During this time, the students are reading books of various genres that are at their instructional level and applying skills covered in the reading series. In addition, the fifth graders are encouraged to read every night for fifteen to twenty minutes at a minimum. Currently we are finishing up an expository unit by gathering information to present to an author in order for them to write a book based on the facts we give. We will then go back to reading some stories from our basal. Hopefully one more novel will be read as we bring this year to a close.
Language class involves the students in studying grammar and participating in the writing process.
Each day the students will spend time writing in their journal, for a project, or as part of a writing workshop format. The students will be guided in Power Writing lessons to create well written paragraphs. The final copies of their papers were due shortly after the quarter started. In the area of grammar, the students will be learning about adjectives, adverbs, writing quotations, and reviewing all of the other parts of speech. In writing, the students will continue to work through the writing process in completing various projects.