Fifth+Grade

ELA5LSV2 The student listens to and views various forms of text and media in order to gather and share information, persuade others, and express and understand ideas. ** //Critical Component: When responding to visual and oral texts and media (e.g., television, radio, film productions, and electronic media), the student:// a. Demonstrates an awareness of the presence of the media in the daily lives of most people. b. Evaluates the role of the media in focusing attention and in forming an opinion. c. Judges the extent to which media provide a source of entertainment as well as a source of information. //Critical Component: When delivering or responding to presentations, the student:// a. Shapes information to achieve a particular purpose and to appeal to the interests and background knowledge of audience members. b. Uses notes, multimedia, or other memory aids to structure the presentation. c. Engages the audience with appropriate verbal cues and eye contact. d. Projects a sense of individuality and personality in selecting and organizing content and in delivery. e. Shapes content and organization according to criteria for importance and impact rather than according to availability of information in resource materials. f. Uses technology or other memory aids to structure the presentation.
 * Fifth Grade Media Standards

** ELA5R1 The student demonstrates comprehension and shows evidence of a warranted and responsible explanation of a variety of literary and informational texts. ** //Critical Component: For informational texts, the student reads and comprehends in order to develop understanding and expertise and produces evidence of reading that:// a. Locates facts that answer the reader’s questions. b. Identifies and uses knowledge of common textual features (e.g., paragraphs, topic sentences, concluding sentences, glossary). c.Identifies and uses knowledge of common graphic features (e.g., charts, maps, diagrams, captions, and illustrations). d. Identifies and uses knowledge of common organizational structures (e.g., chronological order, logical order, cause and effect, classification schemes). f. Identifies and analyzes main ideas, supporting ideas, and supporting details. g. Makes perceptive and well-developed connections. h. Relates new information to prior knowledge and experience and makes connections to related topics or information.

**ELA5R2 The student consistently reads at least twenty-five books or book equivalents (approximately 1,000,000 words) each year. The materials should include traditional and contemporary literature (both fiction and non-fiction) as well as magazines, newspapers, textbooks, and electronic material. Such reading should represent a diverse collection of material from at least three different literary forms and from at least five different writers.**

a. Reads a variety of texts and incorporates new words into oral and written language. b. Determines the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues (e.g., definition, example). c. Determines the meaning of unfamiliar words using knowledge of common roots, suffixes, and prefixes. d. Determines pronunciations, meanings, alternate word choices, and parts of speech of words using dictionaries and thesauruses. e. Identifies the meaning of common prefixes (e.g., un-, re-, dis-). f. Identifies the meaning of common idioms and figurative phrases. g. Identifies playful uses of language (e.g., puns, jokes, palindromes). h. Recognizes and uses words with multiple meanings (e.g., sentence, school, hard) and determines which meaning is intended from the context of the sentence. i. Identifies and applies the meaning of the terms antonym, synonym, and homophone.
 * ELA5R3 The student understands and acquires new vocabulary and uses it correctly in reading and writing. The student**

//Critical Component: The student produces informational writing (e.g., report, procedures, correspondence) that:// b. Develops a controlling idea that conveys a perspective on a subject. c. Creates an organizing structure appropriate to a specific purpose, audience, and context. d. Includes appropriate facts and details. e. Excludes extraneous details and inappropriate information. f. Uses a range of appropriate strategies, such as providing facts and details, describing or analyzing the subject, and narrating a relevant anecdote. g. Draws from more than one source of information such as speakers, books, newspapers, and online materials. //Critical Component: The student produces a response to literature that:// c. Supports judgments through references to the text, other works, authors, or non-print media, or references to personal knowledge. e. Excludes extraneous details and inappropriate information. //Critical Component: The student produces a persuasive essay that:// c. Supports a position with relevant evidence. d. Creates an organizing structure appropriate to a specific purpose, audience, and context. f. Excludes extraneous details and inappropriate information.
 * ELA5W2 The student demonstrates competence in a variety of genres. **

a. Acknowledges information from sources. b. Uses organizational features of printed text (i.e., citations, end notes, bibliographic references, appendices) to locate relevant information. c. Uses various reference materials (i.e., dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, electronic information, almanac, atlas, magazines, newspapers) as aids to writing. d. Uses the features of texts (e.g., index, table of contents, guide words, alphabetical/numerical order) to obtain and organize information and thoughts. e. Demonstrates basic keyboarding skills and familiarity with computer terminology (e.g., software, memory, disk drive, hard drive). f. Creates simple documents by using electronic media and employing organizational features (e.g., passwords, entry and pull-down menus, word searches, thesaurus, spell check). g. Uses a thesaurus to identify alternative word choices and meanings.
 * ELA5W3 The student uses research and technology to support writing. The student **

** S5CS5 Students will communicate scientific ideas and activities clearly. ** d. Locate scientific information in reference books, back issues of newspapers and magazines, CD-ROMs, and computer databases.

a. Support statements with facts found in books, articles, and databases, and identify the sources used. b. Identify when comparisons might not be fair because some conditions are different.
 * S5CS6 Students will question scientific claims and arguments effectively. **

GOAL: The student will use maps to retrieve social studies information. **
 * Fifth Grade Map and Globe Skills

 9. use latitude and longitude to determine location (develop with content ) 10. use graphic scales to determine distances on a map (master) 11. compare maps of the same place at different points in time and from different perspectives to determine changes, identify trends, and generalize about human activities (master) 12. compare maps with data sets (charts, tables, graphs) and /or readings to draw conclusions and make generalizations (master)


 * Other Information Literacy Skills**
 * Use the Big6 as an information search process model
 * Use alphabetical order to locate information.
 * Locate media resources using Dewey Decimal System.
 * Independently locate and select a book based on personal interest.
 * Use guide words in dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc. as aids for ifnding information.
 * Use GALILEO for basic information searches.
 * Use parts of book (cover, spine, title page, copyright, dedication, table of contents, glossary, index, appendix, bibliography) as information sources.
 * Define basic elements found in literature (main idea, sequence, cause and effect, character, setting).
 * Locate a book using online catalog (searches by title, author, keyword, subject and Boolean searches).
 * Select and evaluate print and non-print resources.
 * Use various sources (periodicals, software, encyclopedias, atlases, thesauri, multimedia and Internet resources, newspaper and other reference resources) to answer information questions.
 * Select and evaluate print and non-print resources.
 * Take notes from resources using skimming, identifying keywords and paraphrasing to avoid plaigiarism.
 * Cite bibliographic information (include title, author, copyright dates, page number).
 * Produce final product from research such as paragraph, poster, model, etc. using a research process.
 * Recognize appropriate uses of information and information technology.
 * Use basic research techniques with teacher guidance.
 * Demonstrate ethical and legal use of technology and information.
 * Use telecommunication tools and online resources to communicate with others, gather information, and expresss ideas.