This resource Leaping into Language Arts Grade 5 is part of a collection of consumable books (grades 1-5) which offer a sequential language instruction in the following areas: * grammar usage

* mechanics
* parts of speech
* vocabulary
* writing.
Leaping into Language Arts Grade 5 is an excellent resource to reinforce and enhance targeted skills in 7 grammar topics. Through completing this resource, students will be successful on classroom assignments, state tests or in real-world applications. It can be used in the classroom, with small groups, or independent practice.
An answer key is included.

Grade 5 Topics

Sentences

· Kinds of sentences

· Sentences and fragments

· Parts of a sentence

· Run-ons

· Compound sentences with “and”, “but”, “or”, “so”, and “yet”

· Joining two simple sentences with conjunctions

· Combining sentences

Capitalization

· Days of the week

· Months and seasons of the year

· Names of holidays

· Names of people and pets

· Specific words: titles and places

· Names of newspapers, books, songs, and poems, etc.

Punctuation

· Kinds of sentences

· Commas in a series

· Commas with days and year in a date, etc.

· Commas in addresses

· Apostrophes – ownership/contractions

· Colons – hour and minute

· Quotation marks

· Comma after a greeting and closing in a friendly letter

· Colon after a greeting and comma after a closing in a business letter

· Comma to set off speaking to someone

· Comma to set off introductory phrases

· Quotation marks – titles of stories, songs, and poems

· Underlining titles of books, movies, television shows, newspapers, and magazines (Using italics if you are using a computer)

Abbreviations

· What is an abbreviation?

· Days of the week

· Months of the year

· Streets and highways

· Measurement

· States, provinces, and territories

· Words measuring time

Parts of Speech

· Nouns /singular and plural nouns

· Plural nouns – add “es” to singular nouns

· Plural nouns – change “y” to “i” and add “es”

· Plural nouns - irregular

· Singular nouns that don’t change plural forms

· Proper nouns

· Verbs/linking verbs

· Past tense verbs

· Helping verbs in questions

· Past tense verbs – irregular verbs

· Present/future tense verbs – irregular verbs

· Present/future tense verbs

· Verb agreement

· Pronouns/possessive pronouns/antecedents

· Adjectives/adverbs

· Prepositions

· Prepositional phrases

Vocabulary

· Synonyms

· Antonyms

· Homophones

· Compound words

· Prefixes

· Suffixes

· Greek and Latin roots

· Multi-meaning words

· Sentence clues

Writing

· Kinds of writing

· Main idea

· Details

· Facts and opinions

· Main idea and details – informational text

· Write a “how to piece” – informational text

· Narrative writing

· Using words to tell what you mean

· Functional writing – letter writing, diary entry, a summary

Common Core Standards

Conventions of Standard English

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Knowledge of Language

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.3
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.6
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition).

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