NELSON WORD STUDY 5
Correlation to The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 Language (2006): Grade 5
Note: This chart reflects only the primary focuses of each lesson. The After activities and Assessment for
Learning suggestions in each lesson connect with additional curriculum expectations in all four strands.
Activating prior knowledge, making personal connections, and metacognition are built into every lesson.
Expectation
Lessons Addressing Expectation
Oral Language
1.5 Making Inferences
1.7 Analysing Texts
1.8 Point of View
2.4 Appropriate Language
3.2 Interconnected Skills
1 Context Clues
20 Audience and Purpose
21 Inclusive Language
2 Text Features as Clues for Word Meaning
18 “Snarl” and “Purr” Words: Connotation
21 Inclusive Language
18 “Snarl” and “Purr” Words: Connotation
20 Audience and Purpose
21 Inclusive Language
18 “Snarl” and “Purr” Words: Connotation
19 Evocative Images
21 Inclusive Language
18 “Snarl” and “Purr” Words: Connotation
20 Audience and Purpose
Reading
1.3 Comprehension Strategies
1.5 Making Inferences
1.9 Point of View
2.4 Elements of Style
1 Context Clues
2 Text Features as Clues for Word Meaning
3 Related Words
4 Prefixes
5 Suffixes
23 Analogies to Known Words
26 Breaking Words into Syllables
1 Context Clues
20 Audience and Purpose
21 Inclusive Language
18 “Snarl” and “Purr” Words: Connotation
20 Audience and Purpose
21 Inclusive Language
10 Common, Proper, Concrete, and Abstract Nouns
11 Using Coordinating Conjunctions to Connect Ideas
12 Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs
13 Strong Verbs
14 Similes
15 Metaphors
16 Personification
17 Synonyms and Antonyms
18 “Snarl” and “Purr” Words: Connotation
19 Evocative Images
20 Audience and Purpose
21 Inclusive Language
22 Sentence Variety
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NELSON WORD STUDY 5
Correlation to The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 Language (2006): Grade 5
Expectation
Lessons Addressing Expectation
3.1 Reading Familiar Words
24
27
28
29
39
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
23
24
26
33
39
3.2 Reading Unfamiliar Words
Auditory Strategies
Short Vowel Combinations
Long Vowels
R-Controlled Vowels
Homophones
Related Words
Prefixes
Suffixes
Word Origins
New Words in English
Exploring a Dictionary Entry
Multiple Meanings of Words
Analogies to Known Words
Auditory Strategies
Breaking Words into Syllables
Compound Words
Homophones
Writing
1.1 Purpose and Audience
2.2 Voice
2.3 Word Choice
2.5 Point of View
18 “Snarl” and “Purr” Words
20 Audience and Purpose
21 Inclusive Language
18 “Snarl” and “Purr” Words
20 Audience and Purpose
22 Sentence Variety
10 Common, Proper, Concrete, and Abstract Nouns
11 Using Coordinating Conjunctions to Connect Ideas
12 Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs
13 Strong Verbs
14 Similes
15 Metaphors
16 Personification
17 Synonyms and Antonyms
18 “Snarl” and “Purr” Words: Connotation
19 Evocative Images
20 Audience and Purpose
18 “Snarl” and “Purr” Words: Connotation
20 Audience and Purpose
21 Inclusive Language
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NELSON WORD STUDY 5
Correlation to The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 Language (2006): Grade 5
Expectation
Lessons Addressing Expectation
2.7 Revision
8 Exploring a Dictionary Entry
9 Multiple Meanings of Words
10 Common, Proper, Concrete, and Abstract Nouns
11 Using Coordinating Conjunctions to Connect Ideas
12 Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs
13 Strong Verbs
14 Similes
15 Metaphors
16 Personification
17 Synonyms and Antonyms
18 “Snarl” and “Purr” Words: Connotation
19 Evocative Images
20 Audience and Purpose
21 Inclusive Language
22 Sentence Variety
3 Related Words
4 Prefixes
5 Suffixes
24 Auditory Strategies
25 Memory Tricks
26 Breaking Words into Syllables
27 Short Vowel Combinations
28 Long Vowels
29 R-Controlled Vowels
30 Irregular Plurals
31 Singular and Plural Possessives
32 Contractions
33 Compound Words
34 Verb Endings: Doubling
35 Verb Endings: e-Drop
36 Verb Endings: Changing y to i
37 Silent Consonants
38 Unstressed Syllables: Schwa Vowels
39 Homophones
1 Context Clues
3 Related Words
4 Prefixes
5 Suffixes
6 Word Origins
7 New Words in English
8 Exploring a Dictionary Entry
9 Multiple Meanings of Words
17 Synonyms and Antonyms
43 Punctuation in Direct Speech
44 Commas in Compound Sentences
45 Capital Letters in Titles and Headings
3.1 Spelling Familiar Words
3.2 Spelling Unfamiliar Words
3.3 Vocabulary
3.4 Punctuation
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NELSON WORD STUDY 5
Correlation to The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 Language (2006): Grade 5
Expectation
Lessons Addressing Expectation
3.5 Grammar
10
12
40
41
42
Common, Proper, Concrete, and Abstract Nouns
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs
Collective Nouns
Pronoun Agreement
Auxiliary Verbs (Have)
18
20
18
21
21
“Snarl” and “Purr” Words
Audience and Purpose
“Snarl” and “Purr” Words
Inclusive Language
Inclusive Language
18
21
18
20
21
“Snarl” and “Purr” Words: Connotation
Inclusive Language
“Snarl” and “Purr” Words: Connotation
Audience and Purpose
Inclusive Language
Media
1.1 Purpose and Audience
1.2 Making Inferences
1.3 Responding to and Evaluating
Texts
1.4 Audience Responses
1.5 Point of View
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