5th Grade Language Arts
Week Of: August 31st – September 4th
TEKS/SEs:
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5.1 A: Read grade level stories with fluency and comprehension
5.2A: Determine the meaning of words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic
roots and affixes
5.9A: Read independently and summarize or paraphrase what the reading was about
Figure 19 A-F: Following strategies: establish purpose, question, monitor & adjust
comprehension, infer, summarize/paraphrase, make connections
Writing  5.18C: Write responses to literary or expository texts and provide evidence from text
 5.10A: Draw conclusions and evaluate how well the author’s purpose was achieved
 5.3A Compare & contrast themes or moral lessons
 5.15C: Revise draft to clarify and enhance
 5.15D: Edit drafts
 5.15E: Revise draft based on feedback from teachers/peers and publish
 5.15A: Independent writing to develop a controlling idea
 5.10A: Evaluate author’s purpose
 5.7A: Identify how authors present major events in a person’s life (autobiography)
English –
 5.20B: Use the complete subject and predicate in sentences
 5.21B: Recognize and use punctuation marks
Materials:
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Two Power Points on Sentence Structure
Articles:
“Girls Education”
“Saving Their Native Language”
“Tigers Roar Back”
“Testing/Testing”
Post It Notes
Words on the Vine Menu Sheet
Science book on Matter
Math Reading
Words on a Vine “Graph” Anchor Chart
History Activity
Instructional Procedures:
Day One
1. Using Strategies That Work, model Fix-Up Strategies from lesson 2 during
the reading of “Girls Education.”
2. Use Post-It notes as a tracking device.
3. Record thoughts and questions on “Girls Education.”
4. Discuss Post-Its
5. Introduce Words on the Vine – “graph” – Go over meaning of the root word
“graph”
6. Have kids select 2 activities from the Menu Sheet to complete by Friday
Small Group Work: Rotation between the following:
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“Meet Unicef”
Read student chosen novel and track using Post-Its
Science book on Matter
Math reading
Day Two
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Identify subject and predicates in sentences
Decide if a phrase is a sentence or fragment
View PowerPoint on sentence structure
Check Autobiography to ensure all sentences have a subject and predicate.
Peer edit the autobiography ensuring to look for grammar and punctuation
errors
6. Write a 2nd draft to submit to teacher
7. Word Part of the Week “Words on the Vine” – Continue working on 2
menu items.
Day Three
1. Using Strategies That Work, model Fix-Up Strategies during the reading of
“Saving Their Native Language.”
2. Use Post-It notes as a tracking device.
3. Record thoughts and questions on “Saving Their Native Language.”
4. Discuss Post-Its
5. Continue Word Part of the Week “Words on the Vine” – (graph)
Small Group Work: Continue Rotation between the following:
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“Meet Unicef”
Read student chosen novel and track using Post-Its
Science book on Matter
Math reading
Day Four
1. Using Strategies That Work, assess the Fix-Up Strategies during the reading
of “Tigers Roar Back.”
2. Sentences PowerPoint
3. Conference with teacher – autobiography paragraph – Final copy due
tomorrow
4. Read student chosen novel and track using Post-It notes
5. Word Part of the Week “Words on the Vine” – Continue working on Menu
items
Day Five
1. Using Strategies That Work, model Fix-Up Strategies during the reading of
“Testing Testing.”
2. Use Post-It notes as a tracking device.
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Record thoughts and questions on “Testing Testing.”
Sentence Structure Quiz
Discuss Post-Its
History Activity
Word Part of the Week “Words on the Vine” – (graph) Assessment of Menu
items
Assessment Plan:
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Fix-Up Strategies – Mini Assessment Thursday
Words on the Vine – 2 Menu Items
Sentence Structure Quiz - Friday
Final Draft of Autobiography - Friday