5 – Writing • Journal Writing • Compositions that use the 5 steps to writing • Research Reports • The effective use of rubrics
Grade 5 Language: Spelling & Conventions • Leveled Spelling • Grammar that covers the parts of speech, punctuation, and capitalization. • Vocabulary based upon short stories from Reading Street selections. • Spelling Bee
Grade 5 Speaking & Listening • The development of effective listening and speaking skills through: • Interviewing, • Collaborative Group Work, • Media Literacy • Reader’s Theater • Story Telling • Speeches