5 th GRADE ELA Susan O’Malley, Linda Reid, Sherrie Robbins, Beth Wilson

Agenda Students copy down HW every day Edmodo* All homework & assessment dates (notes & phone) Parent Portal (grades) Conferences* Newsletter (online)

GRADING ACADEMIC Summative Assessments (4-6 per quarter) Retake Policy Ticket on 5 th Grade website Retakes given during Instructional Focus Higher of two test grades is recorded Formative Assessments BEHAVIOR Exemplary Successful Progressing Not on report card Does Not Meet

Almost everyday Monday-Thursday Read (on average) for 20 minutes per night Formative Grade ( on report card) Absent? Please all three teachers (ELA, Math, SS/SCI for work that was missed)

Common Core Shifts for ELA/Literacy Building knowledge through content- rich nonfiction Reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational Regular practice with complex text and its academic language

Standards Informational Reading – 50% Literature – 50% Foundational Reading Writing Speaking & Listening Language

Reading: Text Complexity Growth of Comprehension Writing: Text Types Responding to Reading Research Speaking & Listening: Flexible Communication Collaboration Language: Effective Use of Conventions Effective Use of Grammar Acquire New Vocabulary Targets

5 th Grade Focus Analyze Support with Evidence Explain

Key Ideas & Details Craft & Structure Integration of Knowledge & Ideas Range of Reading & Text Complexity

Mountain Language & Words on the Vine Words on the Vine Read & incorporate new words Context Clues Multiple Meaning Words Antonym Synonym Homophone Roots Suffixes Prefixes Using Dictionary & Thesaurus Mountain Language Parts of Speech Multiple Meaning Words Antonym Synonym Homophone Roots Suffixes Prefixes Using Dictionary & Thesaurus

Caesar’s English Extensive Advanced Vocabulary Etymology of Words Multiple Meaning Meaning Nuance Classic Words Roots/Stems Suffixes Prefixes Antonym Synonym Using Dictionary & Thesaurus Analogies

Daily Grammar Practice Advanced Parts of Speech Coding Organic/Authentic Exposure to Grammar in Context Sentence Purpose Sentence Types Diagramming Sentences Grammar is Grounded in Writing

Supported Instruction Andrea Morgan / Elaine Chambers/ Jackie Smith Co-Planning Co-Teaching Co-Evaluating Expertise and Experience 2 Teacher-led Guided Reading Groups (simultaneous)

Online textbooks Instructional Focus “ELA Tuesdays” during recess Helpful website

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