Fifth Grade Units of Study:
Reading: Making Meaning: Writing:
Interpretation Book Clubs The Reading Life Narrative Craft
Tackling Text Complexity Recognizing Text Features The Lens of History: Research Reports
Argument and Advocacy Making Inferences The Research-Based Argument Essay
Historical Fiction Book Clubs Analyzing Text Structure Literary and Comparative Essay
Learning Through Reading Westward Expansion Determining Important Ideas Shaping Texts: Essay/Narrative/Memoir
Fantasy Book Clubs/Social issues Making inference Authoring an Independent Writing Life
Social Studies:
Geography of the United States
American Indians, Their Lands and Cultural Regions
European Explorers
English Colonization of the New World
Tensions between the Colonies and Great Britain
The American Revolution
The Constitution and Bill of Rights
Westward Expansion
The Civil War
Industrialization
Reading: Making Meaning: Writing:
Interpretation Book Clubs The Reading Life Narrative Craft
Tackling Text Complexity Recognizing Text Features The Lens of History: Research Reports
Argument and Advocacy Making Inferences The Research-Based Argument Essay
Historical Fiction Book Clubs Analyzing Text Structure Literary and Comparative Essay
Learning Through Reading Westward Expansion Determining Important Ideas Shaping Texts: Essay/Narrative/Memoir
Fantasy Book Clubs/Social issues Making inference Authoring an Independent Writing Life
Social Studies:
Geography of the United States
American Indians, Their Lands and Cultural Regions
European Explorers
English Colonization of the New World
Tensions between the Colonies and Great Britain
The American Revolution
The Constitution and Bill of Rights
Westward Expansion
The Civil War
Industrialization
Grading Policy
Students are expected to turn all assignments in on time. Up to 10 points may taken off for each day an assignment is overdue. When appropriate, students will be provided with a grading rubric when assigned a project or open-ended, non-assessment type assignment.
Grades will be updated in Power School weekly.
Students are expected to turn all assignments in on time. Up to 10 points may taken off for each day an assignment is overdue. When appropriate, students will be provided with a grading rubric when assigned a project or open-ended, non-assessment type assignment.
Grades will be updated in Power School weekly.