1. 5 th GRADE ELA Susan O’Malley, Linda Reid, Sherrie Robbins, Beth Wilson

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

3. 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 4-3-2-1 BEHAVIOR Exemplary Successful Progressing Not on report card Does Not Meet

4. Almost everyday Monday-Thursday Read (on average) for 20 minutes per night Formative Grade (4-3-2-1 on report card) Absent? Please e-mail all three teachers (ELA, Math, SS/SCI for work that was missed)

5. 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

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

7. 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

8. 5 th Grade Focus Analyze Support with Evidence Explain

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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

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

14. Online textbooks www.eduplace.com/eservices www.pearsonsuccessnet.com Instructional Focus “ELA Tuesdays” during recess Helpful website www.edhelper.com

15. Thanks for coming tonight! Sharon Elementary: Home of the Knights