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Language Arts - Elementary Curriculum English Language Arts Grade 5 (2023)
Lesson Plans

Writing (5.W)

Students will learn to write for a variety of tasks, purposes, and audiences using appropriate grammar/conventions, syntax, and style.

Standard 5.W.1:

Write argumentative pieces on topics and/or texts, supporting a point of view with evidence and information, using linking words, phrases, and clauses to connect the claim to the evidence, and provide a concluding section related to the claim presented.
  • Informative Writing
    This is a lesson plan for 3-6 students who are learning to write an informative paper. This lesson plan is designed for a 5 paragraph short research paper. It is intended to match the Writing Standard 2: Write informative/explanatory texts to exaamine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. Included: lesson plan, jamboard, digital notebook, links to safe research sites.  Image Citation: Writing. (n.d.). FreePik. https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/fingers-note-report-journalist-filling_1088221.htm#query=writing&position=0&from_view=keyword&track=ais_hybrid&uuid=99673c56-61d9-4fa9-ad58-c685bad72211 
  • Loaded Words: Vocabulary That Packs a Punch in Persuasive Writing
    In this minilesson, students practice identifying and purposefully using vocabulary in persuasive writing that is intended to have an emotional impact on the reader.


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