This is an ongoing course which provides introduction, access and exposure to all of the 5th Grade ELA standards. Students will gain a solid foundation of all the skills and strategies needed to master 5th grade ELA standards. This is a great opportunity for learners entering 5th grade who want an early introduction to the upcoming ELA skills, or as a refresher for students entering 6th grade. This course could also be taken by advanced 4th grade students who would enjoy enrichment.

This course will be taught using a variety of methods. I will introduce each topic explicitly through a minilesson, providing many opportunities for students to practice the necessary skill(s). Learners will work independently, but also have opportunities to work in partners or as a group to complete engaging activities.

Course Outline: I will introduce 1-2 standards every week in isolation. This may be helpful when supplementing your learner's curriculum or to dive deeper into standards where mastery has not been met. These standards follow the Common Core State Standards, as well as many states that may no longer use CCSS, but have similar state standards. 
*RL= Reading: Literature RI- Reading: Informational
*Other sections may be opened upon request*

Week of 5/30 - RL.5.1 & RI.5.1 (Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.) 

Week of 6/6- RL. 5.2 (Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.)

Week of 6/13-RI.5.2 (Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.)

Week of  6/20-RL.5.3 (Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).

Week of 6/27- RI.5.3 (Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.)

Week of 7/4- RL.5.4 (Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.) & RI.5.4 (Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.)

Week of 7/11 RL.5.5 (Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.), RI.5.5 (Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.)

Week of 7/18 RL.5.6 (Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.)
RI.5.6 (Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.)

Week of 7/25 RL.5.7 (Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).

Week of 8/1 RI.5.8 (Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).

Week of 8/8 RL.5.9 (Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.)
RI.5.9 (Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.)

*Students enrolling in this course should have a foundation of the 4th Grade ELA Standards*