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Develop reading and writing skills in 5th grade students through daily practice, text analysis, vocabulary development, and mastery of writing genres. Includes strategies for critical thinking, test-taking skills, and paraphrasing. Covers social studies topics such as Native Americans, explorers, colonies, American Revolution, and slavery.
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Lunada Bay Reading/Writing-5th grade ready Superstars
Reading & Writing Goals Rm 15/16 • Students will write everyday • Students will learn how to read text and cite evidence • Students will develop and incorporate high academic vocabulary • Students will practice and write in the four tested writing genres • Students will practice/learn “how to” challenge the CAASP/ test taking skills • Students will learn how to read and respond by paraphrasing
Social Studies Topics: • Native Americans • Explorers • The Colonies • Life in the Colonies • American Revolution • The Constitution • Slavery & the promise of freedom This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
What skills will your student need to be strong in for Social Studies? • Reading skills- Main Idea • Cite with evidence • Paraphrase • Mr. Perkins 2 + 2 reading strategy This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA
When we engage in reading and writing-They go from this to…. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC
To writers that can't stop their enthusiasm and passion for sharing their ideas!
ALWAYS HW assignments ---- • Read 20 minutes Monday- Thursday • (Will include random checks by writing summaries) • Writer’s Notebook • What is a 1pager? • (Every student has created a personal Expert List) • A 1 pager is writing practice with the topic being- student created. Listed on their Expert List
Writer’s notebook example • In the Writer's Notebook- The Expert List • What is an expert list? Things I know about and care about • (and that means I can write about!) • From a 5th grade student- • My Expert List: • 1.Art • 2.Animals • 3.Science • 4.Swimming • 5.Music • 6.Favorite foods • 7.Arizona
Tried and True: Mr Perkins 5 x 5 writing strategy • 1-5 minutes to plan/pre write • 2-5 sentences in each paragraph • 3-5 paragraphs in your essay • 4-Use the 5 W’s in all your writing • 5-5 minutes to reread/review/revise
Our Goal- Building Confidence and success in all our students This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND