5th Grade ELA-Lit (Period 1) Assignments

Get merit card signed! If you will not be here towards the end of the week, make sure to turn in the merit card before you leave. 

Bring one pillow, blanket, or stuffed animal to reading class to get cozy in class!

read 30 minutes every night!

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Reading reflection due tomorrow!

-5 to 7 sentences

-discuss 2 main ideas and evidence

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Finish summary of one article that you have read about your research question. Write it in your composition book.

 

1. state the claim (in your own words)

 

Choose 1:

In this article, (the author) explains why...

In the article, (the author) argues...

 

2. give the reasons the author has that claim

examples to explain main points/reasons:

 

He/She argues....

He/She makes the point....

He/She concludes with...

 

Do not list evidence, it should be around 5 sentences, depending on how many reasons they give in the article. 

Vocabulary Quiz on Friday 3/16

 

Vocabulary Words

Week of 3/12 – 3/16

 

1.      antifreeze – the prefix anti- means “against,” the root word freeze means “to change from a liquid to a solid by loss of heat,” def: a substance added to a liquid to lower the freezing point.
2.      forecast – the prefix fore- means “before or in front of”, the root word cast means “to turn or direct,” def: to tell in advance what is going to happen
3.      midnight – the prefix mid- means “middle”, the root word night means “the period between sunset and sunrise,” def: the middle of the period between sunset and sunrise
4.      overpower – the prefix over- means “more than or too much”, root word power means “the force, strength, or ability to do or accomplish something,” def: to be too much for; overwhelm
5.      semifinal – the prefix semi- means “half”, the root word final means “coming to the end of a series,” def: a game or match that comes before the final one
6.      supermarket – the prefix super- means “really big”, the root word market means “a store that sells a particular type of merchandise,” def: a really big store that sells a particular type of merchandise
7.      underweight – the prefix under- means “below”, the root word weight means “the measure of how heavy something is,” def: weighing less than is normal, usual, or required

 

Remember to be ready to use the word in a sentence, draw the meaning, describe the meaning in your own words, write a synonym, or give an example of another word that uses the same prefix or suffix for the quiz on Friday.

read 30 minutes

Turn in signed merit card

Reading Reflection due tomorrow

Please write about 2 main ideas and give evidence. Do not give summary of the book!!

5-7 sentences on LINED paper

read 30 minutes

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Review the pre-assessment and the sample answers to prepare for the post-assessment on Tuesday 2/27 and Wednesday 2/28

Vocabulary quiz 2/23

 

Vocabulary Words

Week of 2/09-2/23

1.      deodorize - the prefix de- means “down or away”, the root word odor means “a distinct smell, usually an unpleasant one”, the suffix -ize means “to make”, def: take away the odor.
2.      different –the root word differ means “be unlike”, the suffix –ent­ means “being in a specific state or condition”, def: not the same as another.
3.      employee –the root word employ means “to give work to someone and pay them for it”, the suffix -ee means “person who”, def: a person who works and is paid for it.
4.      international – the prefix inter- means “between”, the root word nation means “a group of people who share the same territory and are under one government”, the suffix –al means “relating to, connected to”, def: of, or relating to, or carried on between two or more countries or peoples.
5.     invasion –the root word invade means “to enter by force as an enemy”, the suffix –sion means “quality or state”, def: the act of entering by force as an enemy.
6.      prehistoric- the prefix pre- means “before”, the root word history means “the events of the past leading up to the present”, the suffix –ic means “of or pertaining to”, def: belonging to the time before people began to record events in writing.
7.      signature- the root word sign means “to write one’s name on”, the suffix –ature (-ure) means “action or condition”, def: the process of signing.

 

Remember to be ready to use the word in a sentence, draw the meaning, describe the meaning in your own words, write a synonym, or give an example of another word that uses the same prefix or suffix for the quiz on Friday 2/23.

 

study for vocabulary quiz

Finish working on the late work that you worked on in class today. Please turn in all late work by tomorrow so Ms. Latimer can put it in the grade book before the end of the trimester.

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read 30 minutes

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Bring in your valentines to distribute to the class! Also wear red shirt with jeans!

Please make sure you bring a bag to keep all of your valentines, if you are not participating in the Valentine's day box contest.

Reading reflection

5-7 sentences

 

To get 10/10: write about the MAIN IDEA with EVIDENCE from your book OR ABOUT HOW THE CHARACTER HAS CHANGED with EVIDENCE from your book. I do not want an overall summary of your book you are reading. 

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read for 30 min

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Vocabulary Words

Week of 1/15 to 1/19

 

1.      dishonest - the prefix dis- means the opposite of the root word, the root word honest means “not lying, stealing, or cheating”, def: not honest.
2.      illegal –the prefix il- means the opposite of the root word, the root word legal means “having to do with the law or lawyers”, def: against the law or the rules.
3.      irresponsible –the prefix ir- means the opposite of the root word, the root word response means “an answer or reply”, the suffix -ible means “capable of or tending to”, def: unable to make the correct response or to take responsibility.
4.      misunderstand – the prefix mis- means “the opposite”, “bad”, “wrong”, the root word understand means “to get the meaning of”, def: to not understand correctly.
5.      performance – the prefix per- means “through”, the root word form means “the shape, structure, or outline of something”, the suffix –ance means “characterized by or inclined to”, def: the act, process, or manner of performing.
6.       rearrange- the prefix re- means “again”, the root word arrange means “to put in order”, def: to put in order again.
7.      replacement- the prefix re- means “back”, the root word place means “an area or region”, the suffix –ment means “result of an action”, def: the action or process of replacing someone or something.

 

Remember to be ready to use the word in a sentence, draw the meaning, describe the meaning in your own words, write a synonym, or give an example of another word that uses the same prefix or suffix for the quiz on Friday 1/19.

 

 

 

Reading reflection on what they are reading at home, due tomorrow. 

5-7 sentences required.

 

What learners will be graded by:

 

I make decisions about how to
summarize a story. Sometimes I
name a theme and then summarize
the most important parts of the story
that support that theme. Sometimes
I trace the significant changes in a
character. I stay focused on the parts
of the story that are most important
to the kind of summary I am giving,
leaving out parts that are not.

read 30 minutes of your second nonfiction free book!

Please pick a non-fiction book of your choice to read for this next reading unit. Please choose a book that is at the reader's level. Learners need to find a book that has chapters. This needs to be in the classroom by Tuesday January 16th.

 

Learners May also access a digital library to find a book(s).

 

please see below:

 

Digital Library Available for Free
The Diocesan Digital Library was started last year through a grant from the Orange Catholic Foundation. Schools in the Diocese of Orange are sharing over 10,000 eBooks. Using Destiny software, teachers and learners in grades 4-8, have single sign-on access to multiple resources from anywhere in the school and from home on any web-connected device, including tablets and smartphones.

Learners can seamlessly search and access all print and digital content from just one location through the Destiny portal.

The Digital Library includes:
Books in our library
Educational eBooks
WebPath Express

WebPath Express
Webpath is an educational search tool that gives learners access to thousands of high quality, educator-reviewed websites. There are more than 90,000 websites and over 12,000 topic areas. It eliminates the concern about searching unknown websites.

How does my learner access this site?

From a computer
Go to the website: https://www.destinydiscover.com
Find our state and school (The Parish School). Learners use their AR username and password to log in.

Learners are to go online and become familiar with the website.

 

They are to search a topic of their choice, and go to databases.  

 

WebPath Express is a great database. (some topics may not be in WebPath Express, so other databases will do). WebPath Express-Webpath is an educational search tool that gives learners access to thousands of high quality, educator-reviewed websites. There are more than 90,000 websites and over 12,000 topic areas. It eliminates the concern about searching unknown websites.

 

The resources in those databases are items the learners can read for non-fiction.

 

 

 

Find our state and school (The Parish School).

Learners use their AR username and password to log in. 

username: first letter of your first name + four letters of your last name 

ex: jlati

password: initials

ex: jl

 

 

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Pre-assessment #1/2: Monday 12/18

Pre-assessment #3/4: Tuesday 12/19

In order to prepare for the post-assessment, please study the pre-assessment questions, stories associated with the questions, and the sample responses. Each learner has these resources in their reading folder.

Read 30 minutes

 

Book clubs are over, so please continue reading the book club on your own. GREAT JOB LEARNERS!!!

 

If you have already finished your book club book, then please continue reading your free (narrative) book. 

 

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1. If you are still reading your book club book, read the amount of pages your group decided tonight. If you read the pages, and it still hasn't hit 30 min, read your free (narrative) book

 

2. If you are done with your book club book, read 30 min in your free (narrative) book

Read the designated pages in your book club book that your group decided in book clubs. If it's not 30 minutes of reading, read a free book to make sure you read 30 min total. 

Read 30 minutes of your narrative/free book. DO NOT read your book club book, unless you are behind and need to catch up.

Please get merit card signed and return it!

Vocabulary quiz

 

Vocabulary Words

Week of 11/13-11/16

1.     beautiful – the root word beauty means “a quality that pleases the sense or mind,” the suffix –ful means “full of,” def: full of beauty
2.      classify –the root word class means “a group, set, or kind sharing the same characteristics,” the suffix –ify means “to become,” def: to arrange or assign to a class
3.      communities – the prefix com- means “with or together”, the root word unity means “the quality or state of being one,” the suffix -es makes the word plural, def: groups of people who have common interests and a close bond
4.      electricity: the root word electric means “something produced by electricity,” the suffix –ity means ” indicating an action or state,” def: the state of being electrical or action of creating something electrical
5.      happiness: the root word happy means “showing or feeling pleasure or joy,” the suffix –ness means “indicating an action or state,” def: state of being happy
6.      prettier: the root word pretty means “pleasing, or attractive to the eye or ear,” the suffix –er means “more or greater than”, def: more pretty

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Read the pages your book club book chose to read for tonight. 

Read the certain amount of pages your book club group has chosen for tonight

Read book club book up to the page you and your group chose! You have two nights to read- tonight (Halloween) and Wednesday night.

Turn in merit card signed!

Vocabulary quiz

 

Vocabulary Words

Week of 10/23-10/27

 

1.      impression - the prefix im- means “in, into, toward, or within”, the root word press means “exerting pressure”, -ion means “indicating an action, process, or state”, def: a mark impressed on a surface by something.
2.      independence – the prefix in- changes the root word to be the opposite, the root word depend means “rely on”, the suffix –ence means “indicating an action, process, or state”, def: the quality or state of being independent.
3.      submarine – the prefix sub- means “under”, the root word marine means “water”, def: occurring or done under the surface of the sea.
4.      transportation – the prefix trans- means “across or through”, the root word port means “bring or carry”, the suffix –ation means “action or process”, def: the process of being transported.
5.      unfinished - the prefix un- changes the root word to be the opposite, the root word finish means “to complete”, the suffix –ed puts a word in the past tense, def: not finished

 

Vocabulary from Home of the Brave:

6.      ember- a small piece of wood or coal that is burning without a flame.

 

Remember to be ready to use the word in a sentence, draw the meaning, describe the meaning in your own words, write a synonym, or give an example of another word that uses the same prefix or suffix for the quiz on Friday 10/27.

 

Read 30 minutes every night!

Merit cards due with signature by Thursday!!

Read 30 minutes every day!

Merit Card folders signed and returned by Thursday!

5-7 sentences on what you have been reading at home

due tomorrow 10/18

 

DEADLINE for full credit: Friday 10/20

Vocabulary Quiz on Friday October 13th

 

Vocabulary Words

Week of 10/9-10/13

 

1.       unfriendly – the prefix un- changes a word to an opposite meaning of the root word, the root word friend means “a person who shows caring actions,” the suffix -ly means “resembling or having qualities of,” def: not friendly, not showing caring actions
2.       encouragement- the prefix en- means “in or make”, the root word courage means “the ability to do something that is frightening or painful”, the suffix –ment means “the result of an action”, def: the act of encouraging
3.       composer- the prefix com- means “with or together”, the root word pose means “put something together”, the suffix –er means “a person or thing that does something”, def: a person who puts something together or composes something
4.      discovery- the prefix dis- changes the word to an opposite meaning of the root word or it can mean “apart”, the root word cover means “to hide something”, the suffix –y means “characterized by”, def: something that is no longer hidden or something that you have found
5.       governor- the suffix –or means “a person or thing that does something”, the root word govern means “to rule, or have control over policies and laws”, def: a person who rules something or governs

Vocabulary from Home of the Brave:

6.  optimist: a person who is hopeful or always positive

7.  stubborn: difficult to handle or manage, not wanting to change

 

Remember to be ready to use the word in a sentence, draw the meaning, describe the meaning in your own words, write a synonym, or give an example of another word that uses the same prefix or suffix for the quiz on Friday 10/13.

 

read 30 minutes every day!

 Merit card folder signed and returned by Thursday!

Read 30 minutes every day!

Get merit card folder signed, and return it!

For those absent today:

classwork: read up to page 129 in A Single Shard 

Merit folders due- signed and returned!

Vocabulary quiz

see attachment or below:

 

Vocabulary Words

Week of 9/18-9/22

1. hopeless – the root word hope means “a desire for something to happen,” the suffix –less means “without,” def: without hope
2. impossible – the prefix im- changes a word to an opposite form of the root word, the root word possible means “able to be done,” def: not able to be done
3. musician – the root word music means “vocal or instrumental sounds combined to produce beauty/harmony,” the suffix -ian can “indicate a person who does something,” def: a person who makes music
4. richest – the root word rich means “wealthy or plentiful,” the suffix –est means “the most,” def: the most rich, wealthy, or abundant

 

Words from Home of the Brave:

5. mournful: feeling or expressing sadness, regret, or grief; sorrowful
6. muffled: not loud because the sound is being blocked or obstructed in some way; muted or softened sound
7. sturdy: strongly and solidly built; muscular or athletic
8. wary: feeling cautious or showing caution about possible dangers or problems; careful

Remember to be ready to use the word in a sentence, draw the meaning, describe the meaning in your own words, write a synonym, or give an example of another word that uses the same prefix or suffix for the quiz on Friday 9/22.

Read 30 minutes every night!

Please write a reflection paragraph on lined paper on what you have been reading at home. Paragraph should be about 5-7 sentences. Because of the reflection, learners do not have to read 30 minutes tonight. 

get merit card signed! MUST be in by Thursday :)

read 30 minutes

please return Merit card folders with a parent signature

Learners need a narrative book for their Reader's Workshop/Writer's workshop. They will also need a second book in their backpack that is a free read book. 

read 30 minutes

 Please return Merit folder with a parent signature by Thursday

read 30 minutes

 3 composition notebooks- labeled as follows

 

1. student's name; Reader's Workshop

2. student's name; Writer's Workshop

3. student's name; Grammar

Please finish your book #1 summer reading project. We will begin presentations tomorrow. 

Please bring in the following items:

1. Bridge to Terabithia and Maniac Magee (these will help with our summer reading project) If the learners do not think they need them, then they do not have to bring them in. These books are for extra support

2. any supplies needed for the summer reading project- ie shoe boxes, items for the shoe box, items for the games they will be creating. 

 

(please see attached document for the directions the learners were given in class)