Standard #: LAFS.5.L.3.4 (Archived Standard)

In this lesson, students will complete a close reading of "Animal Farm," a nonfiction article found online at National Geographic that describes the incredible work one man accomplished as he turned a cattle ranch in Costa Rica into a national wildlife refuge. The students will conduct three close readings of the article, each time for a different purpose. The students will create vocabulary charts and find evidence in the article to answer a set of text-dependent questions. Students will then write an informative essay where they explain how the work of Jack Ewing changed this land. Sample responses are provided along with a writing response rubric.

In this lesson, students will be read the non-fiction article, "A Well-Kept Secret." The students will work to determine the meaning of selected vocabulary from the article and find evidence in the passage to answer a set of text-dependent questions. Students will also explain how the relevant details support the central ideas and summarize the article.

This MEA asks the students to design a system to water plants using rain water. Students apply their knowledge of the water cycle and grade specific content vocabulary to label and justify their design. Students also use context clues and dictionary skills to define the term permeability.

Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom.

In this lesson, students will use prefixes, suffixes, and root words to create their own Affix Books. Students will use word parts to build new words and determine their definitions. Students will also include meaningful sentences and illustrations in their Affix Books.

The goal of this two to three day exemplar is to give students the opportunity to use the reading and writing habits they've been practicing on a regular basis to absorb deep lessons from Richard Feynman's recollections of interactions with his father. By reading and rereading the passage closely, and focusing their reading through a series of questions and discussion about the text, students will identify how and why Feynman started to look at the world through the eyes of a scientist. When combined with writing about the passage, students will discover how much they can learn from a memoir.

Meet Detective Brown! He and his friends are all detectives.You know, readers are just like detectives. Detectives try to solve mysteries when they're on a case and readers try to solve mysteries when they're trying to determine the meaning of what they're reading. Just like detectives, readers need to look for clues to help them figure out the meanings of unknown words and phrases. By the end of this tutorial, you'll be able to use context clues to help you understand the meaning of a word or phrase.

In this activity, students will identify the meaning of roots while playing a match game. As an extension activity, students will use roots to create words.

In this activity, students will make words containing affixes and use them in a sentence to show meaning while playing an affix game.

In this activity, students will determine and record the meanings of words with affixes. They will then sort them by affix meaning.

In this activity, students will segment words into base words and affixes to determine the meaning.

In this activity, students will make words to match meanings by combining base words and affixes.

In this activity, students will match affixes to their meanings by playing a memory game.

In this activity, students will produce the multiple meanings of words and use the words in sentences that demonstrate understanding of the multiple meanings.

In this activity, students will demonstrate a deeper understanding of the meaning of words by completing a questionnaire.

In this activity, students will identify the meaning of words in context.

In this activity, students will choose words based on meaning to complete sentences in a cloze passage.

In this activity, students will read sentences containing context clues and sort by the type of context clue.

In this activity, students will depict words by drawing pictures that relate to their meaning.

In this activity, students will identify the meaning of words and word-related information using a dictionary.

In this activity, students will look up target words in a dictionary and record specific information.

In this activity, students will determine the meanings of unknown words using context clues.

In this activity, students will identify words with common roots and related meanings and sort them on a sorting board.

In this activity, students will sort words based on their understanding of the words' meanings. They will then determine the meanings of the words and record them.

In this activity, students will determine the meanings of unknown words and rewrite sentences from text to demonstrate their understanding.

In this activity, students will demonstrate their understanding of words by applying them to a variety of contexts.

In this activity, students will write simple definitions, sentences, and synonyms of words on a recording sheet.

In this activity, students will identify and sort words containing the same root.

In this activity, students will produce words containing the same root and identify their meanings.

In this activity, students will write simple definitions, sentences, and examples of target words in a graphic organizer.

In this activity, students will match words to their meanings.

In this activity, students will use reference materials to develop clues about target words. They will provide the clues to a partner until the target word is identified.

In this activity, students will find, discuss, record, and define selected words in a text.

In this activity, students will use strategies to identify the meanings of unknown words in context.

This is a fifth grade poetry unit using the book Words with Wings: A Treasury of African-American Poetry and Art by Belinda Rochelle. This poetry unit addresses genre, main idea, tone, theme, author's purpose, and figurative language. The unit concepts are supported through a student packet, which includes worksheet activities and graphic organizers.

This is a fifth grade unit on the novel The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. The unit explores fantasy fiction, setting, effects of character decisions, plot, conflict, and theme. The student packet that accompanies the unit includes graphic organizers and worksheets to assist with reinforcing the unit concepts.

This is a fifth grade book unit on The Story of Jackie Robinson: Bravest Man in Baseball by Margaret Davidson (Lexile 760). The unit features a series of lessons titled: Distinguish Between Biography and Autobiography; Author's Opinion; Retelling a Life; Events and Effects; Text Features. The resource also includes an 18-day pacing guide, student resource packet and answer keys, and a unit assessment and answer keys.

This is a fifth grade unit on the novel The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson. Several concepts are explored throughout this lesson, including plot, conflict, prediction, characters, theme, and relationships. The student packet and accompanying materials provide practice with these concepts.

In this novel unit, broken up into seven lessons, students will learn about the genre of realistic fiction, making predictions, identifying plot conflicts, analyzing character relationships, examining gender roles, determining themes, and tracking character changes through reading and discussing the novel Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (Lexile 810).

Meet Detective Brown! He and his friends are all detectives.You know, readers are just like detectives. Detectives try to solve mysteries when they're on a case and readers try to solve mysteries when they're trying to determine the meaning of what they're reading. Just like detectives, readers need to look for clues to help them figure out the meanings of unknown words and phrases. By the end of this tutorial, you'll be able to use context clues to help you understand the meaning of a word or phrase.