5th grade is a year where students learn to become more independent in their own reading. Students will also continue to work on responding to their reading through different writing techniques. 5th graders should ready for a minimum of 30 minutes each night. These are the units of study for 5th grade this year:
Clean Water: How to Study a Current Issue
Interpretation Book Clubs (Realistic Fiction)
Fantasy Book Clubs
Writing:
Fifth graders continue their work with Lucy Calkins' Units of Study. They publish the following pieces over the course of the year:
Opinion/ Research-Based Argument Essay
Literary Essay
Informational Essay: Bringing History to Life
Narrative/ Memoir
They also have opportunities to produce creative writing and contribute to Dallin's literary journal, The Hourglass.