Etna Elementary School

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5 Grade Syllabus
Language Arts, Mathematics, & Science
Mr. Allred
2010-2011 School Year

The following document outlines the curriculum to be taught this year; aligned with Wyoming State Standards. For each standard, lessons and
assessments are defined to guide the Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science teaching and learning in the classroom.
 Standard Program/Approach Assessment
READING
1. Students use the reading process to apply a variety of comprehension strategies
before, during, and after reading.
Vocabulary
Synonym/Antonym Around the
Students use knowledge of synonyms, antonyms, and multiple meaning words to develop World, Dictionary Game,
Quizzes and use in writing, PAWS
vocabulary. Beautiful Creative Writing
(BCW) Content Editing
Understanding of specific subject
Students understand grade-level-appropriate technical and subject specific vocabulary. Integrated instruction, Timings matter, & improved speed on
timings, PAWS
Fluency
Nightly reading to parents returned
Students read narrative and expository text aloud with grade level-appropriate fluency and Homework Poems, Readers with signature; record, listen to,
accuracy with appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression. Theater, AIMS WEB and evaluate performance; &
AIMS WEB results
Comprehension
SQRRR/AR, Marzano note
Students use such strategies as setting a purpose for reading and using graphic organizers
taking, Junior Great Books Nonfiction AR results, PAWS
to predict, categorize, and analyze.
interpretive discussions (JGB)
AIMS WEB, Marzano
AIMS WEB results, Novel Ties
Students demonstrate comprehension by retelling, summarizing, and paraphrasing main summarizing, Novel Ties,
exercises, self scoring sheets,,
idea and supporting details in grade-level-appropriate text. Stanford Learning First extended
PAWS
response questions, JGB
Novel Ties, Stanford Learning
Students draw inferences, conclusions, or generalizations about text and support them with Novel Ties exercises, self scoring
First extended response
textual evidence and prior knowledge. sheets, PAWS
questions, JGB
Novel Ties, Stanford Learning
Novel Ties exercises, self scoring
Students draw conclusions from text. First extended response
sheets, PAWS
questions, JGB
Novel Ties, Stanford Learning
Novel Ties exercises, self scoring
Students distinguish between fact and opinion. First extended response
sheets, PAWS
questions, JGB
Marzano summarizing, Novel
Novel Ties exercises, self scoring
Students demonstrate understanding by summarizing. Ties, Stanford Learning First
sheets, PAWS
extended response questions, JGB
Novel Ties, Stanford Learning
Novel Ties exercises, self scoring
First extended response
Students understand cause and effect relationships. sheets, PAWS, calendar essays
questions, writing cause effect
April & November, PAWS
essays, JGB
 Standard Program/Approach Assessment
2. Students demonstrate understanding of literary text by reading,
listening and responding to a variety of literature.
Vocabulary
Writer’s Workshop Self scoring sheets, Novel Ties
Students recognize descriptive language and imagery. minilessons, Novel Ties exercises
Marzano’s metaphors,
Self scoring sheets, Novel Ties
Students identify similes and metaphors. Writer’s Workshop
exercises
minilessons, Novel Ties
Comprehension
Students make connections between characters, character traits, setting, and Writer’s Workshop Self scoring sheets, Novel Ties
plot. minilessons, Novel Ties, JGB exercises, PAWS
Students read a variety of literary genres (historical fiction, poetry, fiction, Library instruction by Mrs. AR results, Novel Ties
nonfiction, fables, drama, folk tales, biographies, and legends). Roberts, AR, Novel Ties exercises, PAWS
Students are familiar with a variety of literary modes including literature
Library instruction by Mrs. AR results, Novel Ties
anthologies and books by the same author, and can explain the defining Roberts, AR, Novel Ties exercises, PAWS
characteristics of a variety of texts.
AR results, Novel Ties
Students establish a purpose for reading. SQRRR, AR, Novel Ties
exercises, PAWS
AR results, Novel Ties
Students understand author’s purpose. (moral, theme, or intent) SQRRR, AR, Novel Ties
exercises, PAWS
Fluency
Nightly reading to parents
Students will be exposed to grade level appropriate poetry and Readers’ Homework Poems, Readers returned with signature, record,
Theatre. Theater listen to and evaluate
performance
Comprehension
AR results, Novel Ties
Students will be exposed to grade level narratives from different cultures. AR, Novel Ties
exercises
 Standard Program/Approach Assessment
3. Students demonstrate understanding of informational text.
Comprehension
Students read a variety of non-fiction and informational texts. SQRRR, AR AR nonfiction results, PAWS
Multimedia U.S. historical Record, view, and evaluate,
Students locate and use information from multiple sources. character report PAWS
Harcourt Unit 2, Daily Harcourt Unit 2 test, Daily
Students interpret simple maps, charts, graphs, schedules, and diagrams. Calculation Component, Calculation Component
Social Studies map unit completion to 100%, PAWS
Novel Ties, Stanford Learning
Novel Ties exercises, self
First extended response
scoring sheets, calendar essays
Students compare and contrast information to draw conclusions. questions, writing compare
March & July, String Game
contrast essays, String Games,
exercises, PAWS
JGB
Marzano summarizing, Novel
Ties, Stanford Learning First Novel Ties exercises, self
Students summarize important information. scoring sheets, PAWS
extended response questions,
JGB
Library instruction by Mrs.
Students are familiar with a variety of information modes such as news
Roberts, multimedia U.S. Record, view, and evaluate
articles, magazines, online information, books by same author, historical character reportt, AR multimedia reports, PAWS
demonstrations, biographies, and autobiographies. challenges
 Standard Program/Approach Assessment
WRITING
1. Students apply writing skills to plan, draft, revise, and publish
writing.
Writer’s Workshop including
minilessons, Beautiful
Creative Writing (BCW). Conferencing and self scoring
Students apply writing skills to plan, draft, revise, and publish writing. calendar essays, Young sheets, PAWS
Author’s story, demand
writing
Writer’s Workshop including
Students write multi-paragraph expository compositions with details, Conferencing and self scoring
minilessons, BCW, calendar
transitions, and conclusions. sheets, PAWS
essays, demand writing essays
Writer’s Workshop including
Students use strategies to draft and revise writing such as focusing on one minilessons, BCW, calendar Conferencing and self scoring
topic; and checking for clarity, organization, and descriptive details. essays, Young Author’s story, sheets, PAWS
demand writing
Writer’s Workshop including
Students use meaningful word choice, evidence of voice, and sentence minilessons, BCW, calendar Conferencing and self scoring
fluency. essays, Young Author’s story, sheets, PAWS
demand writing
Writer’s Workshop including
minilessons, BCW, calendar Conferencing and self-scoring
Students use strategies to edit and publish written work such as editing for essays, Young Author’s story, sheets. Rebecca Sitton take
grammar, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and sentence structure; demand writing, Battleship, home study of words missed
sharing final copy with others; and using available technology to publish Capitalization Punctuation, & returned with parent signature,
work. Usage (CPU), Rebecca Sitton CPU completion to 100%,
words 1 – 675 dictation, and PAWS
close exercises
Writer’s Workshop including
minilessons, BCW, calendar Conferencing and self-scoring
Students use grade-level-appropriate conventions of spelling, usage, essays, Young Author’s story, sheets. Rebecca Sitton take
punctuation, capitalization, and grammar such as prepositional phrases, demand writing, Battleship, home study of words missed
appositives, independent and dependent clauses, conjunctions, often misused Capitalization Punctuation, & returned with parent signature,
verbs such as lay and lie, and use colon to separate hours and minutes. Usage (CPU), Rebecca Sitton CPU completion to 100%,
words 1 – 675 dictation, and PAWS,
close exercises
 Standard Program/Approach Assessment

2. Students write a variety of expressive and expository pieces.

Students write and share literary analyses, using grade level appropriate
strategies such as:
Stanford Learning First, Novel Stanford Learning First results,
1. Summarizing main ideas and significant details,
Ties Novel Ties exercises, and self
2. Using examples from the text, other works, and prior knowledge or Writer’s Workshop including scoring sheets, PAWS
experience, minilessons, BCW
3. Relating ideas to supporting details, and
4. Developing interpretation based on careful reading.
Students write and share literary analysis, using grade level appropriate Stanford Learning First, Novel
strategies such as: developing an interpretation, justifying the interpretation Ties Writer’s Workshop
through use of examples and textual evidence. including minilessons, BCW
Students write and share literary texts (personal narratives, journals, poetry,
fictional stories) using grade-level-appropriate strategies such as: Writer’s Workshop including
minilessons, BCW, Young Conferencing and self scoring
1. Developing a clear story line in sequence, Author’s story, demand sheets, PAWS
2. Using descriptive words and phrases, and writing narrative prompts
3. Developing character, setting, and plot
Students use strategies to write research reports using multiple sources,
Multimedia U.S. historical
synthesizing information, incorporating notes, and using appropriate visual character, Marzano note taking
Record, view, and evaluate
aids.
Marzano summarizing,
Stanford Learning First results, ,
Students summarize and paraphrase. Stanford Learning First, Novel
Novel Ties exercises, PAWS
Ties
Students connect ideas using an organizational structure such as note Marzano note taking, Power Conferencing and self scoring
taking, outlining, or graphic organizers. Writing, SQRRR sheets, PAWS
 Standard Program/Approach Assessment
SPEAKING AND LISTENING
Multimedia report (historical
Students speak on a focused topic with clear organization including main
U.S. character), Record, view, and evaluate
idea with supporting details. demonstration, commercial
Multimedia report (historical
Students use speaking strategies such as pace, volume, eye contact, and
U.S. character), Record, view, and evaluate
relevant gestures. demonstration, commercial
In small group discussion, students ask relevant questions to determine Pair share as per lesson and
Teacher observation
purpose or clarify meaning. need across the curriculum
Teacher observation, Science
Students follow directions and provide feedback. Across the curriculum
experiments, PAWS
Nightly reading to parents
Homework poems, Read-a-
Students read aloud their own or others’ texts fluently and expressively. rounds
returned with signature, peer
responses during read-a-rounds
Banners unit, Rebecca Sitton
Students understand media propaganda and visual symbols and images. unit, Social Studies map unit
 Standard Program/Approach
MATH
NUMBER OPERATION AND CONCEPTS
Students use the concept of place value to read and write whole numbers Harcourt Units 1 & 5, Daily
(in words, standard, and expanded form) and decimals (10ths and 100ths). Calculation Component
Harcourt Unit 5, Daily
Students demonstrate computational fluency with basic facts for all four
Calculation Component,
operations, including identifying multiples and factors of designated numbers Classroom timings, homework
up to 100. counting and facts
Students demonstrate an understanding of whole number operations by:
· explaining the relationships between the operations of addition, Harcourt Units 3 & 4, Daily
subtraction, multiplication, and division; and Calculation Component,
Selected CSMP lessons
· multiplying by two-digit whole numbers and dividing by single-
digit whole numbers.
Across the USA game, Daily
Students explain their choice of estimation or problem solving strategies
Calculation Component
and justify results when performing number operations problem-solving extended response questions,
situations. selected CSMP lessons
Harcourt Unit 1, Daily
Students add and subtract decimals to hundredths and solve problems in the
Calculation Component,
context of money.
Selected CSMP lessons
Harcourt Unit 5, Daily
Students demonstrate an understanding of fractions as parts of wholes. Calculation Component,
Selected CSMP lessons
Harcourt Unit 6, Daily
Students order, compare, add, and subtract fractions with like
Calculation Component,
denominators.
Selected CSMP lessons
Assessment
Harcourt Unit 1 & 5 tests, Daily
Calculation Component
completion to 100%, PAWS
District Timing results,
homework counting and facts
returned with Parent signature.
Harcourt Unit 5 test, Daily
Calculation Component
completion to 100%, PAWS
Harcourt Unit 3 & 4 tests, Daily
Calculation Component
completion to 100%, CSMP
worksheets, PAWS
Across the USA game
progression, Daily Calculation
Component completion to
100%, extended response
question self scoring sheet,
CSMP worksheets, PAWS
Harcourt Unit 1 test, Daily
Calculation Component
completion to 100%, CSMP
worksheets, PAWS
Harcourt Unit 5 test, Daily
Calculation Component
completion to 100%, CSMP
worksheets, PAWS
Harcourt Unit 6 test, Daily
Calculation Component
completion to 100%, CSMP
worksheets, PAWS
 Standard Program/Approach Assessment
GEOMETRY
Harcourt Unit 7, Daily Harcourt Unit 7 test, Daily
Calculation Component, Calculation Component
Students describe, draw, and classify two-dimensional geometric figures
Selected CSMP & CSMP-MS completion to 100%,
such as triangles, quadrilaterals, and circles. lessons, Math Their Way CSMP/CSMP-MS worksheets,
lesson PAWS
Harcourt Unit 7 test, Daily
Harcourt Unit 7, Daily
Calculation Component
Students describe, identify, and classify three-dimensional geometric Calculation Component,
completion to 100%,
figures such as cylinders, cones, pyramids, rectangular prisms, and spheres. Selected CSMP & CSMP-MS
CSMP/CSMP-MS worksheets,
lessons
PAWS
Harcourt Unit 7 test, Daily
Harcourt Unit 7, Daily
Students describe and compare various geometric objects using congruency Calculation Component
Calculation Component,
and lines of symmetry appropriate to grade level. completion to 100%, CSMP
Selected CSMP lessons
worksheets, PAWS
Across the USA game
Across the USA, Daily
progression, extended response
Calculation Component
self scoring sheet, Harcourt
Students select, use, and communicate organizational methods in problem- extended response questions,
Unit 7 test, Daily Calculation
solving situations appropriate to grade level. Harcourt Unit 7, Daily
Component completion to
Calculation Component,
100%, CSMP worksheets,
Selected CSMP lessons
PAWS
 Standard Program/Approach
MEASUREMENT
Students apply estimation and measurement of length to content problems Harcourt Unit 8, Daily
using actual measuring devices and express the results in U.S. customary Calculation Component,
units (parts of an inch, halves/fourths, eighths, inches, feet, yards, and miles). Selected CSMP lessons
Students apply estimation and measurement of weight to content problems Harcourt Unit 8, Daily
using actual measuring devices and express the results in U.S. customary Calculation Component,
units (ounces and pounds). Selected CSMP lessons
Students apply estimation and measurement of capacity in real world Harcourt Unit 8, Daily
problem-solving situations using actual measuring devices and express the Calculation Component,
results in U.S. customary units (teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, pints, quarts, Selected CSMP lessons, Math
and gallons). Day no bake cookie activity
Harcourt Unit 8, Daily
Students demonstrate relationships within the U.S. customary units, given Calculation Component,
an equivalence chart, in problem-solving situations appropriate to grade Selected CSMP lessons,
level. measurement equivalence
timing
Harcourt Unit 8, Daily
Students determine area and perimeter of triangles, rectangles, and
Calculation Component,
squares, using models in problem-solving situations using appropriate units.
Selected CSMP lessons
Students use time, in problem-solving situations to:
Harcourt Unit 8, Daily
· compare relationships among seconds, minutes, hours, and days, and
Calculation Component,
· use elapsed time to the nearest minute. Selected CSMP lessons
Assessment
Harcourt Unit 8 test, Daily
Calculation Component
completion to 100%, CSMP
worksheets, PAWS
Harcourt Unit 8 test, Daily
Calculation Component
completion to 100%, CSMP
worksheets, PAWS
Harcourt Unit 8 test, Daily
Calculation Component
completion to 100%, CSMP
worksheets, PAWS
Harcourt Unit 8 test, Daily
Calculation Component
completion to 100%, CSMP
worksheets, timing
improvement PAWS
Harcourt Unit 8 test, Daily
Calculation Component
completion to 100%, CSMP
worksheets, PAWS
Harcourt Unit 8 test, Daily
Calculation Component
completion to 100%, CSMP
worksheets, PAWS
 Standard Program/Approach Assessment

ALGEBRA
Harcourt Unit 4 test, Daily
Students recognize, describe, extend, create, and generalize patterns by Harcourt Unit 4, Daily
Calculation Component
using manipulatives, numbers, and graphic representations, including charts Calculation Component,
completion to 100%, CSMP
and graphs. Selected CSMP lessons
worksheets, PAWS
Harcourt Unit 4 test, Daily
Harcourt Unit 4, Daily
Students apply knowledge of patterns when solving problems appropriate Calculation Component
Calculation Component,
to grade level. completion to 100%, CSMP
Selected CSMP lessons
worksheets, PAWS
Harcourt Unit 1, 4, & 7 tests,
Harcourt Units 1, 4, & 7 Daily
Students represent the idea of a variable as an unknown quantity, a letter, Daily Calculation Component
Calculation Component,
or a symbol within addition and subtraction sentences using whole numbers. completion to 100%, CSMP
Selected CSMP lessons
worksheets, PAWS
 Standard Program/Approach Assessment

DATA ANALYSIS AND PROBABILITY

Harcourt Unit 2 test, Daily
Harcourt Unit 2, Daily
Students systematically collect, organize, and describe/represent Calculation Component
Calculation Component,
categorical data using bar graphs. completion to 100%, CSMP
Selected CSMP lessons
worksheets, PAWS
Harcourt Unit 2 test, Daily
Harcourt Unit 2, Daily
Calculation Component
Students find and interpret mode for data sets in a problem-solving setting Calculation Component,
completion to 100%, CSMP
appropriate to grade level. Students communicate their findings. Selected CSMP lessons,
worksheets, extended response
extended response questions
questions results, PAWS
Harcourt Unit 8 test, Daily
Harcourt Unit 8, Daily
Students predict and record outcomes of probability experiments or Calculation Component
Calculation Component,
simulations. completion to 100%, CSMP
Selected CSMP lessons
worksheets, PAWS
 Science
Unit Standards Benchmarks Assessments

Physical Properties 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, & 9 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 Anchor Assessment #1

Matter and Energy
Physical Properties
Chemical Properties 1, 2, 3, & 5 1, 2, 3, & 4 Anchor Assessment #2
1, 2, 3, & 5 1, 2, 3, & 4 Matter and Energy
Chemical Reactions
Chemical Properties
Chemical Reactions

Changes in Matter 1, 2, 3, & 5 1, 2, & 4 Anchor Assessment #3

Matter and Energy
Changes in Matter

Properties of Mixtures 1, 2, 3, & 5 1, 2, & 5 Anchor Assessment #4

Matter and Energy
Properties of Compounds 1, 2, 3, & 5 1, 2, & 5 Properties of Mixtures
Properties of Compounds

Anchor Assessment #5
Matter and Energy
Conservation of Mass 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, & 9 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5
Conservation of Mass

Anchor Assessment #6
Analyze Position & Speed of an 1, 2, 3, 5, & 9 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 Force and Motion
Object Position and Speed
Effects of Motion and Force
Describe Effects of Motion and 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5
1, 2, 3, 5, & 9
Force

Standards
1.10 The Structure and Properties of Matter: Students identify characteristic properties of matter such as density, solubility, and boiling point and
understand that elements are the basic components of matter.
1.11 Physical and Chemical Changes in Matter: Students evaluate chemical and physical changes, recognizing that chemical change forms
compounds with different properties and that physical change alters the appearance but not the composition of a substance.
1.13 The Conservation of Matter and Energy: Students identify supporting evidence to explain conservation of matter and energy, indicating that
matter or energy cannot be created or destroyed but is transferred from one object to another.
1.14 Effects of Motions and Forces: Students describe motion of an object by position, direction, and speed, and identify the effects of force and
inertia on an object.