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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.)
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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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