Grade 5 English Language Arts
Long Range Plan 2016-2017
Mrs. J. Pierce
Course Overview:
The aim of English language arts is to enable each student to understand and appreciate language, and to use
it confidently and competently in a variety of situations for communication, personal satisfaction and learning.
Students become confident and competent users of all six language arts through many opportunities to listen
and speak, read and write, and view and represent in a variety of combinations and relevant contexts. All the
language arts are interrelated and interdependent; facility in one strengthens and supports the others. In the
outcomes of the program of studies, the six language arts are integrated.
September
Unit
All About Me
October/ November
November/
December
January
Friendship/Novel Study
Media Literacy
Legends
Speci 1.1 Discover and Explore
fic
4.3 Present and Share
Outc 4.2 Attend to Conventions
omes
1.2 Clarify and Extend *
2.1 Use Strategies and Cues
*
5.2 Work Within Groups
4.2 Attend to Conventions
3.2 Select and Process
3.3 Organize, Record and
Evaluate
3.4 Share and Review
4.2 Attend to Conventions
2.1 Use Strategies and Cues
2.2 Respond to texts *
2.4 Create Original Text
4.1 Enhance and Improve
4.2 Attend to Conventions
5.1 Respect Others and
Strengthen Community
Majo
r
Teach
ing
and
Learn
ing
Activi
ties
-What bullying is and
prevention
-Communication Skills:
sentences, me vs. I,
capitalization
-Vocab “Word of the Day”
-LA Workshop / Daily 5
twice a cycle
-Journal writing
-Novel study: Charlotte’s
Web
-Literature circles and
discussions
-Group work with group
roles (discussion director,
summarizer, vocabulary
enricher, interpreter)
-Frequent reading
comprehension exercises
-Daily Language Review
-Watching and responding to
advertisements
-Print vs. digital
-Components of an effective
commercial
-Identifying false media
messages
-Persuasive techniques in
advertisements
-Vocab “Word of the Day”
-Guided Reading
-Journal writing
-Communication skills:
contractions
-Writing their own legend
-Compare different legends
and learn about different
cultures
-Vocab “Word of the Day”
-LA Workshop / Daily 5 twice a
cycle
-Journal writing
-Communication Skills:
apostrophes, figurative
language, imagery, simile,
exaggeration, hyperbole
-Frequent reading
comprehension exercises
-Daily Language Review
-Baseline Testing (DORA)
-Journal writing
-Read aloud:Harry Potter
-Soundtrack to my life
assignment
-Autobio poem
-Goal setting
-Communication Skills:
capitalization, types of
sentences, homophones
-Vocab “Word of the Day”
-LA Workshop / Daily 5
twice a cycle
-Frequent reading
comprehension exercises
-Daily Language Review
Reso Nelson Literacy
urces
http://rbpathways.com/w
hoami.html
Nelson Literacy
Nelson Literacy
Nelson Literacy
Brain Pop
Learn 360
Fables and Legends Series
Charlotte’s Web
youtube.com
Brain Pop
Media Literacy
Daily Language Review
Daily Language Review
Daily Reading Comprehension
http://www.ehow.com/inf
o_12092557_fun-dramaNovel study for Charlotte’s
voice-projectionWeb
games.html
Daily Language Review
http://www.soundsofengli
sh.org/tips.htm
Daily Reading
Comprehension
DORA
Daily Reading Comprehension
Brain Pop
Harry Potter
Brain Pop
Daily Language Review
Daily Reading
Comprehension
Asses
smen
t and
Evalu
ation
-Students will create a
music album to represent
them and be assessed
using a rubric.
-Students will complete
DORA Testing.
-Students will create an
-Students will write a script
anti-bullying poster/skit in a for an advertisement and
group.
perform it in a group.
-Students will complete a
weekly vocab quiz.
-Students will create a
magazine and be assessed
with a rubric.
-Students will complete four
-Students will write and
different roles in their
-Students will complete a
reflect on their goals for
literature circle groups and weekly vocab quiz.
the year.
submit their groups’ work
-Students will complete
-Students will complete a
-Students will complete a
reading comprehension
weekly vocab quiz.
group assessment for their exercises as warm ups.
group discussion each week
-Students will write an
-Students will participate in
auto-bio poem and publish -Students will choose their
guided reading groups and be
it.
final assignment to share
assessed for reading fluency.
their understanding of
-Students will complete
Charlotte’s Web and be
reading comprehension
assessed using a rubric.
exercises as warm ups.
-Students will complete
-Students will participate
reading comprehension
in guided reading groups
exercises as warm ups
and be assessed for
reading fluency.
-Students will participate in
guided reading groups and
be assessed for reading
fluency.
-Students will write a legend
and be assessed using a rubric.
-Students will complete a
weekly vocab quiz.
-Students will complete
reading comprehension
exercises as warm ups.
-Students will participate in
guided reading groups and be
assessed for reading fluency.
February
March/April
May
June
Unit
Poetry
Research/Novel Study
Graphic Novels
Public Speaking and
Presentation Skills
Speci
fic
Outc
omes
2.4 Create Original Text
4.2 Attend to Conventions
2.3 Understand Forms,
Elements and Techniques
5.2 Work Within Groups
4.2 Attend to Conventions
2.4 Create Original Text
2.3 Understand Forms,
Elements and Techniques
2.4 Create Original Text
4.2 Attend to Conventions
4.3 Present and Share
4.2 Attend to Conventions
Majo
r
Teach
ing
and
Learn
ing
Activi
ties
Vocab “Word of the Day
-LA Workshop / Daily 5
twice a cycle
-Journal writing
-Read aloud: Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory
-Creating a poetry
portfolio focused on 4
types of poetry: Cinquain,
Concrete, Clerihew and
Diamante
-Frequent reading
comprehension exercises
-Daily Language Review
-Communication skills:
adjectives, nouns, verbs
Reso Nelson Literacy
urces
-Vocab “Word of the Day”
-Journal writing
-Write mini graphic novel
-Identify components of a
graphic novel
-Communication skills:
possessives
-Communication skills: volume,
tone, articulation, and gestures
-Year-end Testing (DORA)
-Vocab “Word of the Day”
-Journal writing
Nelson Literacy
Nelson Literacy
Nelson Literacy
Brain Pop
http://gec.kmu.edu.tw/~lc/ Brain Pop
ecorner/eBook/Narrative%2
0Writing.pdf
Daily Language Review
Daily Language Review
Hatchet
Daily Reading
Comprehension
Daily Language Review
Poetry PowerPoint
Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory
Asses
smen
t and
Evalu
ation
-Novel study: Hatchet
-Communication skills:
quotations in dialogue,
point of view
-Vocab “Word of the Day”
-Journal writing
-Literature circles and
discussions
-Group work with group
roles (discussion director,
summarizer, vocabulary
enricher, interpreter)
-Research Wonders of the
World and present
information
-Students will write 3
examples of each type of
poetry and then choose
one from each to publish
and make into their poetry
portfolio. Portfolios will be
assessed using a rubric.
-Students will complete a
weekly vocab quiz.
-Students will complete
reading comprehension
exercises as warm ups.
-Students will participate
in guided reading groups
and be assessed for
reading fluency.
DORA Testing
Daily Language Review
Daily Reading Comprehension Daily Reading Comprehension
Brain Pop
Daily Reading
Comprehension
Brain Pop
-Students will complete four -Students will create a mini
different roles in their
graphic novel and be
literature circle groups and assessed using a rubric.
submit their groups’ work.
-Students will peer-edit each
-Students will complete a
other’s graphic novel.
group assessment form for
their group.
-Students will complete a
weekly vocab quiz.
-Students will choose a
project to show their
-Students will complete
understanding of Hatchet
reading comprehension
and be assessed using a
exercises as warm ups.
rubric.
-Students will participate in
-Students will complete a
guided reading groups and be
weekly vocab quiz.
assessed for reading fluency.
-Students will complete
reading comprehension
exercises as warm ups.
-Students will participate in
guided reading groups and
be assessed for reading
fluency.
-Students will present
research on Wonders of the
World and be assessed
using a rubric.
-Students will present three
different types of oral
communication.
-Students will complete the
DORA Testing.
-Students will complete a
weekly vocab quiz.
-Students will complete
reading comprehension
exercises as warm ups.
-Students will participate in
guided reading groups and be
assessed for reading fluency.