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Valley Forge Middle SchoolCurriculum Night
2015
Fifth Grade Blue TeamEnglish
Celeste Sparano
Create a memory:
On a Post-It, compose a brief note to your child. “Post-it” on the side whiteboard by class period.
Take away:Expectations
for your child in English class this year.
Binder/English Folder
Plenty of lined paper
Pencils, Pencils, Pencils
Writer’s Notebook
The students will:
Continue their development in writing
Focus on the structure of a five paragraph essay
Develop grammar and vocabulary skills
Learn basic research skills and participate in oral presentations
Narrative
Informational
Opinion
Poetry
Three presentations
2 to 3 minutes in
length
Note cards with
bullet points
They are graded on the following:
FocusContentOrganizationStyle Conventions
Focus on:
The Sentence
Parts of Speech
Improved grammar skills
Better writing and
communication
Writer’s NotebookCollection of thoughtsFavorite leads and endingsOpinionsPreceptsPoemsPhotographs and drawingsQuotesStoriesNOT GRADED
a direction given as a rule of action or conduct
Wisdom is not a product of schooling, but of the
lifelong attempt to acquire it.
Albert Einstein
Graded Assessments
Homework/Preparation
Oral Reports
Writing Assignments
