Writing
Objectives
5th Grade
Fourth Quarter
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The learner will evaluate comprehension by judging personal, social, and political issues as presented in text.
R.9.5.21 Evaluate personal, social, and political issues as presented in text.
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The learner will apply prewriting skills by using strategies such as reading, discussing, focused free-writing, observing, and brainstorming.
W.4.5.1 Generate ideas using such strategies as reading, discussing, focused free-writing, observing, and brain-storming.
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The learner will apply prewriting skills by organizing ideas using such graphic organizers as webbing, mapping, and formal outlining with main topics.
W.4.5.2 Organize ideas by using such graphic organizers as webbing, mapping, and formal outlining with main topics.
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The learner will apply prewriting skills by demonstrating an awareness of purpose and audience with emphasis on letter writing.
W.4.5.3 Demonstrate an awareness of purpose and audience with emphasis on expository and letter writing.
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The learner will create text for different purposes and audiences by writing to persuade.
W.5.5.1 Write to describe, to inform, to entertain, to explain, and to persuade.
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The learner will analyze purposes and audiences by selecting the form of writing that addresses the intended audience.
W.5.5.2 Select the form of writing that addresses the intended audience.
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The learner will create topics and forms (such as story structures) by writing persuasive pieces.
W.5.5.3 Create expository, narrative, descriptive, and persuasive writings.
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The learner will create text on different topics and in different forms by writing to reflect ideas/interpretations of multicultural and universal themes and concepts.
W.5.5.6 Write to reflect ideas/interpretations of multicultural and universal themes and concepts.
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The learner will create text on different topics and in different forms by writing in response to literature.
W.5.5.8 Write in response to literature.
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The learner will evaluate characters in stories by judging their decisions/actions.
R.9.5.20 Evaluate a character's decision/action.
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The learner will create a draft by writing an effective lead sentence for each paragraph by using such features as questions or exclamations.
W.4.5.7 Create an effective lead sentence for each paragraph by using such features as questions or exclamations.
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The learner will apply revising strategies by using revisions in content for central idea, organization, unity, elaboration, and clarity.
W.4.5.8 Revise content for central idea, organization (i.e., beginning, middle, and end, sequencing ideas; major points of information, etc), unity, elaboration, clarity.
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The learner will apply revision strategies by using revisions in tone, voice, and selected vocabulary.
W.4.5.9 Revise for tone, voice, selected vocabulary.
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The learner will apply revising strategies by using revisions in writing using various tools/ methods, such as peer and/or teacher collaboration, a revision checklist, rubric, and/or reference materials.
W.4.5.10 Revise writing using various tools/methods, such as peer and/or teacher collaboration, a revision checklist, rubric, and/or references materials (i.e., dictionary, thesaurus).
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The learner will apply sentence conventions by using compound subjects and predicates to combine simple sentences for more effective writing style.
W.6.5.3 Use compound subjects and predicates to combine simple sentences for more effective writing style.
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The learner will remember, understand and apply sentence conventions by defining, identifying and using natural and inverted sentence order for emphasis and variety.
W.6.5.4 Define, identify, and use natural and inverted sentence order for emphasis and variety
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The learner will create written text by writing a strong lead and conclusion.
W.7.5.5 Create a strong lead and conclusion.
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The learner will apply effective writing skills by using logical sequence.
W.7.5.6 Use logical sequence.
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The learner will apply effective writing skills by using a writer's checklist or scoring guides/rubrics to improve written work.
W.7.5.7 Use writer's checklist or scoring guides/rubrics to improve written work.
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The learner will evaluate his/her own written work by judging writing with a checklist or scoring guides/rubrics.
W.7.5.8 Self-evaluate writing using checklist or scoring guides/rubrics.
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The learner will apply writing process by using editing strategies appropriate for grade level (see detailed SLE).
W.4.5.11 Edit individually or in groups for appropriate grade-level conventions, within the following features: sentence formation, completeness, absence of fused (run-ons) sentences, expansion through standard coordination and modifiers, embedding through standard subordination, standard word order. USAGE: standard inflections, agreement, word meaning, conventions. MECHANICS: capitalization, punctuation, formatting, and spelling.
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The learner will create written text in different forms and on different topics by writing with and without prompts for a sustained period of time.
W.5.5.7 Write with and without prompts for a sustained period of time.
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The learner will create text on different topics and in different forms by writing on demand with or without prompt within a given time frame.
W.5.5.9 Write on demand with or without prompt within a given time frame.
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The learner will apply Standard English conventions in written work by using subject-verb agreement, parts of speech, parts of sentence, conjugation of simple verb tenses, possessive pronouns.
W.6.5.7 Apply conventions of grammar with emphasis on the following: subject-verb agreement, parts of speech, parts of a sentence, conjugation in simple verb tenses, possessive pronouns.
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The learner will apply spelling conventions by using the correct spelling homonyms according to usage.
W.6.5.9 Spell homonyms correctly according to usage
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The learner will apply Standard English conventions in written work by using rules of capitalization.
W.6.5.10 Apply conventional rules of capitalization in writing.
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The learner will apply effective writing skills by using a variety of sentence types and lengths.
W.7.5.2 Use a variety of sentence types and lengths.
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The learner will apply effective writing skills by using transition words.
W.7.5.3 Use transition words.
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The learner will apply prewriting skills by using strategies such as reading, discussing, focused free-writing, observing, and brainstorming.
W.4.5.1 Generate ideas using such strategies as reading, discussing, focused free-writing, observing, and brain-storming.
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The learner will apply prewriting skills by demonstrating an awareness of purpose and audience with emphasis letter writing.
W.4.5.3 Demonstrate an awareness of purpose and audience with emphasis on expository and letter writing.
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The learner will apply a variety of techniques/devices by writing poems with emphasis on patterned and rhymed poetry.
W.5.5.4 Write poems using a variety of technique/devices, with emphasis on writing patterned and rhymed poetry
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The learner will create text on different topics and in different forms by writing to reflect ideas/interpretations of multicultural and universal themes and concepts.
W.5.5.6 Write to reflect ideas/interpretations of multicultural and universal themes and concepts.
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The learner will apply sentence conventions by using compound subjects and predicates to combine simple sentences for more effective writing style.
W.6.5.3 Use compound subjects and predicates to combine simple sentences for more effective writing style.
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The learner will remember, understand and apply sentence conventions by defining, identifying and using natural and inverted sentence order for emphasis and variety.
W.6.5.4 Define, identify, and use natural and inverted sentence order for emphasis and variety
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The learner will apply effective writing skills by using figurative language purposefully, such as simile and metaphor, to shape and control language.
W.7.5.1 Use figurative language purposefully, such as simile and metaphor, to shape and control language
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The learner will apply effective writing skills by using purposeful vocabulary for emphasis or elaboration.
W.7.5.4 Use purposeful vocabulary for emphasis or elaboration.
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The learner will apply revision strategies by using revisions in tone, voice, and selected vocabulary.
W.4.5.9 Revise for tone, voice, selected vocabulary.
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The learner will understand figurative language by identifying idioms, similes, and metaphors.
R.11.5.8 Identify figurative language such as idioms, similes, and metaphors.
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The learner will apply the writing process by using available technology for sharing and/or publication.
W.4.5.12 Use available technology for sharing and/or publication
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The learner will evaluate written work by selecting pieces in order to maintain a writing portfolio that exhibits growth in meeting goals and expectations.
W.4.5.13 Maintain a writing portfolio that exhibits growth in meeting goals and expectations.
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The learner will evaluate written work to publish/share by determining purpose and audience.
W.4.5.14 Publish/share according to purpose and audience.
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The learner will apply Standard English conventions in written work by using subject-verb agreement, parts of speech, parts of sentence, conjugation in simple verb tenses, possessive pronouns.
W.6.5.7 Apply conventions of grammar with emphasis on the following: subject-verb agreement, parts of speech, parts of a sentence, conjugation in simple verb tenses, possessive pronouns.
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The learner will apply effective writing skills by using a variety of sentence types and lengths.
W.7.5.2 Use a variety of sentence types and lengths