Valley Forge Middle School Curriculum Night 2015 Fifth Grade Blue Team English Celeste Sparano

Create a memory : On a Post-It, compose a brief note to your child. “Post-it” on the side whiteboard by class period. Take away: Expectations for your child in English class this year.

 Binder/English Folder  Plenty of lined paper  Pencils, Pencils, Pencils  Writer’s Notebook

The students will:  Continue their development in writing  Focus on the structure of a five paragraph essay  Develop grammar and vocabulary skills  Learn basic research skills and participate in oral presentations

 Narrative  Informational  Opinion  Poetry

 Three presentations  2 to 3 minutes in length  Note cards with bullet points

They are graded on the following:  Focus  Content  Organization  Style  Conventions

Focus on:  The Sentence  Parts of Speech  Improved grammar skills  Better writing and communication

Writer’s Notebook  Collection of thoughts  Favorite leads and endings  Opinions  Precepts  Poems  Photographs and drawings  Quotes  Stories  NOT GRADED

a direction given as a rule of action or conduct

Wisdom is not a product of schooling, but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it. Albert Einstein

 Graded Assessments  Homework/Preparation  Oral Reports  Writing Assignments

Celeste Sparano English Room