Writing/Working with Words
Writing:
Students will be writing everyday during writing workshop. Each writing time will begin with a mini lesson, students will then have time to "try out" the mini lesson, and then will have time to write some more! We will also be focusing on the 6 + 1 Traits of Writing.
5th grade genres:
Working with Words/Spelling:
Students will be writing everyday during writing workshop. Each writing time will begin with a mini lesson, students will then have time to "try out" the mini lesson, and then will have time to write some more! We will also be focusing on the 6 + 1 Traits of Writing.
5th grade genres:
- Personal Narratives
- Poetry
- Historical Fiction
- Persuasive Paper
- Research Presentation
Working with Words/Spelling:
- Month by Month Phonics
- Commonly misspelled words
- Focus on prefixes, suffixes and root words, decoding
- Grammar practice