Links to Useful Resources for Think Link Objectives

Reporting Sub-Categories for this Reporting Category for TN at the Grade 5 level.

1. Identify setting, character, plot
5.1.5 Identify setting, character, and plot in a passage.

2. Sequence of events
5.1.10 Identify sequence of events in fiction and nonfiction selections.

3. Select summary statement
5.1.15 Select the appropriate summary statement for a given passage.

4. Distinguish literary genres
5.1.18 Distinguish among various literary genres (e.g., poetry, drama, letters, ads, historical fiction, biographies, and autobiographies).

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

6. First person point of view
5.1.20 Recognize that a story is told from the first person point of view.

7. Identify author purpose
5.1.21 Identify the author’s purpose(s) (i.e., to inform or entertain).

8. Determine stated or implied theme
5.1.22 Determine whether the theme is stated or implied within a passage.

9. Graphic organizers (events in a plot)
5.1.27 Identify, using a graphic organizer, placement of events in a given plot.

Links to Useful Resources for this Objective

1. http://www.knownet.net/users/ackley/read...
Story Chains-- Story Chains is a fun and motivating way for students to demonstrate they have acquired the ability to retell a story, to sequence the actions in a story, or to summarize the plot of a story.

2. http://testpilot.isbe.net/ISBE/Reading/5...
ISAT 5th Grade Reading Sample Test-- This site provides practice in most of the reading skills addressed by standardized tests.

3. http://www.learner.org/exhibits/literatu...
Exploring Point of View--This site explores point of view and how it makes a good short story.

Grammar conventions

Description:
Students will write with a command of standard English conventions appropriate to this grade level.

Reporting Sub-Categories for this Reporting Category for TN at the Grade 5 level.

1. Usage/ edit errors
5.3.1 Recognize usage errors occurring in the writing process (e.g., double negatives, troublesome words: to, too, two; there, their, they’re; lie, lay; sit, set). Editing skills not addressed in other subcategories are being addressed in this subcategory.

2. Use correct part of speech
5.3.3 Identify the correct use of nouns (i.e., singular/plural, possessives, predicate nouns, nouns as objects), pronouns (i.e., agreement, subject, object), verbs (i.e., action/linking, regular/irregular, agreement, tenses), adjectives (i.e., common/proper)

3. Correct subject-verb agreement
5.3.4 Identify sentences with correct subject-verb agreement (person/number).

4. Correct use of commas in context
5.3.5 Identify the correct use of commas (i.e., series , dates, addresses, friendly letters, compound sentences, coordinating conjunctions, introductory words) within context.

5. Punctuate direct quotations
5.3.6 Choose the correct use of quotation marks and commas in direct quotations.

6. Correct spelling of plurals/ possessives
5.3.8 Identify the correct spelling of plurals and possessives.

7. Most appropriate interjections
5.3.10 Choose the most appropriate interjection to complete a sentence.

8. Colons in business letter, list of items
5.3.11 Identify the correct use of colons (i.e., in business letters and preceding a list of items).

Links to Useful Resources for this Objective

1. http://208.183.128.8/la/activities/cap-p...
The learner will identify proper placement of capitalization and punctuation marks.

2. http://webster.commnet.edu/cgi-shl/par_n...
Exercise in Capitalization-- Each of the eighty spaces below is preceded by an "opportunity for error" in capitalization. If the word is capitalized correctly, write a C in the space; if it is incorrect, write an I (use capital letters). The tab key will take you from space to space. When you're finished, click on the "submit application" at the bottom of the page and the computer will check your answers.

3. http://208.183.128.8/la/price/Commas_fil...
Cluster Busters is a Powerpoint presentation that addresses the rules for commas, colons and semicolons. Since it has been converted to a Web page, you can use it even if you do not have Powerpoint

4. http://webster.commnet.edu/cgi-shl/quiz....
Quiz on Adjectives-- From the choices provided after each sentence select a word or phrase that would correctly complete the sentence. Submit the form using the SUBMIT APPLICATION button at the end of the exercise. Your score will be returned to you in a few seconds. This site focuses on comparative ajectives.

5. http://webster.commnet.edu/cgi-shl/quiz....
Subject-Verb Agreement-- From the choices provided after each sentence select a word that would correctly complete the sentence. Submit the form using the SUBMIT APPLICATION button at the end of the exercise. Your score will be returned to you in a few seconds.

Meaning

Description:
Students will read and understand grade-level-appropriate material. They will draw upon a variety of comprehension strategies as needed (e.g., generating and responding to essential questions, making predictions, comparing information).

Reporting Sub-Categories for this Reporting Category for TN at the Grade 5 level.

1. Select clarifying questions
5.1.7 Select questions used to focus and clarify thinking before, during, and after reading the text.

2. Select main idea & supporting details
5.1.11 Select stated or implied main idea and supporting details within context.

3. Cause/ effect (stated or implied)
5.1.12 Identify stated or implied cause and effect relationships within context.

4. Distinguish fact/ opinion, reality/ fantasy
5.1.13 Distinguish between elements of fact/opinion and reality/fantasy.

5. Inferences
5.1.14 Determine inferences from selected passages.

6. Recognize reasonable predictions
5.1.17 Recognize reasonable predictions of future events within a given context.

Links to Useful Resources for this Objective

1. http://www.learner.org/exhibits/literatu...
Literature: What Makes a Good Short Story?-- This site takes students through a journey through a classic short story, "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell. In the process, they learn all the things that go together to make a good short story.

2. http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/re...
Teaching Metacognnitive Reading Strategies with Fifth Grade Core Literature-- This series of lessons focuses on teaching students reading stratgies in order to improve their reading comprehension.

3. http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/CLA/LESSONS/...
Figurative Language Academy Awards-- Students will aquire a clear understanding of the concept of the figurative language devices of simile,

Techniques and Skills

Description:
The student will develop the organizational and text analysis skills necessary to locate and ultilize information.

Reporting Sub-Categories for this Reporting Category for TN at the Grade 5 level.

1. Text features--headings, key words, graphics, captions, sidebars
5.1.4 Select and use common text features to make meaning from text (e.g., headings, key words, graphics, captions, sidebars).

2. Locate info using map, chart, graphic, index, glossary, contents
5.1.16 Locate information using available text features (e.g., maps, charts, graphics, indexes, glossaries, and tables of content).

3. Figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, hypebole)
5.1.23 Identify similes, metaphors, and personification and hyperbole in context.

4. Sounds of language (onomatopoeia, alliteration, rhyme, repetition)
5.1.24 Identify the effect of sound within context (e.g., onomatopoeia, alliteration, rhymes and repetition).

5. Supporting info for prediction, opinion, conclusion
5.1.25 Identify information to support opinions, predictions, and conclusions.

6. Most reliable source
5.2.10 Identify the most reliable sources of information for preparing a report or project.

7. Spelling in context
5.3.7 Identify correctly (or incorrectly) spelled words in context.

Links to Useful Resources for this Objective

1. http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/CLA/LESSONS/...
Figurative Language Academy Awards-- Students will acquire a clear understanding of the concept of the figurative language devices of simile, metaphor, and personification. They will be able to recognize examples and demonstrate use of the three devices in their own writings.

2. http://www.ww1-propaganda-cards.com/...
Propaganda Post Cards of the Great War-- The site features a collection of war-themed postal cards produced during World War 1 (1914 - 1919). More than 2,500 cards will eventually be displayed in an organized fashion. The cards are mementos of a world at war during the second decade of the 20th century. They are very useful tools in teaching students about how authors often have specific purposes for the work they create.

3. http://www.english-zone.com/...
English Zone-- A great many resources are available through this site. Grammar, spelling, etc. are all covered with online practice exercises and numerous links to other sites.

Vocabulary

Description:
Students will understand the basic features of reading. They will select letter patterns and know how to translate them into spoken language by using phonics, syllabication, and word parts. They will apply this knowledge to improve reading comprehension.

Reporting Sub-Categories for this Reporting Category for TN at the Grade 5 level.

1. Word meaning from affixes, roots, syllabication
5.1.1 Recognize root words, prefixes, suffixes, and syllabication as aids in determining meaning within context.

2. Synonyms, antonyms, homonyms
5.1.2 Select appropriate synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms within context.

3. Compounds, contractions, abbreviations
5.1.3 Identify compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations within text.

4. Grade level vocabulary in context
5.1.6 Recognize and use grade appropriate vocabulary within context.

5. Correct meaning of multiple meaning words
5.1.8 Determine the correct meaning/usage of multiple meaning words within context.

6. Word meaning in context
5.1.9 Determine word meanings within context.

7. Complete analogies
5.1.26 Select a logical word choice to complete an analogy using synonyms, antonyms, categories and subcategories.

Links to Useful Resources for this Objective

1. http://www.tampareads.com/wrksheet/start...
Grade 5 Vocabulary Building Worksheets provide you with important worksheets to assist in reaching mastery of the 700 new reading words designated as "priority reading vocabulary" for 5th Grade students

2. http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/eleme...
Word Study Skills -- Analogies provides links to multiple analogies worksheets.

3. http://www.rhlschool.com/read6n16.htm...
Word Meaning in Context--This site provides a printable worksheet on determining the meaning of a word based upon its context.

Writing/Organization

Description:
Students will write compositions that describe and explain familiar objects, events, and experiences. Student writing will demonstrate a command of standard American English and the drafting, research, and organizational strategies.

Reporting Sub-Categories for this Reporting Category for TN at the Grade 5 level.

1. Sequential sentences in paragraph
5.2.2 Rearrange sentences to form a sequential, coherent paragraph.

2. Supporting details
5.2.5 Select details that support a topic sentence.

3. Sequential or chronological paragraphs in narrative
5.2.8 Rearrange paragraphs in a narrative writing selection in a sequential or chronological order.

4. Transitional/ time order words
5.2.9 Select appropriate time order or transitional words/phrases to enhance the flow of a writing sample.

5. Best selection title
5.2.12 Select the best title for a written selection.

6. Outline completion
5.2.14 Supply a missing piece of information in an outline.

7. Paragraph order in exposition
5.2.21 Arrange a multi-paragraphed work of exposition (e.g., persuasion, comparison/contrast) in a logical and coherent order.

8. Concluding sentence in paragraph
5.2.23 Select an appropriate concluding sentence for a well-developed paragraph.

Links to Useful Resources for this Objective

1. http://208.183.128.8/la/activities/writi...
Writing 101-- This is a writing activity in which students each write a portion of a story and then pass it on to the next child.

2. http://trackstar.hprtec.org/main/display...
A technology approach is used to improving writing strategies. The students learn to organize their thoughts and present them in a concise manner by communicating with others via email.

3. http://www.eduplace.com/ss/hmss/ca/skill...
Writing Outlines: Put Your Ideas in Place is a short lesson on creating a simple outline. There is also a link provided to an additional activity on using outlines to organize information from an encyclopedia.

4. http://65.42.153.210/kidspace/start.cfm?...
Teachers know that students love to write for an audience. Here's a new online project that encourages students at all grade levels to write to a global audience on a wide variety of topics using different writing styles. In addition to authoring essays, poems and reports, project participants also serve as editors, commenting on the writing of others.

Writing/Writing Process

Description:
Students write clear and coherent sentences and paragraphs that develop a central idea. Their writing shows they consider the audience and purpose. Students progress through the stages of the writing process (e.g., prewriting, drafting, revising, editing successive versions).

Reporting Sub-Categories for this Reporting Category for TN at the Grade 5 level.

1. Graphic organizers to group ideas
5.2.1 Complete a graphic organizer (i.e., clustering, listing, mapping, webbing) to group ideas for writing.

2. Purpose for writing
5.2.3 Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., entertain, inform, report).

3. Intended audience
5.2.4 Identify the audience for which a piece of text is written.

4. Vivid & active words
5.2.6 Choose vivid and active words.

5. Syntactic variety in combining sentences
5.2.11 Select the best way to combine sentences to provide syntactic variety within context.

6. Supporting sentences in paragraph
5.2.13 Choose the supporting sentence that best fits the context and flow of ideas in a paragraph.

7. Identify irrelevant sentences
5.2.22 Identify the sentence irrelevant to a paragraph’s theme or flow.

8. Complete incomplete sentences
5.3.2 Select the best way to correct incomplete sentences within context.

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

10. Correcrt run-on sentences
5.3.12 Select the most appropriate method to correct a run-on sentence (i.e., conjunctions, semicolons, and periods to join or separate elements) within context.

Links to Useful Resources for this Objective

1. http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/l...
Proofreading Makes Perfect-- This site provides online, interactive practice in correcting incorrect sentences. One can choose among capitalization/ punctuation, spelling, and usage errors

2. http://www-ma.beth.k12.pa.us/jhoke/jhweb...
Realm of Fairy Tales-- Analyze existing fairy tales and create a new one. Exemplary scaffolding!

3. http://www.washburn.edu/services/zzcwwct...
Sentence Combining Exercise provides practice in combining phrases into complete, cohesive sentences.

4. http://www.knownet.net/users/ackley/engr...
Sentence Rummy-- This site makes a game out of writing complete sentences. Students create sentences using nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs.