All Lessons

W.5.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

W.5.1.A Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer's purpose.

W.5.1.B Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.

W.5.1.C Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically).

W.5.1.D Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.

5(11)(B)(i) Develop drafts into a focused, structured, and coherent piece of writing by organizing with purposeful structure, including an introduction, transitions, and a conclusion.

W.5.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 5 here.)

5(11)(C) Revise drafts to improve sentence structure and word choice by adding, deleting, combining, and rearranging ideas for coherence and clarity.

W.5.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)

5(11)(B)(i) Develop drafts into a focused, structured, and coherent piece of writing by organizing with purposeful structure, including an introduction, transitions, and a conclusion.

W.5.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

W.5.3.A Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.

W.5.3.B Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.

W.5.3.C Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events.

W.5.3.D Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.

W.5.3.E Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.

5(12)(A) Compose literary texts such as personal narratives, fiction, and poetry using genre characteristics and craft.

W.5.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

W.5.1.D Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.

L.5.1.A Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences.

5(11)(D)(viii) Edit drafts using standard English conventions, including subordinating conjunctions to form complex sentences.

L.5.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

L.5.1.A Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences.

5(11)(D)(vi) Edit drafts using standard English conventions, including prepositions and prepositional phrases and their influence on subject-verb agreement.

L.5.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

L.5.2.A Use punctuation to separate items in a series.*

L.5.1.A Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences.

5(11)(D)(x) Edit drafts using standard English conventions, including punctuation marks, including commas in compound and complex sentences, quotation marks in dialogue, and italics and underlining for titles and emphasis.

L.5.1.A Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences.

5(11)(D)(vi) Edit drafts using standard English conventions, including prepositions and prepositional phrases and their influence on subject-verb agreement.

L.5.4.B Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).

5(3)(C) Identify the meaning of and use words with affixes such as trans-, super-, -ive, and -logy and roots such as geo and photo.

L.5.5.C Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.

L.5.5.C Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.

L.5.4.B Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).

5(3)(C) Identify the meaning of and use words with affixes such as trans-, super-, -ive, and -logy and roots such as geo and photo.

L.5.4.B Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).

5(3)(C) Identify the meaning of and use words with affixes such as trans-, super-, -ive, and -logy and roots such as geo and photo.

L.5.1.A Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences.

L.5.2.D Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works.

L.5.4.C Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.