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ü  0501.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of  nouns (e.g., common/proper, singular/plural, possessives, predicate nouns), verbs (e.g., action/linking, regular/irregular, be/have, verb phrases, agreement with subject in person and number), pronouns (e.g., agreement with antecedent, reflexive, possessive, correct pronoun case), adjectives (e.g., common/proper, predicate adjectives, demonstrative adjectives, proper comparative forms), adverbs (e.g., proper comparative forms, adverbs of degree {too, very}), conjunctions (e.g., coordinating), interjections, and prepositions (place prepositional phrases in correct location within the sentence). 

Schoolhouse Rock Song

List

Quiz

Quiz II

worksheet Possessive Nouns

ü  0501.1.2 Recognize usage errors (e.g., double negatives, troublesome words: {to/to/two, their/there/they’re, its/it’s, sit/set, lie/lay, affect/effect, sit/set, lie/lay, may/can, leave/let, teach/learn}). 

Double Negatives

To, two, too

their, there, they’re

lie/lay

sit/set

ü  0501.1.3 Recognize and appreciate cultural and regional differences signaled by word usage and vocabulary. 

ü  0501.1.4 Capitalize correctly sentence beginnings, proper nouns and adjectives, titles, abbreviations, quotations, parts of friendly letters and business letters. 

Friendly letter Quiz

Letter Generator

ü  0501.1.5 Use correct end of sentence punctuation (e.g., period, question mark). 

                   PowerPoint Sentence Punctuation

ü  0501.1.6 Demonstrate knowledge of the meaning and function of certain marks of punctuation, including colons (between the hour and minute and after the greeting of a business letter), semicolons, apostrophes, quotation marks, and commas used in these ways:  direct address, items in a series, following introductory words, in dates and addresses, quotations, parts of a letter, and before coordinating conjunctions in compound sentences. 

Friendly Letter

The Tanaka Twins

Mixed Practice

PowerPoint Quotations and Quotation Marks

ü  0501.1.7 Demonstrate the correct use of quotation marks in conversation, including their use with capitalization, end marks, and explanatory material. 

             Quotation Practice

                   Lab Practice Using Quotations

ü  0501.1.8 Spell correctly high-frequency and commonly misspelled words appropriate to grade level. 

Spellaroo

ü  0501.1.9 Form and spell correctly contractions, plurals, and possessives. 

                   English Zone

ü  0501.1.10 Abbreviate words correctly. 

ü  0501.1.11 Write legibly in manuscript and cursive. 

                      Handwriting Practice Worksheets

ü  0501.1.12 Use appropriate language structure in oral and written communication (e.g., subject-verb agreement in simple and compound sentences, correct syntax, correct placement of modifiers). 

Subject Verb Quiz

Worksheet

PPT

ü  0501.1.13 Recognize incomplete sentences and run-on sentences and edit appropriately. 

Run-on repair

ü  0501.1.14 Eliminate reliance on simple sentences by combining independent clauses, by creating compound subjects and/or predicates, by using introductory phrases or clauses, or by appropriate use of a semi-colon. 

Sentence sort  Combining sentences Subject-verb mix-up

ü  0501.1.15 Define and recognize word synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms. 

                      Quia Synonyms

ü  0501.1.16 Use a variety of previously learned strategies (e.g., roots and affixes, context, reference sources) to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Rooting Out Words

Root Words

Prefix/Suffix Game

Root Word practice

Root Word Game

Suffix Game

Prefix Game

SPI 0501.1.1 Identify the correct use of nouns (i.e., singular/plural, possessives, predicate nouns, nouns as objects) and pronouns (i.e., agreement, subject, object) within context. 

                       Singular and Plural Nouns

                       Nounsense

SPI 0501.1.2 Identify the correct use of verbs (i.e., action/linking, regular/irregular, agreement, tenses) within context. 

                      Harry Helping Verb 

SPI 0501.1.3 Identify the correct use of adjectives (i.e., common/proper, comparative forms, predicate adjectives) and adverbs (i.e., comparative forms, negatives) within context. 

Snail Race Sportscast

Ad for G.O. Travel

The Late, Late Show

Olympic Relay

SPI 0501.1.4 Recognize usage errors occurring within context (e.g., double negatives, troublesome words: {to/too/two, their/there/they’re, lie/lay, sit/set, leave/let, learn/teach}). 

To, two, too

their, there, they’re

lie/lay

sit/set

SPI 0501.1.5 Identify sentences with correct use of commas (i.e., series, dates, addresses, friendly letters, compound sentences, coordinating conjunctions, and introductory words) and of colons within context. 

When to Use

SPI 0501.1.6 Choose the correct use of quotation marks and commas in direct quotations.

Mindy’s Minute Mysteries 

Paragraph Puzzle

SPI 0501.1.7 Identify correctly or incorrectly spelled words in context, including the correct spelling of plurals and possessives. 

Singular plural quiz

SPI 0501.1.8 Identify within context a variety of appropriate sentence-combining techniques (i.e., comma+ coordinating conjunction, use of semicolon, introductory phrases and/or clauses). 

Quiz

BBC Quiz 

SPI 0501.1.9 Select the most appropriate method to correct a run-on sentence (i.e., conjunctions, semicolons, periods to join or separate elements) within context. 

Sentence sort  Combining sentences Subject-verb mix-up

SPI 0501.1.10 Select the best way to correct incomplete sentences within context. 

What’s Missing?

SPI 0501.1.11 Determine word meanings within context. 

Context Clues

Context is Key

Multiple Meanings

More Multiple Meanings

Context is Key 

Multiple Meaning Words 

Words with Multiple Meanings

SPI 0501.1.12 Recognize root words, prefixes, and syllabication as aids in determining meaning within context. 

                        Understanding Root Words

SPI 0501.1.13 Select appropriate synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms within context. 

    Synonyms

    Antonyms

    Antonyms

    Homonyms

    Homonyms

SPI 0501.1.14 Identify compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations within context.

   Compound Words

   Compound Words

   Compound Words

   Compound Words WS

   Contractions Lesson and Quiz

SPI 0501.1.15 Recognize and use grade appropriate vocabulary within context. 

Word Jungle

Homophone Challenge,

No Headache Homophones

Adjective/Adverb Quiz

Word Meaning Quiz

SPI 0501.1.16 Determine the correct meaning/usage of multiple meaning words within context. 

Get to the Meaning,

Find the Right Word

Word Clues

Words-In-Context

ü  0501.2.1 Listen attentively by facing the speaker, asking questions, and summarizing what is said. 

Learning About Conversation

ü  0501.2.2 Use established rules for polite conversation (e.g., do not interrupt, face the speaker, listen attentively, provide appropriate feedback, take turns, raise hands). 

ü  0501.2.3 Give multi-step directions (e.g., tell someone how to make a simple recipe). 

Following Directions

ü  0501.2.4 Formulate and respond to questions from teachers and group members. 

ü  0501.2.5 Identify the targeted audience and purpose for a speech. 

Lesson, Quiz

“What? Me Give a Speech?” PowerPoint on Speeches

ü  0501.2.6 Construct a summary of a speech. 

Speaking 

ü  0501.2.7 Participate in creative and expressive responses to text (e.g., choral reading, discussion, dramatization, oral presentations, and personal experiences). .  

ü  0501.2.8 Use different voice levels and speech patterns in formal and informal situations. 

ü  0501.2.9 Participate in recitations of assigned/self-selected passages. 

PowerPoint O Captain! My Captain! Reciting Poetry

  PowerPoint Reciting Poetry2 with Classic Poems

ü  0501.2.10 Create and deliver an oral presentation using visual aids or props

ü  0501.2.11 Recognize common organizational structures of speeches (e.g., sequential, chronological, problem-solution, comparison-contrast, cause-effect). 

ü  0501.2.12 Formulate the criteria needed in selecting a good group leader (e.g., understands the group task, works well with others, keeps the group on task ). 

SPI 0501.2.1 Identify the audience for a given speech.   

                      “What? Me Give a Speech?” PowerPoint on Speeches                                  

SPI 0501.2.2 Identify the criteria necessary for a good group leader appropriate to a particular task (i.e., understands the group task, works well with others, keeps the group on task)

SPI 0501.2.3 Choose the best summary of a speech

SPI 0501.2.4 Organize ideas in the most effective order for an oral presentation. 

ü  0501.3.1 Determine an audience and purpose for writing. 

Types of Writing  - BrainPop Movie

ü  0501.3.2 Write for a variety of purposes: to entertain, persuade, inform, describe, demonstrate knowledge, answer questions, respond to literature, acquire knowledge (e.g., clarify thinking, take notes, synthesize information, enhance communication). 

                   Author’s Purpose

ü  0501.3.3 Practice writing to narrative and descriptive prompts within a specified time. 

                   Writing/Journal Prompts

ü  0501.3.4 Write poems, stories, and essays based upon personal reflections, observations, and experiences

                    BioPoem

                   6 Traits Ideas

ü  0501.3.5 Compare and contrast two persons, places, things, or ideas. 

                   Overview With Writing Guide

                   Graphic Organizers

ü  0501.3.6 Make written responses to literature studied (e.g., critique, journal, group project).

                   Reading Response Journals

ü  0501.3.7 Create a well-developed story or passage summary, as well as personal reflections and imaginative writing samples. 

                   Story Summary Practice

                   Recommend a Book

                   Summarizing Visuals and Practice

ü  0501.3.8 Compose and respond in writing to original questions and/or problems from all content areas. 

ü  0501.3.9 Explore writing in the expository mode. 

                   Expository Writing

ü  0501.3.10 Recognize and use all steps in the writing process:  prewriting, drafting, revising, editing/proofing, publishing. 

                     Visual of the Writing Process

ü  0501.3.11 Construct an outline with main ideas and supporting details. 

Supporting Details Lesson, Practice

Graphic Organizer

ü  0501.3.12 Select and refine a topic. 

ü  0501.3.13 Compose clear, coherent, well-organized multi-paragraphed works. 

Mixed-Up Paragraphs

ü  0501.3.14 Develop a paragraph with a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence. 

Lesson

ü  0501.3.15 Demonstrate syntactic variety. 

Combining Sentences, Compound sentences,

4 Activities

ü  0502.3.16 Use precise language, including vivid words and figurative language. 

Active vs. Passive WS

Worksheets, Lesson Plan

ü  0501.3.17 Use appropriate time-order or transitional words and phrases.   

Lesson, List, Activity Guide with Printables

List,

Lesson Plan

ü  0501.3.18 Use correct page format (e.g., paragraphs, margins, indentations, title). 

   PowerPoint: Writing Your Story

ü  0501.3.19 Revise to clarify thought, to refine ideas, and to distinguish between important and unimportant information.

Extra Info, Practice 

ü  0501.3.20 Use resources (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, computer) to aid in the writing process. 

ü  0501.3.21 Demonstrate confidence and competence in using the Tennessee Writing Assessment rubric while evaluating one’s own writing and the writing of others. 

ü  0501.3.22 Use technology to publish and present. 

ü  0501.3.23 Identify and explore opportunities for publication (e.g., local/national contests, Internet websites, newspapers, periodicals, school displays).

SPI 0501.3.1 Identify the audience for which a text is written. 

SPI 0501.3.2 Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., to entertain, to inform, to share experiences, to persuade, to report). 

                      PowerPoint:  Author’s Purpose

SPI 0501.3.3 Choose the supporting sentence that best fits the context and flow of ideas in a paragraph. 

Supporting Details Lesson, Practice,

Graphic Organizer

SPI 0501.3.4 Identify the sentence irrelevant to a paragraph’s theme or flow. 

Irrelevant sentences, Practice

SPI 0501.3.5 Select an appropriate concluding sentence for a well-developed paragraph. 

Activities

SPI 0501.3.6 Rearrange sentences to form a sequential, coherent paragraph. 

Mixed-Up Paragraphs

SPI 0501.3.7 Select details that support a topic sentence. 

SPI 0501.3.8 Select vivid and active words for a writing sample. 

SPI 0501.3.9 Choose the sentence that best supports the topic sentence and fits the flow of ideas in a paragraph.  

SPI 0501.3.10 Select appropriate time-order or transitional words/phrases to enhance the flow of a writing sample. 

SPI 0501.3.11 Rearrange paragraphs in a narrative writing selection in sequential and chronological order. 

Quia Quiz

Rings of Inspiration

SPI 0501.3.12 Select an appropriate title that reflects the topic of a written selection.  

Classroom Activity

Online Game

SPI 0501.3.13 Complete a graphic organizer (i.e., clustering, listing, mapping, webbing) to group ideas for writing.

Printables

*** Writing is also assessed through the writing component of the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP).  The TCAP Writing Assessment requires students to write a rough draft essay in response to an assigned prompt (topic) within a limited time period. Fifth-grade students are asked to write a narrative essay (a story), eighth-grade students an expository essay (an explanation), and eleventh-grade students a persuasive essay (an argument). The writing samples are scored holistically

ü  0501.4.1 Define and narrow a topic for research. 

ü  0501.4.2 Discern and use appropriate reference sources in various format (e.g., interviews with family and community; encyclopedia, card/electronic catalogs, almanacs, magazines, newspapers). 

                   Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce

ü  0501.4.3 Use current technology as a research and communication tool for personal interest, research, and clarification. 

             Multiple Student-Friendly Search Engines on one page

                   Links to more various Child-Safe Search Engines

                   PowerPoint netTrekker Guide 

                   Ready Reference and Library Related Resources

ü  0501.4.4 Gather and record information on a research topic using three different sources, at least one of which must be a print source. 

ü  0501.4.5 Evaluate and determine the reliability of sources on a given topic. 

             “Hints About Print”-An interactive Power Point presentation showing how to determine if a source is current

              and reliable.  Click on “Demo”.

              Nonfiction Book Evaluation Form used in “Hints About Print” demo.

              Examining Electronic Sources outline

ü  0501.4.6 Organize information from text or technological sources using a graphic organizer.

Write and Publish, report rubric 

ü  0501.4.7 Develop a note taking system that includes important concepts, paraphrases, summaries, and identification of reference sources. 

                   Note Taker Graphic Organizer

                   Note Taking

ü  0501.4.8 Write a research report using and citing three or more sources.  

ü  0501.4.9 Distinguish between necessary and unnecessary bibliographical information (information that should or should not be included in a citation). 

ü  0501.4.10 Cite three or more sources, including the title, author, and page number(s).

                    Citation Machine

SPI 0501.4.1 Identify the most reliable information sources available for preparing a research report. 

Quick Check

Websites to Validate

PowerPoint netTrekker Guide 

SPI 0501.4.2 Identify information that should or should not be included in a citation. 

SPI 0501.4.3 Complete a graphic organizer (e.g., chart, web) organizing material collected from text or technological sources. 

                      Hamburger Organizer-Writing 6-8-Sentence Paragraphs

                      Note Taker Graphic Organizer

                      Free Graphic Organizers in pdf format-story elements, citing sources, character studies, Venn diagrams, etc.

SPI 0501.4.4 Select appropriate sources from which to gather information on a given topic.

ü  0501.5.1 Distinguish between fact/ opinion, between cause/effect, and between fantasy/reality. 

ü  0501 5.2 Make inferences and draw appropriate conclusions while reading, viewing, or listening to print and non-print media. 

ü  0501.5.3 Make and adjust predictions while reading, viewing, or listening to print and non-print media. 

ü  0501.5.4 Construct and complete analogies using synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, categories, and subcategories. 

Analogies

Analogies(more)

Play Ball - analogies

ü  0501.5.5 Recognize examples of persuasive devices (e.g., bandwagon, loaded terms, testimonial, name-calling).

SPI 0501.5.1 Locate information to support opinions, predictions, and conclusions.

Predictions

Lesson Plan,

Graphic Organizer

Story Board

Game

SPI 0501.5.2 Identify stated or implied cause and effect relationships in text.

Cause and Effect 

SPI 0501.5.3 Distinguish between fact/opinion and reality/fantasy. 

Fact or Opinion Quiz

Fact/Opinion Quiz2,

Fact/Opinion

SPI 0501.5.4 Determine the conflict in a text and recognize its solution. 

SPI 0501.5.5 Select a logical word to complete an analogy using synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, categories, and subcategories. 

Analogy Dominoes

SPI 0501.5.6 Make inferences and draw appropriate conclusions from text. 

SPI 0501.5.7 Indicate the correct sequence of events in text.

Sequencing Activities

Chronological Order

Sequencing Fun

ü  0501.6.1 Use a variety of pre-reading strategies (e.g., set a purpose for reading, {to understand, to enjoy, to solve problems, to locate specific information/facts}, utilize reference sources to build background for reading, preview text features)  

ü  0501.6.2 Derive meaning while reading (e.g., use metacognitive and self-monitoring reading strategies to improve comprehension {reread, identify miscues, read ahead, ask for help, draw on earlier reading). 

ü  0501.6.3 Check for understanding after reading (e.g., indicate sequence of events, identify the author’s purpose). 

ü  0501.6.4 Use common text parts and features to enhance understanding (e.g., headings, key words, graphics, captions, side bars, chapter titles, glossaries). 

ü  0501.6.5 Understand sequence of events from text. 

ü  0501.6.6 Determine the main idea and supporting details from text. 

Find the Main Idea,

Identify Main Idea

 Quiz

ü  0501.6.7 Skim text to develop a general overview of content or to locate specific information. 

ü  0501.6.8 Understand a variety of informational texts, which include primary sources (e.g., autobiographical sketches, letters, diaries, Internet sites). 

ü  0501.6.9 Follow multi-tasked instructions in informational and technical texts (e.g., follow a recipe, complete assembly instructions). 

ü  0501.6.10 Summarize information presented in text. 

Reading Quest Strategies

ü  0501.6.11 Explore the organizational structures of informational text (e.g., chronological, sequential, cause-effect, comparison-contrast, problem-solution).

SPI 0501.6.1 Select questions used to focus and clarify thinking before, during, and after reading text. 

Before, During, After Reading Strategies ;

Questions

SPI 0501.6.2 Select and use common text features to make meaning from text (e.g., headings, key words, graphics, captions, sidebars).  

Headings Lesson

Graphic Organizer

SPI 0501.6.3 Locate information using available text features (e.g., maps, charts, graphics)  

SPI 0501.6.4 Identify the stated main idea and supporting details in text. 

SPI 0501.6.5 Select the best summary of a text.  

Make a Long Story Short

SPI 0501.6.6 Arrange a set of instructions in sequential order. 

ü  0501.7.1 Use media (e.g., photographs, films, videos, the arts, online catalogs, nonfictions books, encyclopedias, CD-ROM references, Internet) to view, read, and represent information. 

ü  0501.7.2 Use print and non-print materials along with prior knowledge to provide background for writing and/or presenting. 

ü  0501.7.3 Use media to conduct research and prepare reports. 

ü  0501.7.4 Use libraries/media centers to access media sources. 

ü  0501.7.5 Use media to enhance reports and oral presentations. 

ü  0501.7.6 Examine the effects of media (e.g., television, print materials, Internet, magazines) on daily life.

SPI 0501.7.1 Select the most appropriate medium or media for accessing information, writing a report, or enhancing an oral presentation. 

SPI 0501.7.2 Determine the main idea in a visual image. 

SPI 0501.7.3 Identify the mood created by a visual image.  

SPI 0501.7.4 Identify the various functions of media in daily life (i.e., communication, entertainment, information, persuasion).

ü  0501.8.1 Use a variety of pre-reading strategies (e.g., set a purpose for reading, {to understand, to enjoy, to solve problems, to locate specific information/facts}, utilize reference sources to build background for reading, preview text features)  

                   Preview Text

                  Anticipation Guide

                  Template Anticipation Guide

ü  0501.8.2 Derive meaning while reading (e.g., use metacognitive and self-monitoring reading strategies to improve comprehension {reread, identify miscues, read ahead, ask for help, draw on earlier reading). 

                  Self-Monitoring Checklist

                  Flow Chart for Self-Monitoring

                  PowerPoint: That reminds me of Harry Potter

                  PowerPoint: That reminds me of Ch’i-Lin Purse

ü  0501.8.3 Check for understanding after reading (e.g., indicate sequence of events, identify the author’s purpose). 

Author’s Purpose

ü  0501.8.4 Build vocabulary by reading from a wide variety of texts and literary genres. 

                   RIVET

ü  0501.8.5 Recognize varying forms of text (e.g., poems {lines and stanzas), plays {acts, stage directions}, novels {chapters  

                   Forms of Poetry

                   Giggle Poetry

ü  0501.8.6 Understand the meaning of plot, character, setting, conflict, point of view, and theme in narration. 

                   Interactive Story Map

                   Story Map

                   Interactive Story Elements Using Cinderella

ü  0501.8.7 Explore the various kinds of conflict (e.g., person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. environment, person vs. technology). 

                   Using Picture Books to Show Conflict

ü  0501.8.8 Begin to distinguish between first and third person points of view. 

                   Point of View Visual

ü  0501.8.9 Distinguish between a stated an implied theme. 

PPT

ü  0501.8.10 Analyze the plot structure of a narrative (story) including identifying the problem (conflict) and determining how the problem is resolved. 

                     ReadWriteThink Lesson

ü  0501.8.11 Discuss similarities and differences in events and/or characters, using evidence cited in two or more texts. 

                     Comparing Cinderellas

ü  0501.8.12 Make connections among various texts showing similarities and differences. 

                     Text to Self Strategy Worksheet

                     Text to Text Strategy Worksheet

                     Text to World Strategy Worksheet

ü  0501.8.13 Recognize elements peculiar to dramatic literature (e.g., time constraints, organizational structure, stage directions, dialogue). 

ü  0501.8.14 Know and use basic literary devices (e.g., imagery, metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole).  

Imagery Lesson Plans and Resources,

Hyperbole PowerPoint

ü  0501.8.15 Recognize sound devices in poetry (e.g., onomatopoeia, alliteration, rhythm, rhyme, repetition). 

Onomatopoeia

alliteration

simile

metaphor

Giggle Poetry

ü  0501.8.16 Identify how culture, ethnicity, and historical eras are represented in literary text.

SPI 0501.8.1 Identify setting, characters, plot, and theme. 

Practice

Practice II

Character Outline

Plot Activity

SPI 0501.8.2 Recognize reasonable predictions of future events within a given context. 

SPI 0501.8.3 Distinguish among various literary genres (e.g., poetry, drama, letters, ads, historical fiction, biographies, autobiographies). 

Poetry Quiz

Genre Guide for Students

Lesson Plan

SPI 0501.8.4 Identify and interpret the main incidents of a plot, their causes, how they influence future actions, and how they are resolved. 

PPT

SPI 0501.8.5 Recognize that a story is told from first person point of view. 

Quiz

SPI 0501.8.6 Determine whether the theme is stated or implied within a passage. 

SPI 0501.8.7 Identify similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole in context. 

Metaphors

Alliteration or Simile?

Personification

Examples

Hyperbole Ideas

Hyperbole PowerPoint

SPI 0501.8.8 Identify the effect of sound within context (i.e., onomatopoeia, alliteration, rhythm, rhyme, repetition). 

                     Effects of Sound

SPI 0501.8.9 Identify the author’s purpose (i.e., to inform, to entertain, to share feelings, to describe, to persuade).