This year students are concentrating on Narrative, Research and Persuasive Writing. Writing will be incorporated into Reading. Whenever possible writing will be incorporated into Social Studies, which would be writing based on Informational Text where students must refer back to the reading to write an essay. Depending on the theme students may write something in Social Studies and it will be graded for both writing and social studies.
The school is sent guidelines for a variety of writing contests from various organizations. In the past students have participated in essay contests for Coast Day, Fire Prevention Week, and the Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge on "What Veteran's Day Means To Me?". More contests will be sent throughout the year and the 5th grade team will decide if students will be required to participate or if the contest is optional. Last year we did have several winners for Five Prevention Week on the topic of "Fire Safety in the Kitchen".
Students learn how to use graphic organizers; brace map, outlines, etc. to organize their writing before writing their rough drafts. They peer edit their pieces and then write their final drafts. We have a new set of I-Pads this year and so final writing pieces will be typed and printed in school.
The school is sent guidelines for a variety of writing contests from various organizations. In the past students have participated in essay contests for Coast Day, Fire Prevention Week, and the Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge on "What Veteran's Day Means To Me?". More contests will be sent throughout the year and the 5th grade team will decide if students will be required to participate or if the contest is optional. Last year we did have several winners for Five Prevention Week on the topic of "Fire Safety in the Kitchen".
Students learn how to use graphic organizers; brace map, outlines, etc. to organize their writing before writing their rough drafts. They peer edit their pieces and then write their final drafts. We have a new set of I-Pads this year and so final writing pieces will be typed and printed in school.