What to expect in 5th Grade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is my fifth grader learning in school?  

Grade Five   

SELECTED GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS FOR FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS   

Bulleted (¥) items are examples of fifth grade expectations, but do not represent the entire curriculum.   

READING 

 Selects and reads a variety of text

 ¥  Reads a variety of genre including fiction, non-fiction and poetry

 ¥  Uses reference materials

 ¥  Recognizes format variation in text 

Applies strategies and skills

 ¥  Takes notes to retain information 

¥  Consults reference sources (atlas, periodicals, etc.)

  ¥  Identifies authorÕs purpose and point of view

  ¥  Recognizes dialect

 ¥  Rereads and reads ahead

 ¥  Uses new vocabulary in responses 

Reads independently

 ¥  Keeps record of reading 

¥  Summarizes what has been read independently

 ¥  Identifies strengths and needs as a reader 

Demonstrates comprehension in oral and written reading response

 ¥  Summarizes reading

 ¥  Identifies and explains point of view

 ¥  Draws logical conclusions from text

 ¥  Compares and contrasts text

 ¥  Answers questions from charts, maps and tables   

 

WRITING  

Uses writing process effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences

 ¥  Uses wide range of information to plan writing

 ¥  Writes well developed paragraphs

 ¥  Revises and edits drafts 

¥  Produces personal experience narrative, report, compare-contrast paper, a story 

 Uses information from a variety of sources

 ¥  Conducts an interview as a source of information

 ¥  Locates and uses Internet information 

 ¥  Prepares bibliography

 

 

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