Language Arts and History Presentation

5th grade

In order to accommodate many subjects and a short period of time, we will follow a schedule in Language Arts.

● Monday: Vocabulary ● Tuesday: Grammar● Wednesday - Friday: Reading

Schedule

Vocabulary days work on a two week schedule. Week A

● Take the quiz on the previous unit.● Work on word boxes for new unit. ● Homework: Finish word boxes before next Monday

Q: What are word boxes?

A: Word boxes are a way to visually and literally interpret new words so that students can make sense of what they are learning.

Mondays: Vocabulary

● Word Boxes are writtenabout 5 words from eachunit. The students pickthe 5 words they find most difficult.

● I tell the students that ifthey define the word on their own, it should be marked as a difficult word.

Mondays: Vocabulary

WORD

Definition: This can be in their own words or directly from the book.

Sentence This is a sentence they create. It can not be from the book.

Picture/ Symbol: This is a visual representation of the word.

Synonym/Antonym: These can be directly from the book.

Mondays: Vocabulary

Vocabulary days work on a two week schedule. Week B:

● Share word boxes● Play vocabulary game● Begin working on unit pages● Homework: Finish unit pages by Friday

Vocabulary Words are put on Quizlet each week. You can access the practice tests and games by going to my teacher website.

● Look at the tool bar on the right side of the page.● Scroll down to the bottom● Choose LA vocabulary unit ___ quizlet.

Monday: Vocabulary

● Students hear a 10 minutes mini-lesson about a specific topic (right now we are covering commas).

● Reinforcement of topic is done through: 1. Workbook pages2. Multi-sensory games

● Tests and quizzes come at the end of a unit and will always be on Tuesdays.

Tuesday: Grammar

What Does Reading Class Look Like? ● Students hear a mini-lesson correlating with the unit currently

being studied. ● I model for them what I want them to do.● Students practice the strategy independently or in partners

while reading from an independent book or from our class book.

Q: What am I doing while they are reading?

A: I spend this time gathering precious data on your children's reading habits, strengths, and needs. I use the data I collect to design other units of study and to differentiate instruction so that I can best meet the needs of each child.

Wednesday- Friday: Reading

The main assessments I use are: ● Writing done about Reading● Reading Logs● Projects/Tests at the end of a class book. ● Vocabulary Units pages● Vocabulary quizzes/tests● Grammar pages● Grammar quizzes/tests

Language Arts Assignments

Language Arts Assignments

The students will also receive a participation grade for Class work and a Participation grade for Homework based solely on:

● completion of tasks● effort made to participate in discussions● quality of work (was their best attempt made)

Writing Class meets once a week on Wednesdays. I use a workshop format which allows for most of our time to be spent writing and conferencing.

● 10 minute mini-lesson● 30 minutes to write● 5 minutes to share writing with the class

Homework:● Completing the writing started in class ● Online lessons will occasionally be assigned

Writing

Conferences

● I meet with individual children or small groups of children to read and discuss the writing project. I give suggestions, but the children are solely responsible for any changes they make (or do not make).

● Because our time is so limited, students can contact me to make an appointment before or after school to have a one on one conference. Students can also email me a rough draft to look over and comment on.

Writing

A rubric will be used to grade assignments. ● based on lessons taught● follows the ERB grading standard (a 6 point

scale)

We will complete about 3 writing projects per trimester.

Writing Grades

A multi-media approach is used in History Class. ● Videos● digital storytelling● webcasts● virtual field trips● Quizlet

Students will be given a packet for each unit. ● All assignments and notes can be found in this packet. ● Tests, quizzes, and textbook pages will be written on the

front page of the packet.

History

All interactive resources used in class can be found on my website.

Each unit will have:● Vocabulary test at the end of the unit● Classwork grades● Quiz at midway points ● Test/ Project

Additional Grades ● Participation ● Homework grade

History Grades

Study aides for tests and quizzes can be found on my website:

● quizlet● interactive

websites● video tutorials