Fifth Grade

Language Arts

   

 

Strand   A Reading
Standard The student uses the reading process effectively.
 
Benchmarks
LA.A.1.2.4.5 The student clarifies understanding by rereading, self-correction, summarizing, checking other sources, and class or group discussion. When People Steal From Me

 

Strand   A Reading
Standard The student constructs meaning from a wide range of texts
 
Benchmarks
LA.A.2.2.1.5 The student reads text and determines the main idea or essential message, identifies relevant supporting details and facts, and arranges events in chronological order

Ethnic Heritage
When People Steal From Me

 

LA.A.2.2.2.5 The student identifies the author’s purpose in a simple text. FCAT I, FCAT III

Ethnic Heritage
Classic Literature

 

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Strand  B Writing
Standard The student uses writing processes effectively
Benchmarks
LA.B.1.2.1.5 The student prepares for writing by recording thoughts, focusing on a central idea, grouping related ideas, and identifying the purpose for writing. FCAT I

 

Meeting Deadlines
Classic Literature

 

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Strand  B Writing
Standard The student writes to communicate ideas and information effectively.
Benchmarks
LA.B.2.2.3.5 The student writes for a variety of occasions, audiences, and purposes

Ethnic Heritage
Meeting Deadlines
Classic Literature

 

LA.B.2.2.5.5 The student creates narratives in which ideas, details, and events are in logical order and are relevant to the story line Meeting Deadlines
LA.B.2.2.6.5 The student creates expository responses in which ideas and details follow an organizational pattern and are relevant to the purpose.

Meeting Deadlines

 

 

 

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Strand  C Listening, Viewing, and Speaking    
Standard The student uses listening strategies effectively    
Benchmarks
LA.C.1.2.1.5 The student listens and responds to a variety of oral presentations, such as stories, poems, skits, songs, personal accounts, informational speeches.

Ethnic Heritage

 

 

LA.C.1.2.3.5 The student carries on an extended conversation with a group of friends.           

Being a Good Worker  
Communication

 

 

LA.C.1.2.4.5 The student listens attentively to the speaker, including making eye contact and facing the speaker.
  • listens attentively to the speaker (including but not limited to making eye contact and facing the speaker).

Getting Along With Others

Developing Good Listening Skills Communication  

 

LA.C.1.2.5.5 The student responds to speakers by asking questions, making contributions, and paraphrasing what is said.
  • uses strategies to respond to speakers (for example, asking questions, paraphrasing to confirm understanding, summarizing, making contributions, offering feedback).

Developing Good Listening Skills Communication

 

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Strand  C Listening, Viewing, and Speaking    
Standard The student uses speaking strategies effectively.    
Benchmarks
LA.C.3.2.2.5 The student asks questions and makes comments and observations to clarify understanding of content, processes, and experiences.

Communication 
Developing Good Listening Skills Communication

 

LA.C.3.2.4.5 The student uses eye contact and gestures that engage the audience. Communication

 

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Strand  D Language    
Standard The student understands the power of language.    
Benchmarks
LA.D.2.2.1.5 The student understands that word choices can shape reactions; perceptions, and beliefs.
  • uses appropriate words to shape reactions, perceptions, and beliefs (for example, connotative and idiomatic meanings, synonyms, antonyms, sensory words).

Classic Literature

 

 

 

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Strand  E Literature    
Standard The student understands the common features of a variety of literary forms.    
Benchmarks
LA.E.1.2.3.5 The student knows the similarities and differences among the characters, settings, and events presented in various texts. Classic Literature

 

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Strand  E Literature    
Standard The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.    
Benchmarks
LA.E.2.2.1.4 The student recognizes cause-and-effect relationships in literary texts. FCAT I, FCAT III

Being a Good Worker

 

LA.E.2.2.3.4 The student responds to a work of literature by explaining how the motives of the characters or the causes of events compare with those in his or her own life.

Being a Good Worker

 

LA.E.2.2.4.4 The student identifies the major theme in a story or nonfiction text. FCAT III Being a Good Worker

 

 

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