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Teaching & Learning Curriculum Comprehensive Writing Program Grade Level Expectations - Fifth Grade
Teaching & Learning Curriculum Comprehensive Writing Program Grade Level Expectations - Fifth GradeGrade Level Writing Expectations - Fifth Grade
Writes Clearly and Effectively
Ideas/Development
- Writes clear, coherent explanations, instructions, and factual reports on a range of issues and topics
- Expresses opinion or point of view with sufficient supporting information and appropriate emphasis
Organization
- Works to develop an inviting introduction and a satisfying or thought-provoking ending with a logical and engaging middle
- Links incidents, facts, and opinions logically and effectively through language, organization, and format
- Creates impact through literary devices, organization, and word choice (e.g., alliteration, repetition)
- Injects humor, tension, and/or mood into writing through word choice, varied sentence structure, and organizational techniques such as flashbacks
Voice
- Writes with a clearly defined voice
Sentence Fluency
- Injects humor, tension, and/or mood into writing through word choice, varied sentence structure, and organizational techniques such as flashbacks
Word Choice
- Creates impact through literary devices, organization, and word choice (e.g., alliteration, repetition)
- Uses formal, informal, and specialized vocabulary appropriate for audience and purpose
- Injects humor, tension, and/or mood into writing through word choice, varied sentence structure, and organizational techniques such as flashbacks
- Shows understanding of synonyms, antonyms, and some word origins and derivatives
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Understands and Uses the Writing Process
Prewriting
- Gathers information from a range of sources and uses an organizer to analyze, synthesize, select, and plan writing
- Generates ideas independently and as a group member using a variety of pre-writing methods
- Narrows the topic
- Takes notes and gathers information from outside sources
Drafting
- Reorganizes, if necessary, at all stages of writing
- Maintains continuity of an idea in a single piece over time
- When appropriate, writes multiple drafts
Sharing/Responding
- Contributes to team effort to create, revise, edit, and evaluate writing
- Offers specific feedback using 6-trait and other scoring criteria
Revising
- Revises by adding, deleting, reordering, or substituting
Editing
- Edits to meet 5th grade standards of conventions
- Understands and uses standard proofreading marks
Publishing
- Presents polished product using legible text
- Publishes work independently
Reflecting
- Uses established, as well as own, criteria to reflect on quality and effort in writing
- Studies the writing of established authors and identifies the authors' elements of style
- Self reflects on pieces selected for portfolio
Addresses Audience, Purpose, and Form
- Considers audience and purpose at all stages of the writing process
- Includes cause and effect, opinions, and opposing points of view in persuasive writing
- Determines emphasis by considering purpose and audience's probable interest and knowledge of topic
- Incorporates knowledge of forms consistently and considers these when evaluating product
- Writes in forms associated with specific tasks or careers (e.g., receipts, applications)
Suggested Text Forms
| Literature or Literary Forms | Informational, Task-oriented, and/or Technical Writing | |
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