Fifth Grade Curriculum

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5.W.8 Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources

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5.RL.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes

5.RF.4.C Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary

5.L.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies

5.L.4.A Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase

5.L.4.B Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis)

5.L.4.C Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases

5.L.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings

5.L.5.A Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context

5.L.5.B Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs

5.L.5.C Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words

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5.RL.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text

5.RI.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text

5.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly

5.W.2.B Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic

5.W.2.D Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic

5.W.7 Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic

5.W.8 Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources

5.W.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research

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5.W.1.A Write opinion pieces on topics or text, supporting a point of view with reasons and information

5.W.1.C Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically)

5.W.1.D Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented

5.W.2.A Introduce a topic clearly, provide a general observation and focus, and group related information logically; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension

5.W.2.C Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., in contrast, especially)

5.W.2.E Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented

5.W.3.C Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events

5.W.3.E Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events

5.L.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition)

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5.W.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information

5.W.1.A Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer's purpose

5.W.1.B Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details

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5.W.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear even sequences

5.W.3.A Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally

5.W.3.B Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations

5.W.3.D Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely

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5.L.3.A Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style

MSU.5.DR.2 Consulting Internet sources or a style manual when revising (e.g., looking up different sentence forms in an attempt to find variety)

MSU.5.LC.4 Using complex sentences (e.g., writing sentences with one main clause and more than one subordinate clause)

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5.L.1.A Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences

5.L.1.B Form and use thee perfect (e.g., I had walked; I have walked; I will have walked) verb tenses

5.L.1.C Use verb tense to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions

5.L.1.D Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense

5.L.1.E Use correlative conjunctions (e.g., either/or, neither/nor)

MSU.5.LC.1 Applying all major tense forms (e.g., constructing sentences exemplifying the major tense forms)

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5.L.2.A use punctuation to separate items in a series

5.L.2.B Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence

5.L.2.C Use a comma to set off the words yes and no (e.g., Yes, thank you), to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence (e.g., It's true, isn’t it?), and to indicate direct address (e.g., Is that you, Steve?)

5.L.2.D Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works

5.L.2.E Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed

MSU.5.DR.1 Proofreading for spelling, punctuation and grammar with an emphasis on subject-verb agreement and pronoun-antecedent agreement (e.g., finding and correcting subject-verb agreement and pronoun–antecedent agreement errors by rereading each sentence and determining the subject and the predicate)

MSU.5.S.1 Use roots to spell words (e.g., using “uni” to spell “unify,” “unit,” and “unilateral”

MSU.5.S.2 Use suffixes to spell words (e.g., using “er,” “ly,” and “tion”_)

MSU.5.S.3 Use prefixes to spell words (e.g., using “ex’ and “pre”)

MSU.5.S.4 Use syllable constructions to spell words (e.g., spelling “recognize” by splitting the word into the syllable re/cog/nize)

MSU.5.LM.3 Correctly using commas as interrupters (e.g., using commas to set off phrases that express contrast in a sentence)

-Mini-Geography: Where are the continents and oceans?

-Native America: How can we better honor the cultural heritage of this land?

-13 Colonies: How can facing the complexities of America’s past help us meet the challenges of the present?

-American Revolution: How can we promote life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all?

SS.5.G1 - Demonstrates understanding of spatial views of the world.

5.SS.H. 3 - Demonstrates understanding of causation and argumentation.

5.SS.H. 1 - Demonstrates understanding of perspectives.

5.SS.H. 2 - Demonstrates understanding of historical sources and evidence.

SS.5.C1 - Demonstrates understanding of processes, rules, and laws.

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*5.NBT.A.2 Explain patterns in the number of zeros of the product when multiplying a number by powers of 10, and explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10. Use whole-number exponents to denote powers of 10.

5.NBT.B.5 Fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.

5.NBT.B.6 Find whole-number quotients of whole numbers with up to four-digit dividends and two-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.

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*5.NBT.A.1 Recognize that in a multi-digit number, a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right and 1/10 of what it represents in the place to its left.

*5.NBT.A.2 Explain patterns in the number of zeros of the product when multiplying a number by powers of 10, and explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10. Use whole-number exponents to denote powers of 10.

*5.NBT.A.3 Read, write, and compare decimals to thousandths. (PLUS the 2 sub-standards)

5.NBT.A.4 Use place value understanding to round decimals to any place.

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5.NBT.B.7 Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.

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5.NBT.B.7 Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.

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*5.NBT.A.2 Explain patterns in the number of zeros of the product when multiplying a number by powers of 10, and explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10. Use whole-number exponents to denote powers of 10.

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5.OA.A.1 Use parentheses, brackets, or braces in numerical expressions, and evaluate expressions with these symbols.

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*5.NF.A.1 Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators (including mixed numbers) by replacing given fractions with equivalent fractions in such a way as to produce an equivalent sum or difference of fractions with like denominators.

5.NF.A.2 Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions referring to the same whole, including cases of unlike denominators, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem. Use benchmark fractions and number sense of fractions to estimate mentally and assess the reasonableness of answers.

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*5.NF.B.4 Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction or whole number by a fraction. (PLUS the 2 sub-standards)

*5.NF.B.5 Interpret multiplication as scaling (resizing) (PLUS the 2 sub-standards)

5.NF.B.6 Solve real world problems involving multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem.

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5.NF.B.7 Apply and extend previous understandings of division to divide unit fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by unit fractions.

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5.G.B.4 Classify two-dimensional figures in a hierarchy based on properties.

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5.G.A.2 Represent real world and mathematical problems by graphing points in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane, and interpret coordinate values of points in the context of the situation.

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5.MD.B.2 Make a line plot to display a data set of measurements in fractions of a unit (1/2, 1/4, 1/8). Use operations on fractions for this grade to solve problems involving information presented in line plots.

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5.MD.A.1 Convert among different-sized standard measurement units within a given measurement system (e.g., convert 5 cm to 0.05 m), and use these conversions in solving multi-step, real world problems.

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*5.MD.C.3 Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and understand concepts of volume measurement. (PLUS the 2 sub-standards)

*5.MD.C.4 Measure volumes by counting unit cubes, using cubic cm, cubic in, cubic ft, and improvised units.

5.MD.C.5 Relate volume to the operations of multiplication and addition and solve real world and mathematical problems involving volume. (PLUS the 3 sub-standards)