L.5.3
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
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Applying Knowledge: Writing Opener Paragraphs for Narrative Stories5th Grade ELA» Unit:Writing Narrative Stories to Entertain Your Readers
5th Grade ELA
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Writing Narrative Stories to Entertain Your Readers
Big Idea:Writing lets us use our creativity to share our great ideas with our readers. We can write as well as the good authors if we practice their same strategies for creating great beginnings for our stories.
Comprehension through Performance: How was Tea Involved in the Boston Massacre?5th Grade ELA» Unit:Our American's Revolution - A Time For Change
5th Grade ELA
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Our American's Revolution - A Time For Change
Big Idea:Students learn about the Boston Tea Party through acting out the scenes. Learning comes from taking on the persona and narratives of each person and from viewing others performances.
Mood Changes Through Words and Pictures5th Grade ELA» Unit:Guided Reading - Developing BIG Understanding in a Small Group Format
5th Grade ELA
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Guided Reading - Developing BIG Understanding in a Small Group Format
Big Idea:The colors, words and actions that authors use can all effect the mood of a story. We can "feel" a story when we read deeply and "see" the emotions.
Great Writers Need an Editor5th Grade ELA» Unit:Writing Narrative Stories to Entertain Your Readers
5th Grade ELA
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Writing Narrative Stories to Entertain Your Readers
Big Idea:Mistakes are a part of life. When we get our audiences opinion on our writing we can make our stories even better.
Assessing Their Written Abilities to Debate5th Grade ELA» Unit:Arguing to make a point!
5th Grade ELA
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Arguing to make a point!
Big Idea:A claim is only an opinion unless it is supported by evidence and details from the text. Good writers write with strong facts to persuade their audience to their viewpoints.
Pronoun Pros5th Grade ELA» Unit:Grammar Greats
5th Grade ELA
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Grammar Greats
Big Idea:A variety of story pictures + pronoun lesson = an appreciation for pronouns!
Compromise Those Run-On Sentences5th Grade ELA» Unit:Grammar Greats
5th Grade ELA
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Grammar Greats
Big Idea:Strip and Cut Run-On Sentences!
Its vs. It's: A Matter of Correct Usage5th Grade ELA» Unit:Grammar Greats
5th Grade ELA
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Grammar Greats
Big Idea:ITS biggest mistake is that apostrophe when IT'S not necessary!!
Creating Interest - Effective Book Talks 5th Grade ELA» Unit:How to Create Effective Literature Circle Discussions
5th Grade ELA
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How to Create Effective Literature Circle Discussions
Big Idea:Book Walks help students to build interest in unfamiliar stories in a different genres. It builds excitement about what they can learn from reading more about a topic.
L.5.3a
Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.
L.5.3b
Compare and contrast the varieties of English (e.g., dialects, registers) used in stories, dramas, or poems.