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5th Grade Literacy & Social Studies - Gearing Up for Middle School Assignments

This 5th-grade curriculum focuses on responsibility, independence, working together, stamina, and perseverance, preparing students for middle school. Grading percentages include Homework (30%), Writing Projects (10%), Classwork (20%), Tests (10%), and Participation. Homework policy details grading criteria and passes for consistency. The literacy agenda includes shared reading, independent reading, and writing workshops. The Common Core Curriculum covers reading themes, story comparisons, and author reasoning. Social Studies explores America's past from the Revolution to Industrialization through daily readings, note-taking, and open-note exams, promoting cooperative learning through projects.

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5th Grade Literacy & Social Studies - Gearing Up for Middle School Assignments

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  1. Khin Literacy, Social Studies 502 Homeroom Teacher Khinzawmyint@rencharter.org

  2. 5th Grade- Gearing up for Middle School • Responsibility (completing assignments, making positive choices and being prepared for class) • Independence (choices) • Working together (cooperative learning) • Stamina and Perseverance (working for longer periods of time and not giving up).

  3. Grade Break Down 30% Homework 30% Writing Projects 10% Classwork 20% Tests (vocabulary) 10% Participation

  4. Grading Scale • 4 = 95-100 meeting standards with distinction • (Above grade level) • 3 = 94- 80 meeting standards • 2 = 79- 64 approaching standards • 1= 0-64 not meeting standards

  5. Homework Policy • Homework is given everyday • Students write assignments in agenda daily • Grading 4- extra effort (check plus) 3 - complete with effort (check) 2- incomplete or lack of effort (check minus) 0 - not complete • Students have the opportunity to earn HW passes if they have 10 HWs (with grades 4,3) consecutively. • It is the students’ responsibility to turn in late HW the next day.

  6. Literacy Agenda 90 minutes daily Details: 20 minutes- Shared reading or Read aloud 30 minutes- Students will participate in one of these activies: - Independent reading - Guided reading or book clubs - Reading response - Junior Great Books with shared inquiry discussion 40 minutes- Writing workshop

  7. Common Core Curriculum • Students will read a wide range of literature, including stories, plays,and poems. Additionally, they will read to learn information about history, and science. • Reading • Determining the theme of a story, play, or poem, including how characters respond to challenges •Comparing and contrasting stories that deal with similar themes or topics •Explaining how authors use reasons and evidence to support their points or ideas Writing •Students introduce a topic clearly, providing a general observation and focus, and develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, and quotation.

  8. Literacy Academic Calendar

  9. Social Studies: America’s PastPost American Revolution to Industrialization 30 minutes daily Students have a workbook and a class set of textbooks Note taking skills are taught Exams are open-notes Cooperative learning through projects

  10. Social Studies Curriculum

  11. Please contact me if you have further questions. Khinzawmyint@rencharter.org Reminder to turn in class funds ($20), if you have not already.

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