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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.5.6

Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the perspective they represent.

What’s In My Brain: Primary Sources

Two columns. One is an example, one isn’t. Can you figure out the hidden rule before the big reveal?

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8

Chaos Makes Sense (Later)

In the moment, a chaotic event makes no sense. But later, that same event can feel like it was part of a larger story.

Gr 1-8

Who has more power: the Queen Bee or the Hive?

Sometimes power is concentrated in one place. Other times it is spread out.

Gr 1-8

Hero or Not A Hero?

Students will determine what makes a hero a hero.

Gr 1-8

Robot Writing: Acropolis

One painting of ruins. Three robots. Three pieces of writing. Who wrote it best?

Gr 1-8

Think Like An Author: Hemingway vs Dickens

What if your students rewrote Dickens in the style of Hemingway and vice versa?

Gr 1-8

Discussing An Important Decision from History

How would people with two different perspectives discuss a decision from history?

Gr 2-8

Charge of the Light Brigade – Chess Variant

What if one side played with THREE QUEENS and the other had SEVEN KNIGHTS!? What if?

Gr 2-8

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.

Gr 1-8

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.

Gr 1-8

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.

Gr 1-8

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.

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8

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.

Gr 1-8

Paradox: Rebuilding A Ship

What if we completely rebuild something slowly? What if we completely rebuild it all at once? Is it still the same thing?

Gr 1-8

Think Like A Philosopher

What would Socrates have thought if he watched Frozen?

Gr 2-8

Depth and Complexity: ⚖️ Ethics

Want to add drama to any topic? Use the Ethics prompt!

Gr 2-8

Depth and Complexity: 👓 Multiple Perspectives

Every topic looks different depending on who’s looking. This prompt teaches students to see through someone else’s eyes.

Gr 1-8

Think Like An Economist

How would an economist read Goldilocks? How would they see a rainforest? How would they study the American Revolution?

Gr 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8