This year, they will focus on adding lots of detail to everything they write. They will learn to support their ideas with logical reasons. They learn that it is necessary to include enough description if the reader is going to be able to create a picture of an event or scene in his mind. They will also improve their beginning and ending paragraphs, and to use lively verbs. Fifth graders learn to write various forms of letters.
Fifth graders learn the basic forms of letter writing.
They write formal letters, casual letters, and invitations. They will learn the correct ways to open and close different types of letters. Fifth graders edit their own work. After completing their writing, fifth graders share their work with small groups or the class. They receive suggestions and compliments from their classmates and then, using this advice, they improve and correct their own work.