Grade 5

ENGLISH COMPOSITION

narrow a topic to one specific idea, learn the elements of a good beginning sentence, write a topic sentence that states the specific idea of the paragraph and catche the reader's interest
write supporting sentences that develop the idea expressed in the topic sentence and arranges them in logical order . avoid writing misfit sentences
learn the characteristics of and writes a good ending sentence
select an appropriate title that draws attention to the paragraph
learn to use exact words and enlivens and expands writing by using colorfulverbs, adjectives, adverbs and prepositional phrases
learn to combine simple sentences into one sentence using conjunctions
recognize and trim sentences that contain too many ideas
learn about varying sentence structure and writes different types of sentences
learn various revision techniques to improve a paragraph
practice proofreading skills by using specific proofreading symbols
use transition words to indicate the order of steps or events
write a how-to paragraph in step-by-step form using clear, short and simple details so that the reader can easily understand and follow directions in a logical order
write a vivid descriptive paragraph using sense impressions
create a word map and uses an outline to organize information prior to writing a composition or a report
write a report from an outline and lists sources as an important part of research
learn the form and parts of a social letter and writes a friendly letter
fold a letter and addresses an envelope properly
learn the form of a business letter, the reasons for writing a business letter and
how to write a business letter

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ENGLISH GRAMMAR

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LITERATURE

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