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ELA Grade 5 Assignments

Instructor
Mrs. Jamie Piper
Term
2016-2017
Department
5th Grade
Description
 In 5th Grade ELA, we use the Pearson Scott Foresman Reading Street Series.  Reading Street utilizes classic and soon-to-be-classic literature, and scientifically research based instruction to nurture a love for reading.  All ELA instruction is aligned to the Common Core State Standards.
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Comprehension Test over "Leonardo's Horse" is Monday, May 22

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Spelling Test over "The Fabulous Perpetual Motion Machine" words
Vocabulary/Amazing Words Test over "The Fabulous PMM"

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Comprehension Test over "The Fabulous Perpetual Motion Machine"

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Comprehension Test over "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" will be Friday, April 21st.  

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Spelling Test and Vocabulary Test will be on Wednesday, April 19th.  

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Spelling Sentences due tomorrow, Tuesday, April 11.  Students were given plenty of time to complete this assignment in class on Monday.  However, if a student did not finish in class they must complete it for homework. This is a graded assignment!   

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Comprehension Test over "A Summer's Trade" is Wed., March 8

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Vocab./ Amazing Words Test over "A Summer's Trade" is Tuesday, March 7

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Spelling Test over "A Summer's Trade list is Monday, March 6

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Homework due tomorrow-Tuesday, Feb. 28
Finish the Comprehension Questions for "A Summer's Trade" if not finished in class.  This is a graded assignment!!!!
*Questions are attached 

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Students are required to write an essay in conjunction with the Jefferson American Legion.  The topic is: "Should the National Anthem of the United States be changed? Why or why not?"  Specific information was passed out to all students (bright yellow paper) on Tuesday, January 24.  Students should follow the five paragraph essay format we have been using all year in class.  This information is attached.  This is a MANDATORY assignment and all essays will be graded.  
ESSAY DUE DATE IS FRIDAY, FEB. 24.  

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Homework due tomorrow- Thursday, Feb. 23
 
WS "Main and Helping Verbs"  2 Sided!!!
 
WS "Spelling Cursive Practice" Trace 1X, Cursive 2X

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Homework due tomorrow, Wed., Feb 22
 
Spelling WS "Final Syllables" 2 SIDED!!!

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***Spelling Test over "The Ch'i-lin Purse" is Wednesday, 2/15
***Vocab/Amazing Words Test over "The Ch'i-lin Purse" Is Thursday, 2/16
***Comprehension Test is Friday, 2/17
 
 

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Homework Due tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 9
 
Comprehension Questions for "The Ch'i-lin Purse"
 
These questions are attached :)

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Homework due Wed. Feb. 8
 
2 Worksheets
 
"Action and Linking Verbs"
"Quotation Marks and Dialogue"

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Homework due Tuesday, Feb. 7
 
WS Spelling Cursive Practice  (Trace 1X,  Cursive 2X)

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***Vocab./Amazing Words test over "Hold the Flag High" will be Wed., 2/1/2017
***Spelling Test over "Hold the Flag High" will be Wed., 2/1/2017
***Comprehension Test over "Hold the Flag High" will be Friday, 2/3/2017
 
Spelling List and Vocabulary Study Guide are attached
 

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Homework due Tuesday, Jan. 31
2 Worksheets:
"Focus on Adjectives"
Spelling Cursive Practice- Trace 1X, Cursive 2X

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Homework due tomorrow(Tues. 1/24):
     Finish the comprehension questions for the story "Hold the Flag High".  These will be collected and graded tomorrow!  (The questions are attached on this page)

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***Spelling Test over "At the Beach" words will be Wed., Jan. 11
***Vocab./ Amazing Words Test over "At the Beach" will be Wed., Jan. 11
***Comprehension Test over "At the Beach" will be Thursday., Jan. 12
 

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Spelling Homework due tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan. 10
 
WS "Digraphs" (Two-Sided!!)

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Homework due tomorrow-Thursday, Jan. 5
2 Worksheets:
"Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns"
"Digraphs -th, -sh, -ch, -ph" (Spelling)

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Homework due tomorrow, Wed., Jan. 4
Spelling Cursive Practice WS- Trace 1X, Cursive 2X

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Comprehension Test "Ten Mile Day"

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Vocab./ Amazing Words Test over "Ten Mile Day" words

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Spelling Test over "Ten Mile Day" words

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Homework due Thursday, Dec. 1
 
2 WS - "Contractions" and "Common, Proper, and Collective Nouns"

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Homework due tomorrow (Wed., Nov. 30)
 
Spelling WS "Contractions" ( 2 Sided!!)

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Final copy of "Message in a Bottle" writing assignment is due tomorrow-Wed., Nov. 23 .  

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Comprehension Test over "Satchel Paige" is Friday, November 18

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Vocabulary/Amazing Words test over "Satchel Paige" is Thursday, Nov. 17

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Spelling Test over "Satchel Paige" list is Wednesday, Nov. 16

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Students should finish the "Satchel Paige" comprehension questions if they did not get them finished in class.  

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Persuasive Speeches/Essays are due Wed., Nov. 9.  The majority of this assignment was completed in school.  However, students need to finish it at home. This is a graded assignment.  

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All students will present their campaign speech/essay on Monday, Nov. 7.  Students running for Vice President or Secretary/Treasurer will present their speech in the gym in front of 5th and 6th Grade.  Everyone else will present their speech during ELA class.  

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Homework Due Thursday, 11/3
 
2 Worksheets
"Compound and Complex Sentences"
"Adding -ed and -ing"

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Comprehension Test over "Island of the Blue Dolphins" is Friday, October 21

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Vocabulary/Amazing Words Test over "Island of the Blue Dolphins" is Thursday, October 20

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Spelling Test over "Island of the Blue Dolphins" is Wed., Oct. 19

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Homework due Tuesday, Oct. 18
Spelling Sentences-This is GRADED! Directions are attached.  

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Homework due Friday, Oct. 14- Students need to finish the comprehension questions we started in class.  Answers to all of the comprehension questions can be found in the students' reading books.  These questions are attached :)

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2 HmWk Worksheets due Thursday, 10/13
"Independent and Dependent Clauses"
"Long Vowel Digraphs" (with crossword puzzle)

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Homework due tomorrow- Wednesday, Oct. 11
2 Worksheets-
     "Vocabulary"
     "Long Vowel Digraphs"

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2 Homework Worksheets:
     "Independent and Dependent Clauses"
     "Long Vowel Digraphs"
Due tomorrow-Tuesday, Oct. 11

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Spelling Homework: Cursive Practice (Trace 1X, Cursive 2X)
     Due tomorrow - 10/5/2016

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Reading Comprehension Test "Thunder Rose"

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Vocabulary/Amazing Words Test over "Thunder Rose" words

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Spelling Test over "Thunder Rose" words

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Homework due Tuesday, Sept. 27 -Spelling Sentences (This is graded) 
Directions are attached

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Cereal Box Autobiographies are due Friday, September 23.  All students were given a yellow paper with specific directions and the grading rubric.  

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Homework due Thursday, 9/22
Spelling WS "Long Vowel VCV"  Both Sides!!!

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Vocabulary/Amazing Words Test over "Red Kayak" words
 
Students need to be familiar with definitions, they need to be able to recognize the words in context, and they will need to be able to write meaningful sentences using some of the words on their own. 
 
 

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Spelling Test over "Red Kayak" words is Wed., Sept. 14.  

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2 Homework assignments due tomorrow:
 
WS "The Four Kinds of Sentences"
WS "Spelling Sentences" (this assignment will be GRADED!)

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Two Worksheets due tomorrow 9/7/2016
     "Character and Plot"
     "Short Vowel VCCV, VCV"

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2 Homework Sheets:
 
     "Vocabulary" WS
     "Short Vowels VCCV , VCV"

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Wed. 8/31/16
 
Today in class, students completed the Baseline Test that is aligned to our reading series.  This test is not graded :)