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Grade 5

• Composition

  • C.5.1
  • C.5.1.a
  • C.5.1.b
  • C.5.1.c
  • C.5.1.d
  • C.5.1.e
  • C.5.1.f
  • C.5.2
  • C.5.2.a
  • C.5.2.b
  • C.5.2.c
  • C.5.2.d
  • C.5.2.e
  • C.5.2.f
  • C.5.2.g
  • C.5.2.h
  • C.5.3
  • C.5.3.a
  • C.5.3.b
  • C.5.3.c
  • C.5.3.d
  • C.5.3.e
  • C.5.3.f
  • C.5.3.g
  • C.5.4
  • C.5.5
  • C.5.6
  • C.5.7

• Language

  • L.5.1
  • L.5.1.a
  • L.5.1.c
  • L.5.1.d
  • L.5.1.e
  • L.5.2
  • L.5.2.b
  • L.5.2.e
  • L.5.3
  • L.5.3.a
  • L.5.3.b
  • L.5.4
  • L.5.4.a
  • L.5.4.b
  • L.5.4.d
  • L.5.5
  • L.5.5.a
  • L.5.5.b
  • L.5.5.c

• Reading: Foundational Skills

  • RF.5.3
  • RF.5.3.a
  • RF.5.4.a
  • RF.5.4.c

• Reading: Informational

  • RI.5.1
  • RI.5.2
  • RI.5.3
  • RI.5.5
  • RI.5.6
  • RI.5.7
  • RI.5.8
  • RI.5.9
  • RI.5.10

• Reading: Literature

  • RL.5.1
  • RL.5.2
  • RL.5.3
  • RL.5.4
  • RL.5.5
  • RL.5.6
  • RL.5.7
  • RL.5.9
  • RL.5.10

KAS ELA Standard: RI.5.5

Compare/contrast the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts or information in two or more texts.

Pig Pen Cipher (Codes Part 2)

Let’s encode some secret messages with a cipher that was actually used during the American Civil War!

Analyze Paragraphs: Baseball

Three paragraphs about baseball. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Analyze Paragraphs: Cucumbers

Three paragraphs about cucumbers. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Analyze Paragraphs: Empire State Building

Three paragraphs about the Empire State Building. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Analyze Paragraphs: Tomatoes

Three paragraphs about tomatoes. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Analyze Paragraphs: Wolverines

Three paragraphs about wolverines. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

What’s In My Brain: May vs May

The word “may” can be used for possibility or permission. It’s a modal auxiliary verb!

Content Imperatives: Parallel

Get students thinking broadly by exploring similarities across multiple topics. Combine with Depth and Complexity for bonus points!