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5th Grade Curriculum Guide
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5th GRADE READING GOALS AND CONTENT
Entering 5th grade students are expected to be independent readers ready for an immersion into literature. Students who are not yet independent readers get individualized help from the teachers and tutors.

Goals for the 5th Grade Reading Program: We want children to…

  • experience a breadth of high quality literature.
  • deepen their literal and interpretative comprehension.
  • acquire an excitement about literature.
  • experience literature study as a vehicle for writing instruction and vocabulary development.
  • learn several literary elements/devices.
  • understand and discuss important themes found in literature.
  • explore values through literature and related writing assignments.
  • develop an awareness of the wide variety of literature.

5th Grade Reading Content
Reading is a skill, not a subject area. However, there are several skills that also serve as topics around which the 5th grade reading curriculum is organized:

  • four whole class and small group novels or non-fiction
  • independent reading—sharing titles, book recommendations
  • literary devices such as point-of view, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, symbol, and foreshadowing
  • research using non-fiction materials

5th Grade Literature Goals

1. To expose children to a breadth of high quality literature written by a variety of well-respected authors as well as newcomers. Many novels are established classics in the field as well as recently published novels/non-fiction page-turners reviewed by the CCBC (Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin), the Horn Book, and Booklist (published by the American Library Association). Book selection is made in several ways: recommendations from the sources listed above, recommendations from teachers and librarians on a list-serve (public and private schools) in preparation for the annual mock Newberry contest, and Friends School teacher’s reading and evaluation. When a book is selected for group instruction in fifth grade, the teacher has read it multiple times and often has taught it to previous fifth grade classes.

2. To get children excited about reading by…

  • creating an atmosphere with methods and content where students can’t wait to read and tell each other about their recommendations.
  • creating a thriving reading community where individuals can have particular tastes but are exposed to a variety of genres and themes.

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